Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-24
Kid Gang Of Apaches Committing
Depredations in Arizona.
SILVER BONANZA NEAR PHOENIX.
Records and Insignia Of the Chinese High
binder Organization Discovered
by Sacramento Cops.

Helena, Mont, sapphire and ruby
beds comprise 5000 acres.
The Santa Fe runs potato train daily
from Los Angeles to Chicago.
A veritabIe silver bonanza has been
struck at Mesa City near Phoenix.
Complaints about the Soldiers Home
at Santa Monica are becoming frequent.
Extensive inter beds have been To-
Gated in Deaths Valley near Resting
Springs.
The turquoise stone found near Pho.
nix, A. T., has been pronounced OF a
superior quality.
The Arizona Board OF Territorial
Equalizers met recently, and will raise
the taxes on all railroads In the Terri
tory.
San Diego is still striving for the erec-
ton OF plant to work the iron ore from
tho Tempustete mines in Lower Cali.
fornia.
The supply department at Mare leland
is being investigated. There are charges
OF favoritism which excludes legitimate
bidders.
The Kid gang OF renegade Apaches are
committing depredations in Arizona
ployment.
The wood camps in the mountains in
Nevada are opening up for the season
work, which promises to end earlier than
usual this year.
Prospectors from the New river coun.
try ridicule the story that the Salton
Basin would become a lake this season,
similar to that OF last year.
~ I'll
were supposed TO have been lost on the
Colorado Desert, have been rescued.
The hardships Of the party are described
AZ terrible.
1t is stated that 5000, 900 pounds Of
wool will pass through the hands Of a
local merchant at Albuquerque, N. M,
this season.
The MonaTc'l mine in Silver CITY,
New, Is being guarded by shotgun bri-
gade. The property, which is very val
liable, is in litigation, and there are
three claimants.
Southern California has caused the stiff
fleming Of prices. The mountain dealers
have had difficulty in competing with
the Oregon trade.
A Boston syndicate has purchased
1900 acres near Deming, N. M. The
land will be irrigated through force
pumps and wells and rendered valuable
for farming purposes.
The various Phoenix CA. IT, banks and
mortgage companies have levied attach
ments on the Phoenix electric light
plant, aggregating $l0,600. The failure
is said to be complete.
q. w. Dunn, the California naturalist,
has collected over 10000 insects belong
ing to the horn-winged family, 5000 OF
the cricket tribe and about 1900 butter
flies and numberless rare plants aud an
finals.
The Yaqui and Mayo indian troubles
in Sonora, Mexico, are assuming large
proportions. The Mexican government
Is massing soldiers in the Yaqui country.
Sixteen soldiers were recently killed In
an ambush fight.
Benjamin S. Bailey, the man who
swindled the United States out OF a two
cent stamp at Porterville few days ago,
pleaded guilty at Los Angeles In the
United States Court, and was sentenced
TO pay fine Of $40.
Work OF rebuilding the Walnut Grove
dam near Phoenix, A. T., has begun.
When finished this reservoir will cover
an immense tract of reclaima BILE land,
and will also give strong impetus to
placer mining in that section.
The interest in the North Side railroad
is increasing at Phoenix, A. r., and its
completion in the near future is an as
sured fact. By July they will be lay
ing the track on eighty miles of tile
grade, and by November the road will be
completed.
In boxing up the remains of United
States soldiers recently exhumed near
Prescott, A. T., three Indian spear heads
made Of hoop iron were found in one of
the skeletons. One of the spears had |
entered the back, and the head was
found fast in the breastb bone on the in |
side.
The heirs of George Hearst-Phmbe
Hearst and William X. Hearst-have |
brought suit at Phoenix, A. T., to quiet
title to the San de las Boquillias y No
gales land grant. This land includes
that occupied by settlers ON the San Pc
dro river, taking in the town OF Fair
bank and the greater portion of the
Mormon settlement OF st. Davids, as well
AS other valuable valley land.
w. w. Taylor and Harry Bailey, two
notorious confidence men, have sw INDEED
several parties at Los Angeles, and Bal
ley succeeded in marry ng a wealthy
widow, although he has q wife in De-
troit. The police ordered Taylor from
town, and before Bailey could dispose OF
much OF his new wife's property he, too,
had to leave. They are said to be oily
men, pleasant takers, with fund OF
which they freely make use
Of with tourists and susceptible people.
The Sacramento police made search
Of premises occupied by highbinders,
and recovered, hidden in the basement,
a locked box containing the records OF
the organization and all the insignia of
the vicious society, including the short
sticks passed around to members when
ever the murder or robbery Of hated
Chinaman is proposed, to notify them of
a meeting. The capture Is an important
one, and may lead to much desired in
formation.
The Victoria (B. o. Coloaisi contains
he first chapter OF an ex posure of a hot
bed of the vilest corruption in the very
leart OF Victoria, systematic seduction
Il girls OF tender years by men who hold '
positions and enjoy the con- '
idence and respect Of the entire COM I
nunity. The paper demands that the
authorities take cognizance OF the curse I
nd act promptly in its era lie ition. 4
tating that the names, dates and 8