Arizona republican., 1898-04-08


 engine of twelve tons weight has stroke of sixteen inches. After the completion of the canal the big pump will be disposed of, as the flood gates at Castle Dome are expected to answer every purpose for the taking in of Colorado river supply for the canal. c. D. Baker is general manager of the Improvement company and Major B. D. Ives the supervising engineer. At the pumping station active operations began today. Ten miles of canal have been dredged.
 Below the pumping station is one controlled by the Farmers canal com pany which will parallel the Improve ment company's enterprise.
 Some changes in the corps of men employed as guards is noted, but oth erwise there is no change in the off, cial directory at the territorial peni- tentiary The number of prisoners aggregated 200 last October, but through various causes the roll has been reduced, in the face of admis sions, to 173. There are ten Icons" in the wood camp and these are re- garded as trusties, though there are some who are in for seven, eight ana ten years. From September to April 1 the number of cords cut was 2,005, a considerable quantity lying where cut The supply stacked up will last until June. In the prison are kept the hardest cases who are not per- mitted to be outside for this reason. There are twelve of the "stay at homes" who are in for life. Of this number six are MeXicans and one h. dian. The discharges for quarter end ing April I were eight; admissions ten, eight being for Pima county, and two from Coconino. There are TO women in the penitentiary now. A number of Icons" are engaged in cut ting down the hill under the south wall of the prison and this stone is placed on the streets, the town supply ing the horses to haul it. Of individ- uals Fred Hughes is time keeper with 100 working on the lower section. When seen he was enjoying a cigar and the remembrance of one who sent in but a few minutes before a bouquet of rare beauty. Hughes hopes to rise to the more dignified occupation of clerk in the commissary department of the prison. L. c. Miller who figured in the famous escape of Jim Parker, at Prescott, and was sent up for life, has charge of the library inside the prison. He tried to get away a few months ago but the attempt was fail ure. Harry Donnelly, another life man who killed man at Holbrook, is in charge of the dispensary. There ara others who might be mentioned but the above will suffice. Colonel Dor rIngton has excellent support in Frank T. Aspinwall as assistant superinten- dent and turnkey; Charles J. McC0rd at time keeper; B. M. Gregory as chief clerk: George Christ, Jr, who has charge of the gates; old man B. F. Hartley, the nestor of sentinels. who made record in preventing a whole sale exodus in dispatching the four ringleaders and. saving the life of ex- Superintendent Tom Gates, Spence and others. The same humane treat ment prevails. though great caution is necessarily employed to prevent es- capes and outbreaks So much was written in October of matters pertain ing to the institution that extended reference is necessarily omitted now.
 Mrs. Miles Archibald has received a letter from Miss Nellie Cashman. her aunt, dated Fort Wrangel. March IA, in which the intrepid Nellie said she would await the arrival of her nephew Tom Cunningham. She expected to start for Skagway on his arrival. stlckeen pass being slushy She would go loaded light and would make the trip like top: was feeling good and would write from Skagwav. Many were returning disgusted and these Nellie styled tenderfeet. At Victoria Nellie discovered old photos of herself taken twenty-five vars ago when she was on an Alaskan trip. She had re- ceived numbers of unsolicited letters one from Governor McCord Had seen many horses and oxen ready for ser vice. later letter locates Nellie at Lake Bennet and in this letter she stated that she expected to reach Daw- son by April 15.
 Captain Polhamus said he had been Tn this vicinity since 1856. He is in- terested in two boats of 100 ton carry. Ing capacity that make occasionaI tr1pS north and south on the Colo- rado. often below the Arizona line. M. J. Nugent is still associated ir the management of the s. P. hotel which is shaded by orange trees an6 other tropical plumage.
 k. H. Chandler, who was car in. i spector took charge of the postoffice April l. succeeding F. B. Logan.
 The Republican correspondent ac. quired the title of war correspondent on account of his association with tht posse of deputies who were at Nam. moth Tanks following the conflict which nearly ended the life of Deputy l Wilder.