Mohave County miner., 1890-10-11
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Of Cochise county, received 81, 600 fee
in the Neptune mining case.
General NcCook, the new department
commander. is expected at Whipple this
week, for an inspection Of that post.
The San Francisco mountains are
covered with white mantel, the snow
line extending far down towards their
base.
p. J. Bolan is making an independent
race for the Territorial Council from
Graham county. He ignores both parties
and appeals TO the people direct for an
election.
Samuel Bannister and George Westing-
house the latter the inventor of the
Westinghouse air brake for railroads, last
week paid $4,000 for the Speculation
silver mines, located twenty miles south
Of Tucson.
William A. McDermott, q pioneer and
prominent Democratic politician, commit
ted suicide at Tucson on the 5tn inst, by
shooting himself in the head. The cause
is supposed 10 be reyerses in gambling
and the influence Of liquor.
The Agriculture College and the School
Of Mines both begin about the first Of
next February. Several OF the instructors
have already been engaged and this pros.
poets are very good for an excellent and
highly useful future for the Territorial
University Citizen.
IL is fact worthy Of note that more
land has been taken up in the vicinity oi
Flagstaff within the last two years than
in any period prior. This demonstrates
that the settlers have confidence in the
pro1uctiyeness OF the soil, and the future
outlook Of our town and country ry.-Chara-
pion.
A very large amount Of counterfeit
coin has been put in circulation in Tucson
during the past week. The most Of it has
been silver dollars. The police think the
dies on which they are made are in that
city and several parties are suspected
and one arrest has been made, that ol
Geo. Riley.
The prospects are good-that the rail
road will soon be commenced between
Yuma and San Quentin. Lower Califor.
mia parties are quietly looking over the
line from Yuma via Phpnix TO the mouth
Of the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado.
1t is thought that the line down the
Grand Canyon will cross the Territory
via Phoenix TO Yuma.-Sentinsl.
Ex Governor wolhey has resumed
business as private citizen with renewed
zeal and determination. His Lower Gila
Bend Canal scheme will now be pushed
with uninterrupted vigor. Kansas City
papers speak well Of ii, and the enterprise
undoubtedly promises 10 benefit greatly
not only the promoters but those who
secure land under it.--Pb9nix Herald.
The lease Of the Silver Bell mine for
sl25 900 and the sale Of the Speculation
group for s75 600, is only the entering
wedge Of an immense mining impetus
which the yincinity Of Tucson Is soon TO
experience. The mineral wealth Of this
region is almost unknown 70 CAPITALISTS
and those who get in on the front row will
realize handsome fortunes. Tucson
Citizen.
Those who saw the two big boilers,
weighing 1900 pounds each, on their
way from Wilcox to the Globe copper
mine will, doubtless, discredIt our state
ment that two persons, Mart Moore and
Cal Fair placed them on wagons for trans
pOrtation to their destination. In support
Of our assertion We will say that Mart. !,
man of muscle, has a stiff spine, and
his assis;ent is similarly endowed.-Belt
The following is the republican ticket
Of Mar1copa county: Territorial council
X. G. Powers territorial assembly, JOSEPH
B. Mullen and Edwin s. Gill; sheriff
John B. Montgomery treasurer, Francis
A. Shaw. recorder, Walter 8. Johnson
assessor John Gray; district attorney
Webster Street; probate judge, Jesse b
Woodward; supervisors, James T. Prizes
\ and T.. b. Kirkland; county surveyor, II
X. Patrick.
A strike in the Silver King mine is re-
ported. The stringer of rich ore encoun
tered in the Blk shaft two hundred fee
below the lower workings in the ailve
King, has been followed for quite dis
ance. II varies in width from four to
ten inches and makes directly for thu
King workings, and 1t ID the belief Of thu
IN liners that another large ore chambe
W III soon be found. The ore is oi char
cter similar 10 the Silver King bonanza
and contains great deal VI native silver
Enterprise.
The Board Of Asylum Commissioner
held their regular monthly meetinl
Yesterday. The contract for meat was
va rded to u E Hurley. the contract fol
provisions 10 Goldman q Co and the con
tract for clothing and miscellaneous ar
tIcIss was divided between Goldman 4 Ct
and Dillon & Keneaiy. The report Of the