Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-11

Tracklaying on the Phoenix & East erp, east of Kelvin, was resumed last week.
 Seventy-four cars of cautalOupes have been shipped from Mesa to east ern markets this season, which sold for about $45, 1000.
 Florence was visited last Friday by one of the severest wind and rain storms ever witnessed there. Quite a number of houses were unroofed.
 Kelvin can now boast of two stores, both of which carry large and well assorted stocks, evidenced by the fact that both receive goods in carload lots.
 Tucson labor organization are plan. ming big celebration for Labor day. There will be program Of sports for which prizes aggregating 5000 will be offered.
 The house occupied by Al Ralph and family, at Tombstone, was des- troyed by fire, supposed to have been started by bolt of lightning, during the absence of the family.
 Sid Coburn, the well-known Naco sporting man, is confined to his bed with a broken rib and resultant com plications. The injury resulted from being thrown from his horse. He is improving.
 The Tucson papers recently an nounced that the Southern Pacific railroad is making arrangements to construct the railroad from Pearce to Douglas and Naco to connect with the Cananea, Yaqui River X Pacific rail road.
 Sundsy morning the water in the river covered the island between the north and south branches of the Gila at the Florence crossing. This is the highest water we have had since the flood of 1891, and the second highest water known in the history of the country Florence Blade.
 The eight companies of the National Guard of Arizona will hold an annual encsmpment this year without fail. The camping place has not been deh- nitely decided upon, but it is probable that it will be near the target range of the regular soldiers, not far from Fort Whipple, above Prescott.
 The Bisbee subway Hume is com pleted. The building of this Hume was a big piece of work, and has been done in very short time considering the trouble the contractors had in get ting lumber. Altogether, 300, 900 feet of lumber was used in the construc. ton, and 1000 cubic yards of dirt was removed, Miner.
 The Tempe News states that the re. cent rains have so weakened the Phoe- nix & Eastern bridge, across the Gila river, near Kelvin, that for the pres ent tickets will not be sold to nor freight received for Kelvin. Trains now run to within two miles of Kel- win.
 F.. o. Devine, of the Florence Com. mercial company, was down from Kel win Monday. He informed us that the cable and car used for crossing passen- gers, etc., over the Gila at Kelvin have been washed away and the persons living on this side of the river must go down and cross the railroad bridge if they desire to visit Kelvin. He is enthusiastic over the business outlook at Kelvin and thinks the town has a bright future, Florence Blade.
 Two boys by the name of Gomez, IA and years of age, respectively, are believed to have murdered Bias Con- treras, an old Mexican, at Wicken burg, week before last. They were given a hearing before the justice of the peace, and although the circum. stantial evidence against the boys was strong, it was not deemed sufficient to hold the boys on; and, any yhow, the only punishment that could be meted out to them would be term in the reform school.
 The Tonto road bonds authorized by taxpayers of Phoenix, were re. ceived at Phoenix last week, accom-. panied by a draft on New York for $40,O00 and one on San Francisco for $2S, 799. The bonds were promptly signed by the mayor and recorder, and properly certified to and returned by registered mail to Rollins & Sons, Boston, the purchasers, who will ex- anime the bonds upon receipt, and if found correct, will inform the city re- corder of Phoenix by wire that the drafts in the banks are available.
 The Republican states that the