Mohave County miner., 1890-07-26

Ihe Graham county jail contains eight
p isoners.
Tombstone has organized . militia
company with the following officers: H.
8. Ford, captain IT. Munier, LIST Heuten-
ant; and George Cheyney. I'd lieutenant.
The assessed valuation Of property In
Maricopa county. this territory, is nearly
FIVE and one half million dollars and that
Of Cochise county reaches nearly four
millions.
James Dohenay. prominent contract
or, Of Phenin. was killed by his son,
William, on iast Sunday. The son u In
custody, and claims that the deed was
done in self defense.
Judge Cooling this week sentenced G.
c. Chambers, alias Ho 30 Jack, former
notorious saloon keeper Of Williams. to
one year In the penitentiary and to ray a
ine Of $50. In case Of failure to pay the
fine. fifty days is to be added 10 the term
OF imprisonment.
On the 21st inst. young Mexican on
horseback WAS attcked by mad ball ai
Silver lake, near Tucson. The horse wa
gored to death almost instantly. The
bull caught the rider a. he fell, ripins
open his side. He died in . short time
from his injuries.
The approximate population OF Tucson
just taken Is 5,ls6. This does not include
Buell's, Ricker's, Bruckner's, and o.
born's additions, and the many inhabi.
tAnts Of the valley within a half mi,e Of
the city, which included would mako ouI
population about 7,500.--Star.
The following screage Of public lands
was entered In the Tucson Land Office
for the year ending June 80, 1890: Home
stead entries, q, l992 6 acres; desert,
82.5s9.53; timber culture, II, 779.63;
mineral, 226.37; presumption. 1880.
Total acres entered. 1l8,692.79.
Since our last issue there have been
splendid rains in almost every section oil
Southern Arizona, and the present out
look for good year for stockmen, 90 FAR
- feed Is concerned, could not be better.
We rejoice with our friends. the range
men over the Hatte1ng condition Of af.
iairs.-Stockman
Superintendent Loss, Of the Central
Silver Company, Casa Grande, has pur-
chased the viol mill at Leiiendorf, eight
miles from Lordsburg. The mill cost
$50. 900, and is the most complete mill in
that section II has twenty stamps and
Is supplied with all modern machinery.
1t will De moved in September.
Il. T. Conway, Of Tonic Basin, has
gone east to be treated for apasms that
were brought on him by the bite Of q
skunk. IL is only Of late years that these
animals have taken to biting people in
Arizona. We, at least, never heard Of
their biting ANYBODY in the early days,
when all hands slept in the open air.
Major J. w. Donnelly consumaied the
sale Of ten sections OF railroad land in
Lonesome valley to W. E. Pediey. last
Saturday. The price paid was s6.40O, or
81 per acre. II is understood that on the
completion of the Lynx creek reservoir,
Mr.. Pedley will carry water on the land,
which will he usrd for agricultural pur
poses.-Journal-Miner.
Governor Wolfey has pardoned an
Apache convict who was sentenced to
two years imprisonment for stealing
IS calf, and had served ont more III n
half his term. In view Of the fact that it
is the "early brand that catches the
calf in Arizona, the punishment seemed
extreme even for an Apache. who proba-
bly,. however, deserved his fate on gene
raj principles. -Prospector.
The vacation trip Of Judge Sloan is
worrying the Democrats "a pretty con-
siderable" One yarn is that the Judge
has becn summoned TO Washington by
the President to explain his decision in
the water cases on the San Ped.o. As
the Judge has not rendered any decision
in these cases this does not seem very
probable. But fby any wild probability
this should be the case we ought to feel
hattered at the interest taken in our az
fairs by the President. -Epitaph.
The board Of supervisors OF Graham
county this week inaugnrated reform in
county. affairs by reducing the salaries of
all county officers except the District At
torney and County Treasurer. The an
nnal official salaries in this county now
stand No follows: District Attorney, 400;
district Clerk, 1900; Recorder, 1900;
Sheriff. 500; Assessor, 400; Probate
Judge, 400; Conn.yTressurer, s41o. This
is beginning in the RICH. direction. So.
pervisor Casey wanted the salaries Of
the Recorder and District Clerk placed at
$500 each.-Bulletin.
As coon as the convicts get through
running the cut In the hill west Of the s.
p. hotel they will b. employed grading
the hill south Of the Prison walls. When
the latter work is completed, the con-
OF large water reservoir will |
be commenced. The reservoir will be
used tor the purpose Of supplying the
town with an abundance Of pure water. |
1t is the intention Of the Prison auihori.
ties In hurry this imnorfant work alonn