Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-18


 has gone to Texas, about 200 miles east of Fl Paso, where he has secured some promising oil land.
 Fifteen cars of crude oil were re- ceived at Tempe last Friday, with which to sprinkle the Maricopa X Phoenix right-of-way. Oiling the roadbed commenced at Tempe on Sat. urday.
 Shelby NJ. Oollum, clerk of the su- preme court, will be married on Au' gust 3l at Ventura, Cal, to Miss Belle Newby. Mir. Collum was formerly deputy collector of internal revenue for Arizona.
 J. A. Mcdonnell has completed the tunnel work on the Phoenix X East. ern, opposite and above Riverside, one of l70 feet and one of lS0 feet, and will leave in few days for Los Ange- les and other California points.
 F. E. Breed came in from his min ing camp on Mt. Union, near Prescott yesterday, says the Courier. He has been keeping record of the rainfall iu that neighborhood and gives it at 8! inches from July 20 to August 5, inclusive.
 The firm of Pascoe X Webster has been dissolved by mutual consent, Mir. Pasooe becoming the sole proprietor. Mir. and Mrs. Webster contemplate taking a trip to the worlds far, and may spend some time in the east be. fore returning.-Copper Era.
 Col. Myron H. McCord, United States marshal of Arizona, and Miss Mary Winslow were united in mar. riage at St. Louis on Wednesday of last week, at the home of the brides brother, in that city, After short honeymoon. Colonel and Mrs. McCord will return to Phoenix to tnke up their residence.
 A suit will be filed in Phoenix in a few days, involving all the water users in the Salt river valley to determine tn ir respective rights. There will be over POGO defendants. The govern ment will probably intervene to pro- tect the rights of the Indian water users on the Salt river and Fort Nc Dowell reservations.
 The Mohave County Miner says that it is reported that since the rainy sea son set in more than thirty bridges have gone out between Needles and Barstow. All these bridges have been cribbed up and trains have been run. ming over them without trouble, although it will be months before they can be replaced,
 Section Foreman Stumpf, who had both legs broken on the Phoenix & Eastern, near Florence, on the 29th ut. and was removed to Phoenix, and thence to the Prescott hospital, was taken with lockjaw and died. His broken limbs were healing nicely and there was no doubt of his recovery till lock jaw set in.
 Henry Clay, of Williamson valley, was bitten last week on the thigh by a bug known as "Wallapai tiger,n from which he suffered serious results. Almost immediately after being bitten he became unconscious, in which con. ditioD he remained for some time. He was compelled to come to town for medical treatment, but is recovering slowly.-Journal. Miner.
 The MobAve County Miner says that a cloudburst in the Union Pass coun. try destroyed the roads over the mountain and swept away the kitchen and dining room of the Union Pass Gold Mining company. By the effort of Robert Hammock the supplies and other buildings of the company were saved The flood was one of the great est ever seen in that country.
 Hattie Buckley, widow of J. ]. Buckley, and administratrix of his es. tate, has brought suit in the district court at Phoenix against the Phoenix Light & Fue' company to recover 5000 for the death of Buckley, who died on April of this year from in. jnries received the day before in gas explosion in the Palace saloon.
 A large number of tourists, includ. Ing many scientific men, are arriving at Canyon Diablo, Ariz. and will leave in few days for Chimip,vi and Ora. ioi, where the Moqai snake dances will be held on the 18th and 23 insts., respectively. These ceremonies are held annually by the Moqui Indians in one or another village of their res ervation, as their priests elect, and have since the opening of the railroad through northern Arizona brought