Arizona republican., 1896-11-12
NUGGETS OF TERRITORIAL NEWS.

NUGGETS OF TERRITORIAL NEWS. Speaking of the profits of the fruit industry in this country reminds the Mesa Free Press that on the Mesa is an illustration of what may be done in this direction The Spragg and Vernon forty-acre orchard, just west of town, has a five-acre plat of peach trees that this year bear their first regular crop and yet they average fifty pounds to the tree. The fruit has been sold in the orchard for 1 cent a pound. This gives $1.50 per tree or $162 per acre of 108 trees. If there is another industry in the country that will make a better showing we would like to know what it is.
 The Prescott football team has been revived.
 The Border Vidette has the following report of bull fight at Nogales last Sunday: Quite a large crowd collect ed at the Plaza de Toros, Sunday af- ternoon to witness the bull fight, which it is said was by far the best of any of the series thus far. Every one of the 'toreros' elicited rounds of applause from the audience It was 'RamitOs' turn ito kill the bull and he did it in the latest and most approved fashion. 'Chatillo' and tAragones' also han dled themselves to the extreme delight of the audience The entertainment next Sunday will be for the benefit of Fro ilan Peres, iChatillo,' and there is no doubt but there will be a large crowd on account of the excellence of yester- days sports"
 At the new town of Rcllin two and one-half miles south of Crittenden thirty men are at work on the new smelter which is already we'll under way. A fine new store has been erect ed and is well stocked with a fine line of general merchandise. The board ing house is also completed. Several new houses are already up and others are in process of erection. There is a movement on foot for the erection of a copper plant for the smelting of cop per ore.
 The might telegraph office at Ash Fork was reopened Monday night with H. l.. Deering as operator.
 J. Wilber Thurber, manager of the Flagstaff and Grand canyon stage line says that the season just closed has been the most prosperous one in the history of travel to the great natural wonder Early in the season the indi- cations were quite discouraging, but during the late summer and autumn months there was unprecedented ac. tivity in his line. The number of wis itors to the canyon increases with ths years.
 Ralph H. Cameron, reelected to hii second term as sheriff of Coconint county, is regarded as one of tn. shrewdest campaigners in the terri tory, but his friends are quietly josh ing him over an election day episod, that forcibly illustrates the uncertain ties of political life. Hay Lak is an out-of-the-world precinc that registeres about fifteen votes and Ralph, determining to cap ture all of them upon election day sent three men out from Flagstaff t electioneer for him. Though thes three friends were all obliged to vot at Hay Lake precinct, Sheriff Gam eron received only one ballot out c the whole business, the precinct goin solidly for Cornish. The vote of on of the electioneers was thrown out be cause of irregularity and one of ther favored Cameron's opponent unwit tingly. Cameron received an over whelming majority from the total re suit, however, and he is not grievin over the loss of Hay Lake.
 The people of Williams are hopefl that the Saginaw Lumber compan will rebuild at that place. The loss ( the plant by fire several months az was severe blow to the town.
 The Odd Fellows of Jerome hay
 been granted a dispensation to ol ganize lodge.
 Arizona ranks twelfth in the produ,
 tion of unwashed wool in the Unite