Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The assessment roll Of Gila county
ioots up Il ,O5s,s62.
There are ssventy.four patients in the
Territorial insane asylum.
E.W. Grouse, Of Indiana, has been ap-
pointed Indian agent 1t the Pima agency,
Arizona.
J. r. Haigler, Of Pleasant Valley, is
about 10 make drive Of 800 beef steers
10 Ph9nix.
Paper north and south railroads are
being built from Phoenix in . manner
tnat il startling.
The assessment for Apache county
shows . falling of in assessable property
from last year Of over $500, 900.
The military telegraph line between
Prescott and Phoenix is advertised to be
sold, at auction, September 4th.
The Beekeepers' Association recently
held q meeting in Tempe. The next
meeting will be held in Phoenix in Sept.
Norman Mcleod, Q pioneer miner Of
Turkey creek, Ysvapai county, was found
dead in his bed on the morning Of August
9Th.
Numerous cases Of prostration and
several deaths from heat have occurred
in the Salt and Gila river valleys this
year.
The Chinese hop joints at Flagstaff
were raided last week by the officers and
two heathens were fined respectively $25
and $50.
On the 10th inst. the voters Of Flagstaff
school district will vote on the proposition
to raise special tax TO build 5000
brick school house. .".:.. ..-
The residence Of j. l.. Ward at PhG-
nix was destroyed by fire on the 18th
inst. The family lost all their clothing,
barely escaping with their lives.
d. s. Scoville. mining man from
Chicago. was attacked On the streets o!
Prescott one night last week and had his
throat cut in serious manner. His as-
sailant Is unknown.
The Territorial fish commission has
been organized, and is now ready for the
transaction Of business. T. W. Otis, oi
Prescott, is the agent and corresponding
secretary Of the commission.
The recent decision Of the District
Court to the effect that traders on Indian
Reservations were exempt from taxation,
knocks 10000 worth Of property of
Apache county's assessment roll.
DR.. George T.. Goodfellow OF Tomb
stone had some difficulty one day last
week with Frank V. White, and during
the melee the former stabbed the latter
with knife, infiicting serious wounds.
The Tucson Star says: The so~called
San Augustine Feast will soon be opened
which will attract all the thieves, cut
throats and evil disposed people to its
haunts, from a radius Of two hundred
miles.
The Territorial Board Of Equalization
met at the Office OF Auditor Thos. Hughes
IN Tucson, on Monday the 18th, for the
purpose Of equslising al the assessed
property Of the Territory. The board
will continue in session about ten days
DIR. Warren Z. Day was discharged
from the Territorial prison on Wednes
day, his sentence having been eommuted
by the President. DR.. Day claimed that
he ID the victim Of conspiracy and viii
now prove that to be o fact-Yuma Sen
tinel.
Judge Rush, attorney general for Ari
zona, hae forwarded his resignation TO the
department Of justice. Judge Rush is in
San Diego at present. He will remain
here and take up his permanent residence
with his family. The climate suits him
san Diego Union
The Citizen says: Before the late dc
cision requiring that Indians should bt
tried In the Territorial courts, there ws'
scarcely week without two or three In
dian cases being tried in Tucson, and th'
San Carlos Apaches were frequent visit
ors here a. witnesses. They rarely visi
this city now.
At Tucson the other evening, party
Of friends while serenading newly
married couple sang, "What shall the
harvest BE-" and the bride get 80 mao
she put out the light and wouldn't ALLOW
her husband TO invite the Gerenaders II
TO cake and wine. Some Of those Tucsor
girls are awfully touchy.-Nogales Her
aid.
The Phoenix Herald claims that pros
pector has found mica in the Maricops
mountains Pieces eight inches square
have been obtained, clear and solid
] Specimens sent to Philadelphia have 81
; interested investors there that part,
! will be out next month to examine thu
property. They offer n per pound fo
: isinglass three inches square, with an in
; creasing scale up to sl6 per pound fo
S-inch sizes.
Hon. John @. Campbell, Of the stock
raising firm Of Campbell 4 Baker, is of
for Kansas with shipment Of about 50C
beeves. Ito will return shortly ant
make a like shipment from the Chino