Mohave County miner., 1890-12-20
TEHRrronrAL ITEMS.

DANHAtO DetFi4kD a. 1<AottH~t NStAft NOtaA7
missioner, to reside at flagstaff
There are 1850, 052 acres Of vacant
land in llrizona Of which 81, 7i5, Az
acres are uusurveyed, consequently mo-
open to homestead or pre-emption filing
Citizen.
Bunk Robinson and Jack Bridger, two
cattlemen were killed by Apache Indians
in Sulphur Spring valley, Cot.hise county
on the 18th inst. There were five Apachei
in the band.
Two men elected as constabl,ss in Pimi
county have been refused certificates o
election en- the ground Of disqualification
in that neither can read nor write ths
English language.
| The organization for establishing /:
cattle trail through to California held I
meeting Saturday evening and RAISED
81, 800 iol the purpose, and received pro.
misses Of about SIS, 900 &c Citizen.
The wt,ll at the territorial University ID
nov 81 feet deep and 1900 gallons an
hour water, the pumping capacity Of the
present power, is being purnped from it
The management intend making the wei
deeper and have received new Is horse
power boiler for pumping purposes
Citizen.
Arizona has 1893 miles Of railroad, 70
miles Of irrigation canals, 2s5 200 acres o
land irrigated and 5,550,O0o acres that
are practicIly irrigabls. The output Of
gold, silver and copper in 1889 amounted
to s4,5lD.343.2o. Her school property Il
valued as $3.50, 900 and tha expenditures
for schools Is sl43,OO0
| The case against the boridsmen OF Fred
w. Smith, late receiver, has been post.
poned BY agreement Of the attorney,
until the next term Of court. The wit
Desses, who were summoned to appear
here ori the 22nd day of the present
month, need not therefor, put in appear
aHce until further notified. Star.
Ronald Mcdonald is in receipt OF a
letter from friend at Hebron, yaalriver
South Africa, in which very gloomy
picture Of the gold fields is given. Near
ly all the mining companies had sus-
pended operations and two important
banks had failed, running thousands Of
deposst!ors. The outlook for resump-
ton oG work in the gold fields 10 dis
couraging. Silver Belt.
A young miner nsmad Nelson while
working in the Queen mine at Bisbee fell
down The shaft from the two 70 the three
hunderd level night before last and hurt
himself 70 such an extent that his life is
despaired Of He came from the 300 to
the 200 on the cage and it Dis supposed
that he went for powder and came back.
but instead of finding the cage stepped
off and fell down the shaft -Prospector.
Pr. Bussey, special agent Of ths In.
terror Department was in Globe yester-
day. He is commissioned by the Depart
ment 10 survey the western boundary
line Of the White Mountain (Sln Carlos
reservation, or rather 10 examine as 70
tho accuracy Of the last survey. NJ. Bas-
sey and corps Of assistants will com
mence work Immediately. and will be
furnished an escort from San Carlos
Belt.
The steamer Gila brought down Ill
tons 81 freight, 10 stamp mill from the
Needles 10 the Old La Paz wash near
EhTenberg The mill is y new one, com
plete in every respect Tor the Nariposa
and New Years Gift mines, owned by
Hopkins and Goodman. The mill viii be
erected about i a mile from the Colo
RADIO river, little below la Paz wash
and about eight miles from Ehrenberg.--
Yuma Sentinel.
Tie suit Of William Ieckendorf agai nst
United States Marshal Paul, for s25, 900
damages, has been decided in Tucson,
10 favor OF the defendant, The SUIT was
caused BY an action Of Marshal Paups
while acting in ssrict adherence to the
line Of his duty in Tucson, during the re
cent election. Its institution was tinged
with a spirit Of something like rnalice
and the esult will be received with salts
faction by all unpreiudiced citizens
having knowledge OF the affair.-Re-
publican.
There Is a sslsrsl complaint made in
regard TO the manner in which property
was valued throughout the county ia
the last assessment. Government lands
without titles or improvements, were
placed at s5 per acre, adjoining tracts 900
per fling while other, upon which there
were valuable improvements, we're placed
at IS per acre only. showing that
distinction Of persons and not OF lands
were made, which is plainly an evidence
Of partiality, or lack Of Judgement
Yuza Sentinel.
X. L. Wnght CO Monday afternoon
shipped to the Los Angslss siaugatsfing
Co., 81 head Of beef cattle purchased
from Gilman Bros. and Stewart, Meek Il
Hayes. The average weigh. Of ths 40
from Gilman Bros, & stewart's range
was 99s pounds, ard which, bnt for
:. ...,.v5 5s,..l,sJs.d Tr the b,,nch urf,,lI haus