Arizona silver belt., 1906-09-13
What Has Happened in the Ter ritory Since Our Last
 Issue
A INTERESTING COLLECTION
Of Clippings From Newsy ContemPor- aries Gossip Of the Busy Week Activity in the Southern Counties is Pronounced

ago last frIuay TOT NidSara r"hS' where he goes to attend the national conclave of the Red Men. On his return he was to visit Chicago and attend the Bryan reception at that place.
 It is reported that certain jointure papers in Arizona and certain jointure advocates here are receiving financial support from .ambitious politicians in New Mexico. We respect the jointists who are guided by conviction, but these fellows who are selling out to the un- scrupulous in New Mexico are an un- patriotic lot of traitors. Tucson Post.
 A deal was closed this week in Cliff ton whereby the 400-acre ranch owned by E. M. Williams, at Duncan, passed under control of the Italian colony, company incorporated with capital stock of S5OOO, which will take posses sion of the property on the first of next month, and will at once plant broad acres with grapes suitable for wine making. It is the object of the com pany to erect distillery as soon as the vines commence to bear fruit. The company will also do general market gardening business. Clifton Era.
 One of the largest transcripts that has gone out of the office of the clerk of the supreme court at Phoenix has been forwarded to the supreme court of the United States. It is the record ot the evidence in the case of the Phoenix & Eastern versus the Arizona Eastern, involving the right of way through Box canyon. The first named is taking an appeal from a decision rendered in favor of the Arizona East ern. The transcript consists of S34 typewriter pages. In addition there are large number of maps, photo graphs and drawings.
 The Journal states that last Satur- day night, at a depth of 97S feet, a small flow of water was struck in the railroad we'll at Stafford which during the night raised to the top of the well, running off in small stream. The report was circulated that the water struck was salty, but this fact could not be definitely determined owing to the flow mixing with other water. The flow struck is not sufficient for the purposes it is wanted, so the company will continue operations until they strike good pure water. The formation in which the water is found is black sand.
 The coal company organized some time ago. for whom Tom Cunningham was sent out on prospecting trip, have been receiving regularly lot of samples from their locations which show splendid grade of coal. The last lot of samples, received last Sun day evening, is as fine lot of coal as can be found anywhere. A reporter for the Stafford Journal was shown some of the coal by Billy Robertson, which, when put to fire, burned readily and blazed like piece of pine. Cunning ham wrote to his partners that he had sunk a shaft fourteen feet and had not passed through the vein.
 A letter to the Republican from Kel- win says: "A very rich strike of free milling gold ore was made few days ago on Judge Coleman's property, one mile northwest of Troy. It is also ad- joining Hank Barton's property and near the Schilling & Sherlock proper ties. The vein is over four feet wide, and is honey comb quartz in lime. It is conservatively estimated that it will average over thousand dollars to the ton. There is quite rush up there from Kelvin, and many new locations are being made. It is undoubtedly the largest and richest ledge of gold that has yet been found in Pinal county. It is only seven miles from Kelvin
 w ituHi tiit ntht lCW udyS tic plcIl- dale sugar factory will close for the season, its first run only partial sue cess, though not because of failure of the beet crop or lack of high grade in their quality, says the Enterprise. No more beets will be received at the fac tory, farmers in all parts of the valley having been notified that no more will be accepted at the factory. That the farmers shall not lose by reason of the factory's first run not being the success that was expected for it, General Manager Myers has notified them that all beets will be paid for. Poor water is given as the reason for stopping work. It has affected the color of the sugar. giving it a dark color