Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-08


 sire [" join in tliS cause may do so.
 u Is now evident, >a,s the Phocnix ''azett', that suits will be filed in all "' the newly acquired additions ''largitg the same conditions as eX- is'ed m tle Murphy addition. and asking the court to eujoin inc city rom exercising further Jurisdiction m the localities named
 The arrival of w. A. Gngshall, who Is m ch trge uf the Lowell observatory at Flag,tatf, was noted in these col umns few days ago. says the Repub- llean. His visit to the southern and central part of tue territory is to make tests of the atmosphere at PhOe- niA, Tempe and Tucson. Db,erva- tlons will be taken at the Lowell ob serNatUry at the same hours The ob. lecl "f these tests or observations is to determine as far as possible the dis turoances in tile air between the higher and the lower attitudes.
 Agent Holsinger has been ordered to make Il thorough examination of the Graham mountains and cuntigu- Ous territory and see If it ought not to be set aside as forest reserve. Thi, territory includes within It's boundaries 100, 900 acres of land. takes in Fort Grant. Thomas and many miles ol the country in that vicinity, and reaches over into Gila county. The government in this instance is acting ona petition from the settlers from Graham county. who ask that the forest named be set aside as d forest reserve.
 The latest achievement of the scan dalmonger in Stafford is the report cir culated in quiet way, that the visit of the Mormon apostles to this valley was for the purpose of organizing the Mormons to murder ali the gentiles. We think that if the fool killer should visit Saff0rd, he would find cOnSidera. ble employment. If the MormonS really wanted to get rid of their gen tile neiehborS, it seems that they have used poor Judgment in deferriDg the slaughter to such late day. They should have done it when there were only few to kill. Guardian.
 The people of Arizona are begin ming to realize that the advertising the newSDapcrs of the territory are giving our resources is of some bene- it. Heretofore dollar given tO q newspaper was d mere act uf charity, the donor expecting no returns from the investment. Now it is the proper thing to advertise literally and get big returns in the way of increased population and investments of new capital. Within the past fen years in our mining and kindred industries and our people are reaping the benefit. -Mohaye County Miner.
 Certified copies of the articles of in corporation of the Arizona Marrow Gauge railroad company, filed in 1882. are being prepared at the office of the territorial secretary in Phoenix tO be offered in evidence before clerk c. D. Hoover at Tucson, who has been ap- pointed to receive testimony and trans init it to the supreme court. when a hearing will be given in the so-called Pima county bond case at the March session. II was for the building of the narrow gauge that the county was au- lhorized to issue the bonds.
 Julius LeSzinsky, CT New York, came to SolOmonyille last Monday on business connected with his mining interests at Clifton, says the Bulletin. He was accompanied hy Ben NJ. Craw- ford, who joined him at LordSburg. NIT. LesZinSky and his brother at one time owned the original mines on which Clifton was started as mining camp. After contending with all the hardships and disadvantages con nected with pioneer inning in Ari- Zona. when the nearest railroad was hundreds of miles away, the mines at Clifton were put on paying basis and sold 10 the Arizona Copper com pany for snug fortune. Since then Mr. l-eszinsky has lived in New York city. but during the last few years has again become interested in some promising mining property in the Clifton district.
 D. C. Gregory, a miner who lives il Phoenix. was bitten by a hydrophobt skunk while in camp on Cave Creek fifty-iiye miles from the city on Tues day night, says the Republican. There were eight persons in camp. Gregory and his wife were in bed in tent ' He was awakened by noise in the tent and began to get up. He threw ! one foot over the side of the bed ano 1 the skunk seized the third toe of tho | left foot and bit the end of it off I Gregory kicked the animal against the slde of the tent and it rushed al him again. He sprang back into bee and he and his wife drew the covering : closely over their heads and feet. The skunk jumped on the bed and for five