Arizona silver belt., 1901-08-01

bountiful supply or Ieeu anu water. The range outlook is certainly very liattering. ng.-Range News.
 Major and Mrs. J. Il. McClintock of Phoenix left on Saturday morn ing $ train for Colorado Springs to at tend the annual reunion of Roose- velps Rough Riders Association, which will be held on the lst, 2nd and Sd of August. Major McClintock is the president of the association and his presence there is necessary day or two in advance of the reunion. It is expected that Vice President Roose- welt will be present.
 George Christ, Jr., of the surveyor generals office, has returned from his annual vacation. Mir. ChriStS itin- erary included Kansas City, Chicago, Washington City and Buffalo, but when he arrived at the national capi- tai he found the heat so intense that he concluded to return to Tucson and cool of. "rhe excessive heat of the east cannot be endured by an Ariz. onan," said Mir Christ, "and l am truly pleased to return to country where one is not compelled to disrobe beneath an electric fan in order to get few hours sleep. "-Citizen,
 The Bisbee correspondent of the Tombstone ProSpector says; Some of our citizens are greatly against sul- phur smoke emanating from the fur naceS and chimneys, and no doubt it causes great deal of trouble to shose suffering from bronchial difficulties. On the other hand it is very healthy, desirable and valuable adjunct to our camp as it purities and cleanses the atmosphere where nothing else could take it's place, and but for the Sul- phur fumes acting upon our present sanitary conditions the death rate would be much higher than it is at present.
 The Big AdObe' saloon at Naco is out $500 in Mexican silver and Si0 iu | American money. At about two o'clock in the morning, just as Dave Crockett, who deals the game, had | placed the money in sack and laid | it on the bar for the bartender to put ! into the safe, d stranger walked in and seized the bag, at the same time | pointing siX-Sh0oter at Dave and remarking, "Ill take care of this" He then threw the sack over his shoulder, backed toward the door. While doing 50 two shots were fired at him and he fired one in return, but nc one was hurt. He then mounted his horse and rode away toward Douglas. He wore no mask and had been stay ing in NacO three or four days. Pros | pectOr.
 It is said that very few reductions were made by the board of equaliza- ton, the only ones being in cases where the board were convinced that too high valuation had been placed upon property. Supt. Douglas of the Copper Queen, MT. BrOckman with Mark Smith as counsel, and MT. Hartman for the Dragoon mining company, were here in the interest of their respective companies, but the board remained firm. It would not seem difficult as matter of evidence to prove the values placed upon most of these properties by the board. We do not believe in discouraging enter prises, but we do believe that com panies that are extracting thousands and millions from the soil of COchise county should bear an equitable pro portion of the burdens of protection and government.
 The Santa Fe is not only using oil as fuel on it's lines west of Albuuuer- que, but it is sprinkling the tracks with this fluid, says the Citizen. oil is used as fuel because of its cheap ness, convenience and cleanliness. The oiling of the roadbed will result in keeping down the clouds of dust always observable during and after the passage of train. It will pre- vent the dust which rising and settling on clothes, seats and window