Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-11-19

DOu5laSS Is 70 nave street ral
 way.
 Announcement is made that rail for the Tombstone road will probabl
 lrrive at Fairbank this mouth. Wit , he rails on hand the laying of tn
 rack will be accomplished in shor
 )rder.-Prrspector.
 Frank Goodrich. the fireman wh
 vas injured iu the Tempe wreck anc
 whose leg was amputated a few day
 1go, passed a good day yesterda,
 md it was announced that hi
 chances for recovery were better thal
 on any day since the terrible acci
 dent occurred.-Republican.
 Last Tuesday Nogales gave Rob
 ert E. Morrison majority of nine
 teen-the first time in the history ot
 the town when a republican candi
 date was given a majority. Foul
 years ago Brodie tied the town with
 Wilson. But this time Morrison has
 a clear majority. Oasis.
 The Perrin Land and Copper com
 pany, of CoconinO county, has been
 busy the past week making arrange
 ments for the shipment to California
 of 600 head Of sheep. which were
 sold to parties in that section. Owing to the inability of the railroad com pany to furnish cars, because of the great rush of business on the line. considerable delay was occasioned.
 When the eastern funny papers these days want to say any thing about the liberality of the fond father of the bride, they an nounce that he has made the young couple a present of ton of anthra- cite coal. Since the hens anG COWS in this section went on a strike, Phe- nix fathers who want to do the ele- gant thing present the newly married with a dozen eggs and a pound of butter.-Republican.
 W. c. Greene and three Americans have purchased a solid tract of land in the state oI Sonora in Northern Mexico. embracing 7.500.- 900 acres. The land is now being enclosed with a four strand wire fence, and k to be made the largest cattle ranch in the world. This tract Of land Is l25 miles long and 100 miles wide. More than 1000 miles of barbed wire will be required to fence it. It is estimated that this vast ranch property will afford pas turage for about 5000 head of cat tie in its present raw condition.
 The grand lodge of Masons at Phenix yesterday elected the fol- lowing officers of the F. x A. NJ. | F. NJ. Buck, grand mas ter; J. s. Cromb, deputy grand master; George Shand, grand sen or warden; E. s. Miller, grand ju- nior warden; J. NJ. Ormsby, grand | George J. Roskruge, | grand secretary. The grand chap -er elected the following officers: ,. D. Belden, grand high priest; A. | 4. Johns, deputy grand high priest; | ]. J. Sweeney, grand king; Y. R. | Stiles, grand scribe; Js M Ormsby, | yrand treasurer, and George J. grand secretary.
 The Greene Consolidated produced | ,,OO0,000 pounds of bullion during he month of October, and expects to | the output this month.
 There are 100000 acres of arid ands in Arizona which could be re- .laimed through waiter storage. There are 400,G00 acres along the Colorado river alone.
 The head of the government geo. ogical survey, Mr. Arthur P Davis, n Phenix at present, to investigate thoroughly the situation in the Salt River valley. He will remain thirty lays, and will go to the Tonto Basin ire and secure data for the Secre- ary of the Interior. lie will also go o the San Carlos reservation and make investigation there.
 What appears to be d gigantic con piracy for the smuggling of contra and Chinameu out of Fl Paso to- yard California has just come to light n that city. It is claimed that who had been helped cross the border, were hidden in the ars of outgoing trains and conveyed s far west as they desired to go. The price paid was for each China nan taken to Tucson SI00 was paid yer, and for each taken to Yuma I50 per head was paid.
 W. D. Hammond has just begun to ealize what a strenuous life this is tuesday he was tried m the federal ourt on an adultry charge, but the lrv failed to agree and was dis harged yesterday morning. Imme- lately a new trial was ordered and ! he balance of the day was spent in a jury for the second trial. he case has attracted so much at sntion during the past three days hat nearly every man in the county as either talked it over or expressed l n opinion regarding the natter 'henix Democrat.
 Dr. E. B. Ketcherside has been ined by his family from Camp -erGe. Yavapai county, who will re- ide here in the future.-Yuma Sun.
 The water supply for this valley as been increased and probably pro Dnged by the recent rains. This lorning it is roDorted from she dam hat there is h.toeen 25.000 and 30. l co inche of wa -r in the river.- iaZette.
 Ex-Governor alurphy received a elephone msssag this morning from 'rescott inlormiu= him that Senator Ieveridge and his committee would or arrive in Arizona Friday. Satur ay or Suuday-Gazette.
 A splendid showing Of Arizona's rogress is made in the report of iovernor Brodia to the secretary of ] he interior. l. shows the increase f population since the census of 900 from 122000 to 10000. h | S90 the population was 59.620, hay ng more than doubled in ten years. The total official assessment of the erritOry amounts to S39,US3,I1I ArizonB has 100000 acres Of land for cultivation by means of of which only 10 per cent S now utilized. Governor Brodie ppeals for the first application of he federal irrigation act. He argues hat nowhere in the United States