Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12

iutTt uft ii- ct'iuNu'S ii '"' ''''' torial university.
 The Graham Guardian continues to agitate incorporation for Sailord
 Tue Methodist conference rcappoInt- ed Rev. r. w. Downs to the Sntiurd missioir
 More than loo pupils attend the In dian school at san Carlos, Boys and girls alike are taught all lines of indus try.
 The first snowfall oi the season IS re. ported from Flagstaff and Prescott. At the latter place it measured six incheS
 A contingent of surveyors have ar rived and commenced the preliminary work on the proposed railroad from Yuma to Adair bay, on the Gulf of California. says the Sentinel,
 Three Mexicans engaged m a drunken brawl in Stafford one eveping last week. which terminated Tn the death of one of the trio by having been shot by compadre, A suspect is un- der arrest
 Several miners were iii town thus week GU route tO the Lone Star mine where twenty-five men are at work The Lone StnI is to be worked hy Anne rican miners who receive from S3 to 8 50 per day. y.-Solomonville Bulletin
 The Tucson city tax roll, says the Citizen. shows that the total value of the taxable property of Tucson amounts to &, ,052 ,075. so. This IS phcuom- eual increase, for the tax roll of a year ago amounted to only sl ,G65, ,93l SS.
 Business appears io be rushing in Florence. The Tribune says; "The volume of business transacted m Flor ence during the present month Is re- ported hy the business men to be greater than any month during the past six wears.
 1t has been decided to hold the car niyal in Phoenix during the week com mencing November 20. It is thought 5000 will be subscribed by citizens, which will enable the committee to pro vide many attractive features. The railroads will make low rates.
 The commencing of tue building of the railroad to NacOsari is being de- layed, says tue Bisbee Orb, by reason the company not having yet been able to complete arrangements with the Mexican government for the necessary concessions, but the delay is expected now to be of short duration.
 Mss Frankie Kcllncr has received Il live alligator from Florida. says the Phoenix Herald The long trip tired out the alligator. but he soon revived when placed iu water. This k prob. ably the first introduction of alligators into the .Salt river valley, although some people believe that the Gila monster and the desert lizards of Ari. zona belong to the alligator family. The alligator sent to Miss kellncr Is IS inches in length. It is very young | and when it reaches maturity it will be so large that it, present home, which ! is n tulp, will not be big enough to con tain It.
 Chns. Iungpaap, q miner working | in the Tough Nut mine at Tombstone. 1 met with n serious accident one duy last week. While working, Il heavy ! boulder evidently became looSened from its fastcningS above and fell upon the head of Mir Langpnnp. ren. | dcring him unconscious. The gaping wounds on the left side of his head and face. bled profusely, and Os no one had | occasion tO visit the drift where the unfortunate man was working until tho noon hour, the snppOsition is that he lay weltering in blood and unconsciou: for some time after the accident. HC will recover.
 The Prescott Electric company has , force of men at work on tbe telephone line for tue Val Verde smelter whicl will be connected with Prescott and al contiguous mining districts within tcl | UHNN. All luiilN It'Vli iiilt "ill it t'll from the smelter to McCahe. Tn, foundation excavations for the sinetcl are completed and the company cX poets the foundation timbers to be il place this week. A number of build ings are also rapidly taking shape n the townsite adjacent to the smeiter The county will soon have n secon, company in the market for the pur chase of ore. Courier.
 Monday morning the Arizona Cop
 per Smelling company, located on
 mile north of Stafford, started its fire
 and began turning out inSots ot cop
 per. says the Guardian. Every pat q
 the plant worked like charm aud i
 running without hitch. W Ryan late of Globe, is in charge. He is
 capable man in that line and the com
 pany can feel considerable gruiiica
 ton in having secured his services { Now that the smeltor is in active opcr ation, the whole Gila valley, and Sal ford in particular, should feel that ul ! other long progressive step bas bee l taken. which will redonnd to the ben, , fit of this section Chas. Qualey, gen eral manager, hns been eXertiug ever , effort to get everything ill runnin | order His efforts haze bccn rr0Wnp