Arizona silver belt., 1902-08-14

county to as great an extent as is the resident taxpayer.-Coconino Sun.
 "The Southern Pacific company is having built here second oil tank of nearly three times the capacity of the one already here, says the Lordsburg Liberal. Ut is largely increasing its oil storage capacity all along the line, so it can accumulate large quantities of oil at convenient places when freight traffic is light and when there is rush of freight it will not have to bother about supply of oil. The new tank will have capacity of nearly four million gallons"
 k. T. l Jams returned from the south ern portion of the territory last Tues day. MT. Hams reports the new tele- phone completed and working like | charm between Tombstone and Bis bee, also between Tombstone and Fair bank. The line is being extended as rapidly as possible to Benson, where it is expected a connection will soon be made with Tucson. There are thirty 'phoneS now in use at Tombstone, where Sheldon'Ija jams is in charge. Guardian.
 Maps showing the right of way over public lands have been filed by the Phoenix & Eastern railroad with the United States land office at Tucson. The maps were forwarded to the sec. retary of the interior and must be re- turned with his approval before the road can go ahead and construct over public lands. Under the law they are allowed d strip 250 feet wide as right of way. The maps submitted show their route for the first eighty miles from Phoenix to Riverside, on the San Pedro. o.-BensOn Press.
 A serious accident was occaSiOned by storm in Tucson Monday of last week. The adobe residence of Cap tain Ross, on Main street, collapsed in the face of the high wind. Mrs Ross and daughter were caught in the fall ing timbers and wall, and the old lady was seriously injured. The daughter escaped with few bruises. A doctor was summoned and it was discOyeryd d that Mrs. Ross left leg had been bro- ken below the knee. During the eyen- ing it was found necessary to ampu- tate the limb.
 Phoenix is certainly in peck of trouble just at present. The troubles of the capital city are invariably con | fined to the water question, and the present difficulty is no exception to the general rule. The Phoenix Water company is seeking tifty-year fran chise, despite the fact that its present franchise will not expire for fifteen years yet. The company also wants the city to buy all extensions and put in its plugs, and then pay for the water besides. Circulars have been sent out to all people owning property in the city, calling for united opposition to the proposed measure. Citizen.
 A Mexican miner last week brought in seventeen pounds of gold quartz from which Assayer Duffy Morrow se' cured twenty-One ounces of gold worth at least sl4 per ounce. The rock was wonderfully rich, some of it being worth S100,000 per ton. The Mexican would not tell where he got the rock but said there was plenty more where that came from and also that he would be back in a few days with lot of it Several old prospectorS had their eyes on him for several days, intending tC
 follow him out of town, but he man
 aged to give them the slip. It i'
 thought that the Mexican has found the long lost Adams diggings.-Chf ton Era.
 The Citizen says; 'TucSon has de veloped an emulator of Harry Tracy
 in the person of T. c. Forbes. Thi' man, however, has never been in th' l pen, and is not even bad one. Still he insists that he is Harry Tracy, tn, : noted outlaw, and declares officers ant posses are hot on his trail. He hear the fierce yelps of bloodhounds anC can see the men coming in pursuit , Forbes came here from Benson feS
 days ago evidently to outwit sheriff , but found that others were on hi trail. He lodged about town for , couple of days, and finally had to giv , up. He walked into the sheriff s oflic yesterday and demanded protection from his pursuers. The officers though
 that he had the jim jams, and locke , him up. But he grew worse, and evidently candidate for the inSan asylum"
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