Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-29


 plOTeTs declare the fabled tales of the
 wealth of the island a myth. They could find no trace of treasures or min eral lands and the Seri Indians, who have been reputed to be terrible blood. thirsty caunibals, gave them food and treated them as gods. An abundance
 of game was found.
 Two more Mexieans, John Vaienu- ella and Martiriano Ramirez. have been arrested as members of the party of
 five or six MeXicans who brutally as saulted an aged woman at her home on the outskirts of Tucson last week.
 POstollice inspectors have discovered that at the time of the wreck near Benson the contents of several regis tered packages of iewelry were stolen by thieves and it is supposed that other packages were stolen outright. A tramp arrested near by had in his possession a pocket book belonging to the injured mail clerk, w. R. Walker.
 The Gold Queen Mining company has begun the sinking of a second shaft on the Prone claim near COurtland which is now down over 20 feet with the ore values equally as good as in the former workings.
 F. G. Blaisdell, manager of the Yuma Electric and Water company, is hay. ing the completing work done on three large Altering basins for the Yuma water system which he claims are of ample capacity to supply the city for at least fifteen years to come.
 Harry Wheeler, ex-captain of the rangers, who has been serving as Unit ed States deputy marshal at Tucson, has resigned, and will take a position as line rider in the customs service in connection with the Douglas custom house.
 Although about 5000 acres of land formerly a part of the Crook forest reserve were thrown open for public entry last week, filings were made the first day for less than 2,O00 acres.
 After several days of detective work on the part of Constable Murphy of Phoenix, Conception Salazar was arrest ed on charge of robbery and base in gratitude, having stolen gold watch and some money from F. Bosta. who had I found him penniIess and had given him food and shelter until he could get on his feet again.
 A stockholders meeting was held | Monday, January 8. to consider the question of selling the Mesa and Utah canals to the government. which seems to be necessary in order that the share holders may receive stored waters from the reservoirs.
 After four hours of deliberation, the jury in the ease of Tomacita Lewis, on trial for the murder of John Boykin at Tucson, January 20, 1909, returned a verdict of not guilty.
 A report has gone abroad that Fral- cis J. Heney has his eye on an Arizona and will announce himself as candidate as soon as statehood be- comes a certainty. Il
 The Jordan school near Tempe gave n basket social on the evening of De, ,ember 23 the net proceeds of which proved sufficient to pay twO-thirds If he debt on their school house.
 Eastern parties are considering the ,uiIding of shelter at the Gould mine which has been closed down since the of the panic of l9Oh
 Charles l.. Austin cannot secure livorce from Florence Austin, his wire yho has steadily refused to live with i'm since five hours after their m1r- .iape three years ago, because being
 mining construction man he IS never ong enough in one place to establish
 permanent residence. Such was tlp uling of Judge Campbell at Tucson
 c. K. Groff, former employe of the 7. &. A. Mining company at Bisbee was rrested on a charge of having forged he name of H. H. Holden, chief engi- ger of the C. < A. company, to q heck which he passed at the Copper ,ueen store at Lowell.
 Just four dollars and twenty cents ach is the apportionment this year to ne Bisbee teachers for attending the institute at Phoenix.
 The recent heavy fall of snow in orthern Arizona has put the system the Arizona Power company entirely ut of commission thus temporarily luttlng down a number of mining