Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-07-24

The next level, the 210-foOt, has 56O feet of drifting on the foot-wall, but no
 cross-cutting. But at the bottom of | the main shaft crOsScut was run
 west to the vein, and, when l was al
 the mine, was 42 feet in rich ore, and
 never sign of coming 10 a resting | place at the other side. Verify, Contention Hill Is one vast bonanza. The particular feature of the Head Centre ore-body is the presence in
 places of free gold in quantities easily Aiscerned hy the naked eye. The de- velopment of the property bears un- mistaKable evidence of the most miner like and intelligent management. MT. Parrish told me that he had every reason to believe that the ore would mill from S7J to SlOO, and that the company intended to hsve a 2O-stamp mill running on their ore by the first of December.
 Tombstone has its own little fun, and the presence of the practical joker is as apparent as in communities wher c there is supposed to be less fear of the unwrit;en law On Saturday evening, as Surveyor II. E. Maxon was about leaving the scenes of his labOrs near Charleston, in company with "TOppy' Johnson, of Tucson, they were ap- prOached by a man with request that they carry into town a box con taininy a huge rattle snake, the same 10 be present 10 certain doctor. As this nucleus Of very fair menagerie had pc around it's neck, and was nailed with ten-penny nails into a stout wooden box, and as the courage Ofthese gentlemen is of the indDmita- ble and unquestinnable variety. they consented and would like right here 10 parenjheiIcaIly refute the mean and jealuus inSinuations against thier l. and ". C., 10 the effect that they stood up on the seat all the way in. or 1 have il from good authority that they walked in through the mud ten fee; on either side of the vehicle. all a part of their superhuman endeavUrs to keep thai snake from getting away. The snake didn't get away, but the game of the consignee did, and when inc obligIng carriers arrived in town they were in maze of uncertainty as 10 now to dispose of their pet A | corral suggested an asyl- l lm, and one of the oaligirg propri- 1 :tOrs took the box and considerably ! placed il under his partners bed. Bed !! ime arrived, and with it the occupant f the cot, and when the candle was ighted the suake with furious whiz demanded and received prompt recOc. iitIOn. The indignant corral keeper hunted hi, parin r AA' se 'Astt 'attf anu LAAI AilACGllh2 Ilh L- | Ter stated that M4XSOn made me snake 1 leposit. The handsome young sur -eyor was fortunately out of the Way lntil affairs were smOOihnd over and he snake passed into the p0Ssessi on | the rishtfnl owner. But the trouble Iasnt ended yet, for the next q tv- hIs .ibs the rattleSnake, was maliciouslv isplayed in a glass case in front of a rug store, and up to II 50 a. m. no ess than l91 old and well-knOwn res dents had gone by the case, taken one wtul glance, turned deadly pale, 1 'uilsd of their boots and made for ihe eafeSt Justice of the Peace. where hey took the iror-clad oath never to O so any more. Now The infuriated roprietOrs of 4S deserted saloons are citing up monster petition to have laxson, Tuppy and the sucker shot.
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