Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-06-24

Horace L. Smith brought in fine lot of samples this week from the San Do mingo copper claim This is the prop erty he bonded recently from Sheriff Lowther, of Globe. The latter had sam pie assays made of the ore, and got an average of 15 per cent copper and small amount of gold and silver. The ledge has remarkable width, and crops prom inently for length of fourteen hundred feet. It is certainly fine prospect and should command ready sale.
 It is reported here that the old Pinal Copper Company, or rather portion of the old company. will redeem the prop erty recently sold at Sheriff's sale, and renew operations at the furnace and mines. We hope the report is true, as this property could undoubtedly be made productive by honest and intelligent handling. The furnace is one of the now famous water jackets manufactured by the Pacific Iron Works of San Francisco, and the ore, of which there seems to be an abundance, will smelt readily. It will Aux itself, we are told. With these points in favor of the company, nothing but gross mismanagementc could stand in the way of their success. The ruin of the old company was compassed by lit tie sharp practice and attempts at dishon- esty on the part of one or two of its managers.
 Three of the finest eight-mule teams we have seen in the Territory passed through here this week en route from Casa Grande to Silver King. They be- long to Maj. Baldwin, and were hauling the new steam hoisting works and other machinery for the Blk and Moroney Mining Company. The machinery will be placed in position at the main shaft of the Blk claim, which is the first west ex- tension of the Silver King As soon as the hoisting works are ready for use a two-compartment shaft will be driven down near the west line of the King to depth of one thousand feet as fast as pos sible. The King pitches toward the Blk, and this new shaft is almost certain to tap the King ledge at one thousand feet, if not at e less depth. The hoisting ma chinery is large enough to hoist fifteen hundred feet if necessary, and the pros- pect work will be continued below the one thousand foot level if the ore body should not be reached at that point The men who own this property have the money and enterprise to bring it out
 One of the greatest needs of Florence is new school building with ample room and seating capacity The structures used for school purposes at present are small, without light, ventilation or floors, and are dusty, disagreeable and unhealthy If the funds in the treasury are not sui hcient to meet the expense of a new and | commodious building, special tax for the purpose should be levied. If we neglect our schools we neglect one of the most potent means of building up our town and populating the fertile valley sur rounding it. No matter how great our natural advantages may be, or how many the business opportunities our town may offer, we cannot attract the attention of desirable immigration without holding out the inducement of good educational privileges. The first question asked by the man of family seeking home and a business in new field is, ''What arc the school advantages@ and if told they are few and imperfect, he turns away without further inquiry. The education of his children is the first consideration, and il town cannot afford him the means oi accomplishing this, its business outlook and opportunities will have no charm fol him. Florence is particularly favored 1T the way of natural advantages. Her eli
 mate is healthy and temperate, her wate, supply is abundant for irrigating pur poses, and by its free use every variety 0 tree, shrub and flower can be made t, grow lu1uriantly. By this means home
 can be beautifed and made cheerful ant
 attractive. Her location, geographically
 is commanding one, and makes her
 central market and trading point for farm
 CTS and miners. All she needs to insur
 her a rapid and healthy growth is busi
 ness enterprise to utilize her manifold
 resources, and public spirit in the matte
 of schools and public improvements.