Arizona silver belt., 1902-06-19

About $500, ,000 per month is paid out for labor in the Clifton-Murenci dis trict. Not SD bad.-Copper Era.
 The Phoenix Water company has petitioned the city council for a fifty five year franchise, and public opinion is decidedly opposed to it.
 The Santa Fe company is having monster engine built which will .clipSe all the big ones formerly built. It will weigh 422, 900 pounds, 2l1 tons.
 Geo A. Gamble, treasurer of Gra- ham county has announced that he will be candidate for reelection, subject to the action of the democratic county convention.
 Gen. k. Allyn Lewis, W. c. Greenc's private secretary, who is now at Mo- gales, has been elected secretary and treasurer of the Yaqui Copper com pany, one os Greenc's Sonora mining ventures.
 The A. O. U. W lodge at BiSbce has been awarded a $jj banner by the grand lodge for having added the larR- est number of members and made the greatest percentage in increase of any lodge in Arizona.
 By recent action of congress au in. crease Of $500 was made in the salary
 f the postmaster at Bisbee. This makes Mir. McCabc'S salary $2,00O. Mrs McCrbe will occupy the position or first assistant at salary of SLIGO per aunum.
 The Arizona State Telephone com plny has completed the liue to Con- gross Junction, and Prescott can now talk to Octave Congress Junction and Congress. The line will be pushed on to Wickenburg and Hot Springs just as rapidly as possible. -JOurualM Miner.
 The Pima Paragon states that tbe c. ", c. X \. railroad company is sinking a well near Cottonwood wash. They are down about 22 feet and sam plcs of the water have been sent away for analysis. If satisfactory returns are obtained. itis said that big tank will be put in.
 Shields & Price commenced thresh- ing Monday. They cut about GOO acres of wheat and 75 acres of barley. not withStauding the shortage of water. It was thought at one time that the grain crops would be a total failure, but a number of farmers, who got their grain in early, have made fair crops. Florence Blade.
 The Journal-Miner states that since the completion of the Poland branch of the P. & E. railroad the business of the road has grown SD much that two trains a day are found necessary to transact it. One train remains at Mayer all night and the otherat Pres. colt, leaving from these places each morning and making a round trip.
 "The harvest season has gun and the rancherS are all busy" says the Yuma Sentinel. "The hay crop, which is being cut in all parts of the Yuma valley, will be one of the largest ever harvested since the valley has been opened. The rancheTs anticipate a good price for both hay and grain on account of the shortage in the Salt river and Florence sections"
 Luther Green, manager of the Coro- nado stage line, spent Tuesday in Cliff ton, and while here bought fifty bar rels of cement from the Arizona Cop per company, with which be will con Struct a large reservoir near the toll house on his stage line. The artificial lake will cover about six acres, hold ing water to depth of twenty feet This lake wilfproye a great convent ence to the travelling public.-Copper Era.
 The grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Arizona, in session at Will jams last week, elected the following officers Grand chancellor, J. w. At kins, of Prescott vice chancellor, c. w. Holf, of Tucson; grand prelate, J. c. Evans, of Globe grand master at- arms, J. J. Bowen, of Bisbee. The next convention will be held at Yuma. J. J. Bowen is employed by the Cop per Queen as an engineer at the Hol- brook shaft, and is member of the city council. .-Bisbee Review.
 It is reported that the Santa Fe the construction of over the much talked-of route between Phoenix and Yuma to connect with the Phoenix & Eastern road, 1 which this company has decided to build. Ky connecting with their own lines at either Deming or Fl Paso, the Santa Fo would comrlete the prniect bl thc Back ia itd u ,rI .l