Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-01
Territorial Items.

I6rrICOFIal ItG{IlS. Yuma Sun.
 The King of Arizona Mining Com pany Is now getting down to work iD esvness. Culver & Young are increasing their facilities for hauling ore, which is scppliug them muchI faster than they can convey it to the mill at Mohawk, aud she stamps are pounding away a good portion of the time on rock that runs not less than S25O to the ton much of it is great deal more. With in the next few days the contractors expecs to be able to keep the mill going steadily night and day. In the mean time sinking for water goes steadily oD at the mine sb the rate of about six feet day. It is confidently expected that water in sufficient quantities for mill pr,poses and everything needful will be encountered at depth of not more than 400 feet. Much sooner than that ! water sufficient to supply the camp for prospecting purposes, etc., will be struck.
 Miner.
 TFitle, JF., has received his gllssion ss register of the land office. He will take charge of the place on Thursday, July, l.
 Prescott will make forward move- ment tonight when the Prescott Eeo- aric Company will turn the current on l-h yiuin a11r city @ greatly improved appearance at night. In addition to the sixteen lights taken by the city the railroad will place one and probably two at their yards.
 The Fourth of July finance committee has had exceptionally good success in EsisinR funds for the celebration. Nearly s2000 has been raised. with only two OF three days work on the part of Che committee. They were met with only four refusals in the town, while several people made liberal subscriptions voluntarily, without even waiting to be asked for contribution.
 Richsrd Cross, who shot and killed Byron Jones' as Jerome, some time since, was sentenced today to ten years m the penitentisry, being the extreme limit of the law. Judge Hawkins issued sn order for $500 on the county tressur- CT for she transportation of prisoners saying that pu blic interest demanded, that she prisoners, convicted during the present. term of court be taken to the aA prisoners under sentence, the terms varying from one year to life imprison- mens.
 An eFFing wife, dashing young man and sn irete husband were the aotoEs in a comedy plsyed here on Saturday The dashing young man halls from Los Angeles, the other two from Phoenix. The husband IS 6 book agent, and re- turned to his home in Phoenix only to discover that his wife had fed. He ob teined clue which brought him to Prescott, and on investigation here found that she had taken rooms with the young man from Los Angeles, said to be an artist, and that they were liv Ing together ss man and wife. Arrests were talked of, bus up to date none khave been made. Ysvaps; county's assessment roll | foots ;up s3.67O,OOO being en increase 1 over last year of $2O,OoO. There is 8 pronounced falling of in the assess l ment of stock ou account of decrease | of twenty five per cent in the valuation l of horses and 8 very large decrease in l the number of cattle. The principal | increase in the assessment roll has oc- cured at Jerome, as the capacity of the big plant there has been doubled dur ing the past year, and there has been corresponding increase In the popula- sion, and in buildings in the town. Border Tidette:
 Sam F. Webb, ex-collector of GUS toms at this port was up from his Fla vorits mine last Sunday on business The mine is improving in richness all the time. MF. Webb has juet recover ed from aD attack Of scsrleo fever.
 Miss Ida Temple, one of the popular young ladies of Bsneon, is homs from Tempe on a vacation. She will return to the normal school at thst place when