Arizona silver belt., 1902-08-28

Uudb DcIldJCI bCNciiuBS, Nii'ii'' VI the senate committee on territories, has decided in the early part Of N0- vember to consider the bill granting statehood to Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. By agreement this bill must be taken up in the senate soon after the opening in December, and must therefore be disposed of in com mittee before the regular session of the senate opens.
 A newspaper is to be started in Cananea at once by Mr Marcus Smith, | a well-known newspaper man. It will be daily about the size of the Bisbee | Daily Review, having the Associated press report. The paper will be printed in English on one side and Spanish on the other Mr. Smith has a new and thorough plant on hand, and new and commodious building. He ex- poets to get out the first issue this week.
 The new gold strike in the granite hills about mile northwest of Tomb stone by the graders at work on the Tombstone branch of the railroad, mention of which was made at the time in these columns, has created considerable excitement among our citizens. The whole country in the  immediate vicinity has all been monu- mented. Another find equally as good or better has since been reported. IL begins to look like return of the old times.-ProspectOr.
 Eugene Trippel has sold his almond orchard near Mesa to Joseph M Locke, wealty Cincinnati man. The con sideration was $20,0 ,000. There are forty acres of fine almonds on this property, and two water rights in the Mesa canal go with the place. The price, $50O an acre, seems very high, but the income derived will probably be as large as the money would bring if in- vested at a high rate of interest," Tucson Citizen.
 The Stafford people were never more in earnest on any question than the re- moyal of the county seat. Every eff fort is being made to get everything in good shape to present to the board. The petition will be complete and ac- cording to the requirements of law. It will be in such shape that there will be no alternative for the board only to order the election, The voters know that we must soon have a new court house and Stafford is offering to provide it, and this offer will not be turned down, in view of the fact that if it is the people will be taved to build one. Guardian.
 The Copper Queen and neighboring companies are opening up the camp on an unprecedented scale. A spur Of the Fl Paso & Southwestern leaves the main line about three miles from town, and by expensive grade work will soon tap every important work in Bisbee. It first reaches the Pittsburg, where a flattering proposition is being opened up. Next 1t passes the Lowell, belong ing to the Queen, where ore bodies comparing favOrably with the parent property are in sight. Thence to the Gardner, a newly developed but prom
 ising proposi tiOn, on the Calumet X Arizona. Thence connecting with tho
 Holbrook and Spray, the big Queer
 properties to which a spur has already
 been constructed, thus putting ever!
 active property in the camp in connec
 tion with the Queen smelter and tn,
 railroad Cor. Republican.
 Recently Dottie Shumway, of Mesa
 fell from shed and was impaled or
 the edge of sharp scythe, which cut gash in her left thigh six inches loni
 and one and half inches deep Mis- ; Dot is but seven years old, and wa playing on the shed, at one side 0 which was hay stack, built up clos
 to the shed. She got too close to tn edge of the shed and slipped dow !. between, alightiDg squarely on the uE turned edge Of the scythe, which wa fastened close up to the shed. Sh , slid out the entire length of the blade , and if it had not been for the bone her body would have been cut entirel in two. Dr. Drene was sent for a once, and staunched the flow of bloc , and sewed up the terrible gash. l required fourteen stitches. The chil
 is doing well, but it will be lon
 time before she will be able to b
 around.
 . A Los Angeles dispatch says: circular issued by the Cananea, Yaqr River and Pacific railroad company said to foreshadow the eventual COT struction of the long talked of inte national North and South railroaC , Epes Randolph, general manager II. E. Huntington's Pacific Elercri railway company at Los Angeles, Ina been elected president and gener; l manager. Mir. Randolph was reluc
 ant to discuss the plans of the ne | company when asked ahOut the matte