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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-23
California Mining stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. %.
The following are the closing official prices Of min.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
cnftLe ShLnments Ensfwnrd.

Although within 400 miles of San Francisco and the bulk of the Pacific coast shipping, the cattle raised about Winnemucca, Nevada, are shipped eastward from 1900 to 5000 miles. The Winnemucca Silver State says 150C head have just been bought for ship ment eastward, and that evidently there is a turn in the tide of the cattle shipping business, as not load of beeves has been shipped from this sta tion to San Francisco for several months A year ago San Francisco furnished the only market for Nevada cattle. Now, all that are sold are either driven or shipped by rail East.
 Arizona will eventually find her best cattle market eastward, and hence is deeply interested in having early railway connection with the Gulf of Mexico and also with the Northern seabOard cities via St. Louis. The of Arizona have not yet been able to supply the home market, but with the Indians at peace and un- limited pasturage they will soon meet the local demand and have a large sur plus to export.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
from Charleston and Ion,hstnne

By the arrival of MT. A. w. Stowe, we learn of matters in and about Tombstone.
 Developments of the mines, with great uniformity, show more and bet ter ore. Hardly any better news could be received from any mining district.
 A man named H. II. Rambling died last week with something like the pneumonia. He was thought to be q discharged soldier and an application was made to have him cared for at Huachuca but the authorities refused to receive him.
 Many Mexicans have left Charleston to do harvesting and the town is at present rather quiet. The mill is run ming nicely.
 Speaking of the killing of Casadine by Keho, he says it was the result of a drunken row. The two men had been had discovered a mine in came to Charleston to get got drunk; started back to- gether and on the way the killing was done. As stated in yesterdays CITIZEN, KehO is now in jail awaiting the ac- tion of the grand jury.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
krizona ID New York.

The South, a monthly New York publication, is giving Arizona consid- erable attention. The following is clipped from the June number:
 Gordon, Tombstone. This valuable mine is about to be worked by the Manhattan Mining and Milling Con- panv, who have also taken the Silver Wedge, adjoining the Gordon, forming together a magnificent mineral prop erty, forty-siX acres in area. Some Rochester capitalists have embarked heavily in this undertaking Judging from the terms on which the Gordon gets into their hands, their anticipation of a monthly dividend of fifty or sev- enty-fve cents per share is highly probable The shares are issued at $2. The companys New York office is at 115 Nassau street, Mr. Frank FitZger- ald, Secretary.
 The Manhattan Milling and Mining Company, for working properties in Arizona, has just filed it's articles of incorporation under the laws of this State. It has secured the right to some very rich Tombstone property, and will also work in other directions. When the company organizes we learn that the trustees will be men of high standing in the financial circles of Rochester, together with some New York capitalists of equal prominence.
 Although we are told that cOmpari- sons are odious, they may not always be out of place Looking, then, at the incalculable capacity Arizona posses ses for furnishing gold and silver, in rates varying from a hundred to a thousand dollars per ton of the ore in its mineral veins, why, we ask, do our capitalists spend their resources and mechanical ingenuity in crushing S10 and $l2 ore on the sterile slopes of the Black Hills, or $50 and $40 ore on the pinnacles of the Northern Sierras, where life is only tolerable for six months in the year, when such far richer fields are open to them under a Southern sky, where labor is carried on from January to December.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
DefeGted.

NfSGtNNs
 An effort was made on the part of the committees of Congress on Public Lands and on Mines and Mining to have an appropriation to enable them to visit various parts of the West. A Washington dispatch says the Senate passed favorable .resolution, but the House defeated it. The action of the House is mentioned as defeating the contemplated excursions to the Tel lowstone and Yosemite Valleys, planned by the chairmen of the con- mittees named"
 The sending out of special commit tees of Congress to examine certain subjects with which not one Congress man in twenty has the slightest per sonal knowledge would be good pol icy if honestly and earnestly carried out; but for the past few years such committees have practically turned their missions into pleasure trips and some of them damaged the causes they might and should have benefited. There is no question but if a live, earnest working Committee on Mines and Mining and Public Lands were toI honestly spend a few months examin- ing the subjects affecting these inter lts in connection with the practical settlers and miners, much good might be accomplished thereby Certain i'm prOyements should be made III theI mining and public land laws. The laws which properly apply to public land east of the Missouri river dol not justly apply to most of it west of Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. Pres ent laws make much of the remaining public land unavailable by poor orI rich, and therefore practically prevent settlement Congress as a body isl wofully ignorant of the character of most of the land in the Territories. The right kind of committee ought to have been empowered to gather the facts and present them to guide the action of the whole body.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Globe District.
Items from the Belt of July 4:

Items from the Belt of July 4:
 The Fourth was not as big in Globe as in some other places. No fire crackers, but ball was announced for night.
 Rev. J. J. Wingar preached in this place and organized a sabbath-school Sunday last
 The Merrill mill is now being put in repair and will be ready to crush ore by the 18th.
 It is not credited on the Lower Gila, New Mexico, where the act was com mitted, that Conn Murrian and his companion were murdered by Indians,
 The Pinal mountains are again on fire. An effort should be made to pre- vent these frequent fires and punish the perpetrators. The destruction of timber from present appearances Is likely to be very great.
 IT is reported that twelve or four teen Indians appeared at Bakers Spring, Tonto Basin, and killed two prospectors and five animals. One of the slain, Kearney, was scalped. Col. Foulk was here in the latter part of last week with a view of ascertaining the locality of the spring and such facts as would authorize a report to the commanding officer of the district, but was unable to locate the spring or glean anything concerning the alleged murder.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Mnfters About Ygmn

From the Sentinel of last Saturday
 Frank Wightman has accepted tho agency of Wells, Fargo & Co.,, al Yuma.
 The steamer MOhave left last Satur day morning for Castle Dome, and re. turned the same night with thirty-four tons of ore.
 Considerable placer work is being being done in the neighbOrhood Of Ehrenberg and nice lots of placer gold are being brought in.
 Another company has been incorpo- rated in the State of New York called the Mineral Park Mining Company, of which Edward Learned, of Pittsfeld. Mass, is director.
 The steamer Gila, which left here June 9, reached the Mohave Reserva- ton on the 2Sth. She carried one hundred and eleven tons of mixed freight for the charterers, the South Western Mining Company.
 A subscription list has been started for an excursion to Santa Monica. If sixty tickets at S10 each are subscribed for, the railroad company will furnish a car and tickets for Santa Monica and return, good for seven days.
 Some very fine machinery has pass ed through Yuma this week, it is a ten-stamp mill made by Fraser & Chalmers of Chicago; it is very com 'plete and includes Tullock self-feeders and Blake crusher. It is destined for the Golden Era Mining Company of Cherry creek, Yavapai county. The mines are owned by J. J. GOsper of Prescott and \. M. Smith of Chicago.
 Our friend c. II. Naylor has been appointed Railroad Agent at Maricopa and left on Thursday for his post. Charley has had long experience with the C. 5. N. Co.,, and with the $. P. R. R. Co.,, since it reached Yuma, and will fill the bill; not a better man in the Territory.
 All the past week we have had grapes in market, grown in our i'm mediate neighborhOOd at Hanlon's ranch. This is the second year of bearing. This is over a month, per hapS two, earlier than the crop in the vicinity of Los Angeles or Southern California, and should be taken ad- vantage of. Mir. Freeman has set out several hundred vines and in time Yuma will be famous for her early fruit. Here and at Ehrenberg we had ripe figs two months ago, as also melons.
 The Yuma mill started up on June 30, every part and parcel wOrkingI smoothly. We went over to see it's performance, taking the train and ar irving there in about twenty minutes. It is a ten-stamp gold mill. The mill is located about half way up the side of a steep bluff, which projects boldly into the Colorado river, and about two hundred and fifty feet from the water.
 The Fourth was celebrated with more real enjoyment than on many previous anniversaries. Salutes werel fired; grand ball in courthouse; fineI dinner and supper at Colorado Hotel, Sc.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Mines Eastward

Isaac J. Stevens, who arrived from
 Clifton, Arizona, last week, informs us that a rich placer has been struck. about five miles north of that town.
 The discOverers are Mir. Dorsey and his partner. Upon examining the dig gings, they were struck with the rich ness of the surface indications, and made locations. They went to work lat once and in two days had taken out S3o.OO in gold. In the week that fol- lowed, with a total force of eight men. they took out $500. They have de cided to put on additional men and work by moonlight, as they have a contract for water from Bentz S Bros ditch, and are paying for it, by the week. Numerous claims have been worked, within a mile or two, but have yielded no such returns. This discovery is certain to greatly stimu- late prospecting on the F-escO, above Clifton.
 Geo. W. Williams, who came in from the Fresco last week, informs us that the mineral belt of the Mogollons IS within Grant county The belt isl about seven miles east of the Fresco, and crosses Mineral creek in north erly and southerly direction. It car ries heavy leads varying from two to seventy-five feet in width, with quartz croppings. Metal is found at inter- vals, showing copper glance, copper silver glance and silver glance. The assays range from 100 to 1900 ounces to the ton, of selected ore. Nine tun- nels have been driven on the mines, and several shafts have been com menced. One of the tunnels, theI " Cooney" is in 150 feet, and the shafts are down to an average depth of forty feet--Silver City Herald, July f
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11

LETTER of date June %, in the Santa Catarina mountains, by Louis Deputy, states the San Carlos Indians persist in setting fire to the timber in the mountains and refuse to abstain after repeated requests to do so. He sends a letter to be mailed to the San Carlos authorities at the agency, in which the evil and its consequences are set forth Surely the Indians must be made to understand that to fire the timber is forbidden by law, and that if they refuse to obey, they should be punished.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Too Sensrtrne to Be .L,,st

T.
 been friendly to the interests of New
 Mexico, and especially to those of
 Grant County, on our eastern border, therefore we are surprised to read in
 the Herald of Silver City that it pub fishes a certain item to show how
 " extremely anxious our neighbors are
 to attack every measure which prom
 " ises to lead to the development of !" New Mexico"
 We have been a close reader of Ari- zona papers for about ten years, and
 can call to mind nothing which justi-
 fies the remark of the Herald; on the contrary, we are firmly impressed that
 the press of Arizona has always and
 without exception manifested very friendly spirit towards New Mexico.
 Railroads passing through New Mex
 icO must benefit Arizona, and vice
 versa. Hardly anything is more clear
 ly demonstrated than that the bulk of
 Arizona imports and exports will pass through New Mexico when her rail
 way system is further advanced, and
 much of our imports and some eX- ports have for years been hauled by wagon to and from Colorado all the
 way through New Mexico to points far into the interior of Arizona and notably to Tucson. It is mere non- sense to suppose, much less say and print, that Arizona is anxious to attack any, much less "every measure cal culated to develop New Mexico.
 The news from Guaymas published first in Tucson and afterward in PhG- nix and all over the Pacific coast, of which the Herald complains, was true, was news, was important news, was prepared in Guaymas by man who has the deepest personal interest in the building of the Guaymas Railway tol Fl Paso, Tucson, or any where to con- meet with some railway East or West The facts compelled him to say what was published. The Mexican Con- gress is opposed to frontier improve ments and especially railways. Lead ing members of that body emphati- cally say so. Minister Foster says so. The Guaymas gentleman referred to, years ago made investments believing the opposition would soon so far cease as to insure the approval of a conces- sion which would cause the building of the road, and now he has hardly a hope left that such action will be taken and says so. He is in constant communication with the promoters of this railway enterprise, in the City of and he distinctly says they were awaiting the approval by Con gress of certain notifications in the or concession, and that Con- gress had adjourned without such ap- prOval and the worst of it was, certain influential leaders were hostile to the and the building of the rail way itself and controlled Congress ac- cordingly.
 It is to be regretted that such state of facts exist and also tO he rprrefted l in a less degree however, their publi- cation should be construed as an at tack upon measures calculated tO de velop New Mexico. The Herald is too sensitive. It should not object to the publication of important news, and by all means it should not unnecessarily attack its friends whose interests in very large sense are identical with those 1t represents.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Leq,sdtiOn for Ae Territor,es.

!
 At the late special session of Con
 gress the House passed bill regard
 ing Territorial Legislatures, which
 contained this provision:
 And if in any case the reapportion
 ment and redistricting of any Terri
 tory shall not be done by the Legis lative Assembly thereof, it shall be the duty of the Governor of such Terri tory, before the next general election to be held in such Territory, to divide such Territory into proper council and representative districts, upon the basis of the census of A. D. 1850.
 The bill went to the Senate and on June 24 it was reported by substitute for all but the enacting clause and SC passed, and on the 25tn the House concurred in the Senate's action. Fol. lowing is the law passed:
 That the provisions of an act en. titled An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive and iudi. cial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879 and for other purposes, approved June 19, 1878, pertaining to government in the several Territories of the United States shall not be so construed as to impair or shorten the tenure of office of any member of such Legislative Assemblies until the redistrictinr and lreapportionment of such Territories as is therein provided, nor until at the next regular election thereafter the twelve members ofthe Council and twenty-fOur members of the House of Representatives of such Territories shall have been elected and their term of office begun"
 Amend the title so as to read: "An act concerning the Legislative Assem- plies of the several Territories of the United States"
 Referring to the clause of the House bill comforting the power of redis- and apportionment upon Ter ritorial Governors, Senator Garland expressed the views which prevailed in tie Senate without objection, as fol lows:
 Mir. Garland. The Committee on the Judiciary were unanimously of the opinion that this was not a proper power to vest in the Executive of a Territory-the redistricting and reap pOrtiOning of the Territory under this act. If it were such a power as could be vested in the Executive, the com mittee were very doubtful of the pro- priety of leaving to any one who might be the Executive of Territory the power to make up a Legislature to suit his own convenience or his own purposes.
 My proposition would be-but that was not discussed particularly before the cOmmittee-if these Legislatures do not perform this duty at the next meeting, let Congress perform it itself, which it has the power to do, to Tedis- trlct and reapportion these Territories on the information which it may getI here. would not vote and I do not believe any member of the committee who investigated this would vote toI give this power to the Executive. After this opportunity twice given them, if the Legislatures fail to do it, my proposition would be that Con gress should make the reapportion- ment and Tedistricting itself.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Footsteps at the Door.
AS we know familiar voices,
 Every near and dear one's call,

AS we know familiar voices,
 Every near and dear one's call. Coming through the silent chambers, Waking echoes In the hall; So with instinct all unerring,
 Ever strengthening, more and more We can read the varied language
 ofthe footsteps at the door. Grandpa's faltering tread, now heavy With the weight of fruitful years, Nearing yonder golden city
 Almost through this vale Of tears. SteadfaSt feet that never Ioitered
 Bravely going on before: By and by we'll miss their music Precious footsteps at the door. Then, the batter of the children,
 Happy darlings! out and in, Like the butterflies and sunbeams,
 With no thought Of care or sin! Little feet that need sure guiding
 Past the pitfalls on the shore, Lest they turn asias 10 misc hief;
 Blessed footsteps at the door, Then the matron, glad and cheery. Hears her good man drawing nigh; And the children hear the mother As her busy footsteps fly; Household music! We all hear it! While we love it more and more, And we hope 10 welcome with it
 Angel footsteps at the door!
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Mines Near Yuma.

From Yuma correspondence of the San Diego Union:
 l have visited several of the mining dIstrictsof the Gila and Colorado riv- CTS. and am convinced that the mineral is there. The miners are sanguine of the outlook, only capital is needed for development. At the Cargo Muchaco, one of the leading districts, 10-stamp mill has just been started and is crush ing some very fine ore. All these mines are free gold quartz. There are about twenty Hedges in the district. It is in San Diego County, three miles from the railroad and fifteen miles from the Colorado.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
ITEMS from the Phoenix Herald e

ITEMS from the Phoenix Herald of July D:
 Lounts ice factory is now able to supply the demand. Think of it, nice large blocks of ice made right at your own door and the thermometer over 100 every day.
 A man named Samuel Clumb, an owner in the South Gro BOnitO mine, committed suicide at that place some two days ago by shooting himself through the head.
 Miss Fannie Niger, a well known nymph du pave, formerly of Los An geles, committed suicide at Signal, a few weeks ago. Cause, her abandon ment by a certain army Lieutenant.
 Blackburn, the hero of the Waite Blackburn elOpement, Aztlan bullion robbery and horse stealing, has been pardOned by Governor Gosper, in com pliance with a petition signed very extensively by the county and terri tOrial officials and leading business men.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Treatment Of Ore by Electricity.

The Western Electric Light Com pany is experimenting in the use of electricity in the reduction of refrac- tory ore. This morning a small wood en tank was brought into use, in which were placed copper receiving plates heavily charged with electricity. The ore, after being roasted, was passed over these plates which were sub merged and into the tank. It is claim ed that in the passage of the ore over these copper plates the iron, lead and other base metals is extracted, leaving nothing but the silver or gold ill the ore.-S. F. Post, July 1.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
AOOroOnafons for Three Years.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The follow ing memorandum of appropriations has been furnished by the Treasury Department: For the fiscal year 1877, S154. .122,OI2; for 1878, $114009,4S Appropriations for rivers and harbors were omitted for this year, and the Post0flice Appropriation bill was s. 100000 less than in 1877. For 1879, S146,304, ,309 This includes increased deficiencies, increased river and har- bor appropriations and the Halifax fisheries award.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
FLORENCE.
RO Teiegraob to Mcdowell

Some time since, the commanding officer at Camp Mcdowell offered to put up the poles for telegraph line from Phoenix to Mcdowell if the Gov crnment would furnish the wire, and it was then expected that the offer would be accepted and the line put up; but of late we have heard nothing of the proposed line and it may be that the idea has been abandoned We .hon, not -EypO,itor
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
Adyonce Of tbe RrIIwdy.

The Bulletin of July 3 says track laying will probably not be resumed this side of Casa Grande before Nov ember, and that it is the plan of those having charge of the construction of the road in Arizona to occupy the time until November in accommodating large supplies of ties, rails and other material at Casa Grande. This will greatly facilitate the work of building the road on its resumption during the autumn, when it will be pushed on to Tucson or even further.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
cdiifornId Southern PqcIfc Surveys n
 New Mexlco.

The surveyors of the Southern Pa cifc Railroad Company are being closely followed up by the stalking party, which is now this side of Fort Cummings and near the Mesilla Val ley on the Rio Grande. It appears as though they are trying 10 steal a march on the New Mexico and Southern Pa ciic or the Texas Pacific by the way they are silently pushing their work without making any noise about it.. They will probably continue down the Rio Grande to the Gulf of MeXico.- Mesilla Independent, July ,.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11

MEXICAN journals justreceived, show that the Negrete revolution did not amount to much, and the few leaders who encouraged Negrete are impris- oned in the City of Mexico The tele- graphic report of the killing of the Governor of the State of NuevO Leon, was false. At latest accounts peace reigned.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11
MLLftarY Orders June 2S.

At the request of the Secretary of the Interior Department approved by the Secretary of War, Capt A. k. Chaffee, Sixth Cavalry, will proceed without delay to the San Carlos In dian Agency, and assume temporary charge thereof, relieving Agent II. L. Hart, to whom Captain Chaffee will receipt for public property pertaining to the reservation.
 Captain T. C. Tupper is relieved from duty on cOurt-martial at Fort Grant and ordered to assume tempo. rary command of Camp Huachuca.
Arizona citizen., 1879-07-11

TIE Prescott Enterprise of June 90 says: The Tip Top Company's mill is running on half time. The new hOisting works were expected to be on the ground last Saturday.
 The Federal Grand Jury finished their lab0rs on Saturday evening and were discharged. The Grand Jurors were all paid their legal fees by Mar shal Dake-an unusual thing in this Territory