Mohave County miner., 1889-08-31
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

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threshing season is over in that section
The Phoenix Gazette will soon issue al
illustrated edition, an advertisement fo
that section.
A Mexican feast is the event this weel
at Tucson, and among the attractions vii
be bull fight.
Fort Huachucs is becoming quite sum
mer resort for the people Of Cochise and
Pima counties.
There are eight candidates for Clerk o
the District Court in the second judicia
district, and they all hail from Phoenix.
w. E. Guild, Of Florence, is candidate
for the Office Of internal revenue collector
for the district Of Arizona and New Mexi
co.
The smelter Of the Yuma copper com
pany, in the Hsucavar mountains, il
to be blown in on the LIST inst, for shorl
run.
Martin Weir, of Tucson, has discovered
an Arizona plant from which he makes a
superior article Of indelible ink, and he
has applied for patent. !,
Frank Reed, the founder Of number
Of Arizona newspapers, all Of which are
now buried in the journalistic graveyard,
has gone TO Los Angeles to reside.
Cochise county takes the lead in the
matter of complying with the law in offer
ing reward for sinking artesian wells.
It is the only one that has complied with
the offer.
Gov. Wolfley has offered reward OF
500 for the arrest and conviction OF the
person 0 pessoos who murdered the
Cinnamon Hop Sing and Lee Mon, near
Phoenix on the 7th inst.
Rev. Whitemere, Of Florence, has col
lected funds enough in the east to
build parsonage in that place and is
now trying to induce the citizens to build
a church, and he will succeed.
The Tucson Star says that every busi-
ness in Yuma is suffering on account Of
double headed set Of prison officials, and
that it is fact that the maintenance OF
the prison is the chief industry OF Yuma.
Pat Donahue, an insane convict, sent
to the asylum several years ago, escaped
from that institution last week. His
dead body was found near Marieopa on
Saturday last, he had perished for the
want Of water. .
Ameal Ziegler, prospector from Tomb
stone, was killed by Indians while pros
pecting in Sonora last year. His brother
has just returned from search and lie Il
satisfied that the Apaches, the remnant
Of Geronimo's band, killed him.
The Courier says that Philip Barker,
who murdered little Johnny Miles in
Prescott, on the lIth Of November, 1852,
and who was sentenced TO a teTra of four
teen years in the penitentiary, is about to
be pardoned by Gov. Wolfley.
The fruit crop in and around Mesa
City, Maricopa county, largely exceeds
the demand. Grapes are selling at one
cent per pound. No wine will be made
there this season, the experiments mada
last year were unsatisfactory.
The Papago Indians, il is learned, have
failed in their efforts to raise crop in
Fresnsl country this season. But little
rain has fallen there and the corn, pump
kins, ETC., planted by the Indians about
a month ago, are all burned up.-Tucson
Citizen. ...
The Flagstaff Champion says: The
value Of sandstone blocks FROM our quar-
ries is amply demonstrated by the great
demand made on their resources, in
heavy shipments to different points. The
latest order is from Omaha, Neb., where
a row Of buildings is to he constructed
from sandstone.
The Phoenix water company have is
sued manifesto in which it calls upon
all citizens who want to use water from
their pipes ia future TO pay in advance.
For q case Of sublime gall this fat takes
the wind out of the sails Of everything.
Prospector.
The Hensley group OF copper mines at
camp, Pima county, have
been sold to the Westinghouse manu-
Co. Of Pittsburgh, Pa, who will |
operate them on large scale, the pro-
1uct to be used by them at their factory. |
The price paid is reported to be 100000.
w. G. Dumont losses no time in getting |
iown to business When hs heard OF 4
he offer made by the Board Of Supervis-
,rs to give 5000 for flowing well Of
IL 200 gallons per "a hours, he immedi-
,tely ordered . boring machine which
will cost In ths neig.iboEi.ood Of 1900 !
md viii be in active operation inside oi
hirty days.-Tombstone Prospector.
Capt. John T. Hogue has been busy for
he past week or ten days, surveying and
coating SOFAS cos, lands, about thirty
niles east Of n. Johns. lie reports
here are thousands Of acres Of such land
N that vicinity. This will be valuable in
he near future, and when that time
.omes tbsre will be hundreds kicking
for nd taking these lands
when they had the opportunity. This ~
llways the case. Pioneers will overlook,
,r mt avail themselyes Of their ouuartu-