Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12

Secretary of the Treasury iNmnh T. Gage visited the Grand Canyon of the Colorado last week
 A postoflice has been established at Netcalf Graham county. and Miss Sophm Shirley has been appointed postmistress
 While some sections of Afllona com plain of the lack of water, the Graham Guardian complains of numerous over flows from the many ditches oi ,hnt section.
 There are three applicants for the postmastership ai Clifton, lately made vacant by the resignation of n lady. Those who would serve Uncle sam are Mrs-N. r. Vaughn, Mrs. M. E. Emer. son aud Mrs l., A w Bnrtch.
 A eablegram has been received stat ing that the party of miners who ieit Prescott for Peru had arrived safely at port on the coast of Peru, and are now probably we'll on their way to the mines of the Inca Gold Mining company.
 Tue Yuqui Indian charged with mak- tug n murderous assault on John kir- wagen, at Jerome, a week ago, and who escaped from the branch jail at Jerome. has beeu captured and re- turned to prison.
 Two masked men entered the Pal nee saloon at Phoenix last Thursday night, aud covering the dealer at n faro game with reyolyers, proceeded to help themselves. They seenred about S20O and made good their eS' cape
 A carload of copper wire weighing eighteen tons, and six carloads of red wood poles, have arrived at Tncson for the Sunset and Telephone and Telegraph company, and will be used in constructing the long distance teie- phone line.
 The Saiiord public school opened last week with an attendance lo0. tax ing the capacity of the school build' ing to its utmost notwithstanding which the Guardian says 1t IS to be hoped that the attendance will be still increased, as there are by the last cen sus report 90 more children in the dis triet eligible to draw public money.
 The interest of the late W. c. O'Neill in the Buckeye canal. in Maricopn county, has been sold to ! Il Brahloy, of los Angeles, who is negotiating for additional shares, to give him controll- ing interest. The yalne placed upon Captain O'Nciil's Maricopa county property, Buckeye interest, Phoenix realty, etc, foets uP S72.Ooo or more. Some fine apples grown on the ranch of Cattle Inspector Geo. r. ochoheld, acar Pantano, are on exhibition at the office of King. Powell & sichey, says thc Tncson Star The apples aro beauties, and are three or four inches in diameter. This shows that fruit eau be grown in this section, and il is hoped that in the near future fruit growing may receive the attention needed te give us good supply.
 Henry Millcn, who was in jail in Yuma charged with stealing cattle, etc, cs' .aped Inst week and is now a fugitive from justice A blackeyed, bewitch' ing scnoiita, presumed to hc his dulcC eorazou. visited AIlleu while he was lncnrccrated iu the Ynma bastile. and the officers are of opinion that be wa induced by his lady love 60 leave foi some remote part of the territory.
 
 Colonel J. N. Fife, who has rancl in the Chiricahuns, states that he hn' struck artesiun water at his place a, . depth of l93 feet. securing strong How. He proposes building a reser voir, and will i,rIgatc small tract 0 land. With the successful demonstra ton of urtcSiau water in that sectior other wells will follow and the water problem will solve itself
 George MintZ, whilom of the Globe Times, is one of the visiting grand oi fccrs of the l o. Q. F.. says tn Tombstone Prospcctor. Mir. Mint states that since he got out of the news paper business meals are coming mor' regularly, aud he enjoys more oi tn lnxufics of life. IL is likely tha George cannot stand prosperity long and he may he looked for to flock hac to his old love before many moons.
 The business of the recorders ollie ni Yaynpni county keeps up to n won .lerfui extent, says the Journnl' Miner the receipts for the quarter inst close amounting to Sl,7s6.90, falling onl about S200 behind tbat of the quarte preceding 1t which was the largest l inc history of the office for many wears and is nearly double that for the san period of last year A glance over tn work shows a large percentage to be | the line Ot mining transactions, whic speaks in the highest terms for thu industry iu this country
 During his recent trip to the Whit Mountain Indian reservation Or. ( X. Scroges added n very inieresiin .nrio to his collection The Temp News says it is an Indian razor. an was purchased from its owner, n Apache chief, who carried it attache So a string of beads, which he vol around his ucck The doctor hongi the complete outfit. Tue razor aoti,iu, i,ut A, ,,u;r ,,y byno1 tvpnrgrl