Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-03

i Wednesday Of last week III InoehiAi and in, driving about the city and it's suburbs. He was delighted with the development and possibilities of the Salt River valley Mir. Wilson has spent the greater part of the winter at Castle Creek Hot Springs, and finds that his health is decidedly benefited by the climate of Arizona, says the Gazette.
 l A syndicate of Indians who had wo ked up quite cattle stealing busi- neS; in this valley before they were ar rested plead guilty before the federal court in session this week. and were seTtenced to Yuma, where they will hgve the opportunity of comparing that righful employment for an Indian | cutting mesquite wood, as against 1 that more rapid road to wealth, steal ing cattle The leader of the syndi- 1 tate was named Suitch. Southwestern i PhoeniX) Stockman.
 l The Southwestern Stockman thinks l there promises to be an interesting ! time during the session of our next { legislature, between the cattle and SheeE interests. The matter is not being remeded any at the present time, the gap is perhaps widening in. stead of closing, The forest reserve matter has much to do toward wide
 ming this gap, because it seems that the cattlemen and farmers combined are working with view to freeze the Sheepmen of the north completely out, while they have an organized front with which to combat the endeavorS of their foe.
 The committee of the Maricopa county grand jury, that examined the territorial insane asylum. found much to commend. Buildings are clean, and a mild, yet effective, discipline appears to control without resort to harsh measures. The patients, lT5 in number, seem bodily robust with few exceptions. They are well fed, largely upon the products Of the l00-acre asylum farm which their labor mater ially helps to till. Superintendent Miller's management is commended. The water system was found radically insufficient, and the building fire trap. The committee is Of the opinion i that the whole water system should be renewed Many improvements are suggested as being urgently needed. 1 Gordon Mclean, mining superinten- dent for the Detroit Copper company at Morenci, was in Solomonyille last week. says the Bulletin, and received | the glad hand of host of friends here. Gordon is an old timer in Gra- ham county, having held position with the Detroit company for about 1 fifteen years. It was Mclean who promoted the enterprise Of bringing water to Morenci for domestic pur- poses from Eagle creek. a distance of seven miles. This enterprise is owned 1 by the Morenci Water company, MT. Mclean being its president. The water is forced from Eagle creek by a great pumping plant to the top of l Morenci hill. some three hundred feet above the town, from which it is piped to the business houses and residences. ] Father Henry Granj0n has been ap- pointed bishop of the diocese of Tue son, left vacant by the elevation of Right Reverend Bishop F. Bourgade to the archbishopric of the jurisdiction. Father Granjon was born in Lyons, France, about g years ago. and his early studies were acquired in Paris and Rome. Shortly after his arrival in America, he came to Arizona and was assigned to the parish at Tomb stone some six years ago, where he re- mained three years, and was then appointed to the head of the society for the propagation of the faith in Baltimore, Md It is possible Bishop Granjon may go abroad to visit Rome and there receive the holy orders be- fore assuming the duties of the high station to winch he has been ap- i pointed.
 The Bulletin announces the death of Johua F. Bailey, at his home near Easton Rapids, Michigan. He was born G5 years ago in Orleans county, New York. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the Fourth regiment Of volunteers and served during the war at the frontier out posts. Upon muster out of service, he settled in Arizona, keeping stage stations on the road between Yuma and Tucson. He was one of com pany that constructed canal at Gila Bend, fourteen miles in length, in 1871. Early in 1873 he removed to this valley and settled at what is now Stafford, Graham county, Arizona, then Pima county: he dug the Cen tral and Sun Flower canals and en- gagged in farming and merchandising: 1 bn uac tha trct noStnnoctap in tbo