Arizona silver belt., 1888-10-20
TERRITORIAL Toprcs.
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 "ssiiver Belt" Readers.

location under the provisions of the new code will be $2535, as against Sl70 ;s new.
 The Prespsctor states that the Great Register of CochIse county for 1882, contained 3,576 names. In 1886, 2364 names appear, and estimates 1906 names for thls year.
 The Yuma. Indians have buried large quantities of watsrr elons in the sand, 50 as to have plenty of them during the winter. They keep melons sound for over six months
 Candidates have besn announced for all the elective offices of this county excepting those of District Attorney and Legislative Council, to which no- body seems 10 aspire. rs.--Florence En. tsrprise.
 Sheriff Fryer returned home last Sunday from fruitless search after the stage robbers. They were trailed into Tempe from winch place no traes Of them could be found.--Florenee Enterprise.
 It is generally remarked that this is ihe duliest campaign eyer known in Coehiss county. The candidates do not seem to be disposed to circulate among the people or to let go of any of their filthy luere.-Bisbee Demo- crat.
 Tim Curry, who was so greyieusly injarsd some three nonths ago, is nm proving quite rapidly. As soon as he can stand the fatigue necessary ts such trip, Tim is gong to take q long vacation in San Francisco Her once Enterprise.
 It is said that George Ii. Stevens, more pepularly known as Little Steve" who has fer several years past manipulated the political affairs of Graham county, will be dOwned at the coming election. His schemes have always been questioned, and we thnk 1t about time he and his co-workers should ba relegated =. Bisbea Democrat.
 Supervisor Behan reports tbe loss of number of valuable colts on his Williamson Valley farm ty moan;aia liens and partners. which animals If we can jndge them by their cunning and audacity, are fully aware of the repeal of the bounty scalp law and are now reversing the proposition. They are reported to he increasing rapidly throughout Northern Arizona and killing many live stsck.--Heol and Herp.
 E. J. Simpson, of the Aztec Cattle Company, claims to have drlven a herd from the range of the Continen- tai Cattle Company at Weatherford Texas, to Hoolhreok, Arizona, at 2 to- tai expense of 70 cents per head, and with lsss of only six head out of a bunch of 2.500. This IS surely tie most remarkable drive of that nun. Der of cattle ever made cut of Texas so far as tho losses are concerned.
 T6e Chiricahua Cattle Company have a number of wells which afford all the water necessary. Their west well has g steam pump which throw: 15,000 gallons an hour, and the nortl well, l25 feet deep, has twentyfoet windmill, and they are now putting up another twenty, sixteen and four teen on other portions of their range But in consequence of the falling of m quantity of feed they will drive 8 large number of tbeir beef steers tc thelr range In Graham county, tbi; fall.
 One of the great attractisn ot Ari zona is the natural bndge. situated n the southeast part of Yavapai county eighty miles northeast of Fort Verde and one mile from proposed line O the Mineral Belt railroad. The bridge spans Pine creek, which creek emptie; into the east fork of Verde river, nint | miles below the bridge The tep O the bridge is TO feet from the water the width IS 600 feet, and length 60( feet, thickness about 70 feet, making the distance from the arch to tn, water, 100 feet; average span nortl and south is 200 feet.
 Mr. Thee. F. White, President 0 the Chiricahua Cattle Company, ant Mir Ed. F. Burns, beef buyer for th' large wholesale and retail meat estab lishment in which this Company i interested in San Diego, arrived iron that place on Tuesday night and th' following day went out to the Com pany's Sulphur Valley range, wher' they will gather lot of beeves fol shipment to San Diego. The shipmen will comprise six or seven carloads and will go forward from here or tn, 18th. Mir. White believes the imml grafton into Southern California vii he ornatar tha coming winter tLal