The Flagstaff sun-democrat. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1896-1897, 1897-05-27
TERRITORIAL.


-S26, 900 opera house.
The city of Phoenix offers q bonus
Of 1000 acres Of land for custom
'eaielter.
The Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany carried 10000 head Of Arizona
cattle over its line last week.
The inmates OF the Tucson Jail on
Friday tried to effect an escape. but
sGicrrs detected their plans In time to
prevent it.
The capital stock Of the White Hills
Mining and Milling company has been
Increased f,xm $1,000 900 to $40. O00.-
200. 1t isopera,ed In Aohave county.
II Is reported that an offer Of g.
~. 900 Cor the Pearce mine has been
refused BY its owners, 1t 10 claimed
Mat there is Isl, 100000 worth Of ore
IN sight.
In the segregated strip OF mineral
hand recently cut of from the reserva-
tiou, Messrs. Day, Foster, and Boards
Iey have bonded three claims for six
nOu,s to Salt Lake company Tor the
neat sum Of $4,000. There arc
about 80 men in this district now
Graham Bulletin.
At Phoenix the chamber of COM
atrcr is at work ON a proposition sub
nitted by Charles 4. Majors. repre-
seuting cspitalilts Of Rochester. N.
r.. whereby the donation 1T 1900
acres Of land convenient To the Santa
Fe and Southern Pacific railways win
secure the building Of smelter.-
Tombstone Prospector.
Chavis A Chollo shot his wife yester-
DAY about one o'clock ut the Senator
camp. some Is miles up the Colorado
river, and cut her liver out. Ibe
cause Of the crime was jealousy. He
made his escape and has not vet been
captured. Guards lined the Colorado
river all last night in hopes he would
come after water.-Sentinel.
It will no doubt be- news to some of
che old settlers tn learn that A. Lazard,
formerly of Tucson, has claim before
che government for over $4,000 on
accoant of Indian depredaiions. He
claims that he lost two wagon trains,
. sawmll and "a large amount of stock
In the early '70s. The claimant Is
now dead. but his legalees are pushing
Ahe claim.-Tucson Star.
A special train consisting Of eleven
ears aud filed with Sl1 Chiiixmer
passed through here Thursday might
between the hours of IL and IL o'clock.
They were on their way to the Nash
willie exposition from Tacoma aud San
Francisco BY order Of the secretary u
the U. 5. treasury in compliancs with
m urgent request from the director
general of the exposition, and will b.
out on exhibition. Mesa Free Press
Governor franklin yesterday issued
sequisition papers on the Governor NJ
Texas for the extradition Of Thoms,
Cameron. He was sent u the peni
Asntisry at Yuma from Yavapai count!
IN 1894. to serve four years on con
viction Of robbery. He made BIZ
Escape on the 7th Of last D-c-mbel
from the wood camp. He wa recently
located ia Paris, Texas. and an "ficel
will be sent after him.-Phoeni,
Gazette.
A report has reached T'ombetOn,
Chat small band IT Indians are ou
committing depredxtions near White
water. 1t is reported that n c'w6'.
has been killed. but this cannot b.
traced to u reliable source. II Is ,
lact, however, that trmp. have beef
ordered from San Bsrnsr'linO u take
Ahe field aud pursue the redskins
Particulars are meagre. hut II Is hoprt
ths trouble will not prove Ss serious y
Ssported.-Tomstone Prospector.
II In estimated that the Unitet