Arizona silver belt., 1903-05-21


 been laid into Mesa, and regular trair service will be put on before June l.
 The Guardian says that water 1T the Gila is beGotfiing very scarce ant already the usual summer scrambl, for it has begun.
 During the past few days several o our merchants have been the recipi ents of samples of Globe ice. The pro duct is fine and of course quite cold Solomonville Bulletin.
 Last week J. w. Parks and Sheriff James V. Parks, of Solomonville, ac companied by mining expert, visited the coal fields near San Carlos anc made thorough examination of the district.
 John Cobb, Bisbee miner attempt. ed to .ommit suicide because he said the whiskey of Bisbee did not agree with him. He was pumped out and his life saved.-Ex.
 Ariz ona has more newspapers than had the thirteen original colonies in lT76. When the war of the revolu tion began there were but thirty-seven pa. pers published in America.
 The Bulletin says: "The merry sound of the mower can be heard in our midst, and ono Of the crops of the great Gila valley Is fast getting into marketable shape. This is having time and all are busy"
 The work of erecting beet sugar factory in Salt river valley will begin within a few days. It will be located at Glendale. Thestructure will consist of steel frames filled in with brick, of which 1, ,5OO, ,00O to 100000 will be re- quired.
 Two cases were recorded, last week, of a man being bitten by gila mon- ster-one at Phoenix and the other at Tucson. h neither case were the consequences serious. The Tucson man, after being bitten, was afflicted with terrible thirst, but that is noth- ing uncommon in Tucson.
 In the case of the United States against the United Verde Copper con- pany, the supreme court of Arizona has decid d that timber cut on public land for the purpose of roasting ore, was taken for mining purposes, within the meaning of congress allowing tim Der to be cut and removed for mining.
 The telephone line in Cochise county will be extended to Benson, connect ing the junction town with Fairbank, Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas, Naco and Cananea. General Manager Hams is now inspecting the route. This con- nectiOn means as we'll connection with Tucson. much needed enter priSe.-CitiZen.
 Farm hands are so scarce in the Salt river valley that farmers have resorted to the expedient of paying the fines of men in jail at Phoenix for misde- meanor, upon their promising to work on the farm. The shortage of labor. CTS in the valley is said to be due to the large number of men employed on railroad construction.
 The Star charges the municipal gov ernment of Tucson with gross extrav- agance. It says: Tucson proper can claim not to exceed 10000 population, the additions to the city about 2000 more. The cost of administering the city is not less than $75, cooper annum. This makes it $7.50 for each inhabit- ant. This is probably the highest rate of any city or town in the United States"
 Duncan, Graham county, is arrang- ing for big celebration of the Fourth of July, on which occasion will occur the presentation of the silk flag given by Mark Smith to Duncan as the ban ner democratic precinct In Arizona. Mark Smith, Col. J. F. Wilson, Ben Crawford, Wiley E. Jones and others have been invited to crate.
 A sensible suggestion is made bG the Holbrook Argus when it says: 'If the government would buy sheep for the Indians with the money that is being spent for electric light plant, &c.,, at Keams Canyon and White River, they would have better means of self sup. port" Conveniences such as the electric light are well enough, but they do not teach the red man much or supply the means with which to have him earn his own support.
 The application of citizens of Off ton to have the town incorporated was not granted by the board of supervis- ors, as the petition did not contain the names of two-thirds Of the resi-