Arizona silver belt., 1905-07-27
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 Ao-
tiyiy in the Southern Counties Is
Pronounced Douglas City Notes.

Secretary of the interior department
has withdrawn from entry ll5, 200
acres of land in the Tucson, Arizona,
district for forest reserve purposes.
The Phelps-Dodge interests have
named their railroad properties FL Paso
Southwestern system 20 simplify title
The lines embrace over 800 miles of
track.
The Salton sea level has subsidized two
feet during the past two days and no
damage has been done to the Southern
Pacific track. AS the course of the
waters at the intake has been diverted
no further danger is apprehended.
Work on the Laguna dam, above
Yuma, has actually started and the
construction camp is being prepared as
rapidly as possible. 1t is expected that
j. q. White & Co.. the contractors, will
also put in bid for the twelve miles
of leyec to be built below Yuma.
The Southern Pacific is about TO is
sue q 10000 edition of a descriptive
and Illustrated booklet entitled "A New
Arizona. which will be sent broadcast
through the east to points where it will
do the most good. The company will
make special efforts in the next few
months to attract home seekers to Ar
iona.
T. c. Lake was seriously injured last
week IN the st. Louis tunnel, at Ger
bat He was cutting a hitch for a stull
when a large slab of rock fell and
struck him a CHANGING blow. throwing
him hard against the track, cutting a
great cash in his head and bruising him
badly otherwise. He was at once taken
to Kingman and is now getting along
quite nicely Miner
During the heavy thunder storm of
Tuesday last the house of jeff d. Long
was struck by lightning and most of
the shingles were torn from the build
ing. Mrs. Long and children, who were
IN the house, We're uninjurcd, while
cat that was in the same room was kill
ed by the lightning, About the same
time Wallace Gent was struck by light
ming while walking on the railroad
track He was uninjured -Naco Bud
get
United States Attorney Nave has re
celyed a bunch of abstracts of land in
the neighborhood of the Tonic dam
site He will examine them carefully
to see that the title to the land is good.
The government will then purchase
the land. The dam will be the largest
IN the world. 1t will cost between 50,
0JO,OOO and $1,000, 900 and will be 245
feet high. 1t will cover 1900 acres
and will have storage capacity greater
than Of any other three artificial bodies
Of water. Tucson Citizen.
The body Of "a young man about TWEEN
y-three or twenty four was brought to
Casa Grandc on the second section of
the passenger train on the evening of
jays. The day before he had been
~ town. Witnesses say they saw him
dubbed over the head as be was cling
ing To a ladder in an attempt to board
train which was running fast, fear
ing, perhaps, to lose his hold, as a fall
would kill or disable him, and that he
ne was kicked in the mouth until he
He'll IN dying condition. AS yet the
IDENTITY Of the man is not kn, wn,
though in an incoherent manner, it was
thought he gave the name as West, of
onrmgieLd. Missouri. Blade.