Arizona silver belt., 1903-11-19

leave Fort Grant with a skeleton troop of only 45 men. The govern ment must certainly intend to place more troops in Grant, for there are contracts out now for 1000 cords of
 wood, 800 tons of hay 80 tons of soraw, 45, 900 pounds of bran, 2O0O pounds of
 coal and 45.000 pounds of barley
 The first shipment of Arizona oranges was made from Phoenix oyer
 the Santa Fe a week ago. They were of the Washington naval variety, se-
 lected from the best fruit of three groves on the north side of the river and one grove on the south side. AC, cOrding to the Republican this was the earliest shipment of oranges made from Salt river valley for some years. The shipment went to New York, and to guard against possible injury from cold, the fruit was packed warmly and provision made to heat the car should it be necessary.
 A fine pamphlet is soon to be issued at Phoenix, advertising the livestock | industry of Salt river valley. It will be edited by John 0. Dunbar, ,commIs- Sioner of immigration in behalf oi Maricopa county. The Enterprise says that F. A. Hartwell is preparing the photographs from which the cuts will be made. For weeks he has been securing the country for pictures that will tell Maricopa county 8 story, He has succeeded maryelously. In the collection are more than 200 cattle scenes. Many of the finest ranches Of the county have been visited and oth- e;S will yet be included in the photo graphic display.
 The Prescott Journal Miner says "One to look at the long string of | loaded freight cara and the tons Of freight piled up on the platform at the depot would not think that business was very dull in this section. Freight | Agent West informed the Journal Miner today that October was the largest month the railroad has had dur ing the past year, and is nearly rec. ord breaker for the road, there being only one or two months in the history of the road where the amount of buSi- ness handled was greater than for the month of October just past"
 The office of the surveyor general is hive of industry, and with bigger force is turning out more work than ever, says the Republican. ItiS prob able that the mineral work will be kept up for a great many years, long after the present force has passed away. Captain Ingalls,, the new sur veyor general, is pushing things along rapidly. He has an advantage over most surveyor generals in that he is practical surveyor himself and un- derstands the country lying within his jurisdiction. There are seven teen surveyor generals offices in the United States, and that of Arizona is said to compare fayorably with any of them.
 It will indeed be good news to the Pima and MaricOpa Indians to know that their valley may be made yerdant again and their homes thus restored to them. From a preliminary exam ination that has already been made by Prof Willis T. Lee, photographer Of the United States geological survey, 1t has been aSoertained that extensive areas are underlain by sands and gray. els containing an abundance of water which can be pumped to the surface. Furthsr investigation is to be made as to the extent and volume of this water in various portions of the reservation. It is expected that electrical power will soon be available for pumping, and by this means considerable land can be brought under cultivation by the Indians
 The latest announcement by the BiSoee Athletic club is of a tug-of-war which will be held in Mason'5 opera house from December IA to IS. It is heraldeG as the most notable athletic event ever held in the territory, as it expected that Douglas, NacO, Clifton, Cananea and Globe will be represented | by teams of strong men. BiSbee will | have a number of teams, to be formed | of men of all nations. There will be teams of Irish, Germans, Scandinavi- ans and SlayOnians, as well as an all- American team and an all-Latln team the last named to be made up of Mex canS, SQaniards, French and Italians. The first prize will be $2jO, and the sec. md s75, while the entrance fee of $lO will be added to the purseS. It is to have two pulls each night, with the winning team participating n each event. The tournament will 'e conducted under the national rules md it will be notable affair in every way.
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