Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-24

In holding the nozzle and the water
 shot into the air in solid column to
 the height of the surrounding build
 inRs.
 Phoenix correspondent of d New
 York paper tells of company of Cal
 ifornia and Arizona capitalists which
 has been formed for the very unique
 purpose of conducting Belgian hare
 ranch, in connection with large can
 ming plant, where hare meat can be
 prepared for the market. It is intend
 and stocked with hares. It is esti-
 mated that l00, 1000 hares can be com
 fortabiy cared for, and it is intended
 that factory be erected of sufficient
 size to slaughter and pack about 1000
 hares each day.
 The annual estimate of the directors
 of the mint of the production of gold
 and silver in the United States during
 1900 shows that Arizona stands seventh in the list of gold producing states and territories, tS output for
 the year amounting to S3,250, 900. It stands fifth in regards silver output,
 being credited with 4,250, 900 fine ounces. Colorado, California, Mon
 tana, Alaska, South Dakota and Utah lead the territory in gold production,
 while Colorado, Montana, Utah and Idaho were the largest producers of silver, in the order named, Idaho lead ing Arizona by 250,000 ounces. In view of the great shortage of water in the territory for several years this showing is not bad one.
 A gentleman from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was visiting the ostrich farms few days since, and while watching the strange birds eat alfalfa by the bale, was seized by it of coughing. The birds were attracted by the noise and gathered around the stricken man, who, from fright or otherwise, ''coughed up" set of false teeth. False teeth are all the same to an ostrich as hay and one of the number lost no time in getting out side the molarS which he proceeded to swallow at his leisure, the toothleSs man standing near and watching their decent. The bird was given snuff, tickled under the short ribs, and finally forced to swallow two spoon fuls Of ppeacacuahua, but as yet has made no returns Gazette
 A representative of the Gazette had occasion yesterday to visit Dwight B. Heard $ new ranch on the southside. The ranch when improved and under as it soon will be under the management of MT. Heard, will contain over 1000 acres of the finest land in this valley, which is equivalent to saying the finest land Tn the world. This is what is known as the Wormser tract, together with several small farms which MT. Heard has purchased since buying the big tract. The land Is nearly all on q dead level, with only sufficient fall for irrigating opposes, md is as rich as any land in the valley lf the Nile. MT. Heard is owner of l water enough, furnished by the Tempe | anal and WormSer canal, tO irrigate | he greater part of this vast tract of | and. He will, in addition tO the land | Ilready under cultivation, put this ear into grain and later into alfalfa, rom 1000 to POGO acres, and thereafter s fast as practicable put in the bal lance. It is the intention of MT. Ieard and the company he represents 0 stock this g eat ranch with cattle. | does not require much foresight to ee that this property will be d diyi- end payer almost from, the start. MT. Ieard will make success of that. as e did of everything else.
 Arizona has the largest unbroken inc forests in the United States. cov- ing an area of over 1000 square
 iles. says Governor Murphy in his lnual report. This timber is usually und at an altitude of between ,, 300 Id 7,500 feet. The total quantity of ne timber lit for saving purposes ithin the boundaries of the territory mounts to 10000, 100000 feet, which n supply the needs of populous ate for more than century. The incipal, forest area is in COconino Id borders on the Grand Canyon of e Colorado, although Gila, Apache, 'chise and Yavapa counties have timber. In the Mogollon in Yayapai, Coconino and la counties, there are large bodies
 oak timber suitable for the manu. ' cture of farm machinery, wagons, E.. and for furnishing timber, but at !, esent 1t is too inaccessible to be of eat commercial value. The govern .nt has created some large fOres [ re- l ryeS in northern Arizona and pro- Ilgated rules for their regulation th view to their preservation from t Jllation and to prevent destruction t