The Coconino sun., 1891-07-04
- Territorial Notes.

trackless mesa near the Sonora road. and had been without food or vat er tor three days. They will recover.
 The pay rolls of the mines of this camp do not show over l50 men at work and about s20,O00 dropped each month by the mining companias. In 1883 the pay rolls amounted to al20,- 900 per month and anoaher SlaO.O0O was dropped for mining supplies. This state of affairs can again be brought about by little energy on the part of every one. -Prospector.
 Frank Nelson, colored, an ox-soldier, who murdered his mistress and child last July, was hanged at Solomonville n Saturday last for the crime He confessed his guilt, declared that he was willing to die for the lives he took, and was baptized in the morning by a priest and received into the Catholic Church The crime was committed on account of jealousy. The woman at the time was getting ready to go away fiom him.
 If tho sheep men of Apache county would sell their hocks down to the low. est possible notch, and improve the quality of their sheep, the yield of wool would be as great, the loss during the winter much smaller; the price per pound for their clip much greater. and the meat of better flavor, as well as more pounds to the carcass. The round-ups have laid off for a short time to allow thoir horses n few days rest, when work will again be resumed The calf crop this year is much later than last, and promises not to Le as large St. Johns Herald.
 An interesting report has been made to the secretary of the interior regard ing the condition and the cheapest and best means of preserving the Casa Grande ruins in Arizona. The report was made Ly Cosmos Mindelef, and is quite volumnious, being accompanied with maps of the immediate vicinity of the ruins. Mir. Mindeleff has also taken 2 series of photographs of these ruins. His report will be incorporated in that of the secretary of the interior and the next congress will be asked for an appropriation to preserve the historic monuments -Prospector.
 When ex.Chief Justice Wright ap- peared before Justice Andrews, on Monday morning, to give an account of his actions on Saturday night, a.d answer to Q charge of carrying con. cealed weapons, he pleaded guilty to the charge, and appealed to the judge for clemency on account of the posi-. ton previously occupied by him. Jus. tice Andrews, however, thought the plea for clemency was not well taken. and in the evening assessed a fine of S75, the extreme penalty for the charge heing Sl00 and the minimum fine being s25.-Journal.Miner.
 A party of prospectors from the southern part of the territory, at tracted by the Journal Miners recent article in reference to the new mineral discovery near the Grand Canyon, north of Prescott Junction, arrived at the latter place Sunday evening. They were shown specimens of ore from the new discovery by z T. Phillips, one of the locators, and were well pleased with the appearance, and left yester- day for National Canyon Several prospeotors have gone into this new district recently. Messrs Phillips and Healey, the original discoverers and locators of the mineral, have sent a small force of men out to the canyon to develop their properties'-Journal Miner, ....
 Dunby x Wallis will ship tomor- row from Pantano the last 900 head of cattle of the 5000 purchased this season on the Babacoulari and San Pedro. This last lot was purchased of Herrera, Roberts ds Robbins. Thc shippers get rate to Reno, Nevada, of $SS per car which is way below any previous rate established. The reason for this figure is that cattle are scarce in Nevada and in order to restock the depleted ranges low rate of transpor- tation must be made. ThaS P. Co. will bring the same cattle hack to the California market when fit for beef and will not therefore make as bad a break in shipping prices as it would seem. -Prospector.
 Forty-four stars. emblenatic of forty-foar states, will shine on our flag July 4, 1891. Will Arizona add her brightness to that flag before an other year has come al.dgonel We rather think not, as it now looks as though the almost universal thirst for state hood has gone glimmering for few years at least. This change in senti- ment is most marked in Tucson and ic is believed that careful canvass of county would find the people mostly of that way of thinking. The coming convention will have much to do with the matter. If the to be submitted to the neonle be aprroyed by them a strong