Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-22
Items About the Mines and Min. eraI Development CuIled
 From Exchanges,
TREASURELAND OF AMERICA
Reports From Many Districts h the Territory Telling of Important Discoveries, Active Operations and the Organization of Ne" Companies, Auguring Prosperous Year

for reelection, subject to the endorse ment of the democratic county con yention. Mir. Parks is an efficient officer, and is not likely to have any serious opposition for the nominauul'
 The Arizona Medical association will meet in Tucson May 2o and ~, This society is manileSting remark able virility. 1t iS doubtful II society in the United States can equal tt in membership in proportion to the mum Der of physicians represented by 1t. The personnel of it's membership IS not surpassed by any medical society ln this uuntry.-Republicau.
 Sheriff Del Lewis of C0chiSe county and Sheriff Thompson of Gila county arrived in town each with an insane patient under commitment Co the insane asylum. Somewhere along the road they encountered the train bring ing the private car of millionaire w.. c. Greene, who has known everybody Iu lllC SpuliClu pAlN Nl NAS st4t '.-5 and still knows every body that he knew before he got tU be millionaire. He invited the SheriflS to ride with him to Phoenix and bring theirchargeS along. This is perhaps the first time on record that an insane patient Was taken to the asylum in private car. Republican.
 United States Marshal Furaker has appointed Barton C. MUsSman, cal- tain ,Sf the Arizona rangers, a deputy, and will appoint another ranger Jo a similar position. The Arizona rangers under Captain Mossmln, have been very successful in their hunt for bad men, and have captured and turned over to New Mexico officers several men wanted in this territory. Tue appointment of Captain M1SsMan and one of his men as deputy marahals will give them the authority to act as officers in New MeXiCO.-LOrdsburg Liberal.
 C. F. Nichols, the originator of the drilling contests and Fourth of July celebration projected at BisDee, who Is known here, is travelling and will make TuCssn a visit, Mr, Nichols says that S2, jOOin prizes will be offered, the first prize for the worlds clau- piOnShip being S1 300. The celebration will cost $lO,OJO and drilling teams will go tO BIsDee from all over tue southwest. Among the features Of tue . celebration will be cowboy races, . roping and tying contests. A crowd of 12,OOO is expected tU attend the big event. The celebration Is ln charge of the BIsbey herd of Elks, which Mir. Nichols organized.-SJar.
 In the Superstition mountains, Ari- zOna, engineers have found an artiu- cial gorge four miles long and 100 feet deep, cut down through solid rock by prehistoric irrigators, aud leading in- to l2O miles of ditches, which irrigated nearly 1000 acres of land. now only a desert waste covered with the ruins of the ancient peOple,-Citizen.
 w. NJ. Hoey, collector of customs at NogaleS, who was recently acquit. ted of conspiracy to smuggle Chinese in from Mexico, has just sold a fifth interest in Sonora mines for $3O, ,OOO cash.
 A bill has been introduced in con greSs for suppression of train robbery in Arizona and the other territories. The bill provides that any person who shall Obstruct, derail or make an as- Sault upon 8 railroad train shall be punished by death or a long term of imprisonment according to the ssri- OusneSs of the results of his effOFtsi and that any person who aids, abets or incites another tO commit either of the ofIenSes mentioned shall be deem ed principal offender.
 sE. E. Ellinwood, chairman of the territorial democratic central com mittee, has issued a call for that committee to assemble in Phoenix, at rooms l and 2, Commercial hotel, May 29, 1902, at , pm, for the purpose of fixing the time and place for holding the territorial democratic convention.
 The Santa Fe company have decided to build hotel at the head of Bright Angel trail, twice the size of that originally planned It will contain loo rooms The building will be in harmony with the scenery of the can yOn and will be a combination of the architecture of the castles of the Rhine and Swiss chaueaux.
 Col. A. o. Brodie will assume the du- ties of governor of Arizona on the 1St of July next.