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Arizona silver belt., 1897-11-18
THE YUMA CANAL DECEPTION

The newspapers wearing the admin istration collar announce under haring headlines that the convicts have been put to work under the contract en- tered into between the territory and lhe State of Arizona Improvement company, aud that the improvements company will be prepared by Febru- ary 18th next to furnish water in abrndance for irrigating purposes to all settlers between Yuma and the Mexican line. This promise and ex pectation is based upon the purchase by the improvement company of u pumping plant and small irrigating canal which proved a failure after a fair trial by the company that con structed the works. Mir. Ives, pres idsnt of the improvement company, states that they will install pumping plant of sufficient capacity to serve with abundant water all who shall have ordered it. Mir. Ives is evidently genius such as never before set foot in Arizona, who confidently asserts that he will solve within few months problem which has heretofore baffled expert engineers.
 We also learn from the Yuma Sun that the State of Arizona Improve ment company have materially altered their plans and intentions in regard to the big canal for the construction of which the company was organized:
 'Tnstead of fuming the Gila river nine miles above the town of Yuma, and thuE at cost of S300, O00 or more la ridiculous estimate ]-conveying the waters of the Colorado to this side of the first mentioned cratic and un- certain stream, it has now been de- cided, upon the recommendation and forcible presentation of the feasibility of the plan by E. z, Ives, brother of Senator Ives, and an electrical engin- eer of considerable prominence, to dI- vert the water back into the Colorado as soon as the Gila is reached, and with the large fall which will be ob- .ained at the point where the canal will reach the Gila electric power will se generated sufficient to run the com
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A iecr of Parchment

When unwrltten on is .ot more colorless than the cadayerous countenance of those unfortu- nate persons whom we are accustomed to call confirmed invalids," What niisnomer. i'm plying. too. despair, giving up for lost As long aS the yiyifying power of Hostetter s Stomach Bitters can be felt and that k possi- bie so long as there is no absolute collapse Of the faculties fresh vitality can be infused into wasted, feeLlc frernes: color and flesh can be br0lgl back to wsstei, p1ld cleeils with this grand sheet anchor of the dcbilit atcd and the sickly. It is Q tonic of the gTeatest-,Do- tency and the utmost purity. and remedy for and preventive of dySpcp;la, bilious. malarioes rheumatic, nervous and kidney com laints Appetite and sleep are greatly aided by it: 1t coanteracts the effects of undue fatigue or excitement and nulllfios the often perilcus consequence of exposure fin indictment weather or damp clothing.
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1897.
PUGH DESERVES NO SYMPATHY

Our strictnres on the official acts of the late secretary of the Live Stock Sanitary Board, c. w. Pugh, disturbed the equanimity of the acting editor of the Southwestern Stockman, jndging from the intemperate language he in. dulges in the issue of that paper of Nov. 5. The Stockman is paper we seldom read, consequently we had overlooked the masterly effort of the new cow-editor, and would have re- mained in ignorance of the fiayiug We received had it not been for the editorial comment on the incident con tained in the Wilcox Range News, of Nov, 9, which appears to have no bet, ter opinion of Mir. Pugh's integrity of character than the SILVER BELT has
 The facts are as already stated in these columns that Secretary Pugh exacted fees from the owners of live stock who sent their brands to the ter ritorial board to have them recorded, which were not sanctioned by the law, and this money he has unlawfully re taiued as perquisites by the consent, as alleged, of Chairman Cameron. The present board estimates the amount of cash thus received and unaccounted for by the late secretary at Si000.
 In addition to this We know that many claimants for strsys sold and ac- counted for by inspectors have not been paid, and these claims involve a considerable sum. One case that we can cite of gentleman, a resident of Globe, (and there is none other who stands higher in the community made n demand upon the board for stray advertised as sold under his brand and after an intellectual attempt to recover the money, finally drew a reply from Secretary Pugh who sent him re- ceipt to sign, promising to remit the money. The receipt was duly signed and forwarded to the secretary, who probably filed it among the claims paid, but the owner never received a cent, nor did he hear from Secretary Pugh afterwards.
 MT. Pugh and the present acting editor have made moch ado about the late secretary's arduous labor in behalf of the territory, and as the Stockmau puts it, 70. W. Pugh had thrown away his personal business that he might better forward the territury's work" Yet when the new board came into office they found the affairs of the secretary in chaotic condition and only 446 brands actually recorded. THE BELT was among the first to dis cover and expose the irregularities in the secretary's office months before Mr. Pugh was deposed, and every charge we then made has been verified by the investigations of the new board The territory certainly has good cause of sction against Mir. Pugh, and ii he returns to Arizona, as the Stockman claims he will, the case should be vigorously prosecuted.
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Notice of Sale of Real Estate.

In the matter of the estate of b Bapche, deceased.
 Under authority by aa order of sale granted by the Probate Court of the County of Gila Territory Of Arizona. dated November 5, 1897. will sell at private sale the following de- scribed real estate, to-w.: An that certain piece or parcel of land situated and lying ad. jacent to and on the south side Of what Is known as the Crawford lot on whchis situated the Blue Front boarding honse. Said piece or parcel of land is one hundred and five QO5) feet in length by seventy-five (.5 feet in width, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, consisting of two box board build ings, with cloth roof also one bar three tables one large lamp, one ice chest now in said buildings,said property situated In Cila County, Arizona.
 Sealed bids will be received by c. T. Clark, administrator of said estate at my office in the town Of Globe. Gla County, Arizona, on or after the 27th day of November 1897, for the sale of the above described property. Terms of sale cash.
 Also one lot and building situated in the town of Congress, Yavapai County, Territory of Arizona under the same terms as stated above.
 Dated, Globe, Arizona, November II, 1897.
 c. T. CLARK, Administrator of the Estate of D. Banche, Deceased.
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Graham County Bulletin, solomonyile.y

Our venerable friend, Aaron H.. Hackney, senior editor of the Globe SILVER BELT, last week passed the sgd mile stone on his journey of life. Judge Hackney has been prominent in the West for more than 35 years, com ing from St. Louis to New Mexico during the civil war. For number of years he was engaged in the mer- cantile business at Mssilla, Dona Ann county, New Mexico. He afterwards went to Silver City, New Mexico, and established newspaper. This paper he abandoned and hauled his printing office by bull team to Globe Tn the early days of that camp. There he established the ARIZONA SILVER BELT, which has never missed sp issue for 20
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pany's pumping plant below town, which will be increased to meet the demancs of the settlers of the Colo. rado valley."
 The improvement company, there- fore, propose to construct canal above the Gila river, as we are credibly informed, thirty miles or more in length, portion of the dis tauce through rock that will have to be blasted many miles through an alkali soil that will not hold water. for the single purpose of turning the water back into the Colorado river, thereby creating 8 watarpower to run an cleo trical pumping plant. Even though the work was performed by convicts at the expense of the territory, the enter prise is not practicable. The cost of maintaining tho canal, the electrical plant and the pumps would be very heavy and the flow of water insufficient to irrigate more than Q limited area of land. The plan of pump irrigation has been tested at Yuma and proved a failure, and the only reasonable con- clusion is that the State of Arizona Im provement enterprise is job from it's inception. The labor is to be per formed by convicts Ut the expense of the territory, and after water has been delivered on few hundred acres uf land, sufficient to make plausible showing, the stock will be put ou the market aud investors left to "hold the bag"
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Saturday Evening Press, Phoenix)

Judge Hackney, editor of the Globe SILVER BELT, WAS eighty two years old last Sunday. October 3l, aud is still in active charge of the editorial depart- ment of the paper. The term ''active" charge, Is used with purpose, for there is no editorial writer in Arizona who gets more action in his paragraphs. Not many states have octogenarian editors in the harness. At least vet erans who make their work count, by dint of persistent and thorough re-. search In most cases the very elderly editor loses his desire to delve deeply into the intricacies of passing political events, Not so with Judge Hackney, there isn't q newspaper in the territory whose editorial columns elisten with more pertinent and up-to- date comment than his. He deserves medal for long and continuous service.
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Tr8aSQrGr's Notice !!

I am now prepared to pay all war rants drawn on the General Fund of Gila County, Arizona, of the series of 1892, consisting of the following mum. bers. Interest ceases from this date: 99, 100, ,0l, l04, l26, l27, l49, 15O, l5l, l52, 154, 155, l56, l57, l59, l60, 162, l63, 164, 165. 166, 167, 16s, 1G9, ITO, I73, l75, lSO, lsl, ls2, 1855. lS6, ls7, ls9, 226, 227, 229, 23O, 23l, 232, 233, 234, 237, 23S. 239. 2iO, 24l, PAP, 2i3, 244, 245, 246, 247, 2l9, 250, 254, 256, 257. 259, 26O, 26l, 262, 265, 266, PCT, 270, 27l, 273, 275, 276, PIT, PTS, 279. 2sO, 2sl, 2S2, 2s3, 2s4, 2s5, 2s6, 2s7, 2Ss, 2s9, 29O, 29l, 292, 293, 295, 296, 299, sol, 3O2, 3O3.
 II. c. HITCHCOCK,
 Treasurer of Gila County.
 Globe, Ariz., Nov. 10, 1897.
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Phoenix Herald.)

Judge Hackney, the veteran editor of the Globe SILVER BELT, passed the eighty second milestone of life au Octo- Der 3l. The Judge is quite hale yet for man of that age. and on occasion makes tho editorial columns of the SILVER BEET bristle with bright, sound ideas, fresh and pungeut as' is his more youthful days on the tripod,
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The Williams News, of Nov. 6, pre- sents a cartoon which, although sone- what rough in execution, is admirable in conception. It represents two DO litical demagogues who, although pre- snmlng to represent different political parties, have fused on 80 many aucs tions iu order to advance their own personal interests, aud their asso citations have becom: so in innate that their bodies as veil as theIr minds have become unified. The transmogri fled body supports two heads labled McCord and Mark Smith, a sort of Il Hang aud Chang (Siamese twins) com bination. They are represented as earnestly addressing imaginary audi ences on opposite aides of the hus;ingq. while monkey with tag tied Co his tal inscribed me too, Akers, squi.ts in the foreground and holds tu eau for contributions. The cartoon speaks more eloquently than column editorial.
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Mrs. W. B. Meek, who resides at Camptonville, Cal, says her daughter was for several years troubled at times with severe cramps in the stomach, and would be in such agony that it was necessary to call in physician. Having read about Chamberlain's Collc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy she concluded to try it. She found that it always gave prompt relief It was seldom necessary to give the sec ond dose. ''it has not only saved us lots of worry and time" she says, but also doctor bills. It is my opin- ion that every family should have a bottle of this remedy in the house" For sale by II. c. Hitchcock, druggist.
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ARTICLE II.

Section 1. The general nature of tho bus
 ness to be transacted by this corporation, and for which the same IS formed, shah be the locating, building. constructing, owning, main tuining and operating narrow gauge railroad and telegraph line as common carriers of freight, passengers and telegraph messages for hire, from or near the town of Globe, County of Gila, Territory of Arizona to the Continental mine, in Gila County, Arizona Per rltory; also the locating, building, construct ing owning, maintaining and operating branch railroads and telegraph lines from the main road and line heretofore mentioned, to the Kssscr Gold Mining company's mines in Lost G-ich and to Bloody Tanks and Pinto Creek
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years. Its columns have always been devoted to the best interests of Arizona and Gia county, and no official job- bery has ever escaped condemnation by TIE BELT IL is one of the most ably edited papers in the territory, and we hope Judge Hackney may be spared mnny more years to enjoy the peace aud prosperity of au extended twilight in the evening of his useful
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Articles of Incorporation THE GLOBE $ CONTINENTAL
 RAILWAY co.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, Nathan L, Anster, Alfred Kinney Joseph II. Hamill, Oliver N. Cresweli and Peter T, Robertson. all of the town of Globe County of Cha. Territory of Arizona, having associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation for the construction, maintenance and operation of railroad, under and by virtue of the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona, in that case made and pro vided, do hereby make, sign. acknowledge and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation
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ARTICLE I.

The name of this corporation shall be The Globe & Continental Railway Company" and it's principal place of trausacting business shah be at the town of Globe, County of Gila. Ter ritory of Arizona.
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ARTICLE TX.


 Section l. The officers of this corporation in addition to the board of directors shall be a President vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected annually by the board of directors rom among the mem. bers oi said board and said election of on cers shall be had at the first meeting of the board of directors in each year.
 Sec 9. The following named persons shall constitute the officers of this corporation until January. 1898, unless sooner vacated under Amster President; Oliver N CresweI Vice President; Joseph II. Hamill, Secretary, and Alfred Kinney, Treasurer
 Sec. 3. The board of directors shall have power to remove any officer at any time and to ill all vacancies caused by removal or otherwise.
 ARTICLEX
 These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by B vote of two-thirds of its stockholders or by vote of three fourths of it's directors at any general or special meeting called for that purpose.
 ARTICLE XL
 That we, the said incorporators, have here unto subscribed our names, severally, together with our places of residence and the number of shares of capital stock of this corporation respectively subscribed for by us, as follows: Nathan l.. Amster, Globe, Ari-
 zona, 1896 shares .. ..... .$149, 600 Alfred, Kinney, Globe, Ari-
 znnu nnA sharp mn Joseph II. Hamill, Globe, Ari-
 zona, one share ..... 100 Oliver N. Creswell, Globe, Ari-
 zona, one share ... 100 Peter T. Robertson, Globe, Ari-
 zona, one share ....... 100 In witness whereof we, the above named in corporators have hereunto set our hands this the 18th day of Octooer, A. D. 1897. Nathan l.. Amster, Globe, Ari-
 zona, 1435 shares ..., .$l49, 600 Alfred Kinney, Globe, Ari-
 zona, one share -, ....... 100 Joseph II. han,ill, Globe, Ari-
 zona, one share .... .... 100 Oliver N. Creswell, Globe, Ari-
 zoHa, one share ... ..... 100 PeterT. Robertson, Globe, Ari-
 zona, one share .-...... 100 OF ARIZONA, Zee
 County of Giia.
 Before me F. NJ. Thurmond a notary public in and for Gila County. Arizona Territory, on this day personally appeared Nathan l.. Am ,ter, Alfred Kinney, Joseph H. Hamill, Oliver N. Creswell and Peter T. Robertson, known to me to be the persons whose names are sub scgibed to the foregoing instrument and ac- to me that they executed the same fer the purpose and consideration there in expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of of11ce this 18th day of october, A. D. 1897. x.... P. II. THURMoNO, SEAL Notary Public. My commission expires on July g. the year 1900
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, 0,
 County of Qila. '' e. M. Allison, County Recorder ia and for said Gila County do hereby certify that the within instrument of writing was Aied at the request of N. l.. Amster on the 18th day of October. A.. D. 1897, at 10 o'clock a. m and aufy recorded at pages 58-sS. Book 1, Records of Corporations Gia County, Arizona Terri tory.
 x..x c. M. ALLISON, SEAL. County Recorder. Filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona this S0th day of October, A. D. 1897, at am.
 CHARLES II. AKERS,
 Secretary of Arizona. By HARRY R. TRITLE. Assistant.
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- ------------------- THANKS, GENTLEMEN.

The senior editor of the SILVER BELT is deeply grateful for the many complimentary notices which have ap peared in the territorial press, some of which are here appended, and he ap- preciates the very kindly feelings winch prompted the sentiments of esteem therein expressed by brother editors He deems it his duty, however, to cor rect the impression, which so widely prevails, that he is still actively t, . gagged in editorial work. He has beeu out of the editorial harness for some time, finding tbe work too onerous. His interest III the paper, which he founded nearly twenty years ago, has not in the least abated, and he is grati. fled to know that the SILVER BELT re- tains its prestige as an independent newspaper. The entire work of editing and conducting the SILVER BELT de wolves upon the innior partner, Mir Hamill, who has been connected with the paper almost continuously since 1883:
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ARTICLE V.

Section I. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board Of directors consisting of i've stockholders of the corpora tion.
 Sec 9. Said board of directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders on the second Monday in January of each year at the principal place of business of the corporation mentioned in these articles of incorporation
 Sec. 3. Notice of the time and place of holding said annual meeting shall be given by the secretary, as the bylaws of the corpora tion shall provide.
 Sec. 4. Said directors shall hold their offices for term of one year from the date of their election and until their successors shall be elected and qualified
 Sec s. The following named persons who are subscribers to the capital stock of this corporation and whose names and places of residence are as follows: Nathan l.. Amster, Alfred Kinney. Joseph II. Hamill. Oliver N. Creswel aud Peter T. Robertson, all of the town of Globe. County of Gila. Territory of Arizona. shall constitute the board of direc- tors of this corporation until the second Mon day in January 1898, and until their successors saan be elected and qualified. See. 6. Vacancies in the board of directors shall ue filled in such manner as the bylaws of the corporatien shall provide. Sec. :. A ajority of the board of directors shall constitute quorum, and any meeting of such board of directors at which a quorum is present shall be deesned legal meeting and have the same authority as meeting of the full board.
 Sec, 8. The meetings of the board of direc- tors shall be slca as shall be provided by the bylaws of the corporation.
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FOR RENT.

An adobe house of two rooms on the block south of THE BELT office. Inquire of tho Sultan Mercantile Co.
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ARTICLE VI.

The highest amount of indebtedness or lia. odlty to which this corporation may at any time sub yect itself shall be limited to two hun dred thousand (s,oo,0Oo) dollars.
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ARTICLE VIII.

The board of directors Of this corporation shall have the power to establish bylaws and make all rules and regulations for the man agement of the affairs of this corporation and it's officers not inconsistent with the eonstitu- tion and laws of the United States and the laws of the Territory of Arizona.
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ARTICLE VII.

The private property of the stockholders and officers of this corporation shall be exempt from the corporate debts of said corporation.
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(Fron the Tucson Citizen.)

Frofn the Tucson Citizen)
 Every man, woman and child in tbe territory who knows the venerable Senior Editor of the SILVER BELr, published at Globe, most heartily congratulate him on the eighty. second anniversary of his birth, which event occurred on the 3lst ultimo. We cannot say that friend Hackney joined the youthful citizens of Globe in their frolicksome celebration of Hallow Fen, hut we can say that every one of them should have called on him, and shared with him some of the big red apples, chestnuts and lnci,'us cider that every youngster should have to properly celebrate HaIlow Fen, and which were always abundant on Hallow Fen back in dear old Mercer county, Pennsylvania, when Judge Hackney was boy and celebrated Haliow Fen. Judge Hackney has occupied several important positions iu the many years since he came to Arizona, and has always filled them faithfully and honest. ly in the interest of the people. He has fearlessly advocated the interest of the people as an editor, and published a clean, neSsy paper that has been a credit to journalism in the territory. The SILVER BELT has not only been one of the best newspapers in the ter ritory under the editorship of friend Hackney, but it has always been out spoken on all questions, fearless and conscientious. The evidence of long, upright life is that no man in Arizona has stronger hold on the best people of Arizona than Judge Hackney. Having lived more than the three score and ten years allotted to human life he still yields the editorial pen with vigor and effect and IS honored by all who know him. and we most sincerely hope that the return of many Hsllow E'ens will find him ready 10 enjoy the ami versary of his birth ss it was enjoyed when he was a boy in his good old Pennsylvania home, years and years ago.
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all in said Glla County.

Sec. 9 The terminal points of said main road and telegraph line shall be the town of Globe, or point near thereto, and the Cont mental mine. and all Of the said road and tele- graph line will be wholly within the County of Gila. Territory of Arizona. and the length thereof will be about fourteen miles,
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ARTICLE ".

The time of the commencement of this cor poration shall be the day of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be fifty (50) years thereafter