Mohave County miner., 1888-04-07
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

| Iaden Win snowy, fragrant DlosSofns.-- -
Yuma Sentinel.
The doctors state that so per cent OF all
the children IN Tombstone have had the
measles this winter.
The editor and proprietor OF the Courier
started the first daily paper in Arizona
The Prescott Miner.
John g. Tinker, son Of George II. Tin
ker editor OF the Flagstaff Champion, was
married on the Goth Of last month TO Miss
Edna Grace Hill Of Flagstaff.
The stage fare between Casa Grande
and Florence has been reduced 10 50,
round trip IS. Forty per cent discount
on extra baggage Of commercial travel,
ers.
The Flagstaff Champion says: "From
private adyiccs received here this week II
is believed that work will be resumed on
the Mineral Belt Railroad in the near
future"
The Star printing house yesterday
printed a pedigree for one Of the finest
dogs to be found in this territory. II is a
setter and has ten generation pedigree.
Tucson Star.
The entire amount OF money taken al
the time OF the STEMS Pass train robbery
was 81 ,265. The total value Of everything
money and diamonds, was hardly worth
the price paid for them.
Republican primaries will be held in
Yayapai county, Saturday April 14th, and
the county convention April 2lst. Pres
cot will have nine delegates Flagstaff
seven, to the territorial convention at
Phoenix on the Path inst.
B. A. Shearer. the telegraph operator,
informs ns that Lieut.. Glassford Of the
Signal Service, has twenty-five rain guages
for distribution in this Territory 10 volun-
tary observers who would take record
daily and report monthly the amount yof
rainfall. Any one wishing to do so viii
make application to him at the telegraph
olIice.--Presco,t Herald.
While attempting 10 cross the Gila
river near Fort Thomas on Wednesday,
with six-mule team, Philip II. McKier.
non, a private of Company b, Ninth In.
fantry, was drowned, together with three
mules. The river was very high at the
time OF the accident, and the crossing at
Fort Thomas is dangerous one. The
river is now subsiding, however.-Stock-
man.
II the society Of pioneers had cabinet
for curios they could without any, or with
very little expense, accumulate in course
Of time much that is valuable. Parties
travelling or prospecting through the coun-
try would voluntarily and gratuitously
send them many things that could not
otherwise be procured. A word to the
wise is sufficient.-Tucson Citizen.
The Verde river 40 miles east of Pres
colt, is pretty high and has been so for
some time past. A couple Of days ago,
as Mr.. w. g. Wingfeld, a supervisor Of
the county and his daughter, aged about
Is, were trying to cross the river In .
wagon, Miss Wingfeld got into the water
when her father had all he could do to
save her from drowning.-Courier.
The body Of the Mexican killed at the
Irrigation company's camp and in whose
possession were found the stolen bar OF bul-
lion and Capt. Gribble's watch and jewel
y, was taken to Vulture. 1t 10 stated
that he was there identified as Inocente
valenzuela, a well-known robber and BAN
dit, and the supposed murderer Of Barney
Martin and family.
The postofice department has ordered
tri-weekly mail service on the route
between Phoenix and Prescott, via
Vulture and the old Wickenburg
route, TO commence on April LIST. The
same order also curtails the present daily
service to Prescott via Gillette, to tri-
weekly. The upper end Of that road be-
tween Big Bug and Prescott will, however,
be maintained at six trips week.
The passenger rates on tbs Sonora Rail-
road through Mexico to the Gulf are 81
cents per mile for first class, 4 cents for
second class and 81 cents for third class.
Special rates are always made for parties
Of twenty or more. The run is made
through TO Guaymas from this city in .
little over eighteen hours. There are two
meal stations on the road and stop OF
about one hour is made at Hermosillo the
capital city Of sonora.-Reserve.
The Bank Of Tempe has been incorpo-
rated with the following directors: L. w.
Blinn, Of Tombstone; f. II. Hitler, Phe.
nix; Z. s. Masten, Phoenix; J. 8. Arm
ctrong, F. s. Eearle and N. Peterson,
Tempe. The officers elected are J. 8.
Armstrong, president; l.. w. Blinn, first
vice president; n. Peterson, second vice
president, and F. s. Eearle, cashier. 1t
is proposed 10 have the bank opened by
May 1st.
Labor Of all kinds Is we'll paid in Ari-
zona. Miners receive from $3 10 a per
day. Masons receive "a to $6, teamsters,
$3, carpenters a. farm hands $25 to $45
per month and board. The wage work