Arizona silver belt., 1901-05-23

That such a result will be obtained has passed the problematical stage. The plans are being matured to this end. Tucson's future will be doubly assured when this fact is complet ted. - Star.
 B. F. Billingsley was in the city
 Monday returning from Florence. where he had been serving the United States court as a juror. Florence is the only county seat in the district
 that is not on a railroad and every one who attends the court, except the judge, wants it moved to some other
 town, so that they will not have to
 make stage ride to get there. MT. Billingsley would rather have the court moved to Duncan than to have to make another trip to Florence Lordsburg Liberal.
 There is nothing specially new from the oil fields, but the excitement is still on. Hundreds of people are still pouring into the Texas Hill field, and the lands have all been located from Texas Hill to Gila Bend. Oil indca- tionS are said to be plentiful the full distance, and experts say there is no doubt that oil will be brought to the surface by going down for it. Several parties are preparing rigs for boring holes in the earth and We will soon Sentinel.
 The territorial museum at the uni yersity has received from The Hon. Herbert Brown of Yuma, very fine specimen of silicied or agatized wood from Yuma county. It is from new locality where foSSilized trees abound, and where everything seems to br saturated with stony solutions. The specimen weighs over fifty pounds, and has deep brown color and pol. iShed surface. It rings like metal when struck. It appears to have been the gnarled stump Of large pine or oak tree. The suriare is twisted and cut into fantastic shape by the wind driven sands of the deSert.-Tucsou Citizen.
 Articles of incorporation of the Ari. zona Oil & Pipe Line company have been filed with the recorder of Pima county. The incorporatorS are w. N. GntliLh, T. F. Ryan, E. J. Trippel and Frank NJ. King of this place, and Howard c. Cbapin of Denver. The company is capitalized at Sl,000,0 900, s3,000,000 of treasury stock, sl,OO0,O0O being paid to ihe ownerS of the land and the remaining sl,000, 900 being re- served for development purposes. The company has obtained 2,000 acres oi land, mostly in Davidson canyon, which is claimed to be tine prospects The company has plenty of money backing it, and development work will be begun at once.
 The Arizona & New Mexico railroad did not get its standard gauge carS into Clifton quite as soon as was ex- pected. Instead of changing the gauge of the road in three days it took eight. The first train got into Cliff ton Tuesday night, and there was great celebration. The entire towa was out to assist. A we'll known busi. ness man of the town was in Lords burg yesterday, and told the Libera he never appreciated that Clifton was a standard gauge town until Tuesday. This is the way he measured. A mar. row gauge car of beer was set out a. part of the celebration. He thought this would satisfy the town, but il didn't. It would have taken a stand. ard gauge car full of the material t, have been enough for the town LOrdsburg Liberal
 In this day of canal boOmS, when everyone is looking for a chance to utilize the silt-laden waters of the Colorado, It is not surprising to learn that canal is projected to water the vast scope of country which lies in the interior section of northern Yuma county. Not only is such the case, ] according to report which we have i from reliable source. but surveyors | are already in the field selecting a route for the waterway. It is proposed | to take the canal out Of the Ben Wil. | Hams Fork of the Colorado, which | constitutes inc northern line of Yuma county. Though an enterprise invol- wing vast expenditure, it is said tn | De an entirely feasible one. Just how far down the canal can be brought we are not aware, but the valley in which the village of Quarizsite is situate is to receive the benefit of the diversion ot the ColoradO's life-giving waters. Besides watering the agricultural lands which can be brought under the big waterway, 1t is proposed to utilize the stream for mining purposes. Thousands of acres of rich piacerS are included in the country traversed by . l... .g.--. A..