Arizona silver belt., 1900-08-02
ARIZON
News and Comments Pertaining to
 the Territory at Large.

There are many cases of typhoid fever at Bisbee.
 The total valuation of school prop. erty in Graham county is s3l, ,29O, which is an increase of sl5,l over that of last year
 The first car Of Arizona canteloupes, known as khakis, shipped to New York. brought Sll00 The express charges from Phoenix were sS20.
 Flagstaff will hold d midsummer celebration August = to 30. An at. tractive programme of sports and amusements of various kinds has been arranged.
 Eugene ]. Trippel, who recently sold his interest in the New Orndorf hotel at tucson is now at Mesa look ing after his almond crop, which is large this year.
 Out of total valuation of the ter ritory of Arizona. S3l ,000. 900. Mari- c0pa county comes in with about sll,0(0,000 Nearly s2,0O0, 900 of this, however, is exempt from taxation.
 The Bulletin says: A letter from San Francisco this week brings the information that Homer Dubois and Allen Chitty were there and prepar- ing for trip to South Africa.
 simon ]. Murphy, wealthy citizen of Detroit, Mich. is boring for arte- sian water on his ranch near Mesa The we'll is down almost 1000 feet and will be sunk still further, as Mir Murphy has faith in the venture. 
 Yuma county's total assessed valua- tion is sg9l, ,6l4. Is, an increase of sl00, GOO, or about 25 per cent on prop erty exclusive of the railroad, the val nation of which is fixed by the terri torial board.
 Acting Governor Akers last week granted parole to ex-City Collector A. A. Long of Phoenix, who was con- victed two years ago of misappropria- ton of the city funds and sentenced to a long term at Yuma.
 The l50 date palm trees imported from Africa have been set out, on the government experimental tract near Mesa, in strong alkali soil, said to be best adapted to their growth. The trees when planted had cost the gov ernment sl25 apiece,
 Three freight ears loaded with cop per from the United Verde mine at Jerome, went through burning bridge on the Santa Fe, sixteen miles east of Williams, on the 18th ut. The trainmen saved themselves by jumping from the train,
 The Bulletin says. the order given last week to abandon san Carlos and dispose of all property has been re- vOked by an order for a troop of the 5th cavalry to go there and continue the garrison. All orders in regard to | property, etc, are to that effect.
 There was water in the Gila at Flor ence this week, for the first time in nearly three months. says the Trib- une. Canals have beer running full. ] and the parched fields and vegetation are already giving evidence of the re- iuid
 The Cochise Review says that, J. ! Henry Woods, the CObre Grande man, ! was arrested at Benson last Friday. ' The trouble between the Cobre Grande | and the Greene faction Is the cause The arrest was on account of the l Texan authorities. Bail was fixed at Sl,000
 District Attorney Jones, m consld- i eratiOn of one dollar has assigned ! whatever right or interest he may have under the back salary law, giv- | ing one half to Graham county for a ] law library and the other half to the | Latter Day Saints Academy at h universal approval. Guardian.
 Jerome was visited by a regular | clOudourst. The water poured down | the main street of the town to the . depth of fully foot and a half. The | water came down the mountain sides !. in perfect torrent and centering in . the gulch where the shelter stands, . compelling the closing down of the | latter for a time until the flood sub . sided. Santa Teresa left Clifton for Cali fornia on Mondays train. On Sunday a large delegation of Mexicans called upon her to bid her farewell. They i brought her innumerable presents of | all kinds as token of their apprecia- tion of her and many gave her money.
  cred at the train Monday morning to take last glimpse of her.
 Engineer Gamble came down from Kelvin. Tuesday, and went hence to Tucson. He has been making surveys with a view to determining the possi- bility of obtaining water power for the Ray mill. He finds that the nec- essary fall can be obtained. The only question yet to be determined is the r number of inches Of water the river will afford at all seasons of the year Florence Blade.
 It is rumored that Hon. Chas. P. Mason, who represented Pinal county n the 18th legislature. is dead, but the ruumOr can be traced to no posi- i've foundation. though his father, FreebOrn Mason. who resides in Flor nee fears chat it may be true. Two ears ago Charley left for the Klon- ike. and wrote tu his mother from jawsOn City son after bis arrival. nee which time not a word has been card from him. Flurcuce Tribune.
 Judr' John Miller left Saturday for Ie S0ndler> Home near santa Monica liliiOrnia. He was q Mexican war tcran and belonged t0 the 11th reg ] Ient of Missouri volunteers. After