Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-16
rERRrroRIlL NOTES.
4 light snow was reported at Jerome last week

A light snow was reported at Jerome last week
 ! Snow fell to the depth of five inches at Flagstaff on the night of Nov 3,
 The Masonic Grand Lodge has been in session this week at Prescott
 The Copper Queen Go, of Bisbee, is enlarging it's plant and replacing the old furnaces with new ones,
 The Winslow Mail is informed that fully lG,0o0 head of sheep will be driven from the vicinity of Show Low into Maricopa county to winter
 The first shipment of oranges was made from Phoenix last Monday, to Chicago. They were from the Arizona Improvement Co. s farm.
 Phoenix is to have carnival It is slated to commence February l7th and wind mp on the 22d. George Wash  ington bas nothing to do with it. The business at tho Prescott post office is still increasing, os the receipts for October show en increase of S200 over tho corresponding month of 1894
 Pasturege in Salt River valley is now about Sl per head per month, al- most prohibitiye price. The Ga- zette says there are now 28, GOO head of cattle in the valley
 The marriage contract is taking the place of the preacher and the prayer book in northern Arizona. The con tract is recognized by Arizona law, and like other new departures seems to be popular
 Report is that recently con ycrtod Prescott sport had m argument in church with the pastor on some bible point, says tbe Courier, and wound up by hotly offering to bet SI0 that ha was right.
 At Bisbee new foundry is to .be erected near tho old one; this is to be used in making brass castings of all kinds The foundrics there will do all of tue work for the requirements of the company in other parts of the Ter litory
 At the next session oi the Arizona Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, the lo- cation of home for the aged and destitute of the order win probably be decided upon. Competitive bids will be received and tho town offering the most liberal bonus will likely get the home
 The Citizen says the mine at Naca- zori, formerly owned and worked by ez.Governor zulick, before he had a Winchester for Q bride on tho bleak hills of Cocbisa, and upon which be went "feet upwards, was recently sold to English capitalists for $500, 900, and Zahck wasn't in it.
 The homestead exemption law of Arizona ia probably the least under stood of any statute on tho books of Che Territory. It is very generally understood by lawyers that married nan is entitled to property to the ex. tent Of $500, which is exempt from ex- acatioB, but the law, while allowing the exemption, provides that parties desiring the protection must avail them seIyo by hliug statement with the county recorder giving tbe locationnnd valuo of ihe property Ex
 From a veil authenticated source word was received that at the Pierce mlue some extra rich ore has been struck running high into the thousands, some of which assays SI0,000 per ton. It was well known that as work pro gressed the ore has been getting richer and this latest strike, which appears mostly in course boulders, runs in pockets in the ledge. 4 shipment was mado yesterday containing some of this rich ore which, with the shipping grade, will send the returns to a very respectable average John Pierce re- turned from san Francisco and will go with the shipment to peming Cap italist Head will also accompany him and lock after the test IL appears the | prospect of sale is nearing and doubtless the bonanza will aeon change