The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-09-07
TERRITORIAL NOTES.

The tax levy in Pima county is s. l5.
 The tax levy for Yuma county is $S.4S.
 The tax levy in Cochise county is fixed at &2.53.
 Henry Spaulding, of Prescott. has been appointed a guard at the territo- rial prison. Tucson has purchased $7O0 piano for her public school.
 A Pima county sheepralser says he will not shear his sheep this fall, as it will not pay. They are only valuable as mutton.
 A miner working placer ground on Granite creek, three miles south of Prescott, banned out $17 in gold in one day last week.
 a E. J. Goldman has resigned as clerk of the board of supervisors of Mohave county, and L. o. Cowan was ap- pointed in his place.
 One day last week man Dos Ca bezas, while walking, picked up gold nugget weighing thirty-six ounces, and worth more than $500.
 The Eagle flour mill at Tucson will start up thio month on 3,000,OO0 pounds of wheat. Nearly all of this grain was raised by Pagago Indians.
 Mrs. Nellie J. Campbell this week received S2,O00 from the A. o. U. w. This splendid order is daily doing an immense amount of good.-Florence Tribune.
 Superintendent of Public Instruction Ncthcrton has appointed Mrs. A. B. Mitchell. of Prescott, Yavapai county, Il member of the territorial board of examiners.
 Postoflices have been discontinued to l tdhc thNNI august oi, at iiaiN "' {, Maricopa county, mail therefor to go to Vulture; aud at Otis, Pinal county, mail to go to Casa Grande.
 The woolgrowers of Apache county are agitating the question of starting a woolen mill at some convenient point in that county. About one-fourth of the capital stock has been subscribed. Wells, Fargo X Co. have made cut in express rates to Southern Pacific points in Arizona of from thirty 10 fifty per cent. This is in keeping with the Tucson jobbcrs' tariff, and applies to dealers only.
 From Fort Huachuca comes q report that of the garrison of $50 men fifty are in the hospital with typhoid mala ria. MeXicaus along the San Pedro are also down with it. Some fatalities have occurred. Citizen.
 The salt lake east of St, Johns Is of great benefit to this section. 1t fur nishes all the salt our Stockmen use for their cattle and sheep. The only cost loading and hauling, and the supply seems to be inexhaustible- Herald. Two milch COWS bcioDglug To A. Shustcr were poisoned last night from , !he effect of drinking cyanide solution from the tanks at the Boss mine, One of them fell close to the tank from which it imbibod the deadly solution, the other lay short distance away -Prospector.
 The salaries of the school teachers for the ensuing year were fixed at the same price as last year, namely, $l25 for the principal and $50 each for tie assistants. Mrs. Holland was appointed jantrix and Miss Hcnncssy librarian. -Prospector,
 The war department order detailing Capt. John Drum, Tenth infantry, to act as Indian agent at the Navajo agency IS revoked, and Major Angus tus II. Banbridgc, Tenth infantry, now at Fort Stanton, is detailed 10 act as Indian Agent at that agency.
 Hon. J. L. Hubbcll returned Sunday from his rip to the White mountains in ! search of turquoise mine. He found the place where the Mexican found his specimens, and it proved to be a place where the Indians cached their valu- ables in years gone by. Pho location was on top of Old Baldy, the highest peak of the White mountain range, above timber line.--St. Johns Herald.
 The negro who was put in iial q short time ago for prowllng in prlvatc premises was released a few days ago. having served his time. He immedi- atcly commenced his old tricks again. The citizens of the town thinking it about time to stop such business, Wednesday night took him to the out skirts of the town, and forming 2 double line, the majority of whom were armed with barrel slaves, and other similar weapons. made him run tho gauntlet. The negro got a humping l ho ,rill romern her fnr a few days-Elnr-