Mohave County miner., 1889-12-28
TRRsrroaIAL IrEsrs.

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There are about two hundred people in
the Harqtn Hala mining camp.
The Prescott 4 Arizona Central railroad
have received new locomotive.
The teachers' institute, Of Mi.ricopa
county, was in session last week Al
Phoenix.
| A party Of railroad surveyors are al
Yuma making preliminary survey from
Yuma to SIAN Diego.
The quartermsster at Fort Whipple
viii sell 81 800 pounds Of alfalfa hay, o,
auction, December 10th.
A corner lot in Prescott recently sold
for 5000. The purchaser will erect q
fine brick building thereon.
The Jouinal-Miner says that mountain
lions have killed upwards Of thirty colts
in the vicinity Of Camp Wood.
A dispatch from Needles says that John
Coz, an Arizona miner, was found dead
in boz car at that place on the 23tI inst
II il said that the Deer Creek coal
fields in tho San Carlos reservation will
shortly bs cut off and opened to the pub
lie.
Tho Arizona Copper Company Of Gill;
ton, will put In electric storage batteries,
and supply the town with incandescent
electric lights.
The st. Johns Herald says that there
has been an epidemic Of colds, With .
tendency to pneumonia, in that vicinity
during the past three weeks.
Acting Governor Murphy has received
letters from Senators Stewart, Reagan,
Cullom, Sawyer and Mandenyon. all prof
iering their aid 10 Arizona, in her efforts
TO secure recognition and assistance from
Congress.
The Twenty-four Cattle Company have
sold train load Of beef cattle to Cali.
fornis buyer, at fair price. Shipment
to be made On the I'D from Holbrook. -
81. Johns Herald.
Thomas c. Bray, . prominent lner-
chant Of Prescott, died at that place on
the 23d inst, Of heart disease. Mr.. bray
had been In business in Prescott since
1875. He was 81 years Of age and na-
tive Of Massachusetts,.
G. Cavedo, Q convict aged 80 years,
died Of "old age" In the Territorial prison
several days aga. Cayedo killed Jesus
Basquez ct Norton's Landing several
years ago, and was convicted Of man
slaughter. Sentinel.
Dr.. VIM. Brown, who swore to an slibi
for Cunningham. one Of the parties
charged with robbIng Major Wham, was
indicted for perjury by the United States
grand jnry, and is now in custody at
Tucson, awaiting trial.
We are authorized TO cay positively
that fully equipped surveying party is
within calling distance Of Phoenix. await
ing the completion Of details about right
Of way, terminals, etc., to begin work on
the north and south railroad. Energetic
rustling now, by the committee end our
citizens generally, will see preliminary
operations commenced before Christmas
Herald.
Mrs. F. A. stevens, lady whose hns-
band lost great deal Of property by In
dians, hopes that the government will,
some day, reimburse her. While living
st Point Of Rocks, some 20 years ago, she
once, during her husbands absence, de-
Tended herself valiantly against party Of
Indian marauders.-Courier.
F.C. Wolgart was arrested last week
on complaint Of Capt. Bulls, Of San Tar
los. Wolgart il the miller at the agency
gr!st mill and was charged with selling
-four and pocketing the proceeds. The
case was heard before the q. 8. commits
sionsr and defendant was held TO answer
before the U. 8. court Of the second ju-
dicial district in the sum Of FIVE hundred
dollaB.-Tucson Star.
The csttlemen Of Cochise county are
organizing III association having for the
object in view the driving their cattle
across the Colorado desert to California.
It will be necessary to dig couple Of
wells on the desert, which will make
watering stations, and feed stations II
necessary, but an easy drive from one To
another. The trail will be laid out by q |
couple Of experienced men who are con-
versant with the country known ss the
desert Although the movement ia In its
infancy the frospoctor is informed by .
prominent stock grower that the enter.
prise has taken practical shape.-Pros-
pectos.