Arizona silver belt., 1890-08-23
TERRITORIAL BREsIrrEs.

indebtedness amounts to $5s0, 0,0oo.
 It is said the Walnut Grove dam will be rebuilt on larger scale than the first.
 The Tombstone Prospector says it is fumored Q weekly campaign paper will soon be started at Casa Grande.
 Owing to washouts on the Arizona < New.Me2ico rafsrded Clifton, at last &C., counts, was limited to 6 tri-weekly mail.
 A Mexican woman named Romero was struck by hghsing ard instantly Killed at Concho, Apache county, re- gently.
 Six months in the Territory, thirty days in the county and ten days in the precinct, gives the privilege of voting, provided the party registers.
 The onyx quarry on Big Bug creek, Yavapai county, has been leased for six months at S1 ,000 per month to G. A. Smith of California, with the privilege of purchasing at S250, GOO.
 The Flagstaff Democrat says: The prospects fer inc building of the Cen tral ArIzona fold Mineral Belt road are said to be more fattering now than for two years past We hope it is the case.
 The career of James Wilson. horse thief, was cut short by bullet from rifle in the hands of Jolin Mounds, at the latters ranch in eastern Yavapai county, last week. Fifteen horses were found which had been stolen by Wilson.
 The Tombstone NJ. < NJ. Co. have made | years contract with the Fl Paso smelting company fer the reduction of their ores, and have Increased their force of men. There are now about seventy-fye on the payroll of the company.
 The Copper Queen Mining Company of Bisbee have purchased some fine mining property in Yavapai, twelve miles from Prescott, and are now en- gaged in erecting smelter. The Sem ator, one of the group, is said to be fine property.
 The Wilcox Stoczman says: All of the bridges (except the one at the Mex lean custom house. on the San Pedro, seven ii number we believe, have been washed away by recent floods. These bridges cost the county q good many thousand dollars.
 The Territorial fair committee an- nounce the following prizes: Best col lection of ores from any mining district in New Mexico or Arizona, $50; sec ond, S25. Best collection of silver ores, sio; copper ores, s10; lead ores, Sl0; gold bearing rocks, S10.
 The Phenix Republican truly says: "A revival of business will never come in Arizona until the mines pour out their wealth to bless the people Cat tie and agriculture are substantial re- sources, but good times come when the mines prosper. Help along the mines. "
 From the Lordsburg Libaral we learn that violent storm and cloud-burst on Coronado mountain, near Clifton, week before last, caused tremendous flood. Robert Eichler, father of Mrs. John H. Hoyey, living at the Refugio mine, ill Gold gulch, was surprised by the water and dashed to death on the rocks. The body was found next day, several miles below in Eagle river, lodged in the forks of tree.
 O. c. Pcling, the birdolegist writes to Col. Hafford thht he has caught sev- eral birds heretofore unknown, among them being two red humming birds, a scarlet Trojan and a cockaded wood- becker. Arizona possesses more natu- ral wonders than any other part of Uncle Sam's domain, and such scientific 
 men as Mr. Polling are announcing the fact in way that can't be contradicted. Tombstone Fwitaph.
 The Republican understands that there is now in the valley special agent of the Interior Department charged with the investigation of fraud ulent land entries. Ii is reported that iie has made some s.nrtling discoveries of wholesale frauds secured by the most bare-faced perjury, and that his report threatens tc cause infinite trouble and to seriously unsettle titlesin the valley. This would be bad thing for every body and we trust that tbe story given out may be exaggerated. Phoenix Re- publican.
 While the high waters of the San Pe- dro were exciting the comment of the residents of Mammoth last Friday, Prof. Hitchcock offered to bet ten dollars that he could swim across its mighty and turbulent current His wager was ,,r,,,tl,, aoaontad a,,d lilrauisa several