Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

vey of the entire San Francisco forest reserve. It is given out that the United States officials have decided that it is time America $ grandest and most awe inspiring scenery be placed under government supervision.
 Prescott is in the swim as well as Globe, Bisbee and one or two other places. Heavy rains have fallen there and flood in Granite creek was the biggestin thirteen years, Part of the town was flooded and the Elks' build ing in course of construction, was struck by lightning and damaged to the extent of $20o.
 The Solomonville Bulletin states that the recent heavy rains so dam aged the Clifton toll road that it was found necessary to rebuild about three miles between the halfway house and Coronado. The new route selected was on higher ground where there is less liability of damage by floods. The work has proved heavy expense to the owners, Green X Madsen. The Morenci cavalry troop Is drill ing twice week in order to put the boys in the best possible condition for the territorial encampment at Pres colt. It has been announced that the members of the Second troop of cay airy who are in the employ of the Ar- zona Copper company and Detroit Copper company will receive full pay during their absence at the annual on campment.
 Last Saturday, at Tombstone, Mar shal SnodgrasS, of Bisbee, was con- victed of the charge of cruel treatment of prisoner in his care. Snodgrass. Deputy Sheriff Johnson and Consta- ble Casad, of Bisbee, were all indicted for assaulting one Harrington in that city on July 6. Harrington is said to have been dunk, and after arresting him the officers are accused of beating | nm Wltn tnelr guns.
 The Guardian says that for the first time in several years the tax rate in Graham county has been reduced. After making careful estimates the board fixed the rate at s3,50 on the $lOO valuation, a reduction of 30 cents. It is estimated that this rate will maintain the county government in all It's branches, including the schools and roads and probably leave on hand small balance at the end of next year.
 w. A. Place, former citizen of Graham county, was killed at Minaca, Mexico, August 5thth by the prema- ture explosion of blast. He was in- jured on August 2ud but lived until the 6th. Mir. Place went to Chihua- hua about three years ago and secured railroad construction contract, and it was while overseeing the work in a cut that the accident occurred. His body was hurled more than sixty feet over a bluff.
 Thirty days ago it would have been hard to make any one believe that by this time the country would be so thoroughly irrigated that farmers would be refusing to make use of their run of water; yet this is what is &C., tually taking place. Just this morn ing a prominent rancher informed News reporter that he had refused his head of water because his ranch was thoroughly irrigated. - Tempe News.
 A. J. Peters, secretary of the nor mai school board, has submitted his report Among the other things the report contains is an inventory of all the furniture apparatus and equip ment of the several department ts, ,clas- sitied and appraised as follows Nor maj school and grounds, SIG, $40. 60 boys dormitory, Sl .227 10 girls dor mitory, S6,545.66, making a total, ex- elusive of buildings, of $2s, ,393 36.- Tempe News.
 The Douglas Grocery company, which has been doing business in Douglas for the past two years, has failed, and turned all goods on hand over to the Copper Queen store. The liabilities of the company are said to be in the neighborhood of 5000. The largest creditors are the Copper Queen store, to whom they are Indebted about 300, and the Leszinski compa. ny, of Fl Paso, whom they owe about $500.
 The truss of the Elks' building, which was struck by lightning on Sun day, shows the wonderful force of the electric fluid. A timber of immense size was broken off near the top and the entire truss was splintered from < top to bottom, the heads of bolts be- ..li ..fYa \