Mohave County miner., 1889-11-23
fERsIToaIAL ITEMS.

Henry Huning. cattle man oil Apache
county. shipped recently two train loads
OF beef cattle TO Kansas City, which ht
sold at s23o and s2.l0 per hundred
weight.
The Tombstone Epitaph says It 10 an
nounced that Mr.. Dunn, cattle buyer O
Los Angeles, has purchased all the Rec
steers Of the Erie Cattle Company, tbs
price being about sl.s0 gross.
The Noaales Herald says that the aver
age Mormon up at St. David's don't shed
many tears over the grave Of departed
wife. He usually has too many Other
wives standing around "piping hin, off,
John Hise died on the night Of Novem.
her l4th. 1889. In Los Angeles, CAL, aged
"A years. He was, until quite recently
Surveyor General Of Arizona, having been
appointed TO that position by presiden,
Cleveland.
The Supervisors, on Monday last. by a
unanimous vote appointed Jerry Ryan
sheriff Of Gila county, TO ill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Sheriff Reydolds
Mr.. Ryan, % under sheriff, has made an
efficient officer.
The farmers In the Santa Cruz valley
near Tucson, are now busy planting =,
and wild oats for winter pasturage. The
crops the past year were satisfactory in
this valley, and there 10 mot more pro-
ductive spot IN the west.
Tho jury in the case Of r. NJ. Murphy
against W. A. Clark, to recover s2o, 900,
alleged to Be due on commission on the
sale Of the United Verde mines, returned
into court 1t 7 O'Clock Thursday evening
and announced that they had agreed on
. verdict allowing Mr. Murphy $1,000
Journsl-M Miner.
The Florence Enterprise comes to oui
table this week enlarged to nine column
paper, and 10 printed on q new Babcock
cylinder press. The Messrs. Browns are
congratulated upon their success. The
MINER would suggest that six column
quarto presents much handsomer az;
pearance.
Eight fine saddle horses, a mare and a
colt. were recently stolen from Miller's
sycamore ranch, near the Hillside mine.
The horses were well broke to saddle,
young, and worth between sl21 and ;l5t
each. All belonged to Mrs. Mary Miller
sho resides near Prescott. This. with
the recent loss OF large number Of hors
IS from eating wild p,rsnip. comes hard
upon the Miller family
Some prospectors are sinking sha t
near the eastern terminus OF Fremon'
s,reet, hoping to strike the continuation
Of the Grand Central ledge Should they
10 SO they will undoubtedly strike II rich
II is the belief Of many that this ledge
exiepds across the mesa 10 the Dragons
and many thousands OF dollars have been
expended TO discover it, although 30 far
without success. Strong indications have
been discovered near the lime kiln, about
h III mile fr,m the eity.-Epitaph.
The Wbam robbery case is being tried
al Tucson this week. Gilbert Webb, NJ.
E. Cunningham and Warren and Lyman
follett are accused Of the robbery. Over
rxo hundred witnesses are in attendance.
The trial attracts great deal OF attention
md The evidence Of the prosecution goes
10 show that the right parties are on trial.
The outcome Of the case is watched with
interest. The case will probably occupy
the time Of the court for several weeks.
G. w. Lang will make an experiment
that will be looked upon by cattle men
with much interest. 1t is nothing more
or less than the driving OF 1,00J head Of
steers across the Colorado desert TO Los
Angeles. The cattle have already been
purchased near Altar, Sonora, and the
drive will begin next week. Mr.. Lang
estimates that he can save a. 900 by driv.
ing, over the shipment by rail. He has
jus. come across the desert and knows
what he il doing. He spent six weeks
time in crossing, and has mapped on, the
drives from day to day He will rely en-
tirely upon the native feed and water sup
ply on the desert, and is confident that
he will be entirely successful with the
undertaking. II this method Of getting
cattle to market 10 established as feas
able one, il will revolutionizs the cattle
business of Southern Arizona. Mr.. Lang
ID practical man. and no one can tell
him anything about the cattle business =
PSospector.