The herald., 1898-10-22
At Yuma

YUMA. Ariz.. Oct. 20.-It 10 safe to say
that Yuma il going Democratic this year
and for several reasons: First, the minert
and the cattlemen, comprising three
fourths of her population, are for silver;
second, they want Democratic Legislature
to repeal the statute creating the board OF
control, where one man, the governor, con
trolls all the financial disbursements OF the
territory; and, third, Democratic iegis
lature viii not try to remove the peniten
tiary from Yuma, but the Republicans will
of they carry the legislature. As to the
board of control, that onc-man power has
proved a curse to the territory and has been
Mrs. L. A. Hicks of Bakersfield, Cal, who
formerly, as Mrs. Antrim, was the principal
of the Yuma schools, is IN town on a visit visit
US, as she is very popular here.
A. Volpin has returned with his bride
formerly Miss Annie Simons of San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Volpin is one Of our progressive
merchants, and his wife is possessed OF many
accomplishments.
Work on the new steel bridge over the
Colorado, being built by the Southern p Pa
eific company, Is progressing Iap,adyih f.. Iha n1t
work torn out from the two north bends o.
the river. About 100 men are at work. II
will be one of the finest bridges in America
E. H. Lahee, Charles G. Beers, Samuel p
Adams and Jesse f. Waterman, all Of Los
Angeles, have incorporated the Red Rock
Mining company, with capital stock Of
5000, 900, with shares of 81 each. The com
pany proposes to engage in general mining
and milling business, with It's principal office
in Yuma, Arix.
John T. Snider has contested the desert
land entry of William Bigger, the land being
in section 6, township south, OF range y
west, on the ground of abandonment. II
is q valuable piece of land.
Senator Dorsey has gone to New York or
business connected with his mines near Har
Harrisburg will begin at once, and forty
stamps will be set up. The senator also ex
poets to have the Picahco mines in full oper
alton in q month or two.
ARIZONA NOTES
There is more unappropriated land that II
productive in Yuma county than in any
other part of the southwest. All Of it near
ly can be watered either from the Gila or the
Colorado river. In course of time, and at nc
distant time the feasibility and necessity O
bringing the waters of the Colorado especial
ly to and upon the arid but fertile lands
Of the valleys of Yuma county will be &C
we'll known that capital win be enormously
invested in building canals from the Colora
do river and over these valleys, and wher
they do there is nc, country that will a,
easily support the dense population that
will be attracted to Yuma county. There il
enough water going to waste in the Colora
do river to reclaim the agricultural land
OF Yuma county.
X. C. Brown, formerly of the Florencs
Enterprise in Pinal county. and George
Mintz, formerly of the Herald of Phoenix
have joined their capital and talents and
are going to start newspaper in Globe, tt
be called the Globe Times. The first issue
of the paper will appear on the 2lst of DC
tober.
John MCGOWAN has been selected by the
board of supervisors of Graham county te
Jones, departed with McCord's regiment
and VIM. A. Moody of Thatcher has beer
selected for probate judge, vice w. w
Damron, deceased.
Near Maricopa, in Pinal county, two
young buck Indians last week held up 9
traveller and stole his blankets and s. ir
money. The turning of the Arizona savage
into a road agent, pure and simple, without
taking life, is new thing.