Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-11-19

 even in the low-water season. Conse quently they gave up the undertaking. The road now building will be little more expensive, but when completed will be equally as good as the other would have been. Our citizens and merchants, who are furnishing the money by subscription, are satisfied with the change of routes.
 Mir. J. J. Devine, County Recorder, re- turned Friday from the East. He spent the past few weeks in Washington and New York, consummating the sale of his Mineral Creek mining property, and we are pleased to say, met with good success. He left Mai Sisson, who accompanied him on the trip, at San Francisco. The yer between Washington and Frisco, and was confined to his berth during the en- tire trip from the Capital to the Golden Gate city. He is convalescent now, and will probably be himself again within a few weeks. Mir. Devine says eastern cap italists are excited over copper mines and are looking toward Arizona for investment We are glad to see him back
 Charles Rapp and J. A. Simpson made flying visit to to the Silver Belle Quartz mine this week and brought back good re- ports of the property. There are about twenty-five men at work on the mine sink ing, drifting and tunneling, and the de- velopments have shown up a large body of fine ore. On the road leading from the mine to the mill-site at the river, there are forty men at work under Mir Coch- rane, and they have completed over four of the six miles of road to be graded. The road is constructed in such way that it will resist the floods during the rainy season and will not become soft when the water courses over it. Mir. Cochrane Is proving himself master road builder. The work will be completed by | the list of January.
 Mir John Owens, of the Florence flour | ing mill, has introduced a new bolting cloth process at said mill, and by the new method is enabled to improve on the floul he turns out. By the old method he made as fine a quality of four as could be had in the Territory, and therefore the new brand is simply matchless. MT. Owens commenced operations Monday with the new improvement on three hundred thousand pound grist of wheat for Messrs. Austin and Dempsyof Monte zuma This is Gila valley wheat and is only small per cent of the wheat raised here this season. When we consider that a large per cent of the acerage un- der cultivation was planted to other crops we can realize that our agriculturalal re sources, even though they be in their in fancy, are by no means insignificant Once subject to thorough and intelligent culti vation, all the available agricultural lant in this valley and the product would bt sufficient to supply the markets of South ern Arizona. This possible and desired stage of agricultural development vii probably be reached within few years Thead vance has already begun, but pro gress is slow for the reason that most new corners see the possibility and probabilit, of more rapid accumulation through in vestment in our mines and seek this fielc in preference to the former.
 Mr. John Williams arrived here iron San Francisco Tuesday, and has gone ul to Riverside to make a thorough test o the Pinal Copper Company's mines. Som time prior to the closing down of the com pany's furnace by attachment, MT. Will Hams was in their employ in the capacit, of smelter, and he is here now by the di rection of the old company It is nov certain that the affairs of this compan, will be brought to an immediate settle ment, either by Sheritf's sale or by com promise and payment of the present in debtedness. It is impossible to say a this writing which of the two ways of set clement will be adopted Mir Bolinger the former resident manager of the com pany, is now in New York endeavoring t dispose of the property to a new company This company, we understand, telegraphe MT. D. T. Elmore, of Pinal, to examin the mines and telegraph them a report He complied with their instructions las week. We could not ascertain whethe his report was favorable or adverse 1 the former, the company will probably bu and stop the sheriff sale If they shoul fail to do so, and the report of Mr. Vii Hams should be favorable, monied mem bers of the old company may come to tn rescue. Should both fail, the property wi be sold by the Sheriff to the highest an best bidder on the - inst, and there wi be chance for some one to secure bal gain.
 Mir. J. B. Rupley is in town taking
 brief rest and laying in supplies prepars tory to commencing work on his claims i the vicinity of Cottonwood Station. H , has just completed contract on th l Treasure mine, located about two mil. northwest of the Pioneer South mine an , owned by Schetter &i Go. He sunk lift f feet on the old shaft, making total dept 6 of fifty-six feet. The shaft is in good ol g all the way down. The pay-streak
 about eighteen inches wide and assa,
 $200 to $500 from the top to the bolton There are about twenty tons of this higl grade ore on the dump He repor
 things lively at the Pioneer South min T. The main shaft is down over one hundrt