Mohave County miner., 1889-11-16
rERRrToRIAL IrEMs.
Tempe wants q cheese factory.

Aempc WAnt8 cnctsSe Iactory.
Florence is trying to get free library
and reading room.
-Four teachers are employed in the st
Johns public school.
The mining outlook all over the Terri.
tory is very favorable.
The Epitaph says that peanuts Of IN
excellent quality are raised in Cochise
county.
The cold snap last week put sudden
stop to sheep shearing around Flagstaff.
The new school house in Phoenix ID
nearing completion. 1t cost about ~ 600.
Frank Dysart has been appointed, by
Judge Sloan, Clerk Of the district court oI
Graham county.
Arizona has five Royal Arch Chapters
and the members are desirous Of oFganiz-
ing Grand Chapter.
The hills around Tombstone are alive
with prospectors who are doing their an
nual assessment work.
The st. Johns Herald says that there
are tWo or three bands Of roaming thieves
from New Mexico, in that vicinity.
Jose n. Bascon, wanted for murder,
recently escaped from the county hospital
ct Solomonville. He is described a. aged
30 years, 5 feet 7 inches high, weighs llf
pounds, thin face, wide mouth and black
moustache.
Capt. F. 8. Ingalls, has been appointed
superintendent Of the Yuma prison, by
the nev board. and J. II. Behan has been
notified by Governor wolfey that the
latter's salary ceases from the date VI the
formers appointment
Judson White, q cowboy in the employ
Of the San Simon Cattle Company, wss
murdered in Skeleton Valley, Cochis,
county, a few weeks ago. He was shot
six times and his ears cut Off 1t is be-
lieved that Mexicans committed the muir
der.
A messenger got in from Harqua Hali
this morning and reported to Senator
Lum Gray that his Bonanza mines are
looking better than ever. The three
shafts are down ITO, so and Is feet re-
spectively, all showing good ore, lots Of
it, and the quality improving with each
foot Of depth.--Phenix Herald.
The Harqua Hala mines are located in
Yuma county, twelve miles west from the
boundary line between Maricopa and
Yuma counties. For some time the Phd-
nix papers have claimed these mines ss
being situated in the "Salt river country" !"
but the official survey has settled the
question forevermore.-S Sentinel.
The recent statement in the Citizen
that one car load Of Vekol ore shipped re-
Gently netted $40 900 was mistake. The
vekol ships about five carloads, or sew
enty tons, Of ore each month, the average
value Of which is 240 ounces in silver to
the ton, making total gross return Of
1880 ounces per month. .-Enterprise.
Major j. w. Donnelly, assistant land
commissioner Of the Atlantic 4 Pacific,
came in on Thursdays train and was
welcomed by his many friends. In con-
versafion with him he assured rs that
within two months there would be force
Of 800 men working on the Central ATi-
zona railway Flagstaff Champion.
Charles Benbah, prospector. left San
Diego three weeks ago and walked into
Phoenix Wednesday last, says the Herald.
He started with two mules but lost one
near Yuma. He crossed the Yuma des-
ert, making the longest stretch between
wells, 80 miles, in three days, with only
one gallon Of water. He was not fatigued
apparently. on arrival; he will work here
and then prospect the Bradshaws. His
walk measured about 425 miles.