Mohave County miner., 1889-08-03
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
Governor Wolfey is in Tucson sick
but is reported as improving.

port.
The popular thing in Flagstaff during
the summer months is to visit the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado, sixty miles
north,
The total assessment of Cochise county
for the year 1889 is 1881 ,70l.l7 and for
the year 1888 1850, ,S26.S5, showing an
increase this year Of 1921 ,974.32.
The Prospector says that meat is sell
ing in Bisbee for three cents pound for
choice cuts, and boiling pieces are given
away. The quality Of the beef Is excel
lent
Yuma county is assessed this year for
1878 cattle, 29O horses, 147 mules, 10
sheep and % hogs. The assessed valu.
alton OF all property in the county is
$751; 1880.
The Silver Belt is authority for the
statement that Phil Askin, mighty
hunter, has killed LOG mountain lions in
Tonic Basin during his residence there OF
few years.
Alonzo Bailey -shippod- this -sreols for
Paul. J. Johnson two bars OF silver bull
ion, 7S pounds, valued at 81 900, the pro-
duct of recent run on Stonewall Jackson
tailings.-Belt.
The Board Of Supervisors of Cochise
county, during their sitting as Board OF
Equalization raised the number OF cattle
in the county 12,5OO head, representing a
valuation Of about 100000.
The Wilcox stockman says Hon. Pete
Bolan, the Graham county statesman,
has returned from trip to could Ire
land" where he went to renew acaraint-
ance with the blarney stone.
Diamond Joe" Reynolds is in Phnnix
trying to induce the citizens OF that place
to put up money to build railroad north
to Prescott. Mr.. Reynolds says the road
is necessity and will pay from the start,
The Flagstaff Champion says that there
are now five saw mills in active operation
withn.a radius Of twelve miles OF Flag.
staff. Each OF these mills will cut from
thirty-fve 10 forty thousand feet OF lum-
Der per day.
The Yuma Copper Company will
shortly patent five mining claims and
later on twenty more claims. A mill site
OF FIVE acres and town site OF two hun
dred acres. In all these patents will
cover over seven hundred acres.
The Tucson Citizen says: The Terrific
rial board OF examiners held meeting at
the oihce Of Hon. G. NJ. Strauss, and
issued first grade Territorial certificates
to Miss Teney Comeron, Miss Nellie Ken
dali, Miss LYDIA Parce and Miss Martha
l.. Haskell, OF Phoenix, and Mrs Mary +.
Stocking, Of Florence.
The Courier says: A letter TO Pres
cott gentleman states that the dam OF the
Concho reservoir near st. Johns, Apache
county, was recently washed away, to the
injury OF several farms. Mrs. Nat Gricr
los. most Of her fruit and vegetables.
Eight inches of water had fallen this sum
mer, up to date al the letter.
Our southern exchanges announce the
sale OF the Bonanza mine in the Harqua
Halas TO Col. G. III. Gray and Frank
Kirkland, who held bond on nine
claims ioca.sd by he discoverers and all
included in the purchase. The price paid
was $l25,O9O. This insures the working
and development Of this district.
Chloriding was what brought Colorado
to the front a. an important mineral
state. The same kind of mining Is bring.
ing Arizona rapidly TO the front. The
more chloriders we can keep in the
mountains, taking out ore and sending it
to the reduction works, the greater vii!
be the degree OF prosperity Arizona will
enjoy.-star.
The Globe Belt truly says From the
number Of roaming Indians seen recently,
one might naturally conclude that the
reservation was depopulated. More than
hundred, mostly squaws and children,
passed through Globe last Saturday and
Sunday, going in the direction OF Salt
river. Others have put In an appearance
since, and several families are camped on
the hills at various points near town.
The fact that they are not kept on the
reservation, but are allowed to roam at
will, Is sufficient reason why the unoc-
cupied reservation lands should be opened
TO settlement by white citizens.
Arizona is gathering herself together
for yssy large advance in her material
prosperity. Her mining, stCc.: and agri-
cultural prospects never were better.
Much capital is going into the mines and
they are returning larger quantities of
valuable metal than ever before, while
stock never lookek better and is rapidly
advancing in price. The area Of agri-
cultural lands is rapidly extending it's
borders and capital and settlere are pour
ing in in most satisfactory manner.
The duty Of Arizonians Of to-day is to
keep the ball rolling by push and liberal
ity with both capital and settlers
Phoenix Herald.
Capt. Glenn, Lieut.. Flipper, Hon. NJ.
X. Wise and their surveying party the
other day successfully refuted the pre-