Mohave County miner., 1888-12-29
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Rain all over the Territory.
The Flagstaff Democrat wants Yavspai
county divided.
There are twenty-six prisoners In the
Pima county Jail.
Bogus silver dollars are reported TO be
freely circulating in Tucson.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Maricops
county extended the time for paying taxes
until the 26th instant.
County Treasurer w. g. Bashford has
turned in about $75, 900, tax money re-
ceived by him.--Courier.
Il is reported that Governor Zulick will
engage in farming in the Salt River val.
Icy after the 4th Of March.
Gov. Zulick on the oath inst granted
another respite for sixty days TO Termino,
the Indian whose execution was fixed for
the 2lst inst. at Tucson.
The Copper Queen Mining Company,
of Bisbee, have procured q physician
from New York, who will in future At
tend to the needs Of the employees Of the
company.
A special from Fort Grant says: Cor
poral William Wellington, Troop G, Tenth
United States Cavalry, to-day shot and
mortally wounded Sergeant James Lo-
gan on the Goth inst.
Greenlee gold mining district. which,
for number OF years has been kept
down through various causes, removed
from its actual merits, is rapidly coming
to the front.--Clifton Clarion.
A sale was consumated in Prescott last
week Of the Montgomery group Of mines
owned by Dan O'Boyle. The purchasers
are Kansas City capitalists, who intend
TO erect mill. Purchase price $75, 900.
]. E. Anderson, chief engineer Of the
Walnut Grove Water Storage Company,
has about forty men in his employ pre-
pairing to put in the new service dam for
the company. The dam will be thirty
three feet high. ....
A construction train on the Arizona 4
Southeastern X. r., with sixty laborers
on board, jumped the track near the
coke siding, Thursday evening. rolling
down high embankment, killing seven
or eight and wounding several others.
It is announced tina. the land depart
ment Of the Atlantic 4 Pacific railroad ID
expecting colony to locate on their lands
soon. II their lands were little more
extensively advertised they might settle
numerous colonies on them.--Journal-
Miner. .
The minstrel who shot his companion
at Tempe last week, was fined $50 by the
justice. The light fine imposed by the
dispenser Of justice was excused BY him
on the ground that . 22-cslibre pistol did
not come within the definition Of desdly
weapon in Arizona law.
A new gold strike has been made in
Lower California. about 30 miles from
Yuma and 20 miles west Of the Colombo
river. Great excitement prevails st
Yuma, and boat load Of prospectors
left for the new fields on Friday last. The
dirt is said to be very rich and plenty Of
it.
Charles Meadows, Of Payson, Yavapai,
county, published a card in "Hoof and
Horn" challenging any man in the world
TO an allround cowboy contest for 500
or 81 900 side. He will all also wager
either Of ths amounts with any man on .
steer-tying contest, either three or five
steers 10 be tied.
J. M. Montana to-day picked from bis
vines bunch Of large, plump and do
licious sweetwater grapes. This variety
first came into bearing early in June, and
the fact that they can now be plucked,
On the 18th day Of December, is q good
showing for our ssmi-tTopical climate
Arizonan.
Mr.. Wolf Sachse showed us the other
day . bit, known % the Touring Bit"
with which he claims the strongest and
most runaway horse can be held. The
bit is 70 arranged that when necessary
the animals wind can be shut of. This
should sffsctually stop the Widest bronco.
Wilcox 6tcckman.
Jesus Ortiz, q Mexican citizen, indicted
by the United States grand jury at Tucson
on a charge Of obstructing q United
States surveyor, has made q claim for
heavy damages against the United States,
on the ground Of false imprisonment and
harsh treatment. The claimant is now
in the City Of Mexico, and Minister Ro-
nero has the case in hand.
Sam Gillespie. the Well,known and
popular railroad conductor, has Q fine
piece Of land adjoining Yuma, on which
he is making extensive improvements. A
16-foot Cyclone windmill has just been
put up on tower 60 feet high, working
two pumps, each throwing six inch
stream of water. Mr.. Gillespie will put
out ten acres Of oranges and lemons at
once. The land is exceedingly rich and
well ccsted.-Yuma Sentinel
Superintendent J. 8. Noble hiss return