Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-31

propose to take the matter up them selves and have a cafe in the hasement
 where good square meal can be had at any time during the day or night
 Gaze tte.
 The banquet of the Arizona Press
 Association on Jan. 2, was one of the most enjoyable affairs that has been held in Phoenix for many months, and the Arizona editors those who were in attendance and were in condition
 to squeeze into thelr hats will prob ably think that once each year is often enough ito paint the town red
 Enterprise,
 ArizOna's gold and silver output for
 1900 aggregate nearly SIC 900, GOO, and
 the copper output over s30 COG, GOO.
 This is considerably above the figures given out by the director of the Uni
 ted States mint. II this estimate is
 wrong it will be found on very careful investigation that it is too low Ari- zona is great precious metal pro ducer.
 The cattle business in Arizona is
 booming and the shipments from the
 territory are larger than at any time
 previous. The southern Pacific has now orders for S40 cattle ears for haul ing the stock between Fl Paso and
 Yuma. The shipments are in part to California and part east and north.
 The Arizona cattle are considered among the best to be had and the de-
 mand for them is very great Range
 News
 William Schultz, who owns some claims in northern Yuma county, and
 had saved up several hundred dollars while working Tn the mines in Jerome
 to expend on his prospects, while at-
 tempting to cross the Colorado river
 near Picacho, los1 his money, bedding, clothes, cooking utensils, etc, which
 he had on a burro, that got into the quickSand and sunk out of sight be-
 fore he could get assistance. He bare
 iy got out himself.
 Hon. Marcus A. Smith, who comics back to the next congress from Ari- zona, having already served as dele gate from that territory for ten years, is at ChamberlinS. Mir, smith breaks all records for length ol congressional tenure from a territory, which Is fair evidence ot the confidence and esteem in which he is held by the Arizona people. He IS in splendid health and spirits having lately spent d most agreeable soiuurn at hts old home in Kentucky Washington Post
 D. G. Chalmers returned from Hel- vetia, Friday, where be has made all preparations for the installing of Uhe new plant lt IS said that the smell ter is expected to be in position and ready for operation by April l. The new shelter is to be steel and thor oughly modern in every respect. There are seven car loads uf lumber at Nai'S station now awaiting tranSpor- ! tation to the camp A number of new . men have been placed at work Allf the wreckage and debris have been !. removed from the old shelter site Star.
 There is considerable intercstin the big race meet which will take place next month at Tucson. Tom SchueS- ter who IS in the city from Bi>bee says that there is great interest among horSemen there and large of Bisbee people coming here. From Phoenix Jack Gibson. the we'll known horseman has engaged three ,talls for horses he will bring, and re- ports from several other hofsemen ,ay there will be at least carload of asst stock brought down from Ph0e- nix. It looks as though the meeting would be of greater interest than las thus far been shown. Citizen
 Word was received in Tucson Fri lay to the effect that d shooting crape took place in Nogales Thurs lay evening in which the well known ocal attorney, Walter McCurdy, acci- .entaliy shot Frank Main, the bullet 'asSing through Mains neck. The tory, as it came from NOgaIeS, was tO he effect that a dispute arose over Ome personal matters, which resulted n words. McCurdY drew his gun and ,egau shooting, the shot striking the yrong man, iujurlng him as stated boyc Water McCurdy is well and ayoraDly known in Nogales, as we'll 2 $ m Tucson. The editor Of the Republican re- :. eyed the following telegram from Globe: "Fine specimen Anzona lou- ss. Do you want her? Fifty dollars i, lere. Answer" The S5O was not wired To Globe last night for the req on that the telegraph line between Bowie and Globe is not operated after lark ard it was not deemed safe to les | telegram containing so much money l ie over at Bowie on accounts of th0 (