Arizona citizen., 1879-07-18
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 In the early days of California the rhymsters pathetically touched upon the social and other mishaps incident to the mines. One poor fellow who had been absent in the mines for sev- eral years, returned to "the States to see his loving wife and offspring. Generally he had been fortunate and was happy, but one circumstance set his soul on fire" and that was (as the ditty ran) "the children didn't look in the face a bit like Jeremiah"
 This is now called to mind by sec ing in the staid and highly respected Mining and Scientific Press of July 12 a wood cut of town, with this legend underneath: City of Tucson, Ari- zona." If the children didn't look in the face any more like Jeremiah than said picture does like Tucson, then Jeremiahs soul was naturally enough fired. The Press says the cut is" taken from Picturesque Arizona published by the Continent StereoscOpic Com pany of New York, and represents Tucson as it appeared in 1871"
 There is not the slightest resem- blance in the cut of Tucson at any time in over nine years. The fact that this same cut appeared in Hinton's book, and in Conklin's, Ross BrOwne's and possibly that of Judge Cozzens, naturally enough accounts for its lack of all resemblance to the place it pre- tends to represent.
 But it is pretty sort of picture, and as such is unObjectionable. It is per haps a true likeness of some town in Sonora or other part of Mexico, but bears no resemblance to any one in Arizona. The fellows who had been using the cut so long and often per haps wanted to involve a respectable company in their own, in this respect, harmless fraud, and so played it on the credulous and unsO- phisticated M. and $. Press people.
 As local item which is not alto gether an open secret, and which was to in TIE CITIZEN several days ago, we can say that we have assurance that the Orion Mining Company of Philadelphia and Connecticut, is about closing a pur- chase of the Kirkpatrick, Flood & Go. mines in Orc Blanco district. w. J. Ross left yesterday for the mines to call the partners here at once in this Now if this transaction is perfected as expected, it will almost certainly lead to an early construction of perfect reduction works on a scale and of kind that will insure success, for it is as nearly an undisputed fact as anything can be which is not prac- tically demonstrated, that the mines in question contain plenty of ore and rich enough to insure profitable re- turns from the day suitable mill and works are set to work on it.
 TIE City Council is making good use of the chain-gang by an arrange ment with the county supervisors They are now engaged, under the su- of Councilman Leather wood, grading the street leading from Meyers eastward past the residences of Mayor Toole and MT Williams. The grading is near Meyers street, and in wolves cutting down and leveling up. is working out that way and the street needs improvement. Aside from Dr. Wilbur's fine improvement, other buildings and corrals have been put up on it between Meyers and Convent streets, and right at its intersection with Meyers, large and we'll finished building has been put up by MT. C. CarrilliO, and is now Occu- pied by MT. Meueller, merchant tailor, Ramon MontoyO, merchant, and a market by somebody.
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