Arizona silver belt., 1905-06-29
What Has Happened in the Ter
ritOry Since Our Last
Issue
AN INTERESTING COLLECTION
OF Clippings From Newsy Contempora-
ries Gossip Of the Busy Week Ac-
twty in the Southern Counties Is
Pronounced Douglas City Notes.

United States Marshal Ben Daniels
will have his office in Tucson on assum-
ng the position July l.
The Harvey House at Ash Fork was
entirely destroyed by fire on June Is.
Nothing was saved from the flames.
The building will be rebuilt at once.
The United States has issued orders
to the effect that in the future no more
rewards will be paid for information
leading to the arrest of Cinnamon I'M
lawfully in this country. Vidette.
Martinez has organized the Southern
Yavapai Bureau of Progress, with a
membership of thirty people all pledg-
ed to boost that section. Eli S. Per-
kins is president News Herald.
It is announced that the secretary of
the interior has agreed to purchase the
entire canal system of the Salt river
valley, construct a new masonry dam
in the Salt river and give the farmers
of that valley an equitable distribution
of water - Gazette.
Kngman is to have a water supply
large enough to provide for fire needs.
J. H. Reilly, a well known miner, was
seriously hurt by the falling of a eva
hide tank floor at the Cycloptic mine
his injuries are not considered danger
Gus. Five miles of Mohave and Mil
town railroad are under water, occasion
ed by the Colorado floods. Mohave
Miner
Secretary Hitchcock has signed the
contract for the Yuma irrigation dam
and J. S. White q Co., the successful
bidders. are 10 proceed with the work
at once. Preliminary work will com
mence within thirty days and the whole
works will be in forward state within
ninety days The contractors have
wired that the work will be. crowded
from the start.
AdWtant- General Leavall has been
IN Prescott making necessary arrange
ments for the annual encampment of
the national guard, which will be held
about the first of August, at the Fort
Wbpple target range, where it was
held last year. 1t is expected that the
attendance will be at least 80 per cent
greater than last year. There will be
SIX companies of infantry and two
troops Of cavalry in attendance, and
the company organizations are working
with very promising success for good
representation. -Journal-Miner
United States Attorney Nave has re-
celved instructions from the depart
ment to proceed vigorously in the pros
ecutlon Of the investigation of charges
OF poIygamy preferred against several
residents Of Apache county 1t was
also learned that more than thirty sub
ponaes had been issued out of the office
OF the United States attorney for per-
sons living in Apache county and in
Utah to appear before the next United
States grand jury which will convene in
Prescott, Gazette.
1t was announced yesterday at the
Narcopa & Phoenix offices that Lee
H. Lands, formerly general agent of
the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix had
Oeen appointed general agent of the
unes Of the Southern Pacific controlled
by COL Epes Randolph. These include
ne Maricopa, Phoenix & Salt River
valley, the ella Valley, Globe G. North
ern' the Arizona Eastern, the Colorado
Arizona and the Cananea, Yaqui
RIVER 4 Pacific. Mr.. Lands office
Will be in Phoenix. He has entered
upon his duties. -Republican