Mohave County miner., 1888-07-07

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at the reses-~.iiSa. The Indian was ar.
sssted and the q. S. Matsi,al Of California
notified. Yuma Sentinel. = ass -,
4 petition Is being circulated in Pres-
cott lon the pardon Of Fred Clever, who
was convicted Of killing woman in a
saloon and sentenced Is be hanged, but
Afterwards had bis sentence commuted to
iife iHaprisonment. --,..---.
The Sou.hern Pacific hn, had lssres
force for some time Improving the roadbed
and placing new ties under the rails At
FIRST they only put In s,40e TO the mile,
but now they have 5000, which very
go ..ss-::..;. .l.-..s4 .he la.s.Ar nj fasf
running. Citizen. '' s'-.
WIN. Ruff's thresher Turing the past
two weeks has been turning out Letween
one aundred thousand and que hundred
ana ten thousan pounds OF grain daily.
ihis is q very large average, notwith-
staining the fact that tins grain Is said to
be iight.--ArizonaD pt
Parties in from the Noon mining dis.
trict say there is growing mining excite
ment in that district The rich mines
discovered some time since ara develop
ing permanent veins Of, rich ore and new
discoveries are being made. The outlook
for the camp is fattering.-Tueson Star.
The ostriches Of Mr. Clanson, which
are now in an enclosure on the feast
grounds are worthy of a visit, as d person
who has never seen an ostrich cannot
have an idea Of their immensity. Mr..
Clanton informs us that they prefer
alfalfa to anything else that he can feed
them on. This valley viii evidently fur
nish an abundance OF feed for the mon
sters. Phoenix Gazette. 'g} 29." .a.
1t is not generally known what a close
call Johnny Behan had in recapturing
convict Porter a few weeks ago. When
Porter fired at Behan he was not over
thirty yards distant and the bullet came
very near ending useful mans career,
superintendent Behan's two shots struck
the tree behind which Porter was am
bushed, and when the convict found his
rifle would not work he gladly surren-
dered. Sentinel. .sisa9 a'e1. slaeia717 2 iia
C.M. strauss, Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, has been making q number
of changes in the appointments under
him. The latest is the appointment Of
Mr. b. w. Tichenor as Territorial Ex-
aminer I'm the place Of L. G. Hughes.
Mr.. Tichenor, although q yeung man, ID
in every way qualified 70 Gil The position,
and 1t is without doubt ops Of the best
appointments Mr.. Strauss has yet made,
Citizen. 1Es
Miss Matilda Garlic Is SAID to be d
young lady Of more than ordinary fnan,
clsl abilities, She acts as treasurer,
agent, attorney and book-keeper for heI
father, who Is reputed to bs one Of 6the
weal.hiest men In Pima county, and
whose monthly rental income Is more
than one thousand dollars. Miss Garlic
is certainly an exception to wealthy Mex
lean girls who are generally extrayagant
and spendthrifss. .v'Fucson Ci.iseB,a y,
Alajandra Peraita traded Theodore
Chaves a span OF mules the other day.
Peralta got for the mules twelve buck
sheep at ~ PEI. head !; two billy goats at
IS per head one mamie goat with a
sucking antelope, 81; two burros at SO
per, head one COW and calf, s2Oi one
horse, $50, and other articles too numer-
ous to mention. We understand that
Chaves managed to save his herd Of sheep
aud wife and children from going TO pay
for these mules. 8a6si a.i5 IN bstn J
George Helm, an old stage driver, who
was in the employ Of James Stewart for
about sixteen years, committed suicide
last week by taking an over dose Of
laudanum. Deceased had recently been
employed as hostler for Joseph Dougherty
at the O. X. corral, also in the same
capacity for r. L. Kastner, snd had been
drinking very heavily, resorting to any
kind Of means 70 obtain drink, He was
found in vacant yard opposite the o, X
feed yard and store, dead, with an empty
vial which had contained laudanum be.
side, him. .--J Journal-M ag"A i"'sa %
The extensive outfit belonging to the
\ Hernenway Archaeological Survey, in
1 charge Of Mr.. .Chas. A. aGarlich, camped
in town Monday and Tuesday Of tbi'
week. The movements of this survey
are directed by Mr.. Frank Gushing, whc
has recently made some valuable ant
positively original discoveries relating Il
ethnology and archaeology in the Sal
and Gila valleys. Mr. Garlich stated ths
the survey would work this season in th'
vicinity Of St. Johns and Zuni, and mex
season possibly around Flagstaff. Cham
pion. --ss.., --.. r.S. -.-fay 4nss4 ..
The railroad train arrived i'm Fairbanl
i, Yesterday. II was one-half mile In lengtI
r and was pulled by two engines. The out
: fit composed in part 2i0 mules and
large number OF wagons, scrapers an
J tools. About 100 men have already bee
r employed and come from Benson, NJ
q gales, Fairbank and other stations. N
s Cinnamon viii be employed. Work wi
|, commence tomorrow at both Bisbee an