Arizona silver belt., 1904-06-23

May tO VieW unls magnincent creaolon of nature, and that during the sum- mer many more special excursions will he run for this purpose.
 JChn R. Grant, of Grant Bros ,spent last and part of this week with James Cashin at the grading camps along the line of the Phoenix X East ern. Manager Cashin has concluded to add lot of Apaches to his grading force and has sent Mir. French over to San Carlos to collect a force of 250 men. Owing to the extremely warm weather it is almost impossible to in- duce white men to remain at work on the grade. Blade.
 The regular delegates from Arizona to the republican national convention are Gov. A. O. Brodie, J. H. Kib- bey, w. II. Brophy, II. B. Penney, J x. Woods and F. l.. Wright; the alter mates, E. w. Childs and Ben Daniels. Judge Kibbey was unable to attend the convention, having been called to Los Angeles on legal business, His place on the delegation was filled by F.. W. Childs.
 The second trial of J. NJ. Pickarts, charged with embedding funds of the Douglas postoiiice, resulted in hung jury, and the case will now go over to the December term of court, the de. | fendant being released on S700 bond. J. F. Ross, the attorney for Pickarts, scored a distinct victory in his con duct of the case. The prevailing i'm preSsion is that conviction will never be had. la aternational-American.
 The Yuma Enterprise says that the success of the great government pro ject on the Colorado river, involving the expenditure of 5000, 900 for the construction of irrigation works. iS assured by the action of the Water Users association, of Yuma, and the readiness of farmers to contract with the government far water shows that the movement is very popular, as fully two-thirds of the owners of land have already signed up
 Tucson has water shortage, due to continued drouth The wells which have been depended upon for the city $ supply are almost dry, and it has been found necessary to return to the old gravity system on the Santa Cruz The Post says that Mr. Coulon has ten men at work on the old gray lty system and hopes to develop 300, 900 gallons day, which would probably relieve the present condition until the summer rains come.
 Fermin Ortiz, captured by rangers in Santa Cruz county, and supposed to be the man who accompanied Stiles and Alvord, was given a hearing a. Benson and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury on the charge of horse stealing. A few days later hs broke jail and escaped to the mountains. He stole horse at one of the ranches and by this time is probably safe across the international line. Tucson Post.
 As result Of the annual inspect tiop of 1903 by Southern Pacific officials of the Pacific system and lines in Oregon and Sonora railway, the Tucson diyi. sion as we'll as the Tucson roadmas. ter's district are pronounced the best of all concerned. The lines inspected have total main line mileage of 5S3l miles. Resident Engineer Clarke and those associated with his department are proud of the fact-Tucson Citi- zen.
 David Hutton, who has ranch on the west side of the Colorado river, near Cottonwood island, is irrigatinr many acres by water wheels of his own invention, The wheels are set on trucks and then run into the current of the river on tracks The wheels
  have bucket attachments that raise the water high enough to discharge into Hume, from which it is carried in ditches over the farm All the pro- duce that can be raised on this ranch is readily sold at Ssarchlight.- Mo have County Miner.
 The Southern Pacific company has begun work on a thirty-stall round house at Tucson. The work will be completed late in July, as also the turn table, which is on the ground ready for installation. The old round house and the machine shops will be put Tn complete repair and some addi. | tions to the latter are contemplated l The Citizen says These railroad im- | provements at Tucson do not look we'll to Phoenix people, who have been agtating the idea of Tucson being sidetracked by inc Southern Pacific company"