Mohave County miner., 1888-03-24
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

usAiCdH Itosity.
solomonviile IL about to have a bank.
10 he called the Graham County Bank.
Ripe strawberries have been picked in
the gardens here since the first day Of
March. - Yuma Sentinel.
Mrs. A. C.. Rear,lon. postrnistress a,
Clifton. has rendered her resignation 10
the postoliics authorities at Washington.
President G. NJ. Hooker calls meeting
Of the General stock Growers Associa-
tion OF Southern Arizona for Monday,
March 2eth.
Tho Wilcox Stockman says: Wash
outs in California and wrecks In Arizona
havs cansed trains on the Southern
Pacific to run very irrsgularly this week"
Marshal Meade and posse. who were
imprisoned at Janos, chihuahua. have
arrived at at Tucson minus their arms
and equi ,,ments which were confiIscatsi
by the Mexican authorities.
Silver Belt: THE results OF recent
smelling operations by the Old Dominion
Company are highly satisfactory. Bull
lion vas never produced with the expen.
diture OF less fnsl than now. The ore
bodies IN the mine look veil and every
thing is favorable 10 long run.
SWeesroot, chief OF the Ynmas, vas
fatally stabbed by q drunken member Of
his tribe at the Fort last week. Great
excitement prevails among the Indians
and il is feared that the trouble will lead
to a general slaughter Of the relatives OF
the murderer by the friends OF the
woun i0d chief. Tie Indian who did the
stabHing is in custody.
Work on the Coon mine on Chase
creek Il still progressing. Tie shaft 10
now down over twenty feet from the
tunnel level, in which distance the ledge
mas ~idened two feet. An assay of some
fine looking rock taken from tie bottom
OF the shalt the past week gaye result
OF over 1900 per ton. Mr.. Hovey un
ioubtedly has bonanza IN this claim
Clifton Clarion.
Horse thieves are again at work. Two
horses belonging to a freigbter named
Oller,on were stolen here Wednesday
night, and the same night two saddles
were stolen--one from Mr.. Vim. Baken,
o this town, and the other from Mr.. q
w. Todd At his ranch twelve miles south
east OF here The theits were undoubt-
sdly committed by Mexicans. Wilcox
Sto 'kman.
Michael Murphy, a well.known Pima
county prospe, tor, Was recently drowned
while attempting 20 cross Salt River. In
company with Bill Johnson he lett Qui-
j,toa on prospecting tour towards Pres
cutt, and while attempting to ford Salt
River was thrown and injured by his
horse, which resulted in his death ~
,ove stated. The body was recovered
and buried at Phoenix.
The land Office is enjoying boom
More Land IL iein- t.ken up At the pres
of the Office A large acreage, however,
10 being taken up 10y Eastern speculators,
"ho !ore'aw great opportunitios ttst are
coming Arizona o way, and are quick to
take advantage OF it. Bona fine residents
o. the Territory are also ior prospective
Tucson Citizen.
Halt dozen OF the toughest. dirtiest
and most cheeky tramps that ever rode
brake beam invaded the town last week.
After striking every man on the street Tor
half dollar each, they showed them
selves high rollers At the faro banks, aad
having blown in their money sxAinst the
tiger they became turbulent and were
ordered Out Of town, mandate which
they lost no time in obeying Tucson
CitIxAn.
At = special meeting OF the Bo4rd oi
Stockholders ei the Arizona Lumber O.,
held last Thursday, Msssro. ID. NJ. kior.
dan, T. A. kiordan And +. w. Sisson
were elected Directors: u. II. kiorcan
WAS elected President and Manager: +.
A. kiordan Was elected Secretary, vice
w. K. Pratt, resigned. and +. w. SlssoD
wss elected Treasurer. The resignation
Of G. A. Bush ~ Superintendent was re-
ceived, and the appointment Of his sue
cessor postponed until future meeting
Champion.
sheriff slaughter describes the mur.
dsrer Of the old Mexican, which occurred
on the San Pedro short time ago, All
account OF which appeared in the columns
OF the Prospector, as Mexican hoy,
about l5 years old, smooth face, black
shaggy hair, and having the general up
peArAnce OF an Indian. He Was last sSen
riding an old bay horse branded So. He
10 the same 6snd who murdered Brown .,
PlcAcho = short time ago, and WAS in
Tom stone before committing this last
murder r.--Prospector.
The Southern Pacific Railroad has car
ried out of Arizona 10000 head ot cattle
for the year 1887, nearly all OF which
were taken to CxliforniA Tor beef The
cattle industry oi this Territory is assum-
Ing hug, proportions, and We miss our
guess II this number will not be quadru.
Piled in 1883. Arizona has long been
known 40 the leading stock country Of
the world, her percentage OF losses IRON