Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-28
ARIZONA BRIEFS.
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Prof. James Douglas went to New York last week.

PrOf James DOuglas went to NeS York last week,
 The Republican says; Not for year has the desert presented such viey as at present, Everywhere Is thicl carpet of green and occasionally tn, peoples and other wild flowers ar, peeping forth.
 The Copper Era says, the work O broadening the gauge of the Arlzons & New Mexico railroad, from Lords burg to Clifton, has been progressing most satisfactorily for some months past It Is expected that the standard gauge will be in operation about July lst
 Ground has been broken on the lot next to the fire hose house for the Bisbee bank. The structure will bt built of brick and two stories: the lower story to be used exclusively fol the bank and the second floor to be rented for office buildings. -Prospec' tor.
 Were Is not for the large number oi people being added to the pay rolls oi the the companies every month 1t might be thought that Clifton was on boom, direction, Clifton Is probably grow ing faster than any other town in the territory, Copper Era.
 The legislature should be charry of creating lot of new offices with fancy salaries attached thereto, just to af- ford the governor an opportunity to reward lot of his favorites for poli- tical services performed and to be performed. There are too many of fees and too many salaries now.-Ari- zona Blade.
 A contributor sends us story in which is the statement that the fair heroine Hay upon the floor breathing out her life in short pantS.' This will never do. We can't print such stuff as that. It might sell papers, but we have reputation to sustain, and shall do it if it breaks the management Arizona Bulletin.
 Tucson not only has the largest pop ulatiOn of any city in the territory. but seems to be also the financial cen. ter. The payment of S65.000 made a few days ago on the Cobre Grande settlement, as by the check of w. C. Greene, president of the Greene con solidated copper company on the Con- solidated national bank of Tucson, the company's bankers. Citizen.
 Adolph Young has been employed to lay out the new county road be- tween Clifton and Morenci. The work of constructing the road will be com menced at once, and will be under the supervision of Road Supervisor Web ster. It is said that the road will cost even less than was at first estimated, and will be great improvement over the old road, and when once built will need but little repairing - Copper Era.
 Mir c. c. Randolph returned from Washington yesterday morning fer a more or less extended stay. He has been commissioned by the director of the mint to make report on the min sral product of Arizona for the year 1900, and Phoenix, of course, will be his headquarters during its prepara tion, which necessarily will involve some time. Incidentally he will enjoy living at home Tn the society of his family. Republican
 Jim Randall, one of the old time citizens of Arizona, now residing at Metcalf, gave his friends in Clifton the ''glad hand this week, says the Cop per Era Jim says the people of Met calf are most decidedly and emphatic ally in favor of county division. He says that subscription paper was cir culated in Metcalf recently, and some. thing more than 5000 subscribed towards paying the expenses of com mission to visit Phoenix and work for division.
 George Kohler has returned from a trip to Yuma and the Algodones land grant which will be thrown open to settlement on March lS MT. Kohler says that the settlers of the Algodones grant have already begun to prepare their lands for permanent cultivation since there will be no question of ab- solute title falling into their hands He says that large tracts of the lands have been settled upon and cultivated. He believes there is great future for that country.
 Those who eUjoy beautiful contrast in nature will enjoy ride on the north side street car out into Brill's addition. At the furtber end of the line beautiful picture is represented. All around the beholder are the green est of fields, the alfalfa and young grain heinz at its prettiest stage of growth. There are pretty suburban residences in the foreground surround ed by lawns and home scenes. while to the east may he seen the snowy caps of the Four Peaks - Republican
 It may be fairly said that those cit zens of the Salt River valley who are |