The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-07
TERRITORIAL NOTES.


The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.
Long died at Big Bug on December 20.
The Comet mine ut Tombstone il
shipping fifty tons of rich ore daily to
FL Paso.
The editor of the International, pub
lished at Nogales, has been arrested
for criminal libel.
Jesse Phillips killed silver-tipped
bear in Guadalupe conyon. 1t weighed
about ], 600 pounds.
V. III. Igo has secured five-mile
contract on the Santa Cruz canal, and
will begin work at once.
p. Z. Kirkland has purchased Eli
Putenney's ranch in Williamson valley,
and will remove there shortly.
A dead man with his body nearly
burned in two was found near Tempe.
His identity was not established.
DR.. Jennings, of New York city, has
taken the position left vacant at Bisbee
by the resignation of DR.. Darlington.
Boyle & Biffar, of Cherry Creek,
worked ten tons of ore by the arastra
process, and got 5000 in bullion for
their labor.
Good ore is being taken out of the
Black Eagle mine. one of the Rattle
snake group, and work is being vigor-
ously pushed on the property.
A Mexican. whose name was un-
known, was killed at Peach Springs on
Christmas day by another Mexican,
named Carbgall. The latter is in Jail
in Mohave county.
The force of railroad builders now
east of Yuma will complete their con-
tract there about the 18th inst, when
work will be commenced on the new
track on the west slope of the Dragon
mountains.
w. ii. Thomas informs the Tempe
News that he has discovered large
gold-bearing ledge in the mountains
about eight miles north of Mesa. He
exhibited some specimens that showed
considerable free gold.
Prescott has the only Chinese fare
dealer in the southwest. He goes by
the name of Charley" and is the
only Mongolian out of eight who
escaped alive from the Walnut Grove
disaster of two years ago.-Journal
Miner.
Superintendent Brodie has the quar-
ries in good shape, and has cleared
away the debris at both ends Of the olt
Walnut dam site, and everything is il
readiness to go ahead with the rebuild
ing of that great water storage struc
ture early in the spring says the Pres
colt Courier.
A double wedding took place il
Mesa city Wednesday. The contract
ing parties were John Colman and Mis-.
Annie Phelps, and S. I. Barnett ant
Miss Adie Colman. The newly mar
ried couples gave free dance at Mes,
hall that night, and a most enjoyabl,
time was had.--News.
Cal Cox, who in company with ;
friend, left short time ago for triI
through Mexico, was taken seriousl,
Ill at Nogales, where his friend ais,
was taken i'll and died from pneumo
mia. Mr.. Cox was brought to Tomb
stone where he is now, being cared fo
at the Palace. ce.-Prospector.
c. c. Mcdonald, a native Of Canada
aged % years, died at Walnut Grov,
of pneumonia, superinduced by Il
grippe, on Saturday night. He wa
engaged as rodman on the engineer
corps Of the Walnut Grove Water
Storage company. He had been {
resident of this section for severaL
years. rs.-Journal-Miner.
The water in the San Pedro river il
higher this winter than ever seen be
fore at this time of year, although thi.
is the dryest season ever recorded. Tn,
cause Of this phenomena is worth study
ing. The season just opening is looket
upon by farmers as Il most encouraging
one, and a largely increased acreag,
will be planted.--Prospoctor,
DR.. Sabin's son shot himself Thurs
day night at Gila Bend while shooting
the old year out, and the new year in
He arrived in Phoenix yesterday ard
had the ball extracted by DIR. Hughes
The bullet struck HIM in the leg and
passed down into his foot where II
lodged. The wound is very painful
though not serious.
John Waters and Ben Winston canae
in from the Swiss helm mountains,
where they had been on hunt They
killed sixteen Whitehall deer, bringing
back to Tombstone fourteen of them.
During their trip they went through
the Swisshelm mountains from one end