Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-12-17
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Attorney Horace l.. Smith went to Phoenix this week on law business.
 Twenty-two bars of bullion came down from the Silver King this week This mine is properly named
 The Lotus club gave one of their enjoy able dancea at the Silver King school house Wednesday night.
 The Silver King paid another dividend of 20 cents per share on the 18th inst. Total dividends to date, ss25 GOO.
 Charlie Miles, of Mineral Hill, is con fined to his bed by rheumatism. We hope his sickness will be of short duration.
 We were made the recipient of a pleas ant call this week from Mir w. w Hamp- ton and Mir G. A. Francis, of Bellaire.
 Mir. N. B. Witt, one of the old Mineral Hill prospectors, left for Centerville, Fresno Co.,, Cal, being called home by sickness in his family
 Judge w. H. Benson is working the Black Diamong mine, near Silver King, with good results. The claim makes good showing of ore.
 There will probably be another change in the proprietorship of the Casa Grande hotel soon. Two parties from Pinsl and one from Tucson arc negotiating for it. 
 Tickets for the grand holiday ball to be given at the Court house Christmas eve are selling lively. Enough have been sold already to insure the success of the ball.
 Postmaster Guild sent to Washington. this week, some rich-looking ore from the Atlantic mine, Old Hat district The owners of tho property are located at the capital.
 Some new discoveries have been made in the Rogers district and are said to give promise of becoming valuable properties. We have not been able to learn the par tieulars yet
 Peter Schedel came down from Mineral Hill Thursday, having completed all his assessment work for this year He will continue to delvs in the earth in that To- cality, however
 For choice Christmas presents see the stock of R. Young, Silver King, consist ing of novelties, albums, frames, illus trated books of poems, pictures, fancy neokwsro, etc.
 Our friend, w. l. Bailey, came down from Pinal Thursday, on business trip. He will probably become resident of the prettiest town in the Territory, the other name of which is Florence, soon
 The pupils now attending the male school number seventy. One teacher cannot manage successfully school of that size, hence it should be graded and an assistant teacher employed.
 Mir. J. M. Olvany, foreman at the Cholla group of mines, paid us a pleasant call this morning. He says the horn silver strike Tn the Wedge is one of the richest that has beon made ill the district
 We had the pleasure of visit this week from MT. P. Lawson, of Silver King He wSs located at Virginia City in the palmy days of the Comstock and recites many entertaining "reminiscences of early life ill that section
 Work was resumed at the Chief mine, Thursday, and the shaft will be driven down to depth of fifty feet with all speed possible. This is promising piece of property, and we shall expect fine showing in the new shaft
 Major Sisson and Mir. Wade left for Globe Thursday. The Major, in compa- ny with Recorder Divine, is negotiating for bond on some valuable mining prop erty located in this county We shall give particulars next week.
 Hinson Thomas has been appointed Clerk of the Board of Supervisors rice Horace L. Smith, resigned. Hinson s fully qualified for the position and will do justice to it. We congratulate both him and the Board upon the appointment.
 Mir. Ed. Lanoue, son-in-law to Mir Remy, arrived here from Pinal Thuesdav. with the intention of making Florence his permanent home. Mrs Lanoue and her little daughter, Mamie, will arrive in few days. We are glad to welcome them back to Florence.
 The President has appointed Mir. c. D. Henry postmaster of Cottonwood post office, Mineral Hill The establishment of this new office will be great eonven- fence to the miners and prospectors of that district and Mir. Henry will make an efficient postmaster.
 Under-Sheriff Whiteside returned from Stockton, Cal, Monday He delivered his charge, S. o. Gorham, to the asylum authorities ''in good order and condition. He was compelled to iron the unfortunate at Los Angeles, as he stubbornly refused to leave the City of the Angels
 Thos. Mcclellan started for the Silver Bell districts, Monday, for the purpose of opening up the Catalonia copper claim. He took with him full kit of mining tools, complete blacksmith outfit, and two men to assist in the work at the mine. He will not return till after Christmas
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