Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-07-01

Just as we were preparing to go to press the telegraph informed us that the Pinal Consolidated shelter had been running forty-eight hours, at half capacity, and had turned out 22, 900 pounds of bullion. The furnace had not been started at it's full capacity owing to the limited amount of charcoal on hand. As soon as the company can secure an unlimited supply of charcoal they will turn out sixteen tons of bullion every twenty-four hours with their present facilities, and they purpose increasing the latter this fall.
 The enterprising.. Superintendent of the Silver King has decided to make an ex- hibit of that mines wonderful ore at the Denver Exposition. He will send five hundred pounds of choice specimens that will astonish the miners of the Centen- nial State and other sections. Mr. A. H. Elliott, of Casa Grande, will have charge of the King exhibit. He will probably take with him some good exhibits from the Casa Grande district. That district has some fabulously rich ore and could make good showing.
 Mrs. w. L. Bailey, who is one of the most public spirited ladies in the county, has undertaken the task of waking up the Florentines on the subject of Fourth of July picnic. That she will succeed is a foregone conclusion, and amusement lovers may prepare for good time. She is collecting money with which to pur- chase ices and fruits, and ropes for swings, etc. A basket dinner will be served, and music will be in attendance for the benefit of those who may desire to pay their respects to Terpsichore. The picnic will take place under the cotton woods near Treasurer Bradys mill. The trial of speed at the race track will take place in the forenoon, so there will be an opportunity to attend both the races and the picnic. All our citlzens should lend helping hand and make the occasion worthy of the day and the town.
 The proposition to build commodious school house and establish graded school here meets with favor, and we believe there would be no difficulty in securing the former if the school board would pre- pare an estimate of the cost and issue a call for special election. Our people recognize the necessity of such an im- provement and the advantage it would be to our town. Hence we believe the neg ative votes would be few. Our only in- terest in urging the matter is the interest We feel in the future of Florence. We have no children to educate, but will cheerfuliy pay our pro rata of the tax. in the belief that the best way to build up our town is to make it attractive to fami- lies by offering them good educational privileges in addition to the many natu- ral advantages our location possesses. Since the above was in type the board has issued call for special election.
 We desire once more to call the atten- tion of our mine owners to the import ance of an exhibit at the Denver Exposi- ton. The merchant must make known his wares if he expects to sell, and the same is true of the miner. We may have the best mines in the world, but cannot secure capital to develop them unless we bring them to the attention of mining men of means. The Denver Exposition affords us an opportunity to do this in an effective manner. If we neglect the op- portunity our more enterprising neigh bors, whose properties have less real merit than ours, will lead us in the march of progress and become booming mining centers while Pinal county remains com paratively unknown. The time for pre- pairing an exhibit is short, as the exposi- tion opens on the 1st of August. and we must bestir ourselves if we mean to make a display worthy of this matchless county.
 Mir. W. J. Stevens, of Eureka, Ne. vada, is to be the superintendent of the Pinal Consolidated, and is now at Butte. MT Henry Donnelly only assumed the superintendency temporarily to get the furnace under headway. He is too well provided with this worlds goods to deny himself home comforts for the sake of S superintendent salary. He is one oi California's milllonaires. Mr. Stevens ii an experienced Nevada miner and smelter and the mines and furnace will be intelli gently and successfully handled under hil management. The starting of the fur mace has been delayed on account of the difficulty experienced in procuring al adequate supply of charcoal. The com
 pany contracted with Leo. Goldman Go. for fifty thousand bushels of charcoal but the men Mir. Goldman engaged tC burn it did not understand the business
 and burned up several of the larges kilns. It requires skill to burn chareoa from cottonwood.
 Last Saturday evening Col. P R. Bra dy's beautiful home in the valley belov Florence was the scene of the first moon light party of the season, and it was on, of the most thoroughly enjoyable parties
 it has been our privilege to attend sine, : reaching Apache land. There were on, hundred and three persons present b1 actual count, and the spirit of good na ture and jollity seemed to pervade th' |, ontire assembly The grounds in from of the house and under the shadow of tn,
 large ash trees had been cleared of anc leveled down for the occasion. The,
 were illuminated by the glow of lantern and by the moonlight, which touched a
 with lucent pencil the virent trees. Th' temperature was delightful, and made th' dancing pleasant. Refreshments wer served from platters, and the host ant 3 hostess spared no effort that would con f tribute to the comfort and enjoyment O l thaiI. c1I,osts Tho tlro,cz dis,anrrod a+