Arizona silver belt., 1902-07-24

 prison guards, all Rough Ridera, have been appointed.
 Major l. NJ. Christy, of Phoenix, has been appointed territorial treas urer, to succeed Thos. w. Pemberton. Bisbee has become the third city in the territory. This fact has been eS- tsblished by recent census registration aud by postal receipts.
 Major Jas. H. McClntock has been chosen colonel of the First regiment of infantry, N, c. A, to succeed Col. John H. Martin of Tucson. NJ. P. Freeman, of Tucson, has re- signed as member of the territorial board of equalization, in order to de- vote his entire time to personal buSi- ness.
 In the event of Graham county be- ing raised to first class, which the Guardian says now seems probable, the salary list will be $l3, 100, au iu- crease of si.95O.
 Drilling was to have begun last Monday on the Camelhack oil field north of Phoenix. Alex Cummings, from California, said to be an eXperi- euced driller, is in charge of the work.
 It is probable that Governor Brodie will name number of delegates to represent Arizona at the miners con yention to be held at Butte, Mont, next fall. The unions in Arizona will send delegates.
 The Clifton base ball team have re- ceived a challenge from the San Car los Indian team to play at Solomon vile for purse of s5OO and expenses. The challenge has been accepted. - Morenci Standard.
 The Guardian is informed that the copper companies Of Clifton and Mo- reuci are collecting the poll tax, as they have been in the habit of doing in the past, and between the two will turn into the treasury something over 5000
 A great many suicides hayo occurred in Arizona during the last month or two. Just what the exact cause of this unnatural performance is has been dis cuSSed by preachers and editors in all parts of the territory. y.-Oitzen.
 
 It is announced positively that the Fl PasO X Southwestern will build q branch railroad from Fairbank to Tombstone. Chief Engineer Simmons and General Manager Walter Douglas were in Tombstone last week to ar range for right-of-way.
 Two new guards took positions lon the hill" this weck-Clitf Middleton and Seebird Henderson. Both men served in Troop E of the Rough Riders during the SpaniSh-AmeriCan disturb ance, and were appointed to their present positions from Globe, Gila county. Sentinel.
 Grading of the smelter site at Wick enburg is completed. The large well, 3Ox1O feet in size, is now down to wa ter level. The grading on the spur from the railroad at that point is com pleted and a treStle about sixty feet long is now in course of construction.
 Harry Clifford was over from Pearce Monday. He has ordered an autOmo- bile which he will begin to operate be. tween Pearce and CochiSe, expecting to make the distance in an hour or an 1 hour and one-half which will be quite a convenience to the travelling public. -WilcOx Range News.
 Rain has at last appeared, and the long drought has been broken. Indi- cations are that the rainy season has set in for good. Since Sunday it has rained on the surrounding mountains at intervals, but Wednesday general rain came. At Wilcox two splendid showers fell and water flowed in all di. rectionS. It rained heavily all over the valley, and from appearances the rain is by no means over with.-Range News.
 Some of the territorial papers are now publishing lists of bad boys, in order to justify the territorial reform | school If man fills the sides of his room with shelves, the shelves will all soon be fun of rubbish. It is no task Ito cultivate reform school boys, If we had law making parents pay fine every time boy was caught in public swearing, smoking cigarettes, or oth- erwise violating the laws of man and nature, there would be no need of re- form schools. Courier,
 A couple of weeks ago Brig, Ezra and Frank Lee, and Mir. Bigelow, re-