Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-27
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

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 s. C. Bagg has sold the Tombstone Prospector to Wm. H. Hattich, whe has also succeeded to the position of Immigration Commissioner of Cochise county.
 Railways across the government res ervations in Arizona may be taxed Such Is the decision of the Supreme Court of the U. S., handed down in the case of the NJ. X P. R. R. Co.,, against the Territory of Arizona.
 A big ostrich at the ostrich farm, near Phmuix, killed 2-year old colt a few days ngo. The bird was setting, when band of horses broke through the fence A fight eusued, during which the old male bird struck so wick edly that the colt was killed almost in- stantly.
 The outlook for cattle all over south ern Arizona is the best it has been for some time. While the ranges are not in extra good condition, they are not overstocked like they have been for the past few years, and prices are jumping up m a way to make the cattlemen wear broad smiles.
 c, T Hayden, the pioneer miller and merchant of Tempe, has made an assignment to J C. Ford, of San Fran cisco. The liabilities are said to be about S22, 900 and assets about $50, 9 GOO, and nbout S11, ,oO0 secured liabii- ties. Iug assignee has given it out that Mir, Haydens creditors will be paid dollar for dollar.
 It is now stated with semblance of authority, that surveyors of the ezten- sion of the Santa Fe road are ready to take the Geld Enough money has been collected ju Phouiz, Tempe and Mesa to warrant the commencement of the survey, and that work will be at once pushed to Florence goes without question The amoant subscribed here will be paid on demand, as it is be-  hcyed every dollar of 1t is good Flor once Tribune.
 The Hon. William c. Stewart died April 18th at 0:45 of consumption after an illness of about six weeks. No man in Arizona was better known than the deceased and whoever knew him was his friend. He was born at Fair field, Iowa, thirty y-seven years ogo The deceased leaves widow, mother in Iowa and a sister in Los Angeles. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made Mir Stewart was a member of the K. of r, and Mason. -Coconipo Sun.
 A division of property and indebted ness between Apache and Navajo coun- Hes has been effected by the two boards of Supervisors The assessment roll of Apache county for 1894 was Sl,9l4,- 72J, with an indebtedness on March 3l, ls95, of S143, ,395.32 The debt was apportioned between tho two coun- lies on the basis of All per cent for Apache and 52.0 per erut for Navajo This starts Apache county out with Q debt of SE8, 866, leaving to Navajo an initiel indebtedness of s65, ,553.
 At the new Pierce discovery, in Co., chise county, the ledge can be traced for 1000 feet along the ground above which it boldly crops. Old Comstock miners who have examined this prop etty declare that they have never seen tbe equal in an updeveloped ledge. And yet this ledge stood within hum dred yards of n travelled road and has been seen and known and noted for it's size ever since white men went into the country, but as it looked barren and worthless it was allowed to stand undisturbed. About ten years ago the present owner took piece of the rock to an assayer at Turquoise, but the fellow without testing it threw it away as being worthless. There is said to be big fortune in the cropping alone ! -Oasis