Arizona silver belt., 1889-03-02
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Brick, and tiles for reefng are to be manufactured at Yuma.
 A post office has been established at Nepbi, Maricopa Csunty.
 Ths ladies of Phenix are arranging 10 give ball to tbs legislature.
 Frank c. Jackson succeeds John H McKenze as postmaster at Aohaye.
 The recent cold snap has been tho cause of much sickness IF Tombstone.
 The Council, by strict party vote, postponed consideration of the Govsr- aors nomination until March 4th.
 The Legislature, ln it's disagreement with the Phoenix newspapers, sesms to be on top. The Gazette states that atype- writer is employed to print bills.
 TAs Valley Bulletin states that the resldenc. of P. J. Bolsu, at seloEaon villa, was entered by burglars, during the absence of the family, ana ali the silver ware :telsn.
 The present time table of tke South srn Pacific railroad brings the trains ts Casa Grands at tbe following hours; Passenger, geing east, 3;55 p. m; go- ing west, i 20 8. n.
 Another important silver strike is rspsrtsd from the NeoH District, west of Nesaies. The ledge Is said to be slght feet wies, and tbs sro assays about 100 ounces
 James Lassi,or, charged with cem- plicity Ia the murder of the Mexican sheep herders on Bou!ia creek, sue essded n obtaining bends, $8.0Go, and has been released from custody.
 By an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation blll, two thousand dellars is appropriated for the prsser- vation sf the ruins of Casa Grande, and the site is secured from sale CT settlement
 The Fl Paso Tribune says: Rev. Geo. ", Baincs rsturuea to-day fUa PheHiX, Arizona, snf rgnsrts that capital city eR a bsom. He says that ho found there tho finest wlHtsr cil- mate hs has ever been is. ard thinks fine future belongs to the Salt River valley.
 Ar. J. [. 0bl was dewn from Fort Grant yesterday. He stated that the disease which was reported to bs small rex. ef which there were several cases recently at Grant, is now believed te have been the black measles, and there were sply thrse or four cases-Wil- COX Steekman.
 The company organized at Chaton, Missouri, as the Gold Mountain Min iag, Milling and Reduction Works, hss shipped 10 their mines near Cliff ton, Arizona, tbree ear leads of horses, mules, wagons, mining teols, ard com plate camp eatft, The work Of ds- yelopiug their claims IS te begin at once.
 The Mineral Bslt railroad, which has been built to point about forty miles soutb of Flagstaff, and vas re- gently seld at sheriff's sale, has been rechristened the Arizona Central, and undar the new management will be extended as seon as practiesble to Pkunix. Work will be commenced as soon as the weather will permit iE the spnng.-Albuquerque Citizen.
 The shelter fer the Yuma copper and silvsr mines has arrived at the depst ip this city, and will be forward ed ts the Haucuyar mns, bstter kno,sn as the Cling property. At present there are about forty men em- plsys& there and everything is favsra- bls te large force being put on. The smsIter oecup;Ss several cars. Ar. Nichslsos, ths superintendent. hss re- turned and is HOW st his post of duty to push mattsrs..-Phenix Arizonan.
 In spite of all the vigilance sIer- cissd by the authorities tbe Pima in- dians encamped just outside of town frd little difficulty ia procuring all ths liquor they possess the ability to pay for. Last Sunday several of then were very drunk and ethsrs were in the various stages of istoxieatiea. A wholesome exaaple Is necessary 10 atop this iniquitous practice which only the nest keen and tireless search seems able ts detect, for an Indian is always dangerous when under the in- fluoncs of liquor-F.erence Enter prise.
 Jsbn H. Burger, councilman from the sscsnd ward, returned from the Harqua Hsla mines yesterday, lie says that the "bensnza boys are sink ing oa two of their claims, ore shaft hs,na deYn g feet and ihe other 25