Mohave County miner., 1891-01-03
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
Tucson is 10 have Bell telephone sys-

| The Colorado river, on Dec 18th showed
the same depth OF water that it did i
year ago on Dec. 18th, viz: 10 feet Yea
terday the guage showed is feet.--Sent
mel.
The house Of Walter j. Hill, at Bell
mont, was burned down together with id
contents last Wednesday. The loss u
Mr.. Hill is probably 5000. lie lost q
fine library.-Flagstaf Champion.
The Territorial Grand Jury, In and foi
the countysof Maricopa, on the Goth o.
Dec, ignored the several charges Of the
Territory VI. Edward S. Gills, for alleged
malicious slander Of c. Meyer Zulick.
The Gazette says that the Southern
Pacific railroad company has shipped IL
Phoenix $50, 900 railroad ties, or sufficient
to build 68 miles Of road this looks as
though the Southern Pacific were about
10 build an extension to their line.
There was placed on record Saturday
last from the Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad
Company TO the Arizona Cattle Company,
deed to land in this county. for theeon.
sideration OF $l20, 900. The land decided
is in the northern part Of this county
Courier.
The next legislature should pass Law
raising the per diem Of members Of the
boards Of supervisors to $40. The num-
Der of days ia which they shall remain In
session should also be limited, and aday's
session should be defined as being from
Q O'Clock a. IN. until O'Clock p. m, al
lowing one hours recess at no,n.--Jour-
nal miner.
The Harqua Hala mines are booming.
A. G. Hubbard is putting ul, forty
stamp mill on the Bonanza. The socorro
company is getting ready TO put up
their mill. The Harris mill expects TO
start up in a few days. Some very fine
prospects have been made OF la.e. Yuma
county can well be proud Of Haiqua Hala
--Sentinel.
On Christmas night, at Williams, Char
ley Grady and Red Berry got into dis
put, over FIVE dollars and one word fol-
lowed another until they both drew six
shooters. Grady fired the first shot,
which took effect in Berry's left breast,
penetrating the lung. Grady received a
flesh wound. Berry's wound is serious
but may not prove fatal. Grady is in hid
ing. and no one knows anything Of his
whereabouts.
The Flagstaff Sandstone Company in-
tends 10 ask the legislature for aid in
erecting a building s0x40 feet at the
Worlds fair for the exhibition OF Arizona
products. The company proposes TO do-
nate the stone from its quarry, besides
giving liberal donation in cash for the
pose, the intention being to build Ii Of
Flagstaff stone, ornamented with Big
Bug onyx, If the legislature will aid in
the enterprise.
Alfalfa hay is worth % a ton, with
prospects Of the price being very much
higher by the time another crop is har-
vested. Carload after carload is being
shipped 20 California. Orders arrive faster
than they can be filed, owing to the
shortness Of cars. Men engaged in the
hay-baling business say that people who
have hay TO be baled want to pay cash
for the work now, where only short
time ago they we're giving half the hay
for bslling the other hali-Phanix Re
publican.
This morning at six o'clock three pris-
oners in the county Jail made their es-
cape, and are now at large They are the
three most desperate inmates. two oeiDg
murderers and the other good for five
years at Yuma. Their names are Adolf0
VerdugO, who murdered merchant Cohn
at Nogale in August 1889, while burglar
izing his store intonia Yeppa sanches,
the Tubac murderer, who killed another
Mexican at a rodeo there four years ago
and was captured about four months ago
and Juan Castillo, the thiei who stole
innumerable articles cf l.. G. Hughes.
Officers are now in pursuit Of the rum
aways, who, it is thought, are headed for
Sonora. Tucson Citizen.
A Prescott telegram Of Dec. 28th says
John III. stoop, who shot and killed
Grant Ls Barr at the Peck mine Sunday,
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Hickey
and placed in Jail here yesterday. He
admitted the killing and his preliminary
was set for December ~.
This morning about . O'Clock, while one
Of the prisoners ip ths jail was shaving
he laid the razor down to wash his face
stoop picked 1t up and went to his cell
and slashed himself across the throat
from ear TO ear. As soon as he committed
the deed be ran out in the corridor, sank |
to the floor and expired within FIVE min |
utss. After being placed in Jail stoop |
seut for an attorney, but when attempting
10 explain the circumstances Of the kill
ing, he broke down and the attorney was
to leave without an inter.
view.
David Trujilio, who keeps . restaurant
At Jerome. left that place late last niphL |