Mohave County miner., 1890-11-29
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Arizona Canal Co., Of Maricopa
county, is making the liberal offer to
furnish water free Of cost for year 10 all
who will set out forty acres or more Of
fruit trees.
The Beekeepers Of Maricopa county
shipped their second carload Of honey to
Medina, Ohio, this morning the sixth
aud last Of the season. Il contained
5000 pounds, Of which 5000 pounds
were comb honey. .
Last Saturday night two masked rob
bers entered post traders Norton's store
at Fl. Grant and compelled the book
keeper TO empty 5000 into their sack.
A reward Of $500 has been offered and Is
per cent OF the money recovered.
T. w. Gatke, German citizen Of
Tempe, has succeeded in producing what
the Phoenix Herald pronounces a yeIy
fine quality OF switzer cheese. He pro-
poses TO manufacture the article for sale,
and put 1t on the home market at Is
cents per pound.
Pete Burke reports that there are
millions Of wild ducks and geese near
the mouth OF the Colorado. He killed
three wild geese with his pistol. He says
that on bis trip up next week that he will
bring mp 600 clans. The clans obtained
in the Gulf OF California are delicious. =
Yuma Sentinel
We are reliably informed that Col. G.
Clark, OF Tombstone, will be pushed by
the Cochise delegation for Speaker of the
Territorial Assembly. Col. Clark is an
old timer in the Territory, man Of COM
manding presence, a fine parliamentarian
and II elected, would give general salts
faction. Tucson Star.
A small but powerful narrow guage
locomotive was started yesterday, for Big
Bug district, on very heavy wagon,
drawn by large team. The machine
weighed about $4,000 pounds, was con.
structed by II. X. Porter & Co, Pittsburg
Pc. II will haul ore from the blackberry
and Boggs mines to smelter on Big Bug
creek-Courier.
1t Is generally understood that Wins
low people will make a strong effort TO
secede from Apsche county at the next
session Of the legislature and will ask TO
be admitted 10 the proposed new county
Of Coconino. As the Apache delegation
are all pledged In opposition to it there
win be some lively lobbying done when
the legislature convenes. journal Miner.
Daggs Brothers, OF Flagstaff, the larg-
est owners Of sheep in the Territory, have
brought 10 the valley 30 900 head Of ewes
and mutton sheep, with the design Of
wintering them on the outside lands
above the irrigating bitches, where the
feed win soon be excellent. The gentle
men named own several large and well
improved farms at Lehi and Kyrene, and
design TO annually bring south large
portion Of their herds for shearing and for
preparing for the market.--Repuhlican.
A. +. spinas was in town Monday. He
says he lost seven colts from rattlesnake
bites. All have heard Of snakes and many
different animals that rob the cali, but IL
has remained for Mr.. J. w. Harrington
to discover a new foe. For some time
the cows on his ranch have been going
dry TO discouraging extent. Tho cause
was explained recently by his discovering
a SOW in the act OF stealing milk from
COW. The cause removed, the cows now
yield as much milk as formerly Flor
ence Enterprise.
Robt. Cannon Of this city has In his
few pounds Of material, cal
in appearance and rather frisble
which he intends sending to San Fran
cisco, TO be tested as to It's properties as
for mineral paint, which he
thinks may result in something rich, II
is brought from Pinal county, where he
reports 10 be bed or mine OF $50 feet
thick and at least two miles square. Ari-
zona's resources are limitless, and it is to
be hoped this win matsrialize in some
thing renumerative.-Tucson ci,issH,
Charles T. Hayden 4 Co., will ship to-
from Tempe to st. Louis a car
load Of 81, 900 poands Of raisins and dried
grapes, and in the same train viii be for
wsrded another carload Of 10000 pounds
shipped by John q. Armstrongto Chicago.
The larger part Of esch shipment is COM
posed Of an excellent quality Of boxed
Muscat Of Alexandria rasins, the remain
der being dried Mission grapes In cotton
sacks. These are the first large ship
ments OF raisins from the Salt River Ysl-
ley, and as such are OF much Importance.
Arizona Republican.
Wood in Tucson is now bringing six
dollars cord, q higher price than has
been known here for years. Even at this
rata IL is hard to tind, and "litlero" greess
the ears Of ths Wander Of that commodity
before he Is fairly into town. lie 10 shelly
unmerciful 10 his victims and protesss-
lions o the l,ftiness Of his prices are un-
availing, kLsiFjng ss he does that his heat
producer is tie scarcssG Article In tbs city
and that be can name his price. ifbs
nigh prices aae due 10 the lack oi teams
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