Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-04
Popular Themes of COnversatim-Gen Batterman'S Funeral-PersOnal Mat terS-RetHrn of the "Ayengers ''- Mining Developments in the Bonanza Camp.
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and now 'tis said passengers can get to Tucson, but east and west the way is barred. How the outside world must pity Arizona and its residents, but imagine We can stand it.
 On Tuesday morning about or 3 o'clock Gen. c. c. Batterman, late of Virginia City, passed from our midst and went to join the innumerable cara van beyond our ken. He has been in Auzona but short time and as super intendent of the Head Center mine During his brief stay, he made him. self exceedingly popular and beloved by many. He had lately built himself a house at the mine, his wife had joined him, and he anticipated a pleasant stay in Tombstone, but it was willed other wise and his kindly heart was stilled for ever. Heart disease was the cause of his sudden death. Yesterday his funeral took place, under the auspices of Cochise lodge No, q, l. O. c. F., which the Gen eral had lately organized and almost their first official act was to bury him. The funeral was the largest l have seen during my residence in Tombstone, and spoke volumes for the popularity of a good man. Hic iacet will be written above him and the great selfish world move on as ever. Such are the uncer- tainties Of tLis life Of ours.
 There was a rumor last evening that .F efa H.v .rRI hn4+F.rs, nOtOristy had been lynched at Benson, but the news was too good to be true and was cOntradicted by the arrival of that worthy here last night in charge of an officer, booked on @ charge of assault to murder, and he now Yeposes calmly in our jail pending investigation.
 Judge w. Earll, of your city, Is still confined to bis room with a broken arm, but the Doctor says he will be around in a few days. His son Fred, we'll known in Tucson, has been visiting him for a few days.
 Nj. Gray returned yesterday from his visit to the scene of the late murder, and reports everything quite. The wild rumor of the vast crowd of determined men going out to avenge the dead men is all bosh. There were eleven men in the party and the object of their trip was to bury the dead-this accomplish ed they returned-had they encountered the murderers 1t Is possible summary vengeance would have been meted out to them, but the idea of doing any thing lawless was ridiculous and the creation of some idle persons fancy.
 Mir. Lang. one of the gentlemen of the party, took seven men for the pur6, of driving in his cattle, as no less 'lCS l- u Der could do the work. Mir. Gray pas0 ed here on his way home, and IS expect ed here to-day; so endeth the first chap ter.
 Our Hook and Ladder boys exercise every little while, and have got SO they can handle the machine very well. News has been received stating the Fire Con- pauy's hose and cart was lying at Ben son, and 1t will soon be here. but unless the water company make more rapid progress in getting the fire plugs in po- sitiOn and water turned on, the hose and cart won't prove Of any very great bene- fit in case we should have another fire,
 The news from the bOnanZas this week Is more encouraging than last by reason of the fact that the water has gone down SD the mills are running ahead as usual and the customary amount of work IS now being pushed ahead, and the ore teams now piOd along freighted with bullion-producing rock.
 THE GRAND CENTRAL SOUTH
 Just now comes to the front with a good strike and consequently claims the most attention. Dr. Gardiner the superin. tendent feels justly elated over the sue. cessiul workings of the past few weeks The south shaft is now down about fifty. five feet and 1t was here the new strike has been made. From the top to the bottom of the shaft the ore vein is din tinct and promises we'll The vein has now widened out to over four feet and the ore theretrOm runs as high as SlJt per ton and lower. The east ledge long looked for, has at last been discovered and sinking commenced thereon. They have a good ledge here also and quartz vein. The knowing ones are elated Oyel ! this latter discovery because 1t demon strates that they are combinations Ot the Grand Central and hence liable to bt very rich. The main working shaft, as well timbered a piece of work, by the way, as one would wish to see, lie: ! about midway between these lodges, anC uiis will develop well when drifts art run and general work commences. Al | the present writing the prospects of thi! property are most flattering and 1 onll | hope that time and development will no ! disappoint the expectations of its fortu nate owners and genial superintendent
 THE ALTA,
 ! IT n- A 4 Il. f 4 .y | Grand Central, and midway between l | and the Lucky Cuss, IS bounded by th' i Emile, Mayfower and Independence all three of which have good lodges an, plenty of ore The Alta was imcOrpo rated in California in April last, and i now known as the Horseshoe MInins | Company, with NIT. Ali Tregedga as su perintendent. Work was commenced Il | April last, immediately after the incor poration. and pushed rapidly ahead. visit to the property shows the shaft nov 1 down 1JG feet, and three shifts at work ! The shaft is near the East Side line, an, l in its descent has cut three lodges, car rying ore ranging from $500 to SlO0 pc ton. The shaft IS now in very hard rock and work IS necessarilya little slow. Tn quality of rock is dolomite impregnate, ! with pyrites. carrying gold. They ar | working now to strike the main ledge some 3OO feet from the shaft, and dip ] ping east. They do not hope to reach l under 2jO or 800 feet. A whim, blower etc. are incentives to labor, and tn proper men to push it, should soon shoy something that will repay labor.
 sToNEwALL-
 Are at present running only one shii and working on the incline shaft, now a a depth of about So feet. They are ore, chlOrides and carbonates. whic runs from SG0 to SS0 per ton. NIT. PacR ard the superintendent, hopes at an earl day to put on an extra shift.
 FLORA MORRISON.
 At last the hOisting works are in TUT ming order, and last Saturday the firt bucket of ore was raised to the surfac, and everything will now go rapidly fol !. ward and some extensive prospecting II dulged in.
 The Empire and the Cincinnati sti , loom up darkly with closed doors an no immediate prospect of opening an going on with work. I shall devote nel , week to a number of small prospect now being worked outside of the we, l known mines I would relish greatly [ peep at the inside of the Bob Ingersol . but that is denied to mOrtals and eve
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