Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-01
THE CHA VALLEY.
News Items from the Columns of the Bulle-
 tin and Guardian
From the Arizona Bulletin.

| tin and Guardian.
 | From the Arizona Bulletin
 There was light freeze Monday night, but it is thought that no dam age was done to fruit in the valley. The crop this year promises to be the largest for years.
 Great numbers of teams are lining the road hauling rock, brick and lum- Der to Indian Hot Springs for the fine new hotel. Work has been delayed on account of the illness Of MT. Ed LaufIer, the supervising architect but he writes he will positively com meuce work Thursday the 24th.
 On May lSt special excursion tickets will be placed on sale at all railroad ticket offices, for the Indian Hot l Springs at one fare for the round trip, good going Saturdays and returning Mondays for the entire season. Alex ander Bros will have special convey ances, and the trip will be one of pleas ure-long to be remembered.
 The jury that rendered the verdict | in the trial of Mcintosh, about which there has been so much talk and to whom Judge Doan delivered a sting | ing re6uke, was composed of the fol. lowing: Roy Dibble Orlando Jolly, w. J. Holhouse, John Oliver, Will Hill, Andrew Carlson, D. w. Wyant, | A. Moody, Chas. Weech, Edward Car penter, k. H. Kempton and Robert T. | Johns.
 Judge Moody is already nSdering plans for the Graham county teachers institute amp summer normal school which will be held in the month of August He is corresponding with d gentleman in Chicago who he will l probably engage as instructor. The question of location will be considered at general meeting of teachers to bc held soon. The annual meeting Of teachcrSin Graham county Is growing in interest,
 Surveyor Cotton, of Florence. will be in Sul0monyillc soon to again mca- sure the water in the Montczuma canal. Under judgment of the court the MontGznma canal Is entitled tu one thousand inches of water over all other canals in the valley Much of the water belonging tO the Muntczu- ma now comes through the San Jose canal and goes through yhc mill ditch into the Munteluma. gauge is tU be put in the MOntezuma just below the mill ditch, 50 that at all times it may be seeu whether the Montczuma has the amount of water Co which it Is entitled and also whether it has any excess, Mr. Cotton will act under di- rections from the court
 The work of those interested in the Union canal who recently began ex- perimentS tO demonstrate the practi- cability of pumping water into that canal at point where 1t is taken out of the river has been a gratifying sue cess 50 far as the work has proceeded. Several holes were bored at the point where it was proposed to install the pumping plant on the Nash ranch The holes were bored down 12 feet and the water rose to within two feet uf the surface. It is proposed to put down large reservoir wells aud con meet them. A small pumping plant IS now being installed to test the per manency of the supply. The plant will pump into the canal 3jO inches of water. If this amount does not exhaust the supply then much larger pumps will be installed.
 From the Graham Guardian
 Our ed tor left Monday for the Con federate Reunion at Dallas, Texas. He is not an ex-conlederate, but ex- poets to have high old time just the same. During his absence Judge Me COllum is kindly assisting with the heavy work in the office.
 The alfalfa raisers of this valley are smiling big broad smiles these days, on account of the rise in the price of that kind of hay. It is bringing at this time nine dollars per ton on board the cars.
 j, c. Robinson has been selected as trustee in bankruptcy to take charge | of and administer the affairs of the | BirdnO Bros. Mercantile Co.,, which | was forced into bankruptcy by its | creditors.
 The reunion of the veteran soldiers i of the ex-confederate armies, takes place in Dallas, Texas, this week. | Quite number of ex-confederate sol dierS went from Stafford and vicinity, | among them being T. T. Hunter, Nat | Wanslee, Jesse Wansee, w. E. Sparks, | John Haynie and Dad Dunn in | charge of Eugene CarutherS and John pipInp