Arizona republican., 1895-11-28
ALL OVER IIHB TERRITORY News Culled From Vari-
 OuS Sources. What the Prominent People
 Are Doing. Their Movements and Investments Personal and General
 Territorial News.

C]SAiA who is regarded as meteorological au- thority, does not predict it but says that this winter is beginning like the winter of 1859. That was a remarka- lble Arizona winter in which thirteen inches of snow fell in Tucson. So far this season lMr. Hughes has announced the weather with accuracy. He be- lieves that now the two days rain storm has passed, there will be a clear, crisp atmosphere until the last of the month when calculation may be safely made on more precipitation. His faith in his judgment concerning the storm which began last Friday night was so strong that he began a week ago to make preparations for its arrival.
 Tucson Star: President Huntingt ton of the Southern Pacific, arrived in Tue son by special train on Sunday morn ing, accompanied by his nephew, H. N. Huntington, General Manager Krutt- schnitt and MT. Huntington's private secretary. The party remained in town over Sunday and left for ithe east. They will proceed as far as New Or leans, whence MT. Huntington will go direct to New York. It has been tele- graphed from points along the route that the railroad magnate was making an inspection of his lines. He is doing nothing of the kind, and the supposi- tion that he was probably grew out of a peculiarity of his travelling. The peculiarity is that he never travels by night, and being in a position to humor his fancy in this respect he employs a special train.
 Tombstone Prospector: Bill Wye wants to lecture in Arizona He asks Tucson $375 for an hours talk and Prescott $500, and offers to let Bisbee and Tombstone hear his humOr for $250 each. But since his treatment Ito dose of odorous eggs by a New Jersey au- dience Nye has lost much of his popu- larity as a lecturer.
 Tucson Citizen: Ex-Senator S. w. Dorsey is in the city on business. He is accompanied by MT. w. IA. Parish, the we'll known mining expert. He will it is said investigate some of the extensive copper properties that can be found in the neighborhood of Tucson. It would be ten strike to get him f. nancialy interested in this section of country.
 Tucson Star: Gen. Royal A. John son is apparently the biggest or most numerous land owner in Pima county. Two hundred tax certificates in his name as county treasurer were entered | for record yesterday.
 An attempt is Ito be made to grow the Australian salt bush in Arizona. It is | similar to alfalfa in every particular and grows on alkali ground. If it can be grown here it would result in re- claiming vast tracts of land in this ter ritory that are now worse than useless.
 Prescott Courier: The city jail is | empty for the second time since built 1 The last prisoner a six months termer, was left at work upon a wood pile and | took leg bail yesterday for parts un- known. 'Tis hoped he will not return. !
 Prescott Courier: Placer mining is reported good in Weaver district since the recent rains. One Mexican went out from Stanton on a recent day and | picked up S19 worth of small gold mug gets from the top of the ground An other man, short time before, found a piece worth about $20 and another smaller
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