Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-11
TERRITORIAL NEWS,
Items from Globe--Florence Locals Small-Pox at Benson--Prescott
 Mining News.
Globe Belt,


 The rainfall at Globe for the montl of December was 2.45 inches, the loves temperature 26.4 on the 29th.
 The mildness which still holds sway II this valley laments its inability to per petuate its reign on Pinal mountains where the wood pigeons breed and tn, grasshoppers, during ethereal summer sings under the fern. Mir. Soyer, Thurs day, on his return from an altitude oi about 6000 feet, conveyed, as he passed our office, on stringhaltered horse, the information that, next week, they would be cutting ice, and that it wa. then five inches thick on their lake where droops the willow"
 Thomas and Harry Letcher, first class miners and reliable men, left Globe on Friday for Mammoth, to enter the employ of the Mammoth Mining Com pany, which we understand is largely increasing its force and preparing to op- crate its mine on an extensive scale.
 General Grierson is credited with say ing, when lately in Prescott, that it is the present policy of the government to concentrate the troops and to abandon the smaller posts. Those at present talked of being abandoned in this terri tory are Forts. Mcdowell and Thomas.
 MT. l.. P. Nash, the signal service ob- server of Strawberry Valley reports twelve and one half inches of rainfall at that place for the month of December, the greatest amount known for many years past. The Verde river is reported to have reached the highest water mark known for ten years. Much snow has fallen in and around Pine and Straw berry Valleys.
 At regular meeting of Col. J. W. S.. Alexander Post No. ,, Department of Arizona, G. A. R., the following officers were elected: Commander P. Stanley; Senior Vice Commander. J. Brewster; Junlor Vice Commander, J. Willetts: Chaplain, B. F. Pa COG; Officer of the day, Clarence Vest. Quartsrmaster, Hampton Ellis; Officer of the Guard, M Calderon.
 Florence Enterprise.
 Fhe Board of Supervisors of Pinal County are in session this week.
 Mrs E. W. Guild gave luncheon to her sabbath school class on Friday evening.
 J. NJ. Quiggle came up from Tucson Thursday and went to De Noon Satur- day.
 J. N. Dodson has been appointed post master a: Mammoth, vice Louis Eze- kiels, resigned.
 Ham Light, one of Pima county's ex- perienced mining men, visited Florence yesterday to examine the records in cer- tain mining claims.
 Arrangements are about perfected for clearing and planting ;slx or eight sec tions of new land along the Florence canal, aggregating nearly 5000 acres.
 A large number of mine owners held 'watch-meeting" in the mountains Tues lay night, and saved the expense of as work by relocating their claims.
 c. W. Tiilman's residence has been luite hospital for the past two weeks. His children all had the measles and nave since been suffering from the bad effects of the disease.
 MT. John Fuller brother of c. W. Fuller, received slight stroke of paral- 7sis of the left side early Saturday mor- ling. He was brought to town and re- ,eived medical attention which, it is hoped, will successfully restore him to lealtlI.
 The beef steers furnished ono or two ,f the local markets by Hon. F. R. Brady from his range at the Cottonwood ire the finest and fattest that have been put on the block for years. They dress lbout eco pounds and in quality they Ire not surpassed by the best stall fed ,eef in the country.
 Tombstone Epita h.
 Seven cases of smallpox are reported 1t Benson. The town is un !er strict quarantine and there is little danger of he disease spreading. although it is well o be cautious.
 The elevator that carries the ore from he roaster in the new mill at Oso Negro vas improperly adjusted and is under ,oing repairs. The remainder of the machinery is all right.
 A comparatively small number of To- cations have been recorded during the week. The black eye that silver re- ,eIved short time ago seems to have Inocked the enthuse out of our local and claim-iumpers.
 About twenty men have been dis ,harged from the Big Comet, owned by he Grand Central Company, and ship nents of ore will cease until a higher trade is encountered. Development VOTE will continue steadily.
 The sum of 98,4026O has been col ected up to the first of the year for tax $, S77, ,56100 of which goes to the county, 519, ,164.S1 to the Territory and S1,72l6S o the Tombstone school district. About S27 7,C0O yet remain delinquent.
 Prescott Courier.
 By what can be learned from persons lying near Weaver that place is soon to experience boom; town lots and prop ,rty are advancing as news of the pro- ected railroad reaches them.
 Jim Howe, a prospector, came in from 5he Santa Maria mines yesterday and exhibited some very rich rock taken -rOIn mine III that QlSlrlcI. OOiQ shows plainly in the rock, and, by what IS said, the mine will prove bonanza to it's owners.
 The Crook mine, Crook Canyon, is said to have been purchased by MT. Col christ for an English syndicate. MT. c. s a man of extensive travel and exper- ence in all the mining countries of the world, and this news of his purchase for ,he syndicate will add new strength to our already pretty stiff mining back bone.
 c. s. Gage, from the Hassayampa, called on the Courier yesterday. Mr. c. is interested in the Rapid Transit mine and three adjacent claims. Mixed ore from all of these claims recently worked at the Howard mill yielded S5S per ton, while ore from the Rapid Transit itself has yielded from $50 to S75 during the entire summer past. Miners in that district are sanguine over the mining outlook. Messrs. Ryland and Carlisle are building two commodious cabins 0n their Carlisle mine. These claims are all near the celebrated Howard prop erty. Miners in this district have the advantage, when there is too