Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-05

The annual shoot of the territorial gun club will occu in Tucson some sime next January.
 X new town. to be known as Sybil, mas been plated one.fourth of mile from the Val Verde shelter, in Yava- pal county.
 Clifton, Morenci, Metcalf and Dun can are agitating county division, and will have the subject well worked up by the time the twenty-iirst legis- latiVe assembly convenes at Phoenix.
 The people of Solomonville antici- pate a limited boom soon. The Bulle- tin says: Several old faro and stud horse poker tables have been dusted Np in Solomonville for use during court.
 The Pinal Mining and Smelling company has filed articles of incorpor- ation with the county recorder at Tue son and the St. Louis Copper company. in the Ajo district, has filed amended articles of incorporation says the Citi- zen.
 It is reported from Kansas City that reduction of Sl0 per car in the rate on cattle has been made on the santa Fe Pacific from points in Arizona and New Mexico to Kansas City. This would be good example for other railroad companies to follow.
 W. J. Parks, came up from the Coal Fields strip on Friday last to visit his family and while there visited Clifton. He returned to the strip Tuesday. Mir. Parks says the development work now being done by claim owners on the strip is very encouraging. Solomon vile Bulletin.
 Notice was filed this morning in the county recorders office of the intention of party of ranchers to take from ,he Gila river 10000 inches of water for the purpose of irrigating a large section of land below the Buckeye country It is stated in the paper filed that they also intend to build a dam and construct canal and maintain both. The signers are John B. Marble and six others. Phoenix Herald.
 At Jerome the Knights of Pythias md Masons have moved into the new quarters on the top floor of the Ma sonic building. It is very handsome ann connections hall. The Masons have ordered q large supply of cXpen- ~ive lodge furniture, and the K. P.'s already have added materially to their paraphernalia. Both lodges are in a very ilourishing condition Within the past two weeks F. applications for membership have been received by the K of P.'s.
 The news reached Solomonville this week that John Duncan was killed near his ranch in the vicinity of Hook .er's hot springs on Saturday last by two brothers named Morgan. All are cattle men and the killing grew out of difficulty which occurred over Dun can branding calf belonging to the Norgans. The full particulars were not learned. Duncan was killed in his pasture where he had gone fora horse. -Solomonville Bulletin.
 Says the Deming Headlight: Wind ham and Costilo, who shipped ,4Oo head of cattle from this point this week, and who are large cattle raisers an the lower Gila. report that they have lost by death and thefts sl5,O0o worth of cattle since January l. 1899. They are removing their cattle to Col, fax county, N. N. It is now high time this cattle stealing was stopped, if it has to he done by making some one jump off the cross-bars of a telegraph pole wearing hempen cravat."
 An exchange says that after October l all travellers across the White noun tain Apache reservation under a pen alty of 1000 fine, must be provided with passport, signed by an ofiicia 0i the department of the interior su perintendent agent or sub-agent of In dian affairs or by an officer ofthe Uni ted States army commanding the first military post on the frontier. The penalty is to work as well against al who shall overstay the time limit o the passport secured. Every passport shall indicate the object of travel tht route to be pursued and the time tht person is to remain.
 Geo. Gibson, a miner and freightel well known in this valley was killed the early part of last week while going from Fort Grant to the Clark mining dietrict. He and his wife were travel ing in spring wagon and when going down steed hill the brake gave way and the breastyoke broke, letting thu wagon run onto the team. Mr. Gibsor fell from the wagon and one of thu wheels ran over his breast, causing hii death two hours later. Mrs. Gibsor was also thrown from the wagon, bu, was not seriously hurt. The body ol