The Coconino sun., 1891-06-20
Territorial Notes.

N'DNa NfhP '~ f'@~''s' | is estimated at 2,000,O00 pound.
 Eugene Moore, of Clifton, yes found drowned above the Metcalf mine on the l2th inst. ..
 The city council of Prescott las doubled it's rates to consumers. Their excuse for so dcing is that higher rates will prevent the waste of water. There will be great gathering of ed- itors at Flagstaff, this summer. As we Aaye said before, Prescott ought to tendar chem reception --Courier.
 Que remarkable feature of the col lection of taxes in Cocbise county, says the Prospector, is that for 1890 but $l,036.39 remains uncollected phs is out of total of S9O, 900.
 At the rate of one thessand feet of lumber per acre, which is avery low estimate, Arizona has one billion, four hundred and forty million feet of the finest timber standing in the forests, awaiting the woodman's axe.-Star.
 Street corner criticisms of the court expenses of the recent term of the dis trict court having oeen freely indulged in, an investigation vas made, with the result that the average expense of the last six terms of court held by Judge Porter was Sl, 400 per term, while the recent term under Judge kibbey, cost but $7S5.60. The kick CTS evidently had DO good grounds for their convulsive muscular denonstra- tions. s.-Florence Enterprise.
 The Yuma Indians have a quaint notion. It is that pesquite beans regulate the weather. They say that the weather must remain very cool until the mesquite flowers, agd that from that time until the time of ripen ing arrives the tempature will be hinh. They insist that the cool spell epjoyod during may was due to the fact that the mesquite beans were not ready to open, but from now on expoc. tropica! weather.-4uma Timas.
 Pipal county people believe that the Casa Grande and Globe road will cer. tainly bo built in ths fell The bonds, in the sum of &50,000, are now or sale The second injunction against the road was thrown out by the late court. They also say tho desire that the road be built is very general which is perhaps correct so far as tn, people of Florence goes, but outside o this small percentage tkpre is no sucl desire anywhere, and the road is yet far from being built.-Stockpan.
 Geronimo, the noted desperado, was killed near Pantano, OF the 18th inst and the body was taken to Tucson by Deputy Sheriff Gray. Late in tn, evening, Geronimo and Leon were dis covered and attacked by posse. The bandits made fierce resistance. Ger onims fired five shots and Leon three none, however, taking effect ThC pursuers were armed with repeatin! rifles and the robbers with pistols Geroaimo fought ike lion and fel pierced with bullets, when Leon sur rendered. Geronimo hes robbed tn, United States mail stage more than | dozeo times, and has committed many murders.
 Yesterday party of gentlemen or ganized what IS to be known as tho Arizona Worlds Fair Club. The ob ject is to secure the pledge of enougl Arizonians to make up an excursion O 300 or more, which will enable th' club to charter train at greatly re duced rates. Each member of tn, club will be required to pay in [ monthly fec of three dollars from now until the date of the excursion. Tn, best of accommodations will he secured in Chicago, and arrangements will b' made to secure every advantage at re duced rates, The plan will enabl, many to visit the Worlds Fair, wh' would otherwise be un4ble to attend.- Tucson Star.
 A trial test of the proposed irrigatio, at Yuma, by steam ppmps in the Col crado river was made last Sunday an, is thus reported in the Times of tha city: Several hundred people assembled around the works in the afternoon Steam was up at 3 o'clock, the quag' showing 20 pounds pressure, On' pbmp was stnrted and worked with , little adjustment The other was als, adjusted and startea, and big stream began flowing into thu Hume and ditcl An enthusiastic cheer went up iron the crowd and the whistle was hlowl merrily, By this time tine steam hac fallen to ten pounds, then to eight, tc five, and to two, hut the pump keel right onjust the same, ''Ihey'll onI, need steam enough to start 'nm." sait one in the crowd, and indeed it looked so. A careful measurement of th' water in the Hume showed 355 miner inches with ten pounds pressure.
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