Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-05-10
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Nearly every Arizona town has its base
ball club this year.
Bisbee collects from each Of her citi-
zens . road tax Of four dollars per year.
New oats and hay are being marketed
at Phoenix. New bay brings 70 per ton.
A tri-weekly mail service from Paescott
to Hillside mine has been ordered by the
postofice department.
C.P. Leitch waa awarded the contract
for furnishing beef at Fort Grant. The
price was A.2 per hundred pounds.
In the election held in Tombstone to
disincorporate that city, the movement
was defeated by majority Of fifteen
votes.
Apache cosrnty was visited by forty
eight hour continuous rain last week. II
was sadly nesaed. and II viii prove
great benefit \, stockmen.
The Clarion says Clifton wants 4 sam.
pling works, and wants 1t badly. II
would be the means Of bringing thou
sands Of tons OF orc into market that ID
now on the dump.
Walter l.. Vail, Of Tucson, was recent
~ bitten by Gils Monster. He has re-
covered from the effects Of the bite, but
has his own precautions and . strong
constitution to thank for il.
Since January LIST. 6,s4s cattle. mostly
feeding steers, have been shipped from
Wilcox. OF this number. 5,5l7 head
went to eastern points, principally Kan
sas, and 1881 head TO California.
Ex-Governor Znlick has . handsome
ranch Of section Of land well improved,
under the Highland canal, upon which
he has set out fine orange orchard. The
whole section is improved and most Of il
in alfalfa.
E. T. Hopkins, who has bond on
Tom Gooiman's gold mines near Ehren-
berg, Is having ten-stamp quartz mill
built at Chicago, which will be ready for
shipment by September ist.-Yuma
Sentinel.
The Enterprise mill, north OF town.
started up this week under the superyis-
/ ion Of G. c. Goven and Jos. Treat. They
have large contract with the Arizona
! Lumber and Timber Compauy.-Flsg-
| staff Champion.
The Bowie Station and Fort Thomas
stage was held up on Thursday Of last
week for the third time in the last three
years. The robbery occurred between
Bowie and Bailey's Wells, and was done
by two Mexicans.
The act creating new customs dis
trict for Arizona has been approved by
the president and is now law. So far
a. known there ars but two applicants
for the Office, Hons. NJ. 8. Snyder and
George Christ Of Nogales.
Territorial Auditor Hughes will sell at
public auction, in Prescott, on June 18th,
lots p and 2s, block 10, the old capitol
site, known as the Jackson property,
which escheated to the Territory by de-
cree Of the District Court, in pursuance Of
an act Of the 18th Legislature.
Prescott Junction people are iubilant
once more over the prospect OF division
Of the Atlantic 4 Pacific railroad being
established there. One Of the railroad
company's civil engineers has made a
thorough investigation Of the water qnes-
ton, and claims to have discovered a
source from where an abundant SUPPLY
can be obtained.
The six Cinnamon arrested at Nogales
last week for unlawfully entering the
United States, had their examination
this afternoon before U. s. Commission.
or Hughes, and were remanded to the
the custody Of the marshal, to be taken
TO No9ales and place across the line in
Sonora, the place from which they came.
Tucson Citizen.
| There never was time in the history
Of Nogales when 30 many buildings were
In course Of construction as now and
there never was time when there was
~ much work for mechanics and laborers
a. there is at present. There are no idle
men in town except the gamblers and
even they manage to find some employ
ment Of evenings.-Herald.
/ A press report says: Superintendent
Gage, Of the Grand Central Mining Co.,
has returned from Sonora, and reports
that the Apaches captured 3 sixteen.
mule team, belonging to J. 4. Durkee Of
this place. They burned the wagon and
freight, and ran of the mules. A party
Of Mexican troops followed the Indians,
and succeeded in recapturing the mules.
Some alarm exists among the settlers.
There are lots Of little jokers In the
Arizona "Kode." The Attorney Genera
ran against another one at Yuma when
the prison commissioner counsel sprung
the Law that all cases in which the Terri
tory was party should be tried at the
capital Of the Territory. That kode is
just as full of little jok,s as the kode com
mission was full Of cunning. For is is q
fact, that commission was daisy.-Tuc-
son Star.