Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-11
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

tile business in Florence te Messrs Leo and Ben. Goldman of Pheenix.
 Frank Nicholson, superintendent ei the Yuma copper mines reports the discovery of q 54-foet vein of copper in one of the properties under his charge.
 The Mohawk canal in Yuma Coun- ty, is B miles long, and has reclaimed 30,000 acres of land. The entire val ley will be under cultivation the com ing year
 The body of the cowboy employed by the Chiricahua Cattle Company, who was drowned in the Glla about seven weeks ago, was recently found in tue river two miles below Stafford.
 Hon. Mark A. Smith was in Tempe "Wednesday. Mir. Smith positively as- serted that all the lands embraced in the forfeited Texas Pacific grant had been reduced to $l.25 per acre. Tempe News.
 I The Journal-Miner states that the United Verde Copper mInes are not being run to their full capacity, only one smeter being in operation. The price of copper is at this time Sc re- ducsd that it has become necessary ts Il limit the production of bullion. The Citizen publishes Sheriffs ne tice of ths sale of the property of the Tucson Water Company to satisfy a judgment of foreclosure of Sl7S,0O0, m favor of the Atchison Savings Bank The sale IS ordered for May 3lst. The question comes up wkat became ofthe $17S,000 for which the property of the company was mertgaged ?-Star
 The Nogales Record says that Mr. A, ". Stone, special agent for Wells, Fargo < G., who went there last week to investigate the case against Robert Steward, (colored) sald to be one of the parties who robbed the stage near Hildrsth, California, July 2d, 1888, obtained requisition papers and took Stewart to California last Sunday. The prisoner claims to have bought the bullion.
 FermiHo, Papage Indian, the nur- dercr of Ford, prespector, who was sentenced to hang and thrice respited 1 by Governor Eulick, will most proba- bly pay tue penalty of his crime Err day the 17th inst, ia Tucson. The Citizen says there was no proyecation on the part of Ford for the Indian taking hls life, and, therefore, it is to be inferred that he killed because oi | the devil within him.
 Mr. William Bell, of Sacaton, the trading post Of the Pima reservation, was B,et here to-day. He reports that the Indians have unusually fine crops and will begin to market their wheat in few days, which will amount to about 5.000,000 pounds, nearly 4,000,- 600 of which will go to the Eagle Mil ling Company in Tucson, the Indians retaining about one.ffth of the crop for their own use.--Citizen.
 Mir. John Behan, Supt. of the Terri torial prison, is ill in Los Angeles. A short time ago 8 party by name of Cennor dled in Yuma, and being pir tually without relatives, willed to Mr. Behan his property, valued at $50,000. In days gone by Connor had been in hard luck and his friend Beban, with characteristic generosity, gave him a new start in life, and when Connor died he did not forget his benefac,or. Citizen.
 The county jail is fast filing mp again. Among tue late arrivals are a Chinaman, arrested for keeping an opium joint in Clifton; Frank Judie, of the same place, held to answer to a cha rge of shooting his wife, and fes tive Indian from the reservation who IS charged with shooting with intent to kill; another woman shooter and some Chinamen are expected on te. days stage from Clifton and Moreaei i; there are also several negre soldiers and a few Mexioans to give coloring to the collectlsn. Valley Bulletin.
 E. r. Kellner offers few more con tracts for beef cattle, to be delivered this fall at his Richland stock farm, Phoenix. Terms, two cents gross. Advances made if security is given on the stock.
 George Akins IS selling, for cash, canned goods, lard, corn meal and otber articles at prices much below what is asked at other stores Call and satisfy yourself of the truth of this claim.
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 Boys clothing just received at 6. S. Van Wagenen's.
 
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