Mohave County miner., 1888-07-28
TERRHToRIAL ITEMS.


colt was destroyed by fire on the 20 inst.
No insurance.
The production OF the Bisbee copper
mines, Cochise county, is only exceeded
by five copper mines in the world.
A newspaper is 10 be started at Bisbce
by +. A. Deathridge, with the old Demo-
crat plant belonging to Judge Berry.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Graham
county has lowered the rate OF assessment
on cattle from 1880 to $40 per head.
A new post office has been established
in the Cave Creek mining district called
Edith, with Judson Todd az postmaster.
g. w. Wakefield has been appointed
Supervisor Of Apache county, vice Henry
Tee, removed for being absent from the
Territory.
The steamer Mohave arrived on Sunday
with one cabin passenger, ten steerage
passengers, twenty y-eight tons Of ore and
one bar Of bullion.--Sentinel.
George Mowry, who has until recently
been postmaster at Phenix, is candi-
date for Sheriff, subject to the action Of
the Republican convention.
Rain is quite general throughout South
ern Arizona. No washouts are reported
on the Southern Pacific between the Rio
Grande and the Colorado rivers.
A race is to come off ia Tonic Basin on
August 18th between "Boracho," owned
by Kline Bros, and "Black Horse" !"
owned by Watkins Bros, for II ,OJ0 side
On the Path inst. g. N. Galloway, a
freight brakeman on the s. p. was killed
by falling from q train short distance
west Of Tucson.
The Prescott FIRE companies want q
thousand feet Of fire hose, and there
being no money in the city treasury a
subscription 10 being made up for the
purpose OF buying it.
During the month OF June the Tempe
post office issued one hundred money
orders, amounting TO $2,402.75. Four
thousand five hundred letters were mailed
during the same month.
Virgil carp, well.know,. throughout
Southern Arizona as one OF the famous
carp boys" is candidate before the
Republican convention for Sheriff of San
Bernardino county, Cal.--CItizen.
II has about come to that point here
that man living In the country cannot
cut an armful Of wood for his wife to cook
breakfast with unless he asks a special
agent for permission. .--Journal-M Miner.
Yuma county will send fine exhibit
TO Columbus, Ohio, at the Grand Army
celebration in September A complete
and splendid display will be made Of our
peerless oranges, lemons, lines and
grapes.--Yuma Sentinel.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Apache
county instructed the District Attorney
to require writs Of eviction to issue against
Gll persons failing to pay taxes, interest,
costs and penalties on property that has
been sold for delinquent taxes and bid In
by the county.
The Star giYes the following as the rail-
road assessment in Pine county: The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, G3.25
miles, with assessed valuation Of same,
including pro rata Of the rolling stock,
real estate and improvements on right Of
way. $5O5,0OO.
A boy on Monday last fell from freight
wagon in the vicinity Of the San Carlos
Agency, and wss crushed 70 death beneath
the wheels. Residents OF the Agency
kindly assisted in his burial. The de-
ceased, Luke Jones, was from Carlisle,
New Mexico. Globe Belt.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Maricopa
county win issue bonds TO the amount ci
s15, 900 to pay outstanding warrants. The
bonds will bear seven per cent. and run
for twenty yeags. At the end OF ten
years twenty per cent. Of ths bonds will
be called in annually and paid.
/ William Isaacs sold two cows last week
with the understanding that II Indiana
goes Democratic he gets nothing for them,
but II 1t goes Republican he is to receive
5000 each. He also sold two on the ye-
suit Of the California vote, with the same
proviso.-Phenix Herald.
Col. Barth's enemies are actively work
ing against him .Shiis he 10 in prison.
HiS entire herd of stock was recently
seized in New Mexico and sold. The
sheep, some 5000 head, were bid in at
fifty cents per head all around. The
cattle, 300 head, averaged about Ave dol
lars aad Q half per head, and the horses,
IL head, brought an average Of $l2.36.-
Journal Miner.
Tomorrow Geo. Beckers will start for
Los Angeles with q car load Of trotting
horses, raised in this valley. He will
take four yeariing colts, sired by Forest
Clay, and the well-known roadster
Jerry" purchased Of Fred schonfeld; I;
also Forrest Clay, who will be put into
training for the races at our Territorial
fair. Forrest Clay should make good
record, as he Is one Of our best Arizona
| stations. Herald.
Hearing that an Indian arrested last
v;,,t,t s,.d m cold ntfooaf which ha sold af