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THK COCONINO SUN. Supposed Cattle Thieves. Wo aro Informed that thsre aro froai one to throo men camped In th3 Mogol lon mountains, in tho vicinity of the Sycamores and the Moony Trail. Their occupation In the snow-covered moun tains at this time of the year has led to the suspicion that thoy are there for no good purpose. All actions in connec tion with the men lead to the supposi tion that they are cattle thieves, and are probably of the same gang that composed tho Grant robbery. A few days ago one of the men came down to Aultman and secured a load of grub, re turning to their camp Thursday even ing. It Is strange, that being camped where teey are, they should choose Ault man as their purchasing point, when Flagstaff is ten or fifteen miles nearer and a much cheaper merchandise town. Sometime ago one of the parties was met on the mountain and asked where he was going. He made the reply that his horse was played out and they could fnotgomuch farther but that he had a camp just east of tho on o his questioner was stopping at. Next morning an at tempt was made to lind the camp but no trace of it could bo found. A prom inent cattleman tells, us that recently he lost two calves, and that fresh brand ed horses were noticed around where these fellows stay. This should be In vestigated and if cattlo thieves infest the country in our vicinity they should bo captured and placed In custody. Jerome News. Ftttl Accident. A terrible aecldent occurred this morning at the McCabe, In w hlch one man lost his life and another was se riously Injured. From the reports re ceived In town H. E. Grlegge and Pat rick Quinn were engaged in working together in the mine, drilling, when they struck an unexploded shot, d is-' charging it. The fotvo of the explo sion killed Grlegge instantly, and Quinn was seriously Injured. The accident happened'al 1 o'clock this morning, and in response to a tele phono message Dr. McNally went out to attend to tho injured man, and brought him to the Sisters hospital In Prescott. No blame Is attached to an) one for the accident. Tho men were working In a winze from tho 400-foot level. Tho unoxplo ded blast, Into which thoy drilled, was one put in by them the previous night. Griegge'8 body was blown boveral feet high and in its, descent fell on Quinn. The latter has ono leg bro ken, besides being otherwise quite so iously injured.-Journal-Minor, Apr. 11. Denied School Privileges. M. S. E-nmott, of Lee's Ferry on tho Colorado river, was in Flagstaff tho first of tho week. Ha Is taking out with him a now cable and boat for the Ferry, which Is about tho only safo cross ing available to travelers to or from California, Nevada and Utah through our deserts. Mr. Emmet asked the board of supervisors for $1,000, to to expended on tho Leo's Ferry road but the supervisors' did not see their way to grant tho amount, or any amount, be cause of tho depleted condition of the county treasury at present. He also asked that a school district be estab lished at tho Ferry, stating that it was ninety miles in one direction to a school and seventy-live in tho other, and that ho was compelled to educate his chil dren at his own expense. This request was likewise refused. Mr. Emmet lives at the Ferry, with tils family, the dis tances given above from any other set tlement. Those who have lived in cit ies and populous district's all of their lives would find it hard" to 'appreciate In any adequate sense the lives lived by these people of the desert. 'f