Arizona silver belt., 1903-03-26

brought $62 4j. This is a remarkable record, considering that the steer was never given particle of dry feed.
 c. II. Fitch, of the United States geological survey, who has direct sup erviSiOn of surveys being made in the line Of investigations of water supply, has been in the city looking after the work in this valley, and was pleased with the progress being made. He left for New Mexico points.-Phoenix Enterprise.
 Out of the 670 date palms set out by the Arizona experiment station at Phoenix and Tempe, 5j6 are living 1t this time Or these seventeen have bloSSomed and produced fruit The thirteenth annual report of the Ari- zona station gives lot of interesting details concerning this great eXperi- ment in acclimatizing d great conner cial fruit
 Captain Bennett is certainly hus- tier. He arrived in Clifton week be- fore last on 8 prospecting trip, and was so well pleased with the town that he decided to engage in the newspaper business here. He returned to Dem- ing and packed his outfit, and returned the fest of this week. He now has his plant set up and is doing business, and will get out his first paper next week.-Clifton Era.
 The United States court of land claims did not meet in Phoenix on March 24, which date was set for the next meeting some time ago. An or der was received adj0urning the meet ing until November ? of this year. The court is now in session at Santa te, New Mexico, and is passing upon the surveys of the grants that were allowed to be genuine at former sit tiOgs. The surveys of two of the Ar izona grants have been passed upon and appsved already. They are the BabocOmari and San Rafael del Valle There are only d few more in this ter ritOry,
 Capt. J. A. Mellen and Capt. Edward Jadwin will make a trip in a rowbOat down the Colorado river, from point lSO miles above Needles to the Mexi- can line below Yuma Mr. Jadwin is a goyernment-river and harbor official and the nayigability of the Colorado river hereafter will depend entirely on his report after this trip. tis the in- tention of the government to utilize the waters of the Colorado river for irrigating purposes to the exclusion of navigation if necessary in furtherance of the great reclamation projects DOW under consideration.
 The present growth of Douglas is something astonishing. On every street, avenue or by-Street may be seen new residences, new business blocks, new adObes. To drive about the town of Douglas and note the phenomenal enterprise and growth is one of the best iutrOductiOnS to the newcomer or stranger It is hard to say what part of the town is growing most rapidly, as everywhere the hammer is pOund- ing and new buildings are going up. One of the peculiar attractions of the splendid growth of Douglas is the ex- cellent and generally uniform Struct- ures going mp everywhere Dispatch.
 The BiSbee Review reports a shock ing accident to James Harris, formerly a deputy sheriff, and bis son Joseph, at a place owned by the elder Harris, four miles southeast of Douglas, where they were sinking well The men were retlling blast, when a stick of dynamite in the hands of the father exploded, tearing of his left hand above the wrist, Shattering and muti- lating his right hand, and causing ter rlbIe injuries to his abdomen. The younger Harris miraculouSly escaped injuries beyond abdominal wounds caused by rock and flying stones. The attending physicians state that bOtL men have a good chance to recover.