Arizona silver belt., 1903-01-15

The Copper Era says petition is being circulated and liberally signed, praying for the incorporation of Cliff ton.
 It was the intention of the school trustees of Solomonville to reopen school last Monday, the smallpox epi- demic having abated.
 The Yuma Sun says it is reported d that the Chicago & Rock Island Rail road company has corps of survey ors making preliminary survey be. tween that place and San Diego.
 The Bulletin states that Geo. A. Ol- ney is making substantial improve ments to his ranch of 300 acres below Solomonville, which he proposes to make the finest farm in Graham coun- ty. Much of the land is being sOwn to alfalfa,
 There are several cases of smallpox in Clifton, and the Era complains that no effort is being made to prevent the spread of the disease in fact, some people, and one man in particu- lar, seem to be using every effort to spread the contagiOn.
 The Tombstone PrOSpectOr says the artesian wells now flowing in the vii cinity of St. David, with a flow of l5 gallons per minute for each of the 94 wells, will furnish over 2,00O,00O gal Ions of water every twenty-four hours This is not bad for country whose resources are not fully developed.
 Persons who have visited Phoenix and the surrounding country say Salt river valley never looked lOvelier dur ing the winter season than it does at present. The entire valley, even to the desert stretches, are carpeted with green, as the result of generous rains in November and December.
 E. A. Mcfarland, vice president al d general manager of the Cananea, Va qui River & Pacific Railroad company, in an interview with the Tombstone ProSpector, TeasSertS that the new road will cross the international boun- diary about four miles east of Naco, where the company intends building town, to be made the terminus. hav- ing the shops, round-house and other Improvements there.
 Last Tuesday there was an explosion | in matte furnace at the shelter, and some of the hot metal thrown out fell in box of giant powder. There was a cry of powder .' and the men scattered in every direction. Curi- ously enough the dynamite burned up without exploding, else there might have been a different tale to tell MOrenci Standard.
 The Bulletin says : "In the annual settlement made by the board of su- pervisOrs of Graham county with the county treasurer it was found that an unusual amount of cash remained on hand-$4l, ,7S9 40. This cash was ac- counted for as follows: In Bank of Stafford. ST, 363 24 in First National, Clifton, $4, ,1S3 96 in Gila Valley bank, $1l, ,S7l .0S; cash and checks in safe, $S,362.l2."
 The Prescott city election on Janu- ary 6 was hard fought contest. Den- his A. Burke was elected mayor over Burmister by 43 votes. For council men Wilson and Head were elected. Chief of Police Prince was reelected. The other officers are E. O. AYeTyt, assessor c. H. McLane, recorder and Henry Hartin, treasurer. The vote in every instance was very close. The majority of Ayeryt was only six.
 The officials of the Phoenix x East ern railroad state. that the bridge across Salt river at Tempe will be in condition to run trains across by Feb. ruary l. Work on the piers of the permanent steel structure is progress. ing rapidly and they will be we'll set tied and the cement work hardened by the time the steel for the bridge is ready for the construction work tC commence. The grading is completed to the river and the force is now at work near Tempe. pe.-Gazette.
 Philemon Merrill, of Pjma, Arizona, a young man who worked here for a few months last year, lost his life ir the Black Diamond mine, in COchiSe county week ago last Sunday. II seems that Merrill and his partner Glenn Fippen, had fired off their shots in the drift and returned togo to work before the smoke and gas had cleared away and were overcome from the eff fects thereof, not being able to get out of the drift. Merrill was dead wher the shift boss discovered them and 1 FliDnpn had all hut pypirpd He was