Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-06-25
TERRITORIAL SETTINGS.


 sury.
 The postmasters at nine centers of Arizona are slated for SlOO each to be added to their salaries as the re- suit of increased business.
 The Western Federation of Miners elected Charles H. Meyer, of Lead City, South Dakota, president to sue ceed Boyce. J. T. Lewis, of Globe, was elected a member of the execu- tive board to represent district No. l, comprising Arizona and California.
 It is said that S6O.OOO,OOO has been invested in mines in Arizona and So- nora during the last sixty days.
 It is pleasing to note that the min ing papers of the country are recog- nizing Arizona's claims to statehood, and occasionally putting in a good word.
 Under a recent ruling of the trea- sury department, cattle that have either strayed or been driven across the border are subject to seizure.
 Phenix boasts that the cold snap is now over. The Republican says the thermometer now registers l0S in the shade.
 Whats the matter with asking Sen ator Bard of California to come down and make us a Fourth of July ora tion2 The people would give him a warm welcome-and he might ex- plain why he voted to keep Arizona out of the Union. Free Press.
 Colonel J. F. Wilson of Prescott is in the city visiting his family. Col. onel Wilson is very much pleased over the political outlook.-Phenix Democrat.
 The Salvation army has captured Bisbee.
 The board of supervisors are con sidering the advisability of calling a new registration of the electors of Maricopa county. It seems to be their opinion that re-registration Is unnecessary, and as it would cost in the neighborhood of SI,400, are not disposed to call it. However they want to do what is fair in the matter. Gazette.
 Saws the Star: Governor Brodie will be the guest of -Bisbee during the celebration season. This is well, as it will give the governor an appor- tunity of meeting many citizens from all sections of southern Arizona. The occasion will be one which will do much to create good feeling, and a general interest in the welfare of all sections. which may be represented on this occasion. Tucson should be at Bisbee in large numbers, as her people are very close and intimate neighbors, and the interests of Pima and Cochise are identical.
 All the towns in Maricopa county will have a chance on June "A to take advantage of the local option law.
 Out of 72.OOO,OO0 acres of land in Arizona, only about 5,700,0O0 are pri- vately owned, of which 450!OOO are under irrigation ditches.
 The crack drillers of the territory will have a seventeen-ton block of granite before them in the big con test at Bisbee on July 3.
 Bisbee will be the first town in the territory to entertain the new gov. ernor. Colonel Brodie will attend the Fourth of July celebration there | Horses are now a scarce article throughout the country, and Arizona is becoming a heavy shipper of range horses, for which fancy prices are paid.
 The Navajo Indians of the nortt are in an ugly mood because tho , white settlers have taken possession , of the water holes and driven of their herds.
 An important and new mineral fo Arizona was discovered the other da. . at the function of the Salt and Verd' rivers. A good sized ledge of bis muth, which is valued at S2 a pound was uncovered.
 A telegram was received yesterda. from Mark Smith stating that no ac f ton would be taken on the enablin: ' act this session of congress. Thi !, puts a quietus on the water storag proposition for time, though 1t l I probable that Arthur P. Davis vii ,. be authorized to make the survey O = the power canal, so that the wate 7 storage commission will have the es l innate of the cost.-Gazette. ! HIP. Wood, secretary of the Sal Diego and Eastern railroad has an ! nounced that surveys have been com pIeted for his line from San Diego t
 Yuma, the mileage of the propose
 line being 210 miles. A second SUI
 vey it is said will be made betwee
 the two points, the survey party no in the field for the Phoenix and Eas' t ern road being engaged to do tn
 work. The work of the latter outf
 will be completed the latter part
 this month.-Gazette. Col. A. O. Brodie has written ' Judge Kent, stating that he woul e like to take the oath of office befol y him on the first of July. The oat l. will be administered at the capit' Ie building on that date.-Gazette. IS Discouraging reports are still mao '1 relative to the bad state of the range sr and great deal of suffering exls T. among range stock. In some local % ties cattle are dying for want of fec ID and water.
 d Improved methods of cutting al ,e threshing wheat are greatly to be q s- sired for the use of the Pimas. 1T et Indians work enough in saving the st little crop to earn its value sever ss times over.
 as Beef is being shipped from t
 Salt River valley to Denver, which
 right in the heart of the Colora
 COW country.
 \. Surveyor General Hugh H. Fri k will soon let a contract for surveyll UT 25O.OOO acres of land in the nOrthe .' part of Arizona.
 -s, Several hundred thousand feet rs, timber were destroyed by a fort ly fire in the Huachuca mountall