Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31


 the land after it has been allotted. The balance of the land will then be thrown open for SC tile melt.
 Governor Brodie has appointed the following delegates to the National Good Roads convention, which meets in St. Louis May l6 to 21: Walter Ben nett, Phoenix; J |. l.. Hubbell, St. Johns; Peter T. Robertson, Yuma; J. J. Fraser, Florence; pr. R. w. Kemper, King man; John Bilby, Thatcher; s. w.. Clawson, Bisbee; John H. Page, Grand Canyon; James Wiley, Globe; L. E. Devilbess, Holbrook; Arthur Peck, Nogales, and R. Qoodell, Tucson.
 Ben Sneed, of the San Pedro, was a visitor in town yesterday. He has just finished boring an artesian well on bis farm that is wonder of it's kind, and ranks among the best in the territory. At depth of few hundred feet the water strata was struck which sent a stream eighteen feet high above the casing. There has been no dimin- iShing in the flow, and the stream seems to be permanent.-Bisbee Re- view.
 One of the largest transactions in wool that has taken place in Arizona this year was recorded at Prescott last week, when Thomas Ross, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, purchased the entire clip of Campbell X Francis, of Coconino county. The sheep are now being sheared at Cherry creek station, and there will be about l50, 900 head sheared at this clip. There will be about twenty carloads of the wool when it is ready for shipment.
 The Journal Miner says that within two months Prescott will have an electric street car line. Some prelim- mary work has already begun, and it is expected that the line will eventual ly be extended to Whipple. The ma terial for the construction of the road has all been ordered, and the equip ment has all been purchased. The cars are of the very latest designs with wide windows which can be thrown open in the summer season and closed in the winter.
 Bill Spaw, cattle inspector, was in town this week from Duncan, and re- ports that the enterprising citizens of that place have raised the dnero nee eSsary for the extension of the tele- phone line from Coronado station to Duncan, and that the work of con Struction will soon be commenced. This will put Duncan in connection with all points reached by the Gila Valley Telephone company Copper Era.
 Word has been received in Bisbee from Messrs. Barbour and Barnes, Of the Don Luis Townsite company, stating that that they are ready to transfer their interests in the Don Luis Townsite company to local company in Bisbee, on practically the same lines proposed by Henry Laub when he was here, on payment by the new company of the outstanding indebtedness of the old company, amounting to something like $l7, 900. The Review is informed that in all probability the deal will go through.
 A correspondent of the Republican writes that the town of Roosevelt is growing rapidly and assuming the ap- pearance of an up.to date place. The town contains about sixty tents and twelve frame buildings and is well lighted at night, the electric lighting plant having been completed some time ago. One of the latest improve. mentS made is a suspension foot bridge 300 feet long, over the river at the damsite, being suspended by two wire cables.
 The International American makes the statement that the number of cars unloaded in Douglas is greater than the number of cars unloaded on the entire Tucson division of the Southern Pacific, from Yuma to Fl Paso. Not only greater" it says, but more than double the amount of freight is receiv- ed daily in Douglas than in all the towns on the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific. Railroad men are always reticent about giving out traffic figures and the exact figures cannot be given here, but the state- ment is based on absolute facts.''
 Last Wednesday night the Star drug store at this place was burglarized and four watches taken, also five dollars in silver. Two of the watches were ladies' and two large ones. Dr. Lacy has the numbers of the watches, and it is thought that sooner or later the