Mohave County miner., 1888-08-04
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The laguna, eight miles from town, IL
dry for the first time ia twenty years.
Yuma Sentinel.
The new Gila county Court House will
be ready for occupation by the county
officers about the middle Of August.
Phoenix papers say that many horses in
the Salt River valley are afflicted with an
unknown disease. Several farmers have
lost valuable animals.
On Thursday last about noon as valen-
tine Eichel, miner, was ascending the
ladder in the Topez nine he lost his
footing and fell to the bottom o: the shaft,
q distance Of 50 or 90 feet, causing almost
instant death. Tombstone Epitaph.
The Board OF Supervisors Of Yuma
county, at their meeting last week, fixed
the salaries OF officers for the next two
years as follows: Sheriff and Tax Col.
lector, 1900; Probate Judge, $400; Asses
sor, $500. The Office OF Assessor was
made an elective one.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Apache
county have under the Code ordered that
the salaries OF the officers beginning Jan.
l, 1889, be as follows: Probate Judge,
400 and fees; Sheriff, 400 and fees !:
Treasurer and Tax Collector, 1000, no
fees; Recorder, fees only; Clerk Of the
District Court, fees; Assessor, 5000 and
fees.
John s. Levery was lodged in the
county Jail yesterday by Constable Dona-
hue, OF Flagstaff, TO await shs action OF
the Grand Jury on charge of defrauding
the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company.
Levery was section boss and is charged
with carrying false names on the pay roll
and drawing monthly pay accounts on
lthem.--.Journal-M Miner.
A Tucson dispatch says: Sheriff Shaw
and Will Smith brought in three Papago
Indians to-day from their village near the
Sonora line, who killed ID. ID. Ford, a
prospector, two months ago near Hum
boldt camp. They confessed the crime,
stating that they killed him TO get his
provisions. The Turierers are two In
dian boys I6 years of age. They shot
him in the stomach and buried him.
The Yuma Sentinel says that Southern
Arizona promises to become heavy pro-
ducer Of opium. The poppy grows very
luxuriantly and readily In Yuma county,
the plants growing much larger than any
where else in the United States. The
cultivation Of the poppy is simple and
returns immense. sixteen plants will
produce an ounce Of opium and an acre
should give profit Of at least thousand
dollars.
4 The "Fat Boy" Of the Marieopa Indian
tribe is in town, and is attracting con.
siderable attention. He is but IA years
of age, stands feet inches high, and
weighs 1s5 pounds. His chest measure
ment is 81 inches. The young Indian
appreciates that he il q curiosity and viii
not permit himself to be weighed unit
money is given him. He would prove 9
great card in dime museum. .--Pheni,
Arizonan.
, Richard Hamilton, OF the Verde Valley
met with serious accident last night
He was stopping at the Waldo House
and the night being warm he conceived
the brilliant idea Of sleeping on the roo
Of the porch. He did not sleep long
however, as he rolled off 10 the sidewal
below, distance Of twelve feet, lightinl
: on his arms, breaking both Of them. HI
is now under physicians care, and will b
laid up for several weeks.--Journal- Miner
Word was brought to the Sheriff
Office to-day that an old prospector by tn
name of d. d. Ford had been robbed an
murdered by the Papagos near Quinlan'
ranch, on the Quijotoa road. Ford Ia
been missing for two months, but he wa
thought to be prospecting in the noun
tains till few days since, when one
= the Indians disclosed the murder an
offered to escort party to where tn
killing was done. Sheriff Shaw and poss
left for the scene OF murder to-day. The
9 will bring in all parties implicated ia tn
: deed. Tucson Citizen.
g The Silver Belt learns from . reliabl
d source that the affairs Of the Silver Kin
d Mining Company are in serious pligh
:. The Company's checks were allowed
!, go TO protest for two successive month";
d and an arrangement was finally effecte
g whereby the Bank Of California takes u
Is the King Company's paper and ISSUE
.s their own notes, payable several month
Ia hence. An assessment, the first, h'
y been levied upon the stock, and shar'
IT have declined to 81. The Silver Kir
sr mine IL famous, having paid sixty-nir
r, dividends, aggTegating 81, 0.0O0.
70 Eight years ago all the fruit and veg
8, tables consumed In Tucson were brougl
N from foreign markets. Now nearly on
'e half of the consumption is purchased
d. the Territory and large percentage
- raised in the vicinity Of Tucson, and it
fact worthy Of notice that the be
y, quality Of fruits and vegetables are pr
duced in this immediate vicinity, whi'
= - goes TO show that with little energy u
!. entire consumption Of garden truck, fri
a. and other agricultural products can
y produced at homo and thus can be !
e. tain in circulation the capital which
- now sent TO California for these product
,t Star,
n Just off the military reservation OF PC