Arizona silver belt., 1888-07-28
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 '-sstIver Belt" Readers.

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 The entire assessment of the !.
 P. railroad in S2,S62,1
 Bisbse is ts have a newspaper. I will be published by F 4. Deatherage
 The cost of running the Territoria prison for the last quarter wal | Sl1,749 "A.
 Two and one-haif inches of rair fell Tn the Huachuca mountains ir three hours.
 The Vekel, if is reported, has struck rich ore, and is taking cut an average of i tons daily.
 Judge Barnes has returned from the East and is holding special term oi court at Tombstone.
 Several washouts occurred last week on the s. P railroad cast of Pantano, and on the Sonora road
 MT. John Reiss, of Casa Grande, is half owner in what is said to be a most promising silver claim.
 Tho assessed valuation of Pima county property has been increased about S400000. It is now over S4 100000.
 Salt river valley is raising fine live stock. The PhenIx Herald reports the shipment of a car load of young trotting horses to Los Angeles,
 The Epitapb claims that the pro- auction of the Bisbee copper mixes, in CoehIse county, IS only exceeded by five copper mines in the world.
 Virgil Earp well known throughout Southern Arlzena as one of the famous "Earp boys is candidate before the Republican convention for sheriff of San Bernardino county, Gal.-Citlzen.
 J. V. Roberts, of Prescott. wants to try the experiment of exploding giant powder to produce rain. He will con tribute his servlcos in firing the pow der if citizens will stand the expense.
 There are several eases of typhoid fever in Tucson. Some of the medical fraternity believe that the cause of the disease comes from using water out of old wells that are in close proximity to water closets.
 The Bisbeeites entertain the Idea that Tombstone is only a side issue, and are contemplating the removal of our court house, water works and oth- CT improvements to that thriving camp.-Prospsctor.
 During the heavy thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Goodfellow, whe is something of an amateur pho tegrapher, took some excellent instan- taneous views of flashes of lightning. Tombstone Elitaph.
 Tie force of n en at Jerome IS being increased, and another furnace wasre- gently started m. By September ii is expected that there will be from two hundred to two hundred and fifty men at work.--Joernal. Minee.
 D. Turner cane m from his Para disc Nursery" to-day. He has en- gagged 100000 young Florida orange trees to put in this fall, and also a lot of budded trees with which to plant orchayds.--Phenix Herald.
 So many Eastern people coming to this valley have, 1t is thought, says the Arizonan, introduced into our midst the regular old Mississippi "gallinipper," which has driven out the harmless little Salt river mosquito.
 A very rich ledge of silver ore was struck few days since in the drift which was beng run from the Rol- brook to the Queen. A force of men was put to work on this new find yes terdvy, and its extent will seon be de- termined.-Prospactor.
 The heavy wind during the storm of Thursday afternoon blew down one of the smoke-stacks at the Silver King mill in Pinal} unrooted one or two houses and played havoc with several buildings in that place. The tele- i graph wire was down yesterday morn ing Florence Enterprise.
 A severe thunder storm at Tomb stone recently, dld considerable dam age to property. Lightning struck the Tranquility hoisting works and completely demolished them. A ball l of fire entered the house of Mir Lew Anderson, but did no damage.
 Leonardo Montoya, a Mexican of good character, employed on canal in course of construction near Phe- nix, was unmercifully beaten oyer the head with six-shooter by two Amer jeans, on Wednesday of last week. l The perpetrators had been discharged l by the contractor because of their quarrslseme dispositions. They attri- buted their discharge to Montoya's in