Arizona silver belt., 1899-11-09


 The Phoenix Indian school is the second largest institution of that character in the United States, and is by far the best one. Major McCowan is one of the foremost Indian educa- tors in the nation, and he is making the Phoenix school by far the best school in the nation and ifleft to man. age the present institution will have it far in the lead of the Carlisle school, which stands first by a small margin today Phoenix Gazette.
 Talk about prosperity, the territor- ial prison is at present doing more business than any other institution in this part of the country, and times are not very dull either. During the past week 2l convicts have arrived at the prison. Apache county furnished two, Graham four, Maricopa two, Navajo seven and the United States six, with the fall term of the district court in nine counties yet to hear from. The total number of prisoners now within the walls is 22s. Yuma Sun.
 Preston Nutter has purchased near ly all the cattle in northern Mohave county, together with water holes and ranches, says the Kingman Miner. From Andrew Sorensen he has pur- chased the Parashant ranch, including 200 head of cattle, from Nose Andrus Wolf Hole with 300 cattle, Frank For ter, Sarah M. Foster and Junius Foster 200 cattle. He will drive 1000 head out of the country. Nutter has big ranch in Strawberry valley where he puts cattle in condition for the market.
 We heard gentleman remark one day this week, and we recognize his ability, that the best thing imaginable for Prescott and Yavapai county would be narrow gauge railroad out south lof Prescott. through the mining camps to Crowned King, and from there around and form junction with the Arizona X Eastern railroad at Mayer. We understand that articles have been filed with the secretary of the territo- " to secure the tax exemption benefit passed by the last legislature, with the view of constructing such a line. .- Prescott Prospect.
 A requsition was issued last We'd nesday to Sheriff Scott White of Co., chise county for the return to this ter rftory of Jess Dunlap, recently cap tured at Cripple Creek, Colorado. Dun lap has positively been identified by Harry Miller, former employe of the Erie Cattle company, who is now at Cripple Creek. He is wanted for vari- ous crimes, but the one described in the acquisition is the holding up of John Thomas and taking horse, sad dle and bridle from him. This crime was committed in 1891.
 Speaking of the urgent need of grad ing up of cattle on the Arizona ranges the Wilcox Range News says: The report that stockmen on the upper San Pedro in this county have ar ranged to purchase 400 high grace bulls for their mingled herds, is or 0 we would be most glad to hear con- tirmed. Whenever the cattlemen of a district begin to cooperate in this way they have made long step in ad- vance. The greatest obstacle to the improvement of the cattle in most To- calities is the refusal of some non-pro- gressive owners to buy good bulls. Their neighbOrs, who believe in breed- ing up but feel too poor to provide good sires for all the breeding cattle in the country, compromise by invest ing in stock of medium quality.
 The cowboy and Indian races and exhibitions during carnival week December to 8, at Phoenix will form part of the strongest at fractions. The programme as pub- lished by the Republican includes: running race, three-eights of mile, purse S25O, !75 percent, 15 percent and 10 percent, entrance fee s25. Cowboy relay race, first $50, second s25, en, trance fee s. Indian relay race, purse S25. Flag picking, purse s20. On Fri day afternoon the following will be the programme: Steer tying contest i first prize $75, second $50, third S25 entrance g. Bronco riding, first prize $50, second S25, third SlO. Pur suit and holding up of an overland stage by Indians and desperadoes
 This will be one of the great attrao
 tions, One of the old time stage coaches will be used for the purpose and the spectators can witness tht
 representation of the perils that at
 tended overland travelling many yeari , ago. The bronco riding and steer t'r ing contests will also be D arvelou, exhibitions of skill. The steers vii | be wild and gamey denizeng of the
 most inaccessible canyons of Arizona
 and the broncos untamed and unrid