Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-10
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FoUND-a horse, saddle, etc.-see ad'vt-
wv. FOREMAN is an accomplished sur
veyor, civil engineer, &c. Read his card.
SAN DIEGO dates to the Sd by Thursdays
mail. Nothing exciting there.
Eaas command 81 per dozen, and butter
the same per lb.
Two Mexicans had row with third,
on Thursday, wherein the latter was cut in
the arm and head pretty severely.
JoBBING rates of wheat, &c; corn &c;
barley 4c. Flour, IS per cwt.
Mr.. LONG, of San Pedro, was in town
lately, and said the crops, and particularly
the corn, were very good out there this
season.
Gov Stafford has given his Office and
reception room q thorough overhauling,
and it looks as neat and elegant as new.
GEN ALLEN has returned from Altar,
where he went last week to look after his
grist mill, and other interests.
Ducks, of good quality, and in goodly
numbers, are sold in town at ST per doZ.
No other wild game brought in, for some
cause.
S. W. CHAMBERS, above Tubac. on the
santa Cruz, had ten thousand lbs. of corn
burnt lately, and the ranch next above him
lost all, the proprietor of which let the fire
start and get ahead of him.
ARIZONA CITY will no doubt take good
care of lot of calico that is said to have
taken its departure from Tucson lately.
They are determined to be happy if not
virtuous.
THE blocks occupied by Fish g. Co. and
Mr.. Hayden, are undergoing improve
ment in the way of new facings. Main
street will soon present fine appearance
throughout
LETTER from the proprietor of the CITI-
ZEN at Arizona City, goes over till next
week He did not connect at that point,
and was there three days, and hence gives
a full his tory of the place.
THE well. for the new station nine miles
this side of Blue Water, is down fifty feet.
Should this well and station be a success,
it will equalize drives and ease the line
considerably clear through.
A. Fl. CARGILL, Assistant Postmastmer,
left for Arizona city on Thursdays stage.
He will return by the next stage-it the
hospitality Of the people in the Yuma and
Apache trails don't prove too much for his
capacity. Bad people-those Yumas.
JUSTICE Meyers informs us that he ex-
tended the time of George Westly and
John Ryan, escaped and returned to the
changing, to six months--s150 fine; and
they evidently deserved it. During the in
terval they made a raid on the clothing Of
some soldiers at the post.
THE Soiree at Charley Fosters last eve
ming, was quite success; every one pres
ent say they enjoyed it very much. The
festive ''Steve" and jOvial SPEEDY" gave
the word of command to suit all, "Cady"
served up the supper, and George" did
the agreeable behind the counter to match.
WEATHER still dry and cold; also,
cloudy. Our representation of rain last
Saturday resulted in bit of sprinkle the
same evening On Monday morning, the
first ice Of the season was noted. It was
not enough to skate on, however.
ORANGES, of unusually large size and
good flavor, are to be had at L. & WIS at
fifteen cents apiece. They arc from Her.
mosillo. Among them is China orange,
the result Of graft, that weighs 21S lbs,
and is about six inches in length. 1t is a
monster, and shaped like a pear.
COLORADO NAVIGATION Co.-Elsewhere
is a notice to the effect that Mr. A. j.
Finlay has been appointed agent of the
above company at Arizona City. We have
had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and
Judge him to be the right man in the right
place, and all that sort of thing; besides,
being good social fellow.
FULLY, OCHoA & Co., have teams re-
turning from Camp Bowie and Grant Fish
& Co. have two twelve and fourteen mule
teams en- route by the Gila with Ii, 900 and
II, 900 pounds each of merchandise The
wagons are of the back action order, a
style not generally adopted in Arizona
yet.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, Esq, travelling agent
for the firm of II. Webster 81 Co., whole
sale and retail dealers, 40 Front ST., San
Francisco, has been in Tucson during the
week, and reports himself satisfied with