Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-07

'ii rtb' I UT Utic IoItiio'u duu t'itii-
 ued at intervals until just before dark
 when a blinding storm set in and has
 increased in fury since, At s o'clock
 in the evening the groknd was covered
 to depth of six inches,
 George Avery is in jail charged with stabbing George Berry, at Ayery's
 ranch at the lower end of the valley, says the Arizona Daily Gazette. This
 procedure of Stabbing man in the
 lower end of the valley is as bad as the
 report about three men being shot in
 the back alley.-Courier.
 The contention of the Salt river
 valley people that sheep running on
 the mountain affects their water sup
 ply is without any foundation. Four tithS of the water from the two for est reserves run into the Little Colo
 rado, thence into the Colorado, and does not touch either Salt or Gila river. This is we'll known fact
 Winslow mail
 The people of Williams are, appar- ently, justly indignant over the fact that large portion of their country has been converted into forest re- serve by the secretary of the interior The Williams News claims that it is a rotten scheme on the partof Governor Murphy and few others who have | personal interests to serve. The re- serve comprises 5.O00, 900 acres of land in Coconino county. The News de- nounces it as most infamous measure personal greed against the masses. , and says that if the action of the sec retary is not revoked "this county will undoubtedly have to go out of busi- ness. Copper Era.
 Miss Edith Benson, daughter of Judge w. H. Benson of Florence, while in California last summer, be- came unconscious one day and contin- ued in sleeping state for several hours. On Jan. 20 ut. at Florence she was again overcome and was in d trance for ten hours. There was lit tie or DO suffering. the patient lying merely as one asleep, and gradually regaining consciousness similar to widening from profound slumber. The doctors are unable to diagnose the case.
 There has been considerable talk regarding the building of the railroad from Duquesne to the Santa Cruz and NogaleS and the construction of d large smelling plant at d point on the Santa Cruz, near Nogales The Star is in position to state on most eX- cellent authority that the Nesting house people have, fully determined to construct the road and build large smelling plant. The road will be twenty-five miles long, the amount of money tO be expended in the con struction of the road and smelling plant is a million and half dollars. Star.
 The dispatches convey the intell- gence that Governor Murphy is en- deavoring to have the federal offices moved from Tucson to Phoenix. There is not single good reason for this. Tucson IS as well adapted for the location of these offices as any point in Arizona. Phoenix is again asserting her appetite for everything in sight. he offices are here, every body is satisfied except few whose wants never can be satisfied The board of trade should act on this mat ter at once. Call meeting and get on guard and prepare to resist the at tempt of Phoenix to take the offices from Tncson. Star.
 A shOo ting was narrowly aveTted at Stafford last week. Harry Pryor, drunk | and disorderly, rode through the streets in Rough Rider style against | the repeated protests of the local off | cers; and finally ran over the little son of Marshal A. A. Mckenzie. The boy [ was severely bruised but not fatally injured. The father trailed the rider to saloon and drew a sixshootcr, but was prevented from discharging the weapon. He finally su, ceeded in knocking Pryor down with the wea- pon, cutting his head severely. Pryor swore out warrant for the arrest of the marshal on charge of assault with deadly weapon.
 A private letter from P. C. Bick. nell says that he is engaged in the de- of black mica mine on the north side of the Colorado river in the Grand canyon. He says he has q good mica deposit. the blocks being 'f commercial size. the value rang ing from 90 cents to SIP per pound, according to the size of the sheets. In order to get his product to the market he will have to build i've miles of and construct ferry across the Colorado river. but he believes this can be done at reasonable expense