Arizona silver belt., 1899-11-16

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 Frank NJ. Murphy is said to be inn proving very much, and will soon start on visit to Japan. He will rest from work for a year or two.
 The notorious Pearl Hart is no longer an inmate of the Pima county jail, having been taken to Florence, where she will be tried upon the charge of highway robbery.
 The report that Ben NJ. Crawford of Clifton, ex-sheriff of Graham county, had been accidentally shot in Silver City, was erroneous. 1t was Grant county cattleman that was shot.
 1t is said that the county hospital of Maricopa is willing to take care of incurable patients from other coun- ties in the territory. The rate for keeping these patients is 9 cents per day.
 The News says that property values in Williams have increased thou sand per cent in the past two years. Lots that sold for Sl00 two years ago command from Sl,500 to 5000 at present.
 On account of the heavy frost on the 18th ultimo, nearly all the bean crop in the Magdalena district is a total loss, It is thought this loss will greatly raise the price of that cereal throughout Sunora.-NoealeS Nidette. The Jerome branch of the Spanish American Alliance has selected M. T. Carrillo, of this city, to act as its rep resentatiye upon the supreme board of directors of the order. MT. Carrillo is also supreme representative for the Globe lodge. Tucson Citizen.
 Philip Raper, one of Salford's vol unteers who lost his leg at Whipple, will start in q few days for New York to get cork leg furnished by the gov eminent. The people of Salford raised a subscription to pay the incidental expenses of the trlp.-Guardiau.
 
 J. R. Chapton and l.. E. Hawkins of Los Angeles, who represent eastern capital, have taken an option on the Bullard copper mine. for S50,09O; also on the MOntezuma copper mines for s75,OOO. The Bullard is in the Pearce mining district, COchise county, and the Montezuma is Maricopa county.
 The first trip of the traction engine, from Red Rock station to the Ray mine, was made last week. No at- tempt at speed was made, but in a few days the road will be in such condi- tion as to permit of good time being made when frequent trips will be made between the Southern Pacific and Mineral creek.
 Inspector c. Ford informs the Wins low Mail that there have been l9,6Si head of cattle shipped from that sec ton this fall. Holbrook has shipped l2,6s2 head Winslow co.'s, Navajo about 1000. The shipment of sheep, he thinks, has been much greater this season than for a number of years and he thinks that 10000 head ship ped from the three points mentioned above is a conservative estimate.
 A few days ago Indians discovered on the hillside in Truxton canyon near the Hualapai agency, two 45 caliber Springfield rifles. The gun' were lying together and had been al most entirely covered with loost stones. Both were badly rusted, thu stocks, where they came m contact with th9 earth were also rotten anc the barrels and locks were deeply pit ted with rust. Our Mineral Wealth
 Colonel J. F. Wilson returned t Prescott yesterday morning from trip through the territory, inyesti gating the question of water storag' and irrigation, says the Journal-Miner He expects to leave with his famil. for the national capital next week and will be present at the opening 0 congress the first Monday of December Charles Herndon, his private secre tary, will accompany him.
 The Herald says the owner of tn rich platinum strike in the Catarac canyon of northern Arizona is Henr. Sellers, the bronco ''buster" of tn Righ Rider regiment whom Colone Roosevelt delighted to trot out for a exhibition every time delegation O New Workers visited his camp. 1 the reports that come from the strik , are true, Henry is rich man, and hi friends of the Rough Rider regimen will rejoice in his good fortune.
 Charles Anschutz, miner who Ina been employed for some time by tn Copper Queen company, at Bisbe' was blown to atoms by an exploSio of giant powder last "Wednesday while working on the "B" level ( the Holbrook shaft. How the acc dent occurred is not known, says tl Prospector correspondent, as but tw men, AnschutZ and his comrade, .Joh II,,o,hoc xxora anoaUod i'm tbis pa If i