Williams news., 1905-02-18
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

The supreme court of California has decided that deed to agricul- tural land does not, per SC, include the right to use the property for mining purposes.
 A branch territorial prison farm at or near Benson is talked of. This for short term convicts, who could be put to gardening. It is claimed the products of 100 acres of garden truck annually would net the ter ritory $50 GOO
 Range riders last week found an old man wrapped UP in his blanket dead in an old stone house near Coyote Holes. The evidence showed that he had went to bed and the human machinery run out of fuel and stopped. A canteen of water and provisions were found with him. He was evidently a prospec- tor and had been dead perhaps ten days.-Mineral Wealth.
 The official figures of copper pro- duction of the United Verde Cop per company for the year ended Dec. 31, 1904, are 3O.75O,OOO pounds of refined copper. Included in this output is about 100000 pounds, representing the production of the Equator mines, which are owned by Senator Clark. Estimates on the annual production of the United Verde have ranged all the way from 2O,OOO,OOO to 42,OOO,OOO pounds.
 Kansas and Nebraska have had farmers in the Salt river valley for several weeks to look the country over with a view to securing farm ing land for number of enterpris- ing farmers who want to live in Arizona. The advance agents are highly pleased with their investiga- tion and assure us that before the year is over there will be quite a few of the well-to do, energetic farmers here to stay.-Stockman.
 The hungry man discovered near Phoenix had been marooned on an island in the Salt river for several days by high water. When rescued he asked for cigarette, and, it is stated, seemed to commence to grow fat after taking a few whiffs of the smoke. A man who can grow fat on smoke is liable to start a news paper down there and do legal ad- vertising for 75 cents yard instead of $5, the present price.-Courier.
 w. E. Beck, better known. as Cyclone Bill," who went to Solo, monville to appeal to the supervis- ors to appoint him justice of the peace for Clifton, in place of having his request granted, was arrested for stealing six-shooter. Although Cyclone" protested that he had no intention of stealing the gun, the conrt was incredulous and | stony-hearted, and sentenced him to 100 days in jail, which he will have to serve.-Bulletin.
 One of the marked features in the copper mining industry is the steady. price of copper at above 15 cents per pound, while some of the most important stocks show weak ness of marked character. There is said to be no surplus of ingot copper on the lake, and the western production is apparently absorbed as fast as 1t is offered. It is stated on reliable authority that for the past two or three months the de- mand has exceeded the supply.
 Prof. Oscar C. s. Carter, in the Franklin Institute Journal, pre- 'ents an admirable article on the oetrified Arizona forests. The arti- ,le contains illustrations of the crest and a map showing it's rela- ion to the Painted Desert. A mag ,ificent series of the agatized wood vas on exhibition in block 40 of the hines building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis. It