Mohave County miner., 1889-03-02
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Flagstaff Democrat says the ther'
mometcr registered 25 degrees below
zero at that place one morning last week
There arc few cases OF small pox at
Fort Grant, but the proper steps have
been taken to prevent the disease from
spreading.
A number OF men and teams have been
employed this week in moving tho mill OF
the Flagstaff Lumber Company 10 new
site, near Fort Rickerson, where it win
be set up aud soon commence to turn out
lumber again. Champion.
Work has been suspended for short
time on the artesian Sell now being sunk
at Thatcher. At depth Of about $50
feet some oil the machinery broke which
necessitated delay until the same could
be replaced from the east Bulletin.
Sentinel has became quite busy point
on the Southern Pstific Railroad. II is
the shipping point for the Harqna Hala
mines and the stage line to the new III
Dorado connects at Sentinel with the
passenger trains. A number OF stores
have been opened and from present APP
pearances Sentinel station will soon grow
to prosperous town. Yuma Sentinel.
In spite OF all the vigilance exercised
by the authorities the Pima Indians en-.
camped just outside of town find little
difficulty in procuring all the liquor they
possess the ability TO pay for. Last Sun
day several OF them were very drunk and
others were in various stages Of intoxica-
tion. A wholesome example is necessary
to stop this iniquitous practice, which
only the most keen and tireless search
seems able to detect, for an Indian is al
ways dangerous when under the influence
of liquor.--Florence Enterprise.
The first artesian well sunk in Arizona,
and the only flowing well now az far az
We know, is about mile out from the
town Of Pinal. II was bored some six
years ago, and the owner, whose name,
we believe, is Mr.: Whitney, received the
reward offered by the Territory for the
first flowing well. When we visited it,
four years ago, the discharge was no,
large, the force being only sufficient tc
raise the water an inch or two above the
mouth Of the pipe. 1t sufficed to irrigate
a garden patch and supply a small fish
pond.--Globe Belt. ~
A Southern Pacific passenger train was
stopped by masked highwaymen a few
miles south of Pixley, and twenty miles
south Of Tulare, on Friday night of last
week. The robbers forced the express
messenger TO come out OF his car By
placing dynamite bomb under the cal
and exploding it. Two passengers who
went forward to see what the trair
stopped for were killed by the robbers
One OF the passengers, Gabert, was in
stantly killed, and the other, Bently, was
mortally wounded. The robbers only go
about five hundred dollars for theil
trouble. They made good their escape
but it is thought that they will be cap
tured in few days.
William Beard, a former resident o
Globe, but for several years living in thu
East, arrived from New York on Wednes
day on mining business. Mr.. Beard il
personally interested in organizing tn,
proposed railroad from San Diego to Sal
Lake. Forty miles Of the road, from sar
Diego, have been graded and ties laid
and $4,000 expended. The survey fo
800 miles has been made. Over 81, SOC, ,OOt
in subsidies, lands at San Diego and Goa
lands in California, has been subscribed
toward the building Of the road. 1t ha
not yet been determined whether the new
road will pass through Yuma and Yava
pal counties, Arizona, and connect Will
the Prescott K Arizona Central road a
Prescott, or go by way Of the Needles
Mr.. Beard expresses confidence in 1T
early construction. n.--Silyer Belt.