Arizona silver belt., 1901-05-23

daughter have gone east to spend the summer.
 Col. Robert Williams of Nopales, has rented house in Phoenix, where he and Mrs. Williams will make their temporary home.
 Mrs. Pauline NJ. O'Neill, widow of the late Capt. Buckley O'Neill, was married last Thursday, in Phoenix, to Eugene Brady ONeill.
 A Tempe bee man who cleared s40O0 on his honey this year has demonStra- ted the fact that he is not wasting his sweetness on the desert air.-Gazette.
 An effort is being made to have the Southern Pacific extend the run of its NogaleS local train to Phoenix. This would be a great thing for both sec tiOns.
 Al Bernard, formerly of Tucson, is now located in Naco, and is manager of the Greene Cattle company, com pany recently organized in Naco, with w. c. Greene as president
 Confidence in the future of Naco is shown by the building now going on. No less than ten substantial dwellings almost completed, and as many more planned and awaiting the builders who have their hands full,
 Paul Kruger, Oom Paul, will sail for the United States on the first of June. He will come to New Mexico and Arizona to look at our govern ment lands with a view to bringing his people from South Africa to To- cate.
 The houses of Bisbee have been numbertd at the county $ expense, it being necessary, it is said in order 10 adequately describe the property there. Former Supervisor Benton and Supervisor Reay helped with the work of numbering.
 Qulte number of lots in Naco changed hands this week, both busi- ness and residence. B. J. OReilly disposed of several fine lots. Good prices were received for all of them. Since it is known that the Cananea railroad is going through, prices in Naco is strictly on the boom. .-Blsbee Review.
 One thousand seven hundred and sixty acres of oil land has been To- cated by new Tucson company in the Rincon district. The land in question is aside of the land located by the company recently organized, of which Marshal Griffi tn is the presi- dent.-Tucson Star.
 The General Electric people, repre- sented by D. NJ. RiOrdan, and who have an option on large number of copper claims in the vicinity of Met calf, are making preliminary survey of a railroad from these mines to Clifton. This line of road will greatly facilitate the handling of ores in that district, and will be about seven miles m IeDR Rln.-Cll1 ton Era.
 Grading was completed and ready for rail on the first fifteen miles of the railroad to Cananea, May 18th. Track laying will be commenced about June lst on the Cananea Copper com panys narrow guage railroad from Cananea to the A Aj0 mountains where the company have some mines. They will also build to the La Democratic mine and to the properties of the Indiana Sonora Copper company.
 The Tombstone correspondent of the i Range News says; A party of survey ors representing Phelps, Dodge & Go, were here during Inc past week making some preliminary surveys in connection with the proposed route of railroad from Naco to Pearce and | Cochse. Doubtless if such a road is ! contemplated, Tombstone would fur Dlsh, when the mines are once work | ing, good many loads of freight.
 Down on the Colorado river, near Fort Mohaye, surveyors have been at work surveying a tract of land com . prising 30,0OO acres, upon which it is proposed to pump water for irrigation purposes A colony is to be established on these lands and various branches of agriculture, horticulture and viti- culture carried On. The lands in that valley are the richest in Arizona. and are capable of supporting 2 large pop Dlation.
 When the Santa Catalina mountains furnish the water power now under contemplation, Tucson will become manufacturing center of the first im- portance. The plans now under ad- vlsement win give Tucson more than 1000 horse power during the entire