Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-12
Territorial News,
Phenix Hsrall.

from hlS Prescott trip.
 Court Stenographer B. w. TichenC
 and his very pleasant wife returned
 Tucson this morning, the water cas having been adjourned to April 21.
 The supervisors met to-day. Collecto
 Murphy reported taxes collected fo
 quarter ending March 31, at S7, ,593.SS, ir
 cluding poll tax S272.50.
 Graham county has S6000 for the Ter
 ritorial Treasurer, but don't know hoy
 to get it here. They can't trust them selves or the post office and there's n, express. Oh, for little Steve!
 Chief Engineer Barry, of the Nortl and South road. came down here Satur day to testify i'll the water case. He has made railroad reconnaissance from Prescott to Congress mine, about 5C miles. ard finds the route easier than was originally supposed. No tunnels, practically, will be necessary. Whon Diamond Joe was at Congress, about ono month ago, he g;ve orders to push work. Engineer Barry will do so and extend his survey till connection Is made with the line run from Phenix via Peoria to New River, last fall. He leaves tomorrow. After five years in mild Pheniy, he found it pretty tough to wade ankle deep in snow and sleep on blanket that .frOze to the ground, while operating about Hassayampa's head waters.
 Chief Engineer Stanton, of the Den- yer, Colorado Canon tS Pacific R. R., reached the Needles safely, with his surveying party, and went to Denver for a two weeks rest, arriving there last Thursday. Below Peach Springs hls boat dashed against the rocks, he was thrown overheard, sucked under the water to great depth by the whirlpool he encountered, and was finally rescued fifty feet below the point where he sank. The life preservers, however, worn by the men, saved them from the fate of President Brown and two others who were drowned last summer.
 Silver Belt.
 The good news came from San Carlos last night, and has been officially an- nounced, that Fl Calm, one of the Apache convicts who murdered Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Holmes. was kill led near San Carlos on the 2nd inst, by an Indian of Casador's band whom he had attacked.
 Mr and Mrs. Frank Gill's little daugh- ter, Lillie Gill, three and one-half years of age, died on Friday morning of scar let fever, after lingering and painful illness. The funeral took place yester- day afternoon from the residence of the sorrowing parents, for whom great sympathy Is expressed.
 The splendid rain on Tuesday and "Wednesday Is just what was needed to put the range in fine fix. On Pinal mountain there was quite heavy fall of Snow-unusual so late in the season. A stage driver informs us that the width of the snow area was about fifteen miles and the depth on the summit was eigh- teen inches.
 The court of inquiry, called at the re- quest of Lieut.. Eggleston to examine in- to charges against that officer, convened at San Carlos on the 2nd inst. The court is composed of Maj. Wittemore, 10th Infantry, Capt. Lee, 9th Infantry. Capt. Bailey, 5th Infantry, and Capt, Crandal, 24th Infantry. Capt. Nord- strom, of Fort Grant, appears in behalf of Lieut.. Eggleston.
 With this issue the Belt enters upon its thirteenth volume, and although our entire office was destroyed by fire, five years ago, the Belt has not, in single instance, failed to appear at the appoint ed time during the twelve years of its existence. Frank D. Johnson and 4. J. Arana, compOsitors. have been with us ten and eleven years respectively, and have contributed in no small degree towards the success attained.
 The operations of the Old Dominion Copper Company during March were highly satisfactory. The amount Of coke and other freight received was 1 POS, ,7J0 pounds. and the shipments of copper 7S7,:jJ0 pounds. The supply oi coke on hand at the shelter is now larger than for many months, and teams arrive daily. In the mine considerable devel- opmenJ work has been done. The double shaft has been raised to the seventh level, and the work of cut ting out the stations cn that level IS pro- greSsing and will soon bo completed. the large quantity of ore mined, no Giminution in the supply is apparent, so extensive are the ore bodies now uncovered, and new stopes are being opened. If the present sea e of operations Is maintained, 1890 will be the best in the history of the mine.
 Last Friday, three miles below Lower Dam, Bert Ford and three companions found another victim of the late flood. It was supposed to be Charles King, for the storage Co. The re- mains were buried on the spot and pre- 5ented horribio. si:henin9 sight as it had been half eaten by buZzards.
 Valley Bulletin
 Ffty-eight coke teams were reported stuck in the mud between Smithviile and San Carlos on Wednesday. Heavy rains tell in that section the early part of the week.
 The cattle in the vicinity of Bailey's Wells are in fair condition, but water was getting scarce week ago, the tanks at the station being dry.
 The Bulletin entered 6 new subscrib- DTS on its books this week, and now has the largest circulation ever attained by any paper in Graham county.
 Mir. Dan Ming left on Wednesday for the Aravaipa, accompanied by MT. Withe Walker, mining man from New Mexi- | %, WnO goes to JildU ulSirlcJ to examine mines owned by NIT. Ming and others.
 Jack Wilson, who was arrested in this county for horse stealing, having brought a herd from Southern Pima, | and who was tried and convicted in Tucson last week, has been granted a new trial on the ground that it was not proved that the horses had been | stolen.
 At Wilcox an addition has just been to the school house, and the | money has been subscribed to pay for | an American flag, to be displayed on the l the building. Tins will infuse patriot ism into the little Wilcoxonian
 Mir. Newton Ingram has bonded his mining claims, Gold Bar, Tracy, North | Pole and Montezuma, in Gold Gulch, | near Clifton, to Thos. Rhodus. of St. | Louis. These properties were located in 1879. There are many properties of value Tn that mining district.
 The race to come off at this place on the 10th inst. is attracting the attention |