Mohave County miner., 1890-09-27
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

/ John h0DlnsOnS snow VIII e1nlDlt IN
Phoenix, Tuscon and Wilcox next week.
The bonded Indebtedness OF Cochise
county is sl9J, 600 and tho floating dabt
s21 ,s7S.
A Maricopa county fruit dealer has just
shipped car load Of pomegranates TO
Chicago.
The Prescott hose company won the
dry test race, last week, at the Albuquer-
cue fair.
The Apache county Republican conven-
ton will be hold at st. Johns on October
first; the Democratic on October End.
Maria J. wife Of defaulter Fred W..
Smith, ex Receiver Of the Land Office at
Tuscon, is suing the absent "Major" for
divorce in the District Court Of Pima
county.
The Fort Yuma Indian school was re.
opened on Monday last with ninsty-fve
children in attendance. During vacation
the school and other buildings have been
repaired throughout and neatly repaired.
The Cargo Muchacho mine near Yuma
caved, last Tuesday and imprisoned two
miners for AZ hours. They suffered some
from hunger but otherwise were not in
jured. The superintendent Of the mine
gave them weeks leave OF absence with
fall pay.
Whole barley is now worth 81 10 in this
market and viii go TO so before next
spring. Our farmers should have nothing
70 complain Of at such rates II they would
do business on business principles. Those
who have grain to sell viii make quite a
stake.--Phenix Herald.
IL is reported, says the Citizen, that
Ffed w. Smith, late Receiver of the
United States land office, is acting as
ticket agent at Victoria, D. G., for
Puget steamer line. Mr.. Smith said to
gentleman he spoke with that he ex-
pected to come back 10 Tnscon soon and
square up old accounts.
At meeting Of the Territorial Board
Of Examiners held Monday September
18th, the action Of che Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, in ruling that the law
does not contemplate more than one re-
newal Of certificate without re-exami-
nation, was sustained, and boards Of
county examiners were SO instructed
Tombstone Epitaph
DR.. d. Grey, the veterinary surgeon
and cattle spayer, has returned here from
Wyoming, where be has been since June
last, and has gone to Sierra Bonita ranch
10 spay about 1000 heifers for Colonel
Hooker The Doctor tells US that in
Western Wyoming the cattle losses were
most disastrous last Winter, the per cent
age Of loss in some herds being as much
as 80 per cent, and great many suffered
less Of 50 per cent. He believes the time
is near at hand when the stockmen Of the
Northen ranges will not attempt 10 breed
cattle but viii buy yearlings and two
year-old steers and mature thein.-Stock-
man.
The Florence Enterprise says: A tele-
gram was received on Tuesday by Sheriff
Fryer, from San Carlos stating that de-
tachmeut Of scouts under Lieutenant
Watson, while scouting for renegade In
dams Oh Ash Greek during sunday night
saw a camp fire and upon cautiously APP
proching it found George j. Apsay in the
act Of burning the body Of a man whom
he had murdered. The dispatch stated
that the victim was person about 30
years Of age, called +" Andy" but no
further details we're given. excepting that
was taken into custody and conveyed TO
San Carlos where he is held subject TO
the orders Of the Pinal county authorities. |
A rather curious outfit was doing Sol
omonville the early part Of the week. II
consisted Of man with small burro
attached 10 a wo-wheeled cart loaded
with bibles; his evident intention was to
spread the gospel among the heather.
He made his camp and commenced TO
yend his stock in trade As fast as he
sold a bible be would forthwith spend the
proceeds for liquor, and thus managed TO
keep comfortably under the influence Of
fire water most Of the time. But as re-
liQon is not the strong point Of the aver
age Arizonan's makeup, bis sales would
not justify long stop with US, and he
soon packed up his traps and left for
greener pastures.-Bulletin.
There seems to be something wrong
about the census in Yayapai county and
il is to be wondered at that the Prescott
papers have not yet objected. The United
States census OF 1880 gave to Yayapai
a population Of about 5000; the influx for
the next two years must have been enor-
nous, for at census called Tor by the
in 1882, the giant county
showed that si4s bad $3.50 people with
10 her borders and, what is more, took
In the Legislature for that
number. The claim has been made that
Ysvapai county has been steadily grow
ing in population, yet the present census
only finds II 900 souls. Something must
be wrong. II IL 10 be feared that the