Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-07
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 One of TombStones unsuccessful politicians claims that half the lies told on him during his last race for office were not true.-El Paso News.
 The Southwestern railroad reached Douglas last Thursday evening. A party of officers from Bisbee went down to be present at the driving of the last spike.
 A Phoenix man, who of course is too old to appreciate women, who saw Mrs. Nation, says her face would break any kind of plate glass with out rock.--Gazette.
 The bill, now before congress, mak- ing more liberal laws for mining on reservations bids fair to become law. If it should it would be d boon to this country. Williams News.
 An Arizona visitor in Chicago was so cold the other day that he couldn't t whistle for a street car SO he took a shot at it, thinking that would stop it, as we'll it did, but he is now in jail Gazette.
 A Bullion Tax Bill was introduced in the Assembly by Patterson. of Mari copa. It provides for taxing the net proceeds of the mines. It is almost an exact reproduction of the law that was in force previous to 1880.
 The grip has never before held the American people between the oceans and between the lakes and the gulf in such comprehensive grasp as it does just now. Tombstone is strictly in the fashion, says the Prospector.
 Oil is reported in the Lynch district Yavapai county, and the Cherry creek district, Graham county. No wells have been put down, but experts say that there is every indication of oil in each of these districts. s.-Star.
 The Indian appropriation bill, which was reported back to the senate Wed. nesday, contains an item of SlOO, coo for preliminary work on the San Car los dam. For which small favor let us give thanks. ks.-Florence Tribune.
 Needles IS booming, so says d late arrival from there. Richard Taggart, since taking hold of the Needles hotel, is doing land office business. His house is oyerflowing and from four to five applicants have to be turned away every day. We are glad to hear of his succeSS.-Arrow.
 Indications are strong that when the birds return again in the spring, there'll be very little sea-weed and Salt River valley ''punkins'' sold in northern Arizona. If the merchants carry out their designs California will get the trade from now on. Williams News.
 Francisco Garcia, who was sentenced from Yavapai county, to be hung for the murder of fellow miner at the Model mine, in that county, and ap- pealed to the Supreme court, must hang, as that body has just refused to interfere.
 The Prescott Courier is another de- plOrable illustration Of a good man gone wrong. Why, he even wants to make two territories of Arizona when the citizens are already kept poor and | are forced to wear patches on their | pants to keep one set of territorial | officers alive.-Enterprise.
 The rains near Flagstaff have been | very heavy and gratifying reports have reached Phoenix on the outlook. There | was 80. 900 inches of water in the dam | Sunday, the largest amount that has been there for over two years. This means there will be plenty of water in the canals for several months.
 In accordance with the terms of an act of the last session of congress, Ad- iutant General H. F. Robinson of the Arizona national guard, received no- tice that Arizonas apportionment for the guard would be S5,6S3 60. The amount will be paid in stores and equipment and is an excellent supple ment to the territorial appropriations. Enterprise.
 It is a very unusa fact that only once this winter has snow been visible in the mountains. Usually for two or thee winter months snow can be seen in the bradshaws or the Four Peaks, and last spring, on May l, the Four Peaks were covered with snow. About two weeks ago a slight amount could be seen on the Bradshaws, but it only lasted few hours.
 If all the removals of territorial in- stitutions, divisions of counties. splitting the territory in two and few other schemes are carried out, ArizOaa will look as though d Kansas cyclone with Missouri attachment had gone through it. It would be in d more chaotic and turbulent condition than