Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-02-19
Florence Facts.

Florence Facts.
 Enterprise.
 The farmers of the valley are putting m their orors, and there is every indica- ton that they will have a good season.
 There is a strong probability that the Florence and Butte road will be ex- tended without delay to Riverside and
 Mineral Creek
 The owners Of the Silver Queen mine, San Pedro district, have had the claim surveyed and applied for a United States patent
 A good shoemaker would do well to locate in Florence. He would be the sole occupant of the field and would do lasting business
 We see by the Mining record tha, ,be claims formerly owned by the Mineral Greet, Mining Company-lately deceased have been sold in New York for SrAooo
 We are pleased Co learn that Judge Anderson has returned from P.nal to Florence with the intention of remaining here. The Judge is one of Inc first settlers, as well as one of our best citizens, and we could not afford to lose him.
 Postmaster Guild sent several small sacks of Pima wheat Co Wisconsin, Tues day, to be used for seeding purposes The Pinal wheat is said to be one of the best varieties known. IL is hardy, yields well, and makes flour of the first. quality.
 Since the Florence office of the Silver King and Florenc. telegraph company opened for bushes, there has been an active demand for stock, but the holders are not desirous Of selling, in fact wil no, sell at alL The par value of the shares is SIO, and parties offered as high as SIS.5o per share for stock this week, but could find no takers. This is re- markable, considering that the line is not yet completed.
 The Florence and Butte road was com | pleted Saturday, with the exception of little light work on this end of the line. Teams. have commenced the worl, of hauling the lumber from Casa Grande 10 Butte, for the Pinal Consolidated com pany's buildings, and the work of the latter will be pushed to completion now las fast as possible. The expense ofI building the road from here to Butte goes a little over three thousand dollars.
 Hon. G. H. Oury's wife and daughter ! have reached Washington. They went l from here to Texas to visit relatives and l thence to St. Louis, where they visited | sister of Mir Oury. They find an un- pleasant contrast between Washington and Florence winters, the difference being in favor Of the latter.
 A party Of Apache-Yuma Indians we're in town this week, on their way to the Pima village, for the purpose of buy ing ponies. That tribe has a new way of replenishing theIr purses now. The government, with its usual care for Indian comfort, has been issuing them this Winter, coats made of heavy duck ing. As soon as the coats are received, the bucks go to camp and have a quiet game of cards, with coats in the "pot. The winner then sells the coats to pale faces and plants the proceeds in his pocket for pin-money.
 Mr. Aaron Mason, received from Cali iornia, Tuesday, two thousand grape cuttings of a choice variety. They will Ice set out on his banner ranch. below Flor nee. He has a large number of thrifty vines, already in bearing, and the of the cuttings mentioned above, will make his the largest vine yard in the Territory He has a great variety of fruit trees on his ranch and is still adding to them. For the growth of .he grape and every kind Of orchard 'ruit, this soil and climate have no superior, and the time will be when svery farm in this valley will have a .plendid orchard and vineyard. Along with the grape cuttings, AIr. Mason re- ,eived several hundred young gum, or trees. They are rapid grow , ITS and grow Co a remarkable size. Mir. Latin, of San Pedro, paid Flor nce a business visit this week. He is unning a drift on the Lookout mine, in ( he Saddle Mountain district, and has ! cached depth of thirty feet The 1 in the drift is three feet wide i nd average S70 by assay, ali the way c cross. He intended to commence auling ore to Tucson some time since, r mt the stamp mill at that place is not d unning now. It is connected with a { curing mill,and the stream power is not ? trong enough to drive the machinery z both institutions at the same time he houring department is running D. ight and day on California wheat, ' ence the stand-still Of the stamp mill. o