Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-08
ARIZONA. News and Comments Pertaining to the Territory at Large.
1oenix is 10 have another bank,

nr>ideutldl Ap'll l, with salary oi ~IOn
 Bert Frye Is to sell his property in , ,,rInrd and join his ldlilerl lu tli' Phil lppncN
 liner, has been up to dale l2,OUp
 ,.,,,bu>nes planted in and adjacent to p.,,ruIN this season. That city will >..,u be d veritable garden of liuMers.
 The salt River valley and Mineral
 Creek region road is about completed.
 I'm, road will cost about 5000, but it ru,nS up to thls valley a splendid market. says the Phoenix Gazette.
 The Gazette sal> the men recently arrested for compiicity in the train r,pD.rieS in Cochisc county were cat rpmem and confidential agents of the Livestock sanitary board.
 Inr natural gas that flows out of line ground on the river bar at Yuma
 presents a fine appearance when all Inc tets are burning at night, d, there ar.. over l50of such natural spouters Un the bar
 or late there has been d great fal,- fnp of in attendance at the Normal school, says the Tempe News. There are at present less thin 50 pupils at tending the school. A year ago the
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 The Indian who was arrested for wrrcking Il train on san Carlos reser- walton, has been turned loose and he iS again on the reservations. He vas discouraged from the custody Of the count authorities because no terri rorial law could be found covering his ease
 The Gazette says that enough votes have b,en received. up to daie, by the secretary uf the democratic territorial committee, tu locate the convention at Phoenix. PIma county voted solid for this city, as did many others, for all of which Phoenix feels grateful. The convention will probably meet about June 6.
 One Dy one the pioneers of Arizona are passing away. Charles Baker, who came to this territory in ls'i2 and settled in Yuma. dled in that city week before last MT. Baker was prominent in the affairs Of that county having filled many positions of trust and honor. with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents.
 Andy Logan. miner employed in the United Verde mine at Jerome. fell down the main shaft of the mine. distance of 6JO feet. last Saturday His head and one leg were torn oii in the descent and practically every bone in his body was broken. The accident was accustomed by timbers on the hoist spreading and throwing him of. The Galette says the farmers in this valley are reaping good harvest from their pasture lands. Hi Eldridge re- gently leased an eighty acre field for thirty days for eight hundred dollars. Another farmer in the west end of the valley has one hundred head of cattle paSturing at two dollars and twelve cents per head per month. As the result of the warm days na- ture Is donning her spring garb. One can fairly see the grain and alfalfa grow. The almond trees present a beautiful appearance in their nantes Of immaculate white. The early peaches and plums are also blossom ing. Gardening has been receiving attention for some time. Bulletin.
 The druuth this winter is terrible on the stock interests of Arizona. MOhaye cnuuty says the Miner. has not had a drenrhing rain in nearly q year. and aS the summer rains are of mo impOr-
 tancc in the matter of grass produc- tiOn, w expect tO hear Cf big death rate among the herds in this section before the warm months of summer have gone.
 The JoHrnal:Miner says: X dog be. longing Co NIT. and Mrs. J. II. Collins iSaillicted with the whooping cough. lt is gennine case as he will cough and whOop for minutes at time. The look on his face during such paroxysms is said to be most pitiable as he seems l tn understand that the atiliction is one not usually inflicted upon the canine race.
 We have had no snow SO far this season. and but one slight rain. not enough to do any good says the Wins low Mail. Unless the clerk of the
 weather pays a little more attention
 to this portion of his domain this spring, there is going to be be great scarcity of aua in this neck of the woods, and man as we'll as beast are liable to he short on something to take. The Thatcher correspondent of the
 Bulletin says: In consequence of the
 apparent drought the presidency of
 the St. Joseph stake of Zion have pro
 claimed a fast for the Latter bay
 Saints in this vicinity for four sue
 cceding Sundays beginning with next