Arizona silver belt., 1903-04-30

Sonora points. It has been estimated that it will require over 300 cars to move this herd of cattle.
 The Gazette says the thermometer | in the weather mans office at Phoe- nix climbed up to 94 last Thursday be- fore it stopped, but most of the ciii- zens were willing to wager 1t was much higher. As result Of the beat there was a general shedding of heavy clothing, and before the day was over not a few men were on the streets at tired in shirt waists.
 Compensation of live stock inspec- tors, under the present law, cannot be definitely determined until after July l, when the brand tax law becomes effective. While the appointments are made under the amended law the old rate and manner of payment of services is being continued until the date above mentioned.-S. W. Stock man.
 The Bulletin states that the com mittee appointed by the supervisors of Graham county, consisting of E. l.. Tidwell, W. T. Johnson and Wm. En- sOr, to investigate the merits of the sites offered for the establishment of a county poor farm, reported fayora- bly, upon tract of land of forty acres adjoining the ranch of Geo. Gamble, and on Saturday ChaS. F. Solomon was given $l60O for a deed to the prop erty.
 The reform school board met and or ganzed in Benson last Saturday. Ben Heney, of Fairbank, succeeds Mayor Schumacher and ex-Mayor Buehman, of Tucson, is reappointed, while A. H. Emanuel, former mayor of Tombstone is the third member. Without much ado, the reform school buildings have been steadily rising, and are almost ready for the finishing touches and furnishings. The ranges, lighting ap- paratuS, water and sewer connections are the present fixtures and necessi- ties to be installed Review.
 Director Chas D. Walcott and En- gineer Arthur P. Davis, of the geoiOg- ical survey, visited Benson last week at the request of the San Pedro Val ley Development association, who de- sire to enlist the aid of the govern ment to construct a storage dam on the San Pedro at Charleston. MT. Davis was favorably impressed and said he would recommend to the de- partment that man be sent to the site to gauge the flow of water for the coming year, to find the volume that can be stored, aud that by fall an en- gineering corps be sent into the field to do the preliminary work.
 Although the Phoenix people failed to vote $3O0,000 bonds to provide mu- nicipal water works, the agitation had good effect in arousing the Phoe- nix Water company to the necessity of improving the present plant and serv- ice. Manager Heap says that the com pany proposes to give to the people at the earliest possible day better wa CT system than could be constructed by the city for the $3O0,000 bonds pro posed to be issued. The company has about $150, 900 for this betterment and with that amount of money and its present plant it thinks it can accom- plish as much as the city could with a bond issue of S3O0,000.
 Sheriff Roberts, of Yayapai county, who, while at Bisbee more than two months ago, was struck by a swinging door in public resort and had one of his hands forced through the glass panel, cutting the wrist very badly, has not regained the use of the hand, The Journal Miner states that the leaders in the wrist were entirely sev- cred and in joining them again the wrist had to be opened for nearly two inches, so the ends of the leaders might be drawn together. When the wound healed up it seemed to grow fast to the leaders and MT. Roberts is unable to move the fingers atall. He is thinking of going to San Francisco to see if specialists there can do any thing to relieve the sad condition.