Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-27
ARIZONA NOTES.
Yuma Sentinel, Oct. "a.

Yuma Sentinel Oct. "a.
V. A. Tapscott, of Red Bluff, Cal.
arrived here on Wednesday and left the
same day for trip down river, to ex-
anime the condition of his lands, which
are partly overfowed by the break in
the Colorado, eighteen miles below
Hanlon's place. He was accompanied
by p. r. Storey and ]. l.. Garnett, of
Dixon, who will purchase 200,000 acres
of land in the Colorado river region of
Lower California, if the soil and condi-
tons are satisfactory. L. B. Healy,
civil engineer of prominence, is with the
party and will make a preliminary sur
vey Of the country to determine whether
the break in the Colorado river can be
utilized in carrying water through canals
over Mr.. Tapscott's lands. Mr.. Healy
will also prepare a statement of the
expense which would be incurred
should it be deemed advisable to close
the Salton crevasse from the Colorado.
The Yuma Pumping Irrigation COM
pany has purchased a carload of agri-
cultural implements, which arrived
from California yesterday. The COM
pany has also contracted for $4,000 of
trees and vines which are to be set out
on the ground which is being put in con-
dition for planting, one mile west OF
Main street. The trees and vines were
purchased at Redlands, Cal.
Maj. j. w. Rust, Indian agent, was
out here on supposed official visit to
the Yuma Indians few days ago. He
spent most OF his time examining placer
ground between the reservation and Pot
Holes. He returned to Pomona, CAL,
by Tuesdays express.
Tucson Star.
Willis P. Haynes and bride arrived
from San Diego yesterday, and are guests
at the Orndorff. Both Mr.. Haynes and
his bride are we'll known in our city, and
have many warm friends here who will
congratulate them upon their marriage.
They leave for Nogales this afternoon.
Graham County Bulletin.
On Tuesday night last meeting of
citizens of Solomonville was held to take
steps looking to the erection of tele-
graph line from Bowie station to Sol
omonville.
The term of the Graham county dis
trict court which closed this week was
success. Out of eleven criminal cases
tried, nine convictions were secured,
seven OF the defendants going to Yuma
for various terms and two receiving Jail
sentences. When it is known that
officers and juries will neither tail or
falter in their duty, men will not be 80
handy with their gun, knife and brand
ing iron. Graham county is fast purg-
ing itself of criminals.
Mrs. Tillie Hall and Mrs. Lizzie Hall,
of Pine Cienega, n NJ, arrived in Solo
monville again on Monday. They are
now the wives of r. B. Hall and r. S.
Hall, who belonged to what is known as
the Pine Cienega rustlers. These men
have not been heard of since about Sep
tember s. and the wives are positive
that they were killed in the vicinity OF
Ash Springs by party who was pursu
ing them. This is the third time these
ladies have been here searching for the
dead bodies of their husbands and their
evident distress has secured for them
the sympathy of good many of our
people. They brought wagon and pro-
visions this trip and proposed to spend
several days searching the country be-
tween Ash Springs and San Simon.
silver Belt.
Major Montgomery, Tenth cavalry,
has been ordered to command San
Carlos.
DR.. johnson, post surgeon, has been
ordered east, and will leave in a'few
DAYS. His successor is Lieut.. j. M.
Wells. from Fort Thomas, Ky.
Colonel johnson has been relieved
from command at San Carlos and has
been ordered to Washington city. 1t is
supposed that he will succeed Captain
Bulls as Indian agent.
Prescott Courier
People sinking wells on the hills in
southeast Prescott find strong veins OF
water about twenty feet from the sur
face, just about the same distance from
the surface as water is found on level
with the banks of Granite creek, in the
basin below. In view of this fact, the
Courier thinks a tunnel driven into
these hills, starting at their base, would
afford flow of water which could be
conducted into a large reservoir, and
the water problem for Prescott forever
solved, and cheaply, too.
President Douglass and Vice-Presi'
dent Joseph Van Black, of the Com