Arizona republican., 1899-03-11
Arizona Day by Day
 live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.



 Miss R. s. Austin left today for
 Phoenix to visit her sister and brother
 Mir and Mrs. A. II. Austin.-El Paso
 Herald
 Rev. E. H. Aslii1ll,n, who held servi-
 ces in the Congregational church at
 Jerome, Ariz., on Sunday, returned to
 the city last right-AIbuque-que Cit
 izen.
 Eugene Brady O'NeiH informs the
 Journal Miner that the search being
 made by his brother for the body Of
 the late Captain ". Q. O'NelH has thus
 far proven fTuitloss.
 Jake Miller, the cattIeman, is in from
 Big Bug. He says cattle are dying
 for want Of grass, eaten off by sheen
 driven through from New Mexico and northern Ari1Ona.-Prescot Courier.
 ". T. Little is in San Francisco pur-
 chasing a new hoist to take the place
 of the one destroyed by the recent tre at Big Bug lie expects to have the E-lne and mill running again ir . short tlme.-JOurnal Miner.
 D. A. Adams, Q cattleman at Ora goon, refused an offer of $15 for his yearlings. Nr Adams says he may possibly have to take that price later cn but he did net want to be first to make the break. There does not seem to be any disposition on the part of the buyers to break either.
 A Tombstone preacher in his servi- ces last Sunday preached fervantly that the members of the legislature be given wisdom, adding in the supplica- tiOn that they be kept from taking away the capitol" Evidently the min ister had become resigned to having everything else taken, but hoped to save the buildinE--Los Angeles Times.
 Some of the settlers Of the Bouuti- las grant may take an appeal from the recent decision confirming the grant by the land court Some of the older settlers by virtue Of 9 continuous res idence prior to 9 congressional act Of 1891 entities them to certain rights and an opportunity fer Q good test is presented. 4. R. English, who prac- ticed before the land court both at Santa F'e and Tucson is looking into the legal phase Of the r1atter-T0mb- stone Prospector.
 Although but few entries are being filed at the United States land offices, there are more inquiries being made every day as to homestead and desert land than the Cffice has had for some time The greater number of these are from persons who are desirous of b. eating lands which are lying idle but which arc claimed by parties who ap- piled fer title some time ago and are holding the lands until the government declares their claims cancelled. A great deal of desert land is taken up and held without any improvement simply upon speculation. The home stead entries are usually made with hot ir74o
 C. N. Gorin is in from his Hidden Treasure mine located six miles from BUmblebee. He yesteday delivered qt the sampler five tons of ore from his mine, valued at $100 9 ten He has made shipments of ore from this mine which averaged '$250 gold per ton. l There is plenty cf high grade ore now ln sight In the mine From a new ! shaft 50 feet deep, some Of the hand ! SOmest specimens Of free gold ouartZ ! ever seen in this section have been . taken. The mine has paid from the grass roots down. The mine is dc veloped by 90 and Q 30-foot shaft. a ! Of 20 feet, a drift of 40 feet and drift of z5 feet, the latter con meeting the two shafts.-Prescott Courier.
 The young boys who last evening rescued the stars and stripes from the fag pole or the O'NeiIl butte, while the grass and brush cn the mountain were burning deserve to be commend 1. ed for their bravery The forest fire that has been burning for several days past had eaten it's way to the top Of the mountain and the boys sesfnC the tag was liable to be burned left the town to rescue t. if possible When they reached the mou1tGin top the lire was burning around the pole and the ropes on the pole had just caught fro when they pulled the Has down, one corner of which being sc0rchcd. l. The boys who accomplished the act were from ten to twelve years old and had to pass through burning brush to ,escue the national eznblem.-Bisbee Orb.
 Dr. Barrett who has been eOjourning tt Castle Greek Hot Springs for some inc, has returned to Prescott much improved in health. He says the springs are without doubt. the great st winter resort in America; the eli nate is perfect and the waters com 'are f2vorably, as to curative proper ies with these Of other springs. The accommodations are very good: water s conveyed rom the springs by DiDe3 0 the hotel where baths can be had CT these who are rot able to walk to he springs, although the springs are etter, as these afflicted with rneuna- ism can swim around in the springs. uch exercise being very beneficial 'ersons who are scarcely able to nove find their muscles relaxed upon ] ntering the hot water and are able to vim around At one of the springs here is a pool 35 feet long, 10 feet { tide and about feet deep. There is party of eastern tourists at the ]