Arizona republican., 1899-02-11
Arizona Day by Day Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.

Phoenix is on the boom, and it is
 stated that the lumber dealers there
 are unable to supply the demand for
 lumber.-El Paso Times.
 Mrs. A. s. Yonut of San Luis Obispo
 arrived in this city on the steamer Orizaba and left ny train yesterday af- ternoon for Phoenix, Arizona-Santa Barbara (Cal) Express.
 A survey of She Santa Fe Pacific land grant in the Sacramento valley has been begun. It is the intention of the company to establish a line between Kingman and the Colorado river to the north.
 The concrete piers for the new steel
 bridge across the Colorado at Yuma are complete. The steel gang is work ing day and night in order to get. the bridge out of danger of high water. It will take about thirty days to complete the steel work.
 Died, in Philadelphia, January 30, 1S99 Mrs. M J. Helm. Consumption was the fatal malady. The deceased lady lived for some years in Prescott where she leaves a large circle of friends. She was the wife of Isaac Helm, a resident of Prescott.
 A returned prospector, who has been u the Yaqui river country on the hunt for placer gold was in Bisbee the other day He did not find much of the vel low metal but thinks there must be some rich diggings in that neighbOr- hood. He had rough experience and does not propose to go back to hunt for the chosen spot.
 Since the abatement of the smallpox excitement the Indians, who have been playing a game of hide-and- in the Wallapai mountains for the past few weeks, are beginning to show them selves on the streets. The Wanapais, so far as we have been able to learn, have been entirely free from the plague while other tribes in different parts of the territory and New Mexico have lost heavily. - Our Mineral Wealth.
 Any one who has visited or passed through Needles iii recent years has seen ''Mojave Shorty" He was mur- dered near the Santa Fc Pacific round house at that place early yesterday evening A large piece of iron covered with blood was found near the body and every indication points to cruel murder. ''Mojave Shorty has danced for passengers on the Santa F'e trains every day for years.-and was probably the best known Indian along the line. San Bernardino Transcript
 A cores pendent of the Albuquerque Citizen writing from Albany, Georgia, has the following in reference to Cap tain Donaldson's company of Colonel McCOrd'S regiment: Company C (PrescOtt} has painted the date of the month on a board, and as q retreat is sounded a On-comnissicned officer r,io a Nf that day. The company then forms a circle and they sOlemnly bury the piece with heads uncovered, all wearing fu- neral faces They will bury the last date Cthe one upon which they will be mustered out) with impressive military ceremonies-taps will be blown and one grand volley fired over it.
 The Tucson Junior ball team has re- ! organized, adopting the name Tucson Ball club" says the Tucson Star. Com mittees were appointed and bylaws and constitution will be presented to be signed when the members meet up- on the plaza Sunday afternoon at ? | o'clock for practice. All interested in 1 base ball will be welcome at practice ] games each evening at , o'clock upon | the plaza. The following officers were elected: William Finley, manager; | Joe Flannigan. captain. The old Jun ior colors of white and purple were se- lected. First game of the season on | February 22, with the universitys. 1 Game called at 80 on the plaza ] grounds. The club would like to hear from Bisbee, Phoenix and Fort Grant. |
 An unfortunate affair is reported to | lave taken place in old Mexico on the l 'EKrkey Track range yesterday, in | which two well known cowboys came i near losing their lives. Tuck Potter | and Tom Hudspeth get into an alter l cation, over some personal matters to themselves, when both men drew their i guns and commenced' shooting at each ! other When the smoke cleared away | it was found that Potter had been | wounded in the right breast and Hud- speth in the right leg. No further | facts concerning the shooting could be | learned up to the, time of going to press. Neither Of;ithe young men were seriously injured, andit is to be hoped that they may be able to settle their difficulty amicably, and that nothing further will come of it.-Bisbee Orb.
 Colonel c. c. Bean is engaged in de- a copper property about half way between Gila Bend, on the s. ?. railroad and the Mexican line. which he says is bound to be 9 world -5e2ter. He says the developments show up a larger body of richer ore than any sim liar amount of development that he has ever seen. In addition to being high grade in copper, the ore carries a very good percentage Of gold and sil- yer. He has about twenty men at work developing the property. Sup plies are freighted in from Gila Bend by wagon, the distance being about fifty miles. Colonel Bean says he has just completed arrangements for the