Arizona silver belt., 1890-02-08
NO. 45
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

1 The Stockman states tbat Treasurer
 McAllster, of Coohise county, has
 gone te Chicago, to complete tue sale
 of the S6S,00o county redemption bonds.
 About fHeen Apache Indians came
 Tn from the reservation on Thursday.
 They are all witnesses in the Indian
 cases to come before the present term
 of court Solomonyille Bulletin.
 The bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Rit: ter, of CochIse county, have contribu-
 ted 8 on each $l000 that they became responsible for on hls bond, to defend
 ths suits now pending against them.
 The Journal-Niner says: A strike of very rich sulphurets, was recently made in the new shaft of the Congress mine. The producing qualities of this mine seem to be without limit.
 A mass meeting of the people of this valley will be held at the court honse at seven o'clock on Monday night to protest agaInst the passage of the Land Court bills DOW before Congress.--Florence Enterprise.
 Sheriff o'Neil has been presented with fine Winchester rife. by Wells, Fargo < Co. It Is ornameNted with a gold plate 5earlng the inscription, "Apre>cnted to W. O. 0'Neill. sheriff of Yavapal county, with compliments of Wells, Fargo < Co. -Joarnal- Miner.
 Col. N. J Egan is down from Cliff ton looking alter the legal interests of the Arizona Copper company. He says that the mining outlook of Cliff ton and surrounding camps was never better than at present, and predicts a prosperous year in minlng circles throughout Arizona-S Solomonville Bulletin.
 There were shipped from Wilcox during the month oi January 906 cat tie. or this number 54l head went to Eastern markets, and 3G5 to Cahfor- nia Besides these shipments, there went from this section (by trail, as far as Lordshurg) about eco head of steers purchased by Mr. Palmer.-Willeox Stockman.
 An Apache Indian caused some fun Tn the court room on Thursday Tn per- slsting in pleading guilty to the charge of wlllful murder, against the advice nf his counsel. No explanation ot the consequences or penalty could shake the stalwart brave He had killed his man and was willing to acknowledge his corn. Solomonyille Bulletin.
 Tombstone Prospeetor: The Eric Cattle Company paid its first dividend last week of ten per cent on its capital stock, or $9,lQ0 It has never levied an assessment, which is speaking vol umes for the management of the af-. fairs of that company. Under Sheriff Shattuck, who wears new dude hat on the strength of It, says that cattle men wlli all wear sllk tiles in another Is months.
 County Recorder C. H. Akers has had compiled very interesting and useful volume containing tue laws in relation to stock raising aud fac sim ile of ali the brands on record in this county. He has forwarded q copy of thls work to every post-olfiee in Yay- apai county. This Is piece of gem uiue enterprise and it does not cost the taxpayers cent. Mir. Akers hay ing got out this work fully on his own account and furnished hls own capital, we have no doubt that bis efforts will be fully appreciated by our stockmen. Flagstaff Champion.
 Superintendent Jones, of the Pres- colt X Arizona Central railroad, in formed the Journal- Miner, to-day; tha; arrangements had been about for the construction of & from Witherellville, nine miles from Prescott to the. western base of the Black Hills, from Nhere bucket line will De constructed to' the Uuited Verde mines at Jerome. Another branch also will probably be built to the Big Bug mining district, where extensive mining operations ire being carried on by the Hack berry Mining company.-Journal Miner.
 To prevent misunderstanding it may be stated, that the statute passed last winter, limiting the pay Of Supervi- 'ors Tn irst-class counties to S700, was by Judge Kibhey to mean s700 quarterly. But the Judge did not disturb that other portion of the ,tatuts which fixes the salary at S5 md mileage, for each day ot actual ,essien at winch county business is Thus, our Supervisors, if hey sat continuously, Sundays and il. conld never be entitled 10 mora