Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-24

IN Tilt TERRITORY
 Editor c. E. Bell of the Clifton Cop cation.
 Walter Birchficid, a well known cat tleman, was married at San Simon to Miss Anna Rogers.
 The Solomon hotel at Solomonville is being greatly enlarged and i'm proved. It is one of the best hotels in Arizona
 w P. Birchfield has chased out his cattle interests near Pima. Graham county, to s. s. Marshall. About soc head of cattle were transferred.
 Colonel A. O. Brodie has written to Judge Kent, stating that he would like to take the oath of office before him on the first of July. The oath will be administered at the capitol building on that date.
 Stock shipping pens will be built at Clifton in time for the fall shipping season. This will accommodate cattle owners on Blue River. who have here tofore shipped their cattle from Mag dalena, New Mexico.
 The Prospect states that there will be no drilling contest at Prescott on the coming Fourth of July, but gives notice that Prescott will during the year arrange for a great contest.
 There is some oil excitement at Phoenix. The people are being jed to believe that they live ir the very heart of an oil belt A well has been discov- cred, the water in which is covered by a blue, greasy scum, whi b at times has made the water so Lad that it could not be used.
 The adjourned term of the district court in Graham county, which to be held this week, has been abandoned so far as jury cases --- concerned, al though Judge Doan will be in Soio- monville tomorrow to hear some court cases. The jail is full of prisoners. who will be held until the first Mon- day in October.
 from the Standard mine last week averaged 33.76 per cent copper, and gave net returns of s21.30. The Stand ard is out of debt, has money in it's treasury and over 250 tons of oreready for shipment The Standard is a self supporting proposition. That is not a bad showing for a new property.
 At Duncan, Graham county, the lit tie girl of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Elege accidentally shot herself with breech loading shotgun that was left in the house The parents were out in the field, and hearing the shot the father and mother rushed to the house. The child was breathing it's last. About four months ago they had a child burned to death. Mir. and Mrs. Elege have the sympathy of the community.
 Acting Governor Stoddard yesterday receive a communication from the au- torieis Of Alaska. inquiring as 10 tine cost of maintaining territorial form of government. Information is particularly requested regarding the amount contributed by the federal gov- ernment.as well as the cost to the ter ritory. It is quite evident that the peo- pie of Alaska are seriously considering the organization of territorial form of government like our own.
 The condition Of the cattle ranges in Graham county is becoming more and more alarming Unless come very shortly now the loss will be very seri- ous and lasting to a large number oi cattlemen. both large and small. News comes from the Duncan country that H. c. Day is experiencing a heavy loss. owing to the lack of water, and that his cattle are dying at the rate CT twenty-five per day. The Park boys at Whitlock cienega, are also losing large number of cattle, as are several other small holders in the east end Of the county.
 The forest fire which has been burn ing on the summit of Pinal mountain for several days showed no sign or abatirg last night. Yesterday 1t reached the gulch in which the Baker and '1eming ice Houses and Julius Gundelach's house is situated, but whether they were burned or not can no. be ascertained with certainty to- day. Mir. Gundelach returned to the mountain yesterday afternoon and may have succeeded in saving the property