Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28

Tom ketchum, the man who is be- licved to have murdered Rogers and Wingteld at Camp Verde, last July, it is stated, has not yet had his trial in New Mexico but is simply being held in jail there Governor Otero persists in refusing to allow him t0 be extradlted for trial in this county on the charge of murder, but says if he is not hanged in New Mexico he will permit the courts here to have him. lnasmuch as he is not even brought to trial there, the action of Governor Otero is ineXplicable Journal Miner.
 The Tempe News is informed that unmistakable signs of petroleum have been discovered within two miles of Tempe. Many of the conditions in that section are identical with those of the best oil producing districts of Caliior- mia and it is quite within the range of possibilities that before many months roll around Tempe will be having an oil boom of its own. The parties who have made this discovery have had some experience and they intend to make thorough investigation.
 The Phoenix board of trade have sent their secretary on 60 days ad- vertising trip through the east. He will make personal visits to bankers, newspapers, physicians, hotels and secretaries of commercial organiza
 tions in the places he visits, and in this way will see that the literature of the board of trade is distributed. With such method of advertising it is no wonder that Phoenix is the leading city in Arizona, says the Bulletin.
 New wells are being opened almost every week in the artesian belt of the Gila valley. The Guardian says; On Tuesday last John Morris struck a flow with four inch pipe at a depth of 20 feet that caps the climax. When the drill was first taken out a four inch stream of water shot 5! feet above the pipe. This strong flow had diminished some yesterday, however, the stream shooting up 2 feet The we'll is owned by John Lee.
 For the year 1899 Arizona leads all the states and territories of the United States in the average yield per acre of hay. the average being 2.63 tons. In the average yield per acre of principal farm crops, for hay, Ali zona stands first, the average value per acre being s27.22. Among the sheep raising states and territories she stands twelfth. with total num- Der of 1,O24, 20. Year Book of De- partment of Agriculture, 1899.
 The Gazette makes the following suggestion; If the capitol commiS- sioners would ask it, we think the Jerome and Bisbee mines would do- nate sufficient copper to cover the dome of the building. It would be a neat thing for these big mines to do and would be d monument to the mineral products of Arizona. These companies are denuding Arizona of her natural wealth and they ought to contribute this mite to the territory. The people of Chloride are not real izing the benefits they anticipated from incorporation, and are moving to disincorporate. The Miner says: At d public meeting held in Chlo- ride last evening an amicable agree. ment was arrived at by which the incorporation of the town will be dis solved and the proceedings for patent to the townsite now pending in the land office will be dropped. Money will be raised by subscription to meet all demands created against the trea' sury of the city, and when these have been paid the board of supervisors will 5 be petitioned to appoint d trustee anG wind up the affairs of the town.
 The Phoenix Republican says: Dur ing the past week couple of photog rapherS have been busy in using theil cameras on the homes in the residence portions, explaining to the gulliblt housewives that they were in the em D ploy of the census bureau. Their plar t is simple and doubtless profitable Q one. They take photographs of var . ious houses and submit them to the { owners. They intimate that the pie r. lures go on to Washington, but sug l gest that orders can be placed for du T plicates. Asa result they gather harvest from good graft and only < occasionally find any one who has com
 mon sense enough to call them down Q The miners of Arizona will have [ h chance to try their skill and muscle t as 1t appears that the committee O Q arrangements for the celebration O Y the Fourth of July in Tucson, Ari !. zona, have decided to give, among other sports, a drilling contest ant i, have raised a large purse for prizes
 Ii is intended to spend S475 on thi' i, contest alone, outside of the cost O.
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