Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-08-19


 Mir. Aaron Mason has reached Denver on his return trip from the east. He will spend several weeks at the exposition, examining the exhibits of ores and min ing machinery and in swapping yarns with old time acquaintances, of whom he has many at Denver.
 The heavy wind storm a few nights since topped number of Mir. John T. Bartleson's peach trees amd blew down a large quantity of fruit. Still the trees are bending earthward under their heavy fruitage, and he will have peaches enough to glut the local market.
 Fred Adams, Dan Crocker and Mir. Weldon, of Oracle Camp, started from Florence, Tuesday, on an extensive pros peoting tour through the southern part of the Territory. They went well provided with provisions and camp equipage and may go into Sonora before their return.
 Jesse Hardesty. of Florence, is here, as is also the old trapper, William Futile, lIOLl the hiilS lHlllc. IHS lillCA lS lACoi- ally Western man, having been on the frontier for forty-six years, trapper, hun ter and guide. He holds diploma as a mountain and plains graduate. -Silrer Belt.
 It is beginning to dawn on the citIzens of Globe at last that a wagon road from that place to Casa Grande, via Florence, would be better, safer and seventy miles shorter than the Wilcox route. They will have only about three miles of road to build to open this route and are now preparing to move in the matter.
 It is reported that ten stamp mill and new steam hoisting works for the Pioneer proper are on the road and will soon reach their destination. This is the mine sold recently by Mir. Geo. Scott, of Riv- erside, for S50,000 It has been devel- oped to considerable extent and makes fine showing of high grade ore.
 Mir. G. W. Sharp, of Riverside, return ed from California, Monday. He was ac- companied by his wife, she having suft- ciently recovered from her late illness to travel Mrs Sharp has been in delicate health for some time past, and 1t is thought that the change from California to this healthy and genial climate will do her good.
 Mir. Louis Remy, of Florence, arrived in Globe from that place Sunday, with a wagon load of fruit, which he succeeded in disposing of to good advantage. He came by the old road, soth of the Finals and reports that 1t Is the next thing tC impossible. He will return ill a couple o weeks with another supply of his delicious commodity. Chronicle.
 Mr. Wm. Clark, of the Owl Heads was here this week and left for San Fran cisco on mining business. MT. Clark il the owner of some of the best minin, property in the Owl Heads district, bu | it is not for sale until he shall have open ed it up. thoroughly. He is gentleman of fine attainments and has large circl of influential friends in San Francisco.
 The shops of the Arizona BlackHmitl Co.,, at Casa Grande, are fully equipeC with all the necessary tools and machin cry to enable them to turn out as goo' work as can be had anywhere in the Ter ritory and at as reasonable rates. Mir. L K. Drais, the manager, is one of the bes of mechanics and withal a gentleman 0 courteous and obliging manner.
 Pat Holland harvested at his rancl above Florence, this season half millio pounds of wheat, which, we submit, is
 pretty good showing for one rancher in
 country long supposed to be sterile b
 those at the east who have never visite
 us. There are few single farms back i
 the boasted agricultural east that yiel such an immense quantity of wheat in on season.
 The prosecution of Mir. J. J. Vosburg
 of Globe, on charge of stealing thre
 bars of bullion. has resulted just about {
 we imagined it would The three mis
 ing bars havo reached the New York o
 flee, having been properly shipped, b,
 delayed on the road This complete
 exonerates Mir. Vosburg, and shows tn,
 the Mack Morris agent acted with undl
 haste in causing his arrest.
 Mr. Ben. Hall, of Pinal, passed throuc
 here Tuesday returning home from Ca
 Grande, with his arm in 8 sling. Durir
 the heavy wind and rain storm at the la ter place Monday, he was sitting near
 glass door when the latter was force open by gust of wind. Mir. Hall 6
 tended his arm to close the door and a , cidentally thrust his hand through tl glass, receiving some severe cuts on Il
 wrist.
 The total property valuation of Pin county, for 1882, not including the ol 3 million dollar railroad mortgage, is S1
 500,000. The rate of taxation is cen and mills, an increase of one mill. Tl
 actual increase in property valuati
 since '81 is about S400, 900, very cred
 able showing, considering the number back-sets the county has received duri t the time, from Indian scares and oth r cauSss.
 The citizens of Pinal have prepared
 petition asking the postal department a seven days mail, and the prayer of t petition should and probably will granted. Congress, before it adjourne . increased the postal appropriation s 493, l16.77 for the purpose of extendi
 the mail service and the people of u !. county are as much entitled to some
 the benefits of this increase as are tho $ of other sections.
 IF Mir. Chas. o. Brown, of Tucson, V ,. here last week and received warm W
 come from numerous friends who kn