Mohave County miner., 1890-03-08
rERRrroRIAL ITEMS.


The Grand Encampment G. A. r., is
in session at Tombstone this week, and
al! the Posts sre represented.
All Of the bills Of the Arizona univers-
ity have been paid and there is cash
standing to the credit Of the university
fund to the amount Of &, ,40o.--Star.
Action in the proposed abandonment
Of II. Mcdowell has been suspended,
awaiting the arrival at Washington ,d
petition from residents Of that vicinity
addressed to the Secretary Of War
Stockman.
Several yesrs' residence in o mining
country has convinced us that the sue
cessful company is not the one that has
superintendent Who is larger than the
mine he is employed to superintelld.-
Nogales Herald.
At Tombstone the other day China
man after being sentenced TO the petiiten-
tiary for life, for murder, mortgaged to
an innocent purchaser all the property
belonging to Chinese company ofwhich
he vas q member.
A correspondent Of the Citizen from
Graham coenty saws that ex Judge Barnes
has been down there fixing things for his
nomination for Congress next fall.
Graham county should be solid for him.
Tombstone Prospector.
A ireighter named Hewett was mur-
dered, Sunday. at Point Of Rocks, cq, the
ella, in Graham county, by Apaches.
They burned his wagons and stole his
horses. Troops from Thomas and San
Carlos are in pursuit Of the Indians
The Yuma Sentinel says that the first
flag raised over any school house in ARR
zona was run up on the Yuma school
house on Saturday last. The Tombstone
school house has been flying a flag Of its
own for the past five years, Mr. Sentinel.
Tombstone Prospector.
John F. Blandy, N. f., who is collect
ing mining statistics, is rack from a to1r
of the Territory and assures US tlI.t min
ing, in several counties, is in healthy
condition. Dry concentration isa success
in Yuma county. lie hopes shat mine
owners Of this county will wasc up and
give him such information as he requires
for his forthcoming report.-Courier.
Oliver Trecelein, city treasurer oi
Tombstone, attempted suicide on the 2nd
inst. by cutting his throat with razor.
He severed his windpipe, and then cut
his wrist half way through. He has been
suffering years from consumption. Fail
ing to lose consciousness, he used his
hand to pull his windpipe out. When
found he was still concious, and his
wounds were sewed up. He is In a fair
way to, recover.
Sheriff Creaghe returned last Friday
afternoon from Phoenix, where he had
been to obtain . requisiiion from acting
governor Murphy, for 4. w. Nelson,
charged with collecting illegal fees from
this county, while deputy clerk Of the
district court. Governor Murphy fatty
refused to issue any papers for his return
to this Territory, claiming that he had
been advised that it was ease OF politi-
cal prosecution.-St. Johns Herald
The Tucson Citizen SAYS: A private
dispatch from Governor Wolfley to Sur.
yeyor General johnson brings the pleas.
ing information that the bill known az
the Territorial Funding Act, was reported
favorably by the House committee. This
bill has already been favorably conaid'
eied by the Senate committee, and its en-.
actment into law is now practically as.
sured. The bill was gotten up by Gov
ernor Wolfey, and will result in saving
thousands of dollars to Arizona tax-pay.
ers.
| A petition addressed to President Har.
rison, asking for the segregation from the
San Carlos reservation OF McMillen and a
small portion OF country surrounding it
was circulated in Globe the present week
and received many signatures. McMillen,
through which runs the famous Stone.
wall ledge, is one Of the richest mineral
districts in Gila county, but lying within
the reservation, no title to claims can bt
secured, and their development has been
retarded. As the area desired to be seq
regated is not occupied by Indians and il
Of no benefit whatever to them, it should
be opened to settiemsnt.-~Globe Belt.
i Mr.. Ormsby, secretary Of the board o
University Regents. received 700 pounds
of forage grass seed from the agricultural
department, for experimental purposes Al
the grass station established here. 1t is
the intention Of the Regents to fence ir
four acres of the university grounds on
the northeast corner and plant this sset
at once. The test is to be made without
the aid Of irrigation. There are severa
kinds Of seed, most Of them brought from
far distant countries, the climatic con
ditions Of which are similar to those o
Arizona. Dr. Vesey, the botanist Of TIM
department, who was here last summer
believes all oi our arid lands can be made
to produce forage grass, and the expert
ments at this station will be made to de