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The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20
Orgin Of the Colorado Canyons.

Pah-goo, Ute Indian, relates to Gemrge
 West, some of the traditions of his tribe
 respecting the cataclysm which gave
 Colorado it's present peculiar appearance.
 Pah-goo calls the Colorado river Lhe
 Toom- -pinto-weep, and says that there is an old river bed fully half a mile deep.
 His forefathers had tradition that, long years ago, they had lived near vast warm
 lake northeast of the big river; that the country was warm, full of big trees and
 big deer, and big oxen with white horns that big fishes and snakes as long as 100 lodge poles abounded in this lake; that one day all the big oxen began to roar to- gether, and that they raised such a steam from their nostrils the earth reeled and the sun was obscured; that suddenly the lake fell, and continued falling for three moons, and then became so much reduced that they knew it not any more, but that the big lake they found had been drained away to the south, and that its warm waters had cut out through the moun- tains the present canyon of Green river, and of the big river (the Coioradoi: and that the old bed in the E Jiuto-weep IS where the lake wate Q drained All the biz deer and the -- yith white horns strayed away eastg i'd perished in the mountains. A biz soon after the above occurrences ed Grand River canyon, and aher cd came a small race of people who had skin canoes, and who brought seed corn of small kind, called in Spanish chiquito mays; that these people were almost white, and that they taught the Utes how to make good spears and bows and earthenware; that they built stone houses in the cliffs, and cultivated pumpkins, corn and beans; that they had silver and gold in abund- ance, and iron tools that they had obtained in the high mountains to the northeast; that afterwards from the northwest big red Indians came over to this country and killed and drove off the little people, who finally all went south, as we'll as the big red men, who are the Apaches, Navajoes and Kiowas,
 These small and nearly white people were undoubtedly the Aztecs, who cer- tainly wandered in the direction of Colo rado, being driven there by the occasional plaques which nearly depopulated rorth- ern Mexico centuries ago. Pah-goo de clares that "grande lagarios (probably alligators) were found among tAe Apache ana Navajo Indians, but that they all disappeared as tle country became drier and colder. It appears from the tradi- tions that melted poured out eve rywhere aud lefj try desolate. 1 IL is, also, of traditI. he old river l bed Of the Colorado ,nty Of gold ! which fact was rel .-. l.. ..s AzteGs or ! small men-0. aa,. ~, 1,.os.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20
Western Mining Papers.

! AhS PiCSS upOu d lOCdlity IS lIu-
 portant, perhaps more so than is
 fully appreciated by such papers
 themselves. There is now
 throughout the entire country an
 active interest i'll mining that IS growing in breadth and intensity,
 SD nat every scrap of reliable news from a mining district is
 eagerly sought for. It is of the
 utmost importance therefore at
 tn,s UIule ,naJ the editors of those journals published in the mining country should most carefully scan every item m regard to mines, strikes, assays, discoveries etc., that is presented for publica- ti0n. The people want facts in- stead of fancy: they demand the actual more than the possible "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"
 It may be very pleasant reading for miner Tom, who has just sub- scribed for the paper and wants to purchase few copies to send east, to read that "Tom's mine is one of the best in this district, and he has just struck it rich. Samples assay to the thousands in silver, with a trace of gold. He will probably soon find indica- tiOns of a true Assure, a mother vein, rapidly widening as he goes down." Such journalism may induce a few other miners to send in subscriptions in order to read their own names in connection with big strikes. but it at the same time will most effectualiy turn aside capital that is carefully scanBiug the held and gathering facts to decide upon a basis Of action. Big strikes, large assays and best mines have become so common and unreliable that their announcement has no effect and eXcites no attention. We have already called attention of the local mining papers to the impor- tance of giving the particulars of actual developments-real growth of mining, the character and value of ore, mines and advantages of their respective localities. A letter from a cores Eondent that reveals wonderful riches in certain mine, wide vein, inexhaustible supply, rich ore etc. etc., and condemns all the other mines in the same dis as worthless is certainly suspici- ous, to say the least. and has no weight with men who, with the money in their pockets, are waiting for facts.
 Writers and newspapers west must more thoroughly under stand the growing interest thro"ghort the whole country in mining and all that pertains to it, ara how capital, backed up by eDergy and capacity and shrewd busin ess sagacity, is waiting to be poured into this industry as sools as the right location is de cided upon. Wild storles, extra vagant conjectures, flights of fancy as to the possible, pictures of mines throwing up double eagles and diamond rings, have no weight with the men that so many of our mining districts so sadly need at the present time. Such statements and such meth- ods will never attract the class of men to make improvements and confer lasting benefit. There are hundreds of valuable districts as yet untouched, and thousands of as good mines as the best vet opent'd, all waiting for develop ment. The fate. for years, of many of these localities will be decided by the influence of the western mining papers. If they grasp the importance and magni- tud0 of the intaroSt thov ropro-
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20
ARIZONA.

| AklZONA.
 The great Tombstone mining
 district of south. eastern Arizona
 comprising in it's hundred square
 miles of area a greater abundance
 of metallic wealth than any equal
 space yet discovered in the Unit : et States, not even excepting Leadville, is rapidly forcing itsell
 upon the attention of Eastern ~In- 1 vestors. The distance from civil zation and the expense and diff culty, not to say danger cf reach
 ing it two years ago, were Oosta' cles which the press of San Fran cisco lost no opportunity of mag flying, whils deriding the claims of the Territory to possess any permanent deposits of the preci- ous metals. The stock jobbing industries of the wOrn.out Com stock bonanzas feared that East ern capital and Western specula- tion would be torn out of their hands by the young giant of the Pacific states unless they stran- gled their growing industries Tn their birth and retarded the set clement of the country. The Central Pacific Railroad also, which, while absorbing the traf- fic of the western continent, crushed and still crushes by its exorbitant rates the population it was built to accommodate, saw in the growing prosperity of Arizo- na, rival lines crossing the terri tory and the downfall of it's eXtor. tionate profits, so all of it's vast influence was thrown against the welfare 0f inc youngest scion 7f the American Union. But who or what can fight against fate and rise victorious Like Joseph, Arizona, thrown into a pit first by its jealous brethren. is rapidly rising to be the master C. them all. She will soon own more miles of railroad than California, and the capital now flowing into her from the East is being supple mented by the first profits of her own prolific golden soil.
 The ten-stamp mill of the Tomb stone Company, which has now been operating about five months, has turned out up to date over S200, ,000, and its shares are about 70 per cent. of their par value. With sufficient milling power such as that of the Homestake Mine of the Black Hills which has 1SO stamps, this product could have been over three and a half millions, as there appears to be no limit to the quantity of ore in the Toughnut and Lucky Cuss mines which are now being operated by the company.
 The last transaction in Tomb stone property is the purchase of seven claims by syndicate of New York and Philadelphia cap Itali5ts. The properties are ali more or less developed and in- ciude the C. o. D.. the Gordon, the Telephone, New Year, Gin clnnati, Belinda and Silver Wedge, all of them containing extensive deposits of high grade ore and forming a consolidation that is not surpassed Tn value by the very best dividend paying mines now in this market. The gentlemen forming the syndicate are Messrs. Lewis and Comegys of Philadelphia and this city, through whose exertions the com- bination has been formed, MT. Charles Hinchman, President of the Pennsylvania Steel Works,
 NIT. Thomas Cochran, President ol the Guarantee and Safe DepOs.
 It Co., Of Philadelphia, MT. E. c.
 Knight, President of the Bound
 brooK Railroad, N. J., Messrs. H. " T
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20

We give special weight to the fact that Eastern men, as in thi! case, controlling a practically un limited amount of capital, have identified themselves with the interests of the territory. The Messrs. Corbin of Philadelphia and New EneriiaArndd eriiaArndd, whose admi. rable energy and enterprise as the ! pioneer Investors in the Torub- stone district are now rewarded by their company's being the heaviest producers Of bullion in the whole territory, have demon strated that nowhere in this country can capital be made to produce more abundant and cer- tain returns than when invested in the metallic ores of Arizona. This new syndicate which will shortly assume the form of a new York incorporation entitled the Bailey Consolidated Mining Con- pany will erect at once reduction works which will produce min- imum monthly out-turn of S100OO0 for which a 20 stamp mill will fully suffice. MT. Lewis, the SC. nior of the firm of Lewis and Comegys has gone to Tombstone to complete the necessary prelim- inaries.
 Owing to the want of railway facilities and probably also to the absence of an energetic local press, the progress of mining in Northern and Western Arizona is absolutely unknown to the major ity of our people, even amongst those most interested in mining, We learn, however, that previous articles ju THE SOUTH have indu- ced some of it's readers to turn their attention 10 the rich gold fields that are found in the moun- tain ranges crossing the Colorado river about 300 miles above is entrance into the uu,I. we are informed that two valuable gold mines in the Mineral Park dist rict have been sold to the Moha- ve Mining and Milling Company, the President of which is MT. F. T. Clark, of New Haven and of this city, Mir. Richard w. c. Warrington being Secretary. Mr. Clark is a gentleman of large means and great executive ability whose connection with the under. taking insures its success. The prospectus of the company is not yet published, but we understand that the directory will consist of some of our most substantial citi- zens and that a mill will be sent out as soon as the necessary pre- liminaries are adjusted. MT. Louis Davidson, the vendor of the mines, will probably superin- tend their management.
 We note that the Mexican and Cuay mas Railroad Company, hav- ing obtained their concession and the requisite capital, are building their r0ad from Guaymas on the Gulf Of California through the State of Sonora to Tucson, where it will unite with .ho Southern Pacific Road, and with the Texas Pacific Road, which will be built to connect with the Pacific waters at San Diego. As Boston is build ing the Mexican and Arizona line there is no doubt it will b9 rapidly pushed through. These lines and that of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Company now on its road to Tucson, will give vast impetus to the mining industries of Arizona and will render Tucson, the second most important railroad and cOmmer' cial centre west of the Rocky Mountains.
 -The South.
 The Silver Bill mine, in Patagonia, AT
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20

devote their engergies to the advancement of mining, allowing no selfish or trifling interest to turn them aside from the duty that is due to the cause they have been called to champion, years may be added tn the improve meuts and advauta f the mining country.
 The mining in great that it demands q press t.- shall, in some measU east, be worthy of its gr. ness and truly represent It looking beyond the narrow walls of local or personal interests of the present into the grandeur of it's imposing future. Mining Rcuiep
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20

DAVID NEAHR. Main Street, Yuma, AT zo californis Street, San Fraaciseo
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CEREBRAL RasnonAaDis9- Invites attention to the best selected and most complete stock ever offered in
 this market, consisting in
 part, of erocerles, Provisions, ,laE1HHM Wines and Liquors, Cigars and Q1aM
 Iobacco, dHfo"saes
 Tinwars, sln Croeksry, Miners Tools. Sporting Gos
 Wagon-Lumhsr, etc.
 and G ENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Dry Goods, Fancy Goods
 Boots and Shoes, Clothing, And is constantly and regularly receiv ing fresh California products, consisting Q Butter, Cheese. Bacon.
 Ham, Onions, Beans
 Barley Potatoes, Corn, Wheat, Corn Meal Buckwheat Flour. California and Oregon Flour Cutting & Co.'S. Canned Fruits, Vegetables
 etc, etc. etc. All of which IS offered at prices which
 Defy Compe1ition. Buyers will 6nd t to their interest to call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
 All mercbspdise consigned to my care will receive careful handling and be for warded with dispatch and by e1perieneea at lowest market rates. Goods sold at greatly reduced rates. Highest prices paid for all Arizona pro- ducts.
 DAVID NEAHR.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-12-20

Goods sold at greatly reduced rates. Highest prices paid for all Arizona pro. ducts.
 DAVID NEAHR.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02
COURT REPORTS.
Suprsisas COUrs.

THURSDAY, May lst, 1879.
Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present-Hon. VIM. T. Wallace,
G. j., Hon. A. L. Rhodes, j., Hon.
A. g. Niles, j., Hon. E. w. Nc.
KiDstry, j., d. B. Woolf, Clerk.
G254. Newnark VS.. Chapman
BY consent of counsel remittitur
herein ordered forthwith.
8472. Carrillo vs. McPhillips-
Amendment TO transcript ordered
filed. Appeal from order denying
new trial dismissed; cause argued
OH its merits by Brunson for appel
liant and White for respondent and
submitted with ten daysto respond
ent to file brief.
6575. Bustamente VS.. Stewart
Cause placed on calender by stipu-
lation and submitted upon points
and authorities on fiie.
6204. Stevens vs.. Cardona ct al
On motion of Thorn g. Ross for
respondents and filing of petition
for rehearing, ordered that q stay
of proceedings be granted uutil the
same Is determined.
6533. Lothian ct al. vs.. Wood ct
al.-Submitted for respondent upon
points and authorities on file.
GAIT. Haynes VS.. White ct al
Objections to the transcript over
ruled; cause argued by Barclay for
appellant and Widney for respond.
ent aud submitted with ten days to
each to file briefs.
j 650l. Wakefield vs.. Bouton ct al.
Argued by Judson and Waters for
appellant and White for respond
ents and cause submitted with &c
DAYS to each to file briefs.
6sS7. In the matter Of the estate
and guardianship of Leonora Card.
well, u minor-Argued by White
for appellant and Ross for respond
ent and cause submitted.
6578. Fayerweather VS.. Hendon-
Argued by Hazard for appellant and
Widney for respondent and judg
ment reversed aud cause remauded
with directions to render judgment
for the plaintiff as prayed for in the
rr'~, -'rt-t
500 Afe.ssrgtetg et a 80. TrU
man et aL--afgaed by hui]h for
appsilnLig aud BFups0n .or RS
spdui9u.s aud ga1se sgbmitteJ
Col,t q ljouru . catii io.u1rfo7
at 20 'lc x An
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02

the right to write out Its own COM
mitment, in its own manner and
put 1t In its own pocket and execute
| 1t itself. In view Of the facts of
history in this matter, say 1t is a
risky game for you to play.
The Railroad Company have won
every game they have played at in
this State, and this new section
placed the whole game entirely in
their hands. Do you pretend to
say that the Legislature Is so cor
rupt that they can corrupt eighty
men coming from different parts of
the State, elected by the sovereign
voters of the different counties, and
not capture two out of three men ?
1t is worthy of remark, in dis
missing the eloquent gentleman
from San Bernardino, that his
points were brought home to the
comprehension of all, and enforced
by the fact that the speaker is one
Of the most incorruptible men of
the State. Ho was one Of the fis-
teen members of the Constitutional
Convention who declined to attach
their names to the new novel, and
1t was rem arked, during the last
session of the Legislature, that no
man carried him +elf with sterner
devotion to the rights of the people
as against corp orations than Byron
Waters.
Professor e. s. Lippet was next
introduced. He acquitted himself
of forcible aud eloquent address
that must have carried conviction
TO every thoughtful man In the au-
dience.
At the conclusion OF the Profess
or's speech there were loud calls for
Mr.. Charles A. Sumner, who has
hitherto scrupulously refrained
from even alluding to the Constitu-
tional question In his Democratic
speeches. Mr.. Sumner, after a
slight delay, came forward and
made what every dispassionate
person present admitted TO he u
thrilling and unanswerable arraign.
ment of the new organic law. There
Is no use of pattering with the prop
osition that Mr. Sumner Is one of
the most eloquent men on the Pa
cIfic Coast. His logical faculty is
quite equal to his emotional pow
ers, anu the two together form a
fascinating ana Irresistible force.
He drew u graphic picture of the
paralysis Of industry and the sub.
version Of order which would follow
upon the adoption of the commun.
istic Constitution. His speech was
much shorter than the audience
would have desired to have it, and
he sat down amid the general con-
viction that he had made many
converts to the old Constitution.
| We regret to have to note the
fact that, during the delivery of
Mr. Summers speech, number Of
hoodlums, who would probably
call themselves Workingmen, tried
to interrupt him. Mr.. Sumner met
the unmannerly louts very much
as water is shed from ducks
back. 1t is not a pleasant thing to
see men who call themselves Work.
ingmen attempting to Interrupt
free speech, even though ineffectu.
ally, as in the present case.
Asa note OF the size Of the anti
and pro constitution meetings, we
will state that we inspected the
audiences In front of the Cosmopol-
itan Hotel and the Court House,
respectively, at 8.l5, and the anti
Constitution was then easily three
times as large as its rival. This is
u large sized straw.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02
Fable CxxlI.

A fisherman went to a river to
fish, and when he had laid his nets
across the stream he tied q stone to
q long cord and beat the water on
either side of the net, to drive the
fish into the meshes. One of the
neighbors that lived thereabout
seeing him thus employed, went
up to him and blam ed him exceed.
ingly for disturbing the water and
making 1t so muddy as to be unfit
to drink. "I am sorry" said the
fisherman. "that this does not
please you; but 1t Is by thus trout
ling the waters that l gain my liv-
ing"
Do not the names, Mr.. Editor, OF
the leaders of the pro. Constitu.
tionsl party in this county suggest
themselves to us in reading this fa.
BILE. Have not these gentlemen
become famous or notorious ONLY
by using some great popular up
heaval Of the public mind when,
crazed by anger or controlled by
prejudice, the public, losing their
power Of discrimination, have put
them into position and power.
They love the angry, troubled,
muddy waters, because there al
least they can catch catfish anC
suckers, but what chance have
they to do anything in clear
mountain brook with those fist
who keep their eyes open and ar,
not to be caught by the bunglins
! nr"iar
( Now is your opportunity, gsntle
/ men, rho '*Hter Is muddy euaugb
and We Lli know VITO las mada .
30. do y1ur catobiue row. for th.
| time Is coming when not even
/ m&anOW Will tass your bait. Tl'
.Tta u Nay Ni clear tire water ar.
/ yoa viii go h0uie with the asher
{ mans lIcE.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02

r,Mv. IN ERE - HAhNEss - = IL =
bs all that is required to establish 9
lingering and generally fatal disease.
Even when there Is no special tendency
severe Cold, lett to take care of itself,
often plants the seeds OF O serious COM
plant, sure to be developed by subse-
quent indiscretious. Take especial care
earliest sym ptoms OF q Cough or Cold,
by prudently resorting TO DF. Jayne's
Expectorant, which will sooths and
strengthen the bronchial tubes, allAy
nf1am nation and cleanse them aud the
lungs OF all Irritating substances. An
ounce Of prevention is better than .
pound of cure.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02

Highest Barometer. 80. 908. date, April 8.
Lowest Barometer. 29.e30: date. April IL.
Dates Of solar Balos, April an" ?8
Monthly range Of Barometer, 0.37s.
Highest Temperature. $3.50; date. April IT.
Lowest Tempature, 422o; date, April IL.
Monthly range Of Temperature. 463.
0reatsse daily range Of Temperature. $3.50
data. April II.
Lowest daily range Of Temperature. 90
date, April Is.
Mean Of Maximum Temperature. 66.5 deg.
Mean Of Minimum Temperatures, 4s.8 DEG.
Mean daily range Of Temperature. III deg
Total rainfall, I 10 inches.
Prevailing wind. southwest.
Total movement Of wind, S.823 miles.
Maximum velocity Of wind and direction. .!
west date, April and 90.
Number of clear days II.
Number OF iAir days IA.
Number Of cloudy days on which rain fell, .
Number Of cloudy days on which no rail-
fell, 8.
Total number Of days on which rain fell. Q
]. NJ. FRANTZ,
Sergeant, Signal Corps U. 8. Army.
Station: Los Angeles. Cal.
Date: May 1st. 1879.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02

replaced. Referred to Committe on
Zsnjas with power to act.
The contract for sprinkliug
streets was awarded to ]. Willing,
with three carts, for this side of the
river, and to J. Mohup, with one
cart, for East Los Angeles and
about the railroad depot.
Adjourned.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-02
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