Arizona silver belt., 1903-11-12

Prescott has already experienced some cold weather, the thermometer registering as low as b degrees Fahrenheit.
 It is understood that the southern
 acific company will shortly replace trains No. and 8, the present inno- vation not proving satisfactory.
 MaricOpa is the only county that still has a commissioner of immigra- tion. Commissioner Dunbar has been authorized to issue a series of pam phletS setting forth the resources, climatic advantagea, etc, of Salt river valley.
 A. P. Davis, the government official in charge of the TOnto basin reservoir,
 is in town. Mir. Davis has been in government employ for a great many years. and was through this section on official business in lSS5.-PreScott Journal Miner.
 The Phoenix Water company is lay ing new water mains and otherwise improving its service, with the view to forestall the proposed issue Of $3O0,0 1000 bonds to construct municipal waterworks, for which an election has been called for December l2.
 It is expected that the the firm of McCourt & Geddis, of Wilcox. which recently went into bankruptcy, will be able to pay of dollar for dollar of their indebtedness. The liabilities are placed at $3O, 300 while the assets are in the neighborhoOd of $36,OOO.
 J, NJ. Foster, of SaiTord last week, shipped carload of apples to the Ari- zona Copper company which would be hard to beat in any country The Gila valley is becoming famous for it's apples, which find a ready market in the nearby camps.-Copper Era.
 Governor BrOdie has authorized the payment of the reward of $500 offered by the territory for the capture and conviction of the murderers of Charley Goddard and Frank Cooke, and the warrant was drawn and forwarded Co J. W. Blankenship, of Cananea, former resident of Phoenix.
 Many miners from the north are now drifting into this county and every day sees new men in search of work on the streets of Kingman. IT conditions do not grow better soon in the north the whole southwest will be overrun with idle miners. -Mohave County Miner
 City Attorney John John B. Wright stated last evening, prior to the open- ing of the council session, that Gov ernor Brodie told him that the Tucson city refunding bonds in the sun of 2,OOO had been sold for $l.O5 @ good showing and certainly to the credit of this city.-Citizen.
 There probable is no place in the west where more ladies ride horseback | than in the Salt river valley. They | nearly all ride astride. Seldom is a side saddle seen. Several years ago it | was a curiosity here to see a lady ride | astride, which Is the only sensible way for anyone to ride 8 horse.-Ari. zona' Cattleman.
 George w. Webb, inspector in charge of the bureau of immigration. repOrts that the past month has been a record breaker in his department in that more Chinamen illegally in the United States have been cap p5ured ia Arizona and New Mexico than in any previous month since the department was es. tubliShed Mr. Webb now has eight inspectors working under his charge. Tucson Post. Two carloads of honey were shipped [ to Buffalo, N. Y, and one to St. Lon. ( IS, Mo, last night over the Southern , Pacific, and several more will follow f the latter part of the week or the first q of next. This years yield has been f nothing unusual at all, but still the f valley $ total yield will be something f 'Ver twenty-five car5 and as each car I holds about 2i5 cases, it may readily pc seen that considerable honey has |, been produced, While the price is not :, given, it is understood that the honey ~ brought very good figure. Phoenix e Republican. ' It appears that the publication of A ,he Arizona game law restrictions il "hich are going the round, of the h oresS, are in error with reference to c, me Killing of ducks. The revised &, statutes fix the dates from March to f, October, but the late 22d legislature, n n modifying some of the provisions a, omitted doubtless unintentionaly, u he dates with reference to ducks, h