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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-16

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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-16

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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-17

Was taken MP On ifs second reading under tho
favorable report OF tho judiciary Committee
On motion OF Mr.. Steven tho bin WIS ordered
reno q third time
On motion OF Mr.. Steven the constitutional
rule was suspended and tho bill was read u
third time and llnally passed, title adopted and
notice OF concurrence ordered 10 be sent 10 the
House.
On motion Of Mr.. Steven the Senate adjourned
until Monday. April 10, nj A. o'clock IN.
JOHN CLEad.
Secretary Of tho eenntc,
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
on the Death of r. D. osnby.

At meeting of the citizens of Camp Apache, Arizona Territory, held May 3i, 1877, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted;
 WHEREAS, IL has pleased Almighty God to call To his eternal reward our beloved friend, Major F. D. ogilby, Eighth laidn'Ty, and
 WHEREAS, In view Of the loss we have sustained by hls deccase, and of the stiil heavier loss sustained hy those who were nearest and dearest to him; therefore, be it
 Resglvei. That it is but a just tribute to the memory of the departed to say, 'hat ln regrctling his removal from our midst We mourn for one who was in every way worthy ot our respect, sincere affection and warm regard
 Resorsd That we sincerely eondole with the family of the deceased on the di>pen,a- tiun with which it has pleased Divine Pro'i- dcuce to aiIlict them, and commend them for consolation to Him, who orders all thing, for the best. and whose ohasiistments are meant in mercy.
 Reyo'rsi. That this heartfelt testimonial oi our sympathy and sorrow be transmitted io the family of our departed friend hy ihe See reary of this meeting. and that it be pub lishcd in the ARIZONA MINER and Eater prise. Tucson Citizen and Auzont Star, ot Arizona Territory, and in the New York Hsrald of New York city
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
Hon. J. T. GoSpcr.

We had the pleasure of an interview the other day with Hon. J. J. Gosper, Arizona $ new Secretary, and as the people are gener- ally anxious 10 learn something of the ante ccdents of those who are appointed 10 gov ern them, ge will give our readers some points we have learned concerning the Sec retary.
 MT Gosper was born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1S40. At nine years of age his father died, from which time he fought the battle of life single-handed. At the break ing out of the civil war he was prompt to lend his aid ia defense of the Union, but the company in which he enlisted was rejected. But in September. 1861, he enlisted as a private in the Illinois Cavalry and served three years. He was then commissioned in an infantry regiment and lost . leg during his term of seryice. At the close of the war he read law, but never entered actively into practice. In 1869 he moved to Lincoln, Ne braSka, and was elected to the City Council in the same year. Served two years, and was President of the same, and much of the time was acting as Mayor. In 1873 he was unanimously nominated for the office of Secretary of State, and was elected by a large majority. From the close of his of  fcial duties as Secretary of State he had been closing up business with a view of moving to the Pacific Slope, or some other more genial cline than Nebraska. He was through California more than year ago looking up place for permanent home, but from the favorable reports concerning Arizons's rich resources, he concluded to make our Territory his future home, and sought an official position for that purpose, and was appointed to the office he now holds
 NIT. GoSpcr's life has been one of activity among the hardy frontierSmeu of the West; is a self-made man, having been thrown upon his own resources early in life, and as such ought to be fitted for Arizona. In dis position, frank, open and independent; in habit, we should judge him temperate; in dress, plain and unassuming, with an active and penetrating mind, joined with highly social nature, which makes him 8 very agree able companion. We bespeak for our new Secretary a hearty welcome throughout the Territory, and if he will but follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, we believe all will z. urH Tucson Star.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
(nsn Granlr.

: The Los Angeles Herald thus describes ! the celebrated Casa Ggandc ruin, Arizona ! Territory, ten miles west of Florence and ! five miles south of the Gia river
 This remarkable ruin has been the source
 of great curiosity to antiquaridns ever since : its first discovery by the Spaniards about the year l54l. l. was then the remains of | colossal structure, with eight stories of the main buil ding in a good state of prescrva-
 ton. IL has now me,tcl by the friction of ! time and rain 10 four stories. lis walls are from eight to ten feet in thickness. and ! it presents evidences of architectural knowl- edge on the part of its builders which shows that they reached to a credible stage of civilization. IL k in the center of vast plain. surrounded by minor ruins, and prob ably formed the focus structure of great city Tracings and acequas, or aqucducts
 are still to be found in the vicinity. and the debris of pottery cover ground for mIles. The
 walls of the casa are built of concrete. and
 in manner to challenge the ravagcS ot
 time The presumption i> that this portion
 of Arizona was at one time inhabited by a
 civilized tribe of Aztect>. and that the bar
 barous ApaChes swept down on them, and
 after eXtirpating or reducing the inhabitants
 to slavery. turned their place into a waste.
 The Casa Grande was too strongly built tO
 share in the common fate of the rest of the
 city, and its walls stand to-day wonderful
 monument of the progress of civilization ot
 a people who are now extinct
 Ths Casa Ggande on the Gila shows cvi-
 dcnccs of having been built about the same
 period of the Grand Qucvira, Quara, Abo and other huge ruins in New Mexico. The Casa GraGde is however, inferior in size to those ruins. in some of which 1t iS eStima- ted that there once lived at least thirty thousand souls. The Grand Quevira was undoubtedly the largest city and probably the capital of the Cibola country sought for by Coronado in 154t The city contains many buildings five stories high to the pres eut day. Two churches were used by these extinct people. one of them we remember measuring which was l45 feet feet long in the clear and 60 feet wide, and had con vent or monastery attached which contained 2i0 small rooms. Within a radius oi sixty miles there are six other ruins and trails leading from Qucvira to all, that arc dis tinctly traceabIe to this day, even more so than our most familiar paths through the mountains or Arizona. The Casa GranGe is mere dwarf in comparison to the giant Quevira of New Mexico. Since the time of General CarIeton's explorations through the ruins of that territory in 1855 we have | heard but little said about these magnificent ! old structers that must have taken hundreds ! of men years to build. Some of the timbers l in the Qucvra, we have heard good judges ] declare that it must have taken twenty ! years to carve out ED. MINER.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
ARIZONA FREIGHTS.

At present, under the new tariff imposed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, on freight from San Francisco to Arizona. the Consu- mer has to pay for every pound of merchan- disc used by him or her about 9 cents per pound, then. easily oai be added the freight from New York. Chicago, St. Louis, or any Eastern city to Sn Francisco, | cents more.-making total of l3 cents gold. or II cents in currency. The difference m cost of goods in New York or other Eastern cities and San Francisco Is about 20 pcI cent. in favor of the former. With the ap- pruach of the railload to the Capital of New Mexico, it seems that If the proper steps were taken, a new channel can be sought out whereby our merchants would bc able ta do much better than to purchase in San Francisco. The road into New Mexico wIii soon be completed to Fort Garland, which will bring the people of Prescott within about 4sO mics of rail communication on the East, or B days by heavy teams, Freight can be contracted for, in New Mexico. from the terminus of the road to Prescott. for about cents currency, then add the freight by rail from the T. .st to the terminus of the INdl. o CthlS, anu Nt lldNt d NNtai 'l z Attte in currency from all the Eastern cities to the very doors of our mercantile houses in Northern Auzona, or just onc-halt of what it costs via san Francisco.
 Tucson merchants are and have been re- ceiying their goods through New Mexico for years, and have found it the more pre- irraDle channel through which to make thc.r purchases. Al present Tucson mcr- chants ship through Jhc forwarding house of Chick. Browne X Co, Fl Moro, Colorado. Thsir freight by mule teams does not exceed six and ouc-halt cents per pound, over a CIT cuitouS route of HOO miles. The road from Fl Moro, Colorado, to Tucson k via Alber. Qucrque and down the Rio GraHde, through heavy sand. to Fl Paraic; thence across the tornado del Mucrto to Fort McCrca. Old Fort Webster, Silver City and thence to Tucson, almost thnbblc the distance it would be were the Mogollon road repaired and the route opened from our town by New Fort Wingatr, Scbolita and thence to Fort Gar land \ little energy on the part of our citizens will be sufficient to divert the travel from the old route to Tucson and bring Il through the capital of Arizona.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
DESERT LANDS.

We hear complaint and growling upon every hsnd, and through the various jour- nsls, upon the grand swindle being pcrpe- traied by companies and monopolieS in gob- bling up large tracts of our public domain under the Deser, Land Act We look upon the location of desert lands under the law somewhat different to many of our contem- porsrieS. For instance. what we now claim as our desert lands. were il not for this law, would undoubtedly remain for ages in S,Gtu q,o. They are now likely to he reclaimed and made garden Sn'ts, uaequallei Tn the United StateS. l. will have a tendency to invite imm' gAtion to the Pacific Slope. Money will be expended iu opening up the future paradise O, the West, and instead of a barren waste, m intelligent. worthy people will be found scattered al over its surf acc The mind of civilization will clasp 1t to its bosom. Waving Il slds of grain, orchards of the precious fruit, the rose and the lily vii, take the place of ts0rus and cactus. Where DOW no animals exist, save the lizards ana scorpions, will he found every conceivable species of domestic animals. and great barren waste will become the Eden west of the Sierras. Not only here in Arizona are people moving in the premises, but in Cali fcrnia extensive locations of lands arc being made on the Colorado Desert under the Des- ert Land bill. Forty odd thousand acres were so located in the Los Angeles Land Office the other day We understand that heavy capitalists are behind these locations. who intend to dig ditches and irrigate the lands. and who will probably disburse in this work some S6J,00). II. T. Blythe and others are the movers in the matter. The ditches will be constructed under the super vision of O. P. Galloway, an experienced en- gineer. The sum of S9.l?5 was paid into the Land Office as a preliminary to these To- cations. We also learn that a party of our own capitalists are making extensive locs- tions of desert lands near the Gila river, and that thev will be promptly irrigated, pursu- ant to the set.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

When the vast extent and paramount i'm portance of England's commercial interests, as involved in the Eastern Question" arc considered. her disposition to support the Turk, cruel, bloody and lawless as he IS, will not appear so very strange. English hostility to Russia is, under circums tances existing. only what might be expected from principles of universal human nature. Paris correspondence of the New York Nation states the case of England against Russia in this forcible way:
 NJ Thicrs has always maintained that If Russia were mistress of Constantinople and the BosphoruS, she would be able at any time to send a large fleet into the Mediterra- mean Sea, to doin that sea what she pleased, and to send the fleet back to the Black Sea, where she would be as safe as the brigands in the mountain dens. Napoleon used to say that Antwerp was pissol at the throat of England; the Black Ses would be more gigantic Antwerp, capable of concesling and sheltering the largest fleets of the world
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
Fridays Dispatches.

O-trock, June .. The Turks to-day attacked detachment of Montcnegans, bui were repul>ed, leaving l.uDb men dead on the field. The Montcne-ran loss was a0 killed.
 Bucharcsl, June :. Among a number of CauclSsiau prisoners passing through Passoy recently on their Way Co Siberia, were fourteen Polish dc,ers- CTS from the Russian army, and upon being discovered were immediately shot.
 Washington, June :. IL is stated that 3d Asst. r. N. General Thurbcr has resigned.
 New York, June :. The terms for the payment of Sweeney's four hundred thousand dollar dedication are, one hundred and fifty thousand down, and the rest III thiriy days. The World de- nounces the settlement s,.it, and the people of New Nork Cily have every reason to be di>gGsted. l. is regarded as a broad political farce.
 Conslantinople, June :. The Porte has taken measures to avoid a Couu.c. m the Sucz Canal navigation mat ter. 'rne Canal is to be free ,o all vessels eX- cep; Russian.
 Bucharest, June :. IL is rumored to-day that Turkey has offered to pay Russia a war indemnity and allow her to retain the places she has cap iured in Asia.
 Ragusa, June :. Information has been received that the Turks have been defeated in an engagement ou the southern frontier. Fighting contln- ues in the vicinity of Dclga.
 Quebec, June :. Great damages have been repor;cd by fires in Sougcuay, NJ. Louis and SI. Jc- rome districts.
 Concord, V. H., June :. Governor Prescott was inaugurated to-day.
 Key West. June z. Col. Wicker. collector of customs, has been instructed by Ihc Secretary of the Treasury to dispatch revenue steamer in search of the whaling schooner Ellen Bishop, which sailed Monday night. to obtain a sworn statement of the Master as to his detention, confinement and other atrocities committed by spanish cruiser.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
Death of Major r. ID. osilby.

The following very complimentary gen eral order on the death of Major OgiIby we are pleased to publish. It goes to show in what esteem he was held by his brother of fcers. which does not exceed the estimation in which he was held, without exception, by the citizens of the Territory who knew him
 HEADQUARTERS SrH |. $. INFANTRY,
 Prescott, A. T., June 1, 1877. General Orders No. 2l.
 With feelings of the deepest sorrow il again becomes the painful duty of the Colonel commanding the regiment to an nounce the loss of another of its brightest and purest officers, in the death of Captain and Brevet Major Frederick D. Ogilby, of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry, at Camp Apache, Arizona Territory, on the 3Oth ulti- mo, of pleura pneumonia.
 This officer was born in the State of New Jersey, and entered the service as First Lieutenant of the Fifteenth Infantry in May, 1861. and served with the highest credit Tn the field throughout the rebellion, and against the Indians on the frontier and was frequently complimented for distinguished services.
 His remarkably successful services in the Territory of Arizona against hostile Indians deserve the greatest praise. Always hast ening in the faithful execution of his orders, he fell q victim to disease contracted in the line of most arduous duties.
 In his goodness of heart and high social qualities he won the respect and esteem of all who knew him. Barring through his bright life q character irreproachable, we mourn him as brother lost, whose name will ever be preserved in the hearts of his 
 The officers of the regiment are requested to wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. By command of
 Colonel A Y. KAUTZ.
 THOMAS WILHELM, First Lieutenant and Adjutant Eighth Infantry.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
Territorial.

PhUniN, June '.
 F. Gaetner. Superintendent of the Rich mond Basin Mining Co.,, located at Wheat fields, Marieopa Co.,. place of business, san Fuuci~co, arrived at this place yesterday, en route to the oity with the nrsi run ot bul- lion. In Inc past thrce weeks Mir. Gather has gone from Phuuix Co Mhcaihelds, set up his sIneller. built two miles and quarter uf water coufsc, 3,p feet of which h humed, built roads Go mines, and is now running three shafts, working night and day and turning out bullion wpdly. Ills teams are now here loading nt oaidutau's 's Wtih supplies for the works. Auo- hrr shipment of bullion s.,,.s the latter part uf this week.
 J. M. Cotton ha, a fuaoe of men making adobe, on his corner lo.S opposite 1. IL. Oury's office and adioining the court-house. He intends building a TON 0f oihccs for rent. The Souihern Pacific railroad has i21 men at work grading on the Arizona side
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
French, English and ScotchGoods
Notice.

Te r. \. Dckason with the undersigned in ihat certain mining locat claims Grey Eagle Lode male by W. \. Kelly and o'hers the 3oih day of March 1871 in the Tiger Mining stict in the County of Ya,aIai and Terrury of Ariruua
 Nou arc hereby nntih-a that the undersigned have caused Co be done uPOr the aIs said mining claims O. location. the of labor and expenditures for hs year le.6 required by Inc laws of nited States al cost c. us of cue hundred dollars
 And y'u are hereby notified c. pay to the unders, gned at his Ilace of business iu Prescott tn the aforesaid County "i lavapi yuur Tr'poitor of the said cost oi sid labor a The of dollars for every one hun dr-i feet owned by you. within ninety days from The Nice of this notice you; and in of failure mako such payment will claim under the mining law, now fierce. forfeiture ynur interest tn said location or claims. JULIUS \. RUDENBURG
 and other co-owners Prescott \ T January H. ls1s bs.deD
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08

DEPREDATIoNS ON GOVERNMENT TIMBER LANDS ID BE Washington May 29.-Depredations upon Government timber lands are to be detected and punished. The old system of timber agents evidently only facilitates these rObbcrieS, and Secretary Schurz, acting upon the suggestions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, recently abolished the old system, and has appointed special agents instead, who are to bear appointment as Department Clerks de- tailed for special duty under instructions from the Commissioner
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08

The steamer City of S0n Francisco, built by John Roach X O. at Chester. PcunSylva- nia, in 1875. a cost Of one million dollars, for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. when in latitude Is degrees north, longitude 9S degrees 3S minutes west, struck on an unknown rock and became a total los, in siNty-two minutes. The exact locality of this rock seems 10 have been known only to a few persons. and was never laid down on the chart. The passengers and crew were taken aboard of q Mexican gunbolt, that happened to be in close proximity to the ill- tated steamer at the time of her accident. and taken into Acapulco, distance of 90 miles The Pacific Mail Company has been very unfortunate with its fleet for the past five years. The Bienvlle (chartere,b, Amer lea and Japan have been burned, and the Ariel, Guatemala, Sacramento and City of San Francisco totally wrecked. IL is csti- mated that during this period the company have lost on their fleet through misadventure some $40O00O0.
 The Secretary of the Navy has directed the |. S. Steamer Lacawana at Acapulco to search for the rock near the Tartar shoaleS upon which the i'll fated steamer was sunk with view to have it laid down on the chart and prevent a reoccuuencc of the fate that befel the Steamer City of San Francisco.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
ARIZaNs WIVES.

Arizona, the comIng mihIng country oi the Pacific Coast. may well be proud of her many valuable bolanzaS, Without exagge- ration. we think 1t safe 10 estimate the pre- cious metals that are buried beneath the esrth's surface in this Territory, encased by the giant walls of the mountains, as more than all the money that is now deposited in
 the vaults of all nations throughout the world. The first adventurerS of civilized men penetrated Arizona as farback as l5iO, and since that time it has been known that this country was rich in shining minerals.
 Evidences can he found in many localities throughout the Territory where, centuries since, extensive mining industries were carried on with satisfactory results, judging
 from the richness ofthe ores found in many
 of the ancient shafts, sunk by the gdmbo-i-
 aas of yore There iS not a county within
 the boundaries of Arizona but what con-
 tains valuable mining districts, and now
 since the subiugation 0t the wild Indian, the
 steady march of civilization Is putting forth
 its appearance, the metallic ring can be
 heard from every direction, and daily the
 welcome news Is being heralded far and
 wide of new discoveries, and In nearly every
 instance the old claims, which have been
 considered more than average, are eclipSed
 and for the time, being forgotten. Where,
 a few years since, Big Rump and various
 other Indian chiefs reigned supreme, now
 can be found the honest miner with his
 cabin adjacent Ia some vein of earth treas
 ures, and. with pick and drill, sinking
 mighty excavations far down Tn the bowels
 of the earth, taking out that substance
 which buys nations, cnslaves the fellow
 being of man, supports wars. and causes happiness 10 some and to others remorse.
 Nearly every one in Prescott realize the fact that everything iu business way de pcnds upon mining. Before the stable
 character of our mines was so thoroughly understood, before developments had ascer- taiucd the fact that there Is no play out ;o I true Assure vein, there might have been some excuse for lack of faith; now, how ever. the business of legitimate mining will hear The test of scrutiny by the coolest head. Business goes on at an encouraging rate. he m mes developed arc being worked viti profit. others arc being opened with promising prospects, the mlils are worked more regu.a-ly than formerly and laborers are receiving good wages. Our people are prospcriug, hopeful and happy. The bu. siuess of mining continues to thrive and grow in magnitude, and will last from this lime on until the end of creation, if that time should ever come. With such ores as those of the Patagonia, Ostrich, Eagle, etc, in Pima: the Globe mines, and the King, in Pinal; the McCrackin, Blackberry, etc, in Mohave: the Vulture, Peck, Goodwin, Tiger. Black Warrior, Silver Prince, Cross cut. Tip-Top, Swiling, Zalida, and thou sand other leads in Yavapai, together with the quartz mills We have and the advent of others. to enable us to york the ores of our numerous and inexhaustable deposits, we cannot conjecture anything short of a grand
 and glorious future for Arizona and her ,xon,ala
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08

The incest map of the scat of war in Flu. rope and Asia accompanied the last number of the San Francisco Examiner, as a supple ment. The Examiner is good paper, and its typographical appearance excels all other California papers.