Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
TOMBSTONE TOPICS.
Reflections on fEe Weather and Rail- rOads-The Mexican Outrage near Gillespie, N- M., and the Pursuit by Tombstone GhOStS-Timely Topics The Mines of the Bonanza Camp in Detail.
IResident correspondent of tho CIrzrS.l

Arizona, seem to be having more mois ture than should fall to our share Tombstone has been isolated now from the outside world about long enough particularly the western part of it. One week tomorrow since I received my CITIZEN, let alone any mail from Tucson or any of the western slope States, and there is . opular belief outside of Ari zona that this is a very dry country. Al the present rate don't think the South. ern Pacific railroad is much in advance of the Central Pacific. Snow storms ou the latter and washouts here in the sum. mer.
 Perhaps after all We misguided resi- idents of the Territory do this Obliging corporation great injustice. We should take into consideration the severe losses thsy have to put up with, and the trivial rates at which they condescend to carry | freight for our use should not be com | plained of, so say the admirers of the Southern Pacific railroad But should l write the opinion of the average Ari- zOnian 1 wonder how the two statements would compare?
 Just now Our citizens are fairly brist- hng with indignation over the ten per cent. allowed the Sheriff on collection of taxes, and all things considered it IS an outrage, but what IS to be done concern ing 1t? l am afraid the good people will have to grin and bear the intiction like they do the freight tariff, and take it out in cussing.
 Night before last news was received that Dick Gray, Jim Crane, Charles Snow, the senior Clanton and William Lang had been killed by Mexicans near Gillespie, New Mexico. Two other men, Byers and Ernshaw, were in the party. Byers was wounded, but escaped, as did Ernshaw. Jim Crane was the last of the band of murders who stopped the stage here some time since, when Bud Philpot was killed, and every one of the gang have died with their boots on since that time. Crane 1t appears was only camp ing over night with the party, but met his death at daybreak. 4 large party have started out on the trail of the Mex jeans and we may hear of some lively times ere long. Quite a number left here yesterday and NJ. Gray went with them.
 Some speculation was indulge'3,. in as to whether the murder was committed by Indians or Mexicans, but the general belief seems to be that the latter were the guilty parties. On Monday last Marcus T. Hayne, our former City Attor- ney, handed in his resignation to the City Council and the same was accepted. The Mayor under the power conferred by the City Charter yesterday appointed V. A. Grigg, Esq, a well known attorney of this place, to fill the vacancy. Mr. GriGg has not yet been confirmed by the Council but there will probably be no difficulty at the next meeting in so. doing.
 Unless this present blockade is soon raised and we have some connection with the outside world our daily papers will have to come out i'll diamond type and on very small paper. Yesterday the Nugget made its appearance on half Q sheet, and the Epitaph will probably dawn on q startled public soon printed on fancy wall paper or on linen sheeting but We hope for a speedy opening of the road.
 Last evening a small mail arrived from the East, being the first in several days. When we may hear from the West
  eternal in the human breast" and we may not be disappointed.
 One thing has struck me as a trihe strange the stages come in and bring passengers from the East and West aIl Is.ll1, yet no maSl-it saesa1., rO me as an innO I cent locker on in Vienna that somethin, must be wrong-either the mail con tractors from Benson are exceedingl | m q
 U. $. mail is rather derelict in duty fo as q rule mail Is much more importan than passengers and if one can com, through why not the other? Will some body please rise and explain?
 Bob Lewis, well known in Tucson an, here, came in to my private office tO say adios, as he leaves tomorrow fo the East and ere his return will visit hi native heath Kentucky, the land of blu, grass and pretty women, and apropos o the latter report says that Bob ere n, returns will take untO himself a rib. taxed him with the truth of the rumol but he looked wise and remarked that his numerous friends in the Territor, would not get siighted on the consuma tlon of the happy event so 1 suppose We must bide our time. Bob h good l
 Minesl How much can be said and how little on this subject. Here with us there are 50 many bOnanZas that little change takes place from day to day, and l can only report continued prosperity Ill the leading mines and must take a run on the outside hills for information. The mills have been raising a voice of ! protest against the continued rainfall, and the business of the same has been considerably interrupted of late in con- sequence.
 A stroll over the hills to tine properties enumerated below discloses the follow ing facts and figures in relation to the same, and the showing is most favorable.
 THE FRONTIER.
 This well-knovn property, situated about a mile south of town, and form ing one of the locations of the Prompter lode, which embraces the Contact, Merry Christmas, Phenix and Stonewali lying to the west, and the Rattlesnake, Nam moth, Alpha, Omaha and Omega on the east, is an Arizona incorporation, with the majority of the stock held in the East and California. NIT. Bob Lewis. the superintendent, informs your cor respondent that he leaves in a few days for the East to attend to business con nected with the mine, and that it is the intention of the company shortly to erect hoisting works upon the property. Work Is now being pushed as fast as possible, with most flattering showing Shaft No. 3, which IS now being worked, Is about 80 feet in depth. The ore is chiefly chloride and carbonate, which will average about $50 per ton, and at the present time the dump contains about 90 tons. The shaft will be sunk to the depth of 100 feet, when crosscut- ting will commence, and the first level started to connect with shaft No. 2. about 300 feet east, which will be the working shaft, and the works will be built over the same.
 THE RUBY.
 Also an Arizona incorporation, is situ- ated on the main mineral belt of the Grand Central and Contention lode, and being the fourth location south of the Grand Central. The main shaft is now down 5S feet, showing about two and a half feet of pay streak, the vein being five feet i'll width, the ore averaging S25O to $500, and there being about 40 tons of ore on the dump. This shaft will be pushed as rapidly as possible, and Is now being worked on contract.
 THE PENN MINING COMPANY, Of Philadelphia, embracing the Bour- bon and St. Louis mines, both being south extensions of the Ruby, and on the same lode. The shaft on the St. Louis IS now down about 70 feet, with crOsscut of forty feet, showing the vein to be II feet between wall and wall. The average of ore on the dump shows about S3O0, and some of the same has been worked at the mill, giving very satisfac- tory results. The main shaft, No. 2 on the Bourbon, IS now down 5 feet The vein Is about six feet in width, with a pay streak averaging two and half feet; i about 30 tons of ore is on the dnmp. ]