Mohave County miner., 1888-06-09
TERRITORuAL ITEMS.

business under the firm name OF r. j..
Bolan & Co., ut Solomonville, have dis
solved partnership.
DR.. l. s. Titus, Of San Francisco, who
was recently appointed Superintendent Of
the Territorial Insane Asylum Of Arizona,
took charge June LIST.
The finances Of Pima county are said
TO be in better condition than they have
been for long time previouse County
warrants are selling at ninety and e2ls.
Mr.. George Morse reports has 5O0-acre
field Of barley on the Montezuma ranch
to be even better than he had reason TO
expect, and the yield now promises to
reach in the vicinity Of three thousand
pounds per acre.
APhenix dispatch says: Ostrich farm.
ing is about TO become an industry in
this section. w. Clsnton has purchased
q number Of ostriches for that purpose.
He pronounces this country the most
suitable for them.
The following prisoners were sent from
Phoenix TO the Territorial Prison. Hicks,
burglary, five years; Butler, burglary
three years; Barney, burglary. three
years; Sanchss, grand larceny, ono year
Foster, grand larceny, one year.
DR.. +. A. Odermatt, Of Tucson, II cary.
ing in wood handsome model Of the old
San Xavier church that will be marvel
OF beauty when completed. He has al.
ready been engaged for three months
during his leisure time upon it.
Work on the University building was
commenced on Tuesday last, and viii be
pushed ahead as last as skilled labor can
lay the bricks and mortar, these articles
being on the ground In sufficient quaint.
ties to complete the building. & Citizen.
Governor Zulick has appointed Geo. r.
Criswell, Of Cochiss county, member Of
the Territorial Board of Equalization,
vice p. ]. Bolsn. Mr.. Criswell was re.
commended be Messrs, Gage, Blinn and
other leading citizens OF Cochise. Tomb.
stone Prospector.
There is evidence of coming boom In
Quijotoa, and when It comes IL will stay
as the big ore vein which cuts down
through the middle of the mountain has
been discovered on the 3OO-foot level and
at that depth Is AZ feet in width and viii
average 40 per ton in silver.
The nights have been quite cold re
Gently, the mercury going down to nea,
the freezing point about every night
Wednesday night, however, was warm
and the days are now pretty hot, and al
signs indicate that summee has "set in
in earnest.--Wilcox Stockman.
/ A. G. Morse, proprietor of the Flagstaff
stables, leaves on Monday with party o.
40 excursionists from California to visi
the Grand Canyon. Mr.. E. J. Carsen ID
in charge Of the party. Mr.. Morse says
it is pretty large draw on him for trans
portation, but that he is equal to thu
occasion.--Flagstaff Champion.
i The Apache Indian, known az ooh
Wet Man." was found guilty of murdel
by the Unitdd States Court Thursday
As We understand it, the punishment vii
be governed by the Arizona or Texal
"kode," in which event the defendan
may be let off with ten years. imprison
ment, or be sentenced TO be executed, Q
the discretion Of the Court.--Arizonan.
The Territorial Board Of Equalization
met in Prescott on Monday, the 4th inst
The Board consists Of Mecsrs. L. II
Orme, Geo. X. Criswell and the Audito
Of the Territory, John J. Hawkins; Clerk
Mr.. H. T. Andrews. Soon after organis
ing the Board took up the statement q
the Prescott & Arizona Central Railway
when the road and its entire property wa
assessed at t5,l5l.62 per mile, being
total valuation Of $377, ,6l3.75.--Courier.
Mrs. Frisk, vile Of Geo. Fyisk, stoc
raiser and keeping q station six mile
from Wilcox, on the Grant road, con
mitted suicide laat week at her home b
shooting herself. Mrs. Frisk was bite
by . coyote five days previous, making
. painful but not considered dangerot
!, wound. It 10 supposed that the dread
= death by hydrophobis % worked upo
her nervous system as to render her ten
porarily insane and prompted the "a
taking of.
!. Deputy Sheriff Speedy, Of Nogsle
received an order Tuesday last directir
= him to turn over to the Mexican authol
J. ties Jean Tollier, alias J. J. Taylor, Il
leader Of the Sonora Railroad train ro
4 bers, who II now in Jail there. II
. prisoner will be turned over In two
= three days, but will probably not be sh
for some time, ~ the Mexican author
. ties prefer TO postpone the death penalt
in the hope that the balance Of the gar
!. will be captured before long.
vi Mr.. e. o. slocum has, at his ranch {
o the Prescott road, fns lot Of almor
+ trees that are this year in full beariI
II and laden with rich nuts. The almor
q tree grows in this valley with extraort
o nary thrift, often making 40 much as I
n inch Of wood in q season, and while h