Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-21

the ordinary labor on the dam and building of the canals and ditches and that after the reservation lands have been supplied with sufficient water then lands outside of the reservation may be served.
 There has been quite an influx of miners in Prescott recently from Je- rome. The recent cave in in the 100 foot level in which one man was killed and two others injured has had the effect of causing many of the under ground men to quit work and seek employment elsewhere.
 While it has been reported that cat tie and horses will shortly be excluded from the forest reserves here, forest supervisors have been instructed to receive applications for grazing per mits for such stock the coming season. It would seem from this that the oth- CT report could not have been we'll founded and that Stockmen have but little cause for anxiety in the matter. --Coconino Sun.
 Statistics just compiled show that 992 pairs of blisSfu mortalS welded in Arizona in 1900 and that l45 presuma- bly, unhappy couples secured separa- tion through legal channels in the same time. The general percentage is about l5 divorceS to the 100 mar riages. Graham was below the aver age by l66 marriages and 20 divOrces, COchise ran little ahead on divorces, having had l4 of them to S7 weddings.
 pr. Ford, of the council, will intro duce memorial to congress, asking that the governors salaries in terri tories be increased to s6000 per year, and that appropriations be made by congress for necessary office help. Congress will pay no attention to the memorial. There are probably several hundred thousand men in the United States willing to take the job for the same old salary. Possibly few men now residing in Arizona could be in- duced to accept the pay the governor is now receiving. Copper Era.
 Jose NJ. OchOa was brought in last evening in badly crippled up condi- tiOn, says the Tucson Star of Feb. l6. He jumped from a moving train be, tween Fairbank aud Benson. resulting in d broken ankle and arm. MT, Och0a is an old resident of Pinal and Pima counties, former treasurer of Pinal. He has not been very active of late years, but was often seen on lower Congress street. He is now con siderably over % years of age and will be laid up long time.
 The first trouble that has grown out of the organization of the miners union is being heard at Judge McKin- mons court. George H. kimball is being tried on misdemeanor charge made by Jake Weber, an officer at the United Verde kimball was ordered to keep off the company grounds, and on his refusing tO do so was arrested. The objection to kimball was that he was thought to be agitating strike among the shelter men. Jerome Re porter.
 A Phoenix attorney of considerable note, having yeXatious case before Judge Street, called upon a brother attorney in the Fleming block and asked his advice about a particular point in his case. Sir replied the attorney, 'I usually pay for my ad- vice." The attorney was abashsd a moment, but putting his hand in his pocket he laid down a two-bt piece in front of his friend and said. "Well, take this and tell me all you know" It is not the weather that makes the coolness that prevails between those two men now. Gazette.
 "A correspondent or the Tucson Clti- zen says that Kean St. Charles, the assemblyman from MOhaye county, who by long odds is the busiest mem. ber of the legislature, has called down upon his head the wrath of all Ari- zona physicians. St. Charles intro duced bill to abolish the territorial medical board and repeal all legisla- tion on the subject of medical exami- nation, leaving the diploma as war rant to practice medicine. Phoenix have taken the initiative in opposing the bill. They bitterly de- nounce the St. Charles bill, and declare that Arizona has too long been a dumping ground for irresponsible phy- sicians, without making it still easier for them to gain foothold.
 The Los Angeles Times says editor lally: Undoubtedly the first work in this line which the government should ! is the construction of d dam on the Gila river at San Carlos. in Arizona, because this improvement | would not only bring under cultiya- tiOn large area of arid land for the lse Of white settlers, but would also | rp Iieyp the urUppt pppIS nf tb,nsar,Ie