Arizona silver belt., 1888-11-24

The Chiricahua Cattle Company are shipping about SIX cars of beef steers to San Diego every ten days, says the Epitaph. Tevis Perrin, Land & Co.,, ship about the same quantity to Viek- ing & Hand of Los Angeles every ten days. These companies gre the oaly shippers of any importance from Southern Arizona.
 The Silver King correspondent of the Florence Enterprise says: Sum- day night, last, Richard Armstrong, one of the bosses Tn the mine, was quite severely injured by falling rock. Examination revealed no bro- ken bones though hls ankle and leg were quite several b5gised He is rapidly recovering under the care of Dr. Kinniard.
 Stevenson & Walder paid out g, ,28O last night to the lucky winnersip the pool which was formed g sbert time before the electon to cover the money sent up from Tucson to bet on Clevs- lands election. The winners send greeting to the leosers in Tucson, and hope that they will not be so foolish as to again wager tbelr coin on a free trade proposition.-Prsspecter.
 Returns from the late election show that since 1884 the vote of Mohave county has fallen of IA; in Plnal, 24; in Gila, 81; Cochlse, about 400; total loss of about $50. Grahams increase is 1O5; Yayapai, 375; Maricepa, 40, while Pima, Yuma and Apache coun- ties have about held their own. These figures show an increase of 300, which win swell the total vote of the Terri tory to Il 11,15O.-Arlzonan.
 The names of the Hon. T. J Butler Col. William Christy. Dr. L. H. Good rich, Gen. Thos. F. Wilson, and Hon. Geo. Christ, are all mentioned Tn cen- neetion with the next Gevernorship of thls Territory, and without doubt some one of these gentlemen will i'll that office when the time comes, for the Republican party will undoubted Iy live up to its promises and platform ln dealing with the Territories and glve us home rule.-Herald.
 A sharp shock of earthquake struck Yuma about 12:45 a. m. on Tuesday, (last week. says the Sentinel The movement of the "shate" was from northwest to southeast; the movement of many Yumaites was out of the front dsor, although many preferred the window as a means of exit. The Prospector also reports an earthquake shock as having visited Tombstone and vicinity on Thursday oflast week.
 G. ". Ingal3, of Phmn1x, has begun work on a storage reservoir. The pro- ject embraces the daming of the Agua. Fria, near Frog tanks, the washing of 1 ,923 acres of auriferous gravel and the reclamation of fully 100000 acres of agricultural land, which experts pronounce to be particularly adapted to the production of citrus fruits. Colonel C. ". Lechner, of Denver, partner of Mir. Ingalls,, IS at the head of the enterprise and announces that he has no fears as to securing sufi- cient capital to perform the work.
 It was recently stated in some of the Territorial papers that the abandon ment of Fert Bowie is contemplated. Those who should know whereof they speak tell us that no such acton S contemplated; and the fact that nine cars of lumber have arrived here dur ing the week to be used in making improvements at that post, and fur ther, that contracts have recently been let fer baking 10000 adobes for the construction ot new buildings, would seem to eonelusively prove that the idea of abandoning Fort Bowie Is not in contsmplation-W Wilcox Stoekman.