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Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
Ansther Soiree.

Tucson Lodge No. 8, Knights of Pyth- ias, give a grand ball on the evening of January 9th. Tickets, including refresh ments, will be S250 The following com mittee of invitation Of our city's repre- sentative men is a most commendabie guaranty to those citizens not members of that order that DO person or party will be admitted who is not qualified by character and standing to be the asso- ciates Of any one:
 Invitation Committee: J. A. Zabriskle, Move WickR, Ben Morgan, i. Hoover, C. A. ShibelI, J. C. Handy, J. J. Hamburg, A. Levin, T. M. Berger, l.. Goodman, W. E. Hopkins, \. Goo dman, J. B. Collins, J. c. Perry, J. A. Spring, A. D. Otis, Jos Bayer, E. T. Hardy, \. M. Bragg, H. D Corbett, c. Freshman, M. T. Brown, " $. Edwards, C. F.. Holbrook, D. Fellx, | T. Cnppil. Chas. Detoy, Theo.W Welisch. F Ford. C. R. Drake, l.. ULeary, J. M Prouvard, G. ]. Roskruge.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
New Mexico and Arizona Railroad.
TFpitnph.l

The grading of the New Mexico and Arizona railroad will be completed up the BarbacOmari creek, Ill about SIX weeks. a distance of 8 miles from its iunction with the San Pedro, near the Grand Central mill. At the junction a turning track for engines. to be called the Calabasas |, IS now being construct ed Considerable hindrance to the pro Oress of the line has been caused by the question of right of way. At one point near the mouth of the Babacomari, on Friday last, a party of armed men com pelled both pile drivers and graders to stop work and are still holding the ground until the company arranges for the right of way. Grading IS going on down the Sonoita, but the work Is being prosecuted, by small parties, and only two miles have been completed. A can vas town called Ezekielville has started near old Fort Buchanan, and all the ruins both of Crittenden and Buchanan have been taken for occupation; canvas, blankets and brush serving the purpose building material.
 On Sonoita creek, the quantity of heavy rock work and the scarcity of hands will delay the mpletiOn of the road to Cal abasas until July or August next Two hundred Yaquis have been engaged in Sonora to work on this section of the line. From Calabasas to Sonora two final locations are to be made; one up the Santa Cruz, which would take the business of Arispe, Bacuache, Fronteras and the Sonora river; the other to Los Nogales, which will make direct cOnnec- ton with the road now building north wards from Hermosillo and Magdalena.
 The final location of the road from Cal abasas to Tucson will be completed thif, month by Mir Farley, who will probably continue the line northward to Intersect the Atlantic and Pacific.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
ANOTHER RAILROAD PROJECT.
To the Rich Mines of the Santa Catarinas, tse coal Fields and the Timber Lands Of the North

Another railroad project is on foot which promises to add to the impor- tance of Tucson and bring our city in direct communication with the rich mines of the Santa Catarinas, the exten. sive coal fields on the Deer Creek, and the timber lands ia the northeastern portion of the Territory.
 Dr.k. Kane, whose means and enter prise are always on the look out for pro- jects which tend to develop the great resources of the Territory, and profta- bly, employ capital, is earnestly engaged in pushing this movement. The company which IS to take this matter in hand pro pose to build q three-foot guage road along the route now travelled by the Santa Catarina stage line rOuudthe point of the mountains to the Oracle mlne, where, in addition to the mines m the vicinity, ex-Mayor R. \. LeatherwOod, who Is also actively furthering the pro feet, has a large ranch. From the Oracle camp the road will be run by the most feasible route to the American Flag mine. From the American Flag to the camp of the Santa Catarina Copper Company; from that point, over the road already built by the Santa CataTina Company to the San Pedro valley; down the valley to the Gila river; up the Gila to the mouth of Deer Creek, and from thence to the coal fields where numerous coal bodies have been secured by the prolec- tor of this enterprise.
 It Is the further intention of the com pany as we are informed, to continue the road until it reaches the Atlantic < Pacific
 This line will open up one of tine ricn- est mineral sections in the Territory, pass through rich river valleys, bring the coal fields into direct ctcOmmunlcatlon with the mines which need their pro duct to extract bullion, and also bring in the timber of the northeast tO supply the destitute sections of the southwest
 It will also, if constructed to the At lantic & Pacific, give us an eastern out let which will benefit every miners in- terest of this city and the country through which it is projected.
 We are informed that a number of our leading business men and capitalists are backing this scheme, and that eastern capital has already considered the pro feet favOrably.
 There is no reason why such n road should not be profitable, and It would certainly add to the growth and impor- tance of Tucson.
 We shall take occasion to speak agan of this enterprise when 1t IS more fully matured as 1t will be in few days.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
\ Very Smart Girl.
TDes Moinss Letter in Chicago Iribune-l

TDes Moinss Letter in Chicago Tribune.l
 The smartest girl I've met in Iowa, l met yesterday at Nevada, Storey county, northwestern Iowa-Miss Belle Clinton Miss Clinton is a Dright-eyed and rosy checked girl of twenty, as full or fun and health and vigor as good gtri can be. Two years ago Miss Clinton was school teacher. Saving up by her teach ing about SI60 she last spring borrowed A span of horses from her father, rlgged up prairie schooner" and taking her little brother, started for Dakota Miss Clinton says laughingly to-day speaking of her trip: "Inever lived so nicely Tn my life, and never had such an appe- tite. and such courtesy I received every wherel Rough, rude men would come to our canp. and, after l had talked to them a while, offer to build up my fire and actually bring water to me. We went up through the wheat country, which they call the Jim River country. It's sbout 100 miles east O. the Missouri or Fort Scully. I hOmesteaded l6O acres of land. then took up a timber claim of 16O more"
 What is a timber claimy
 "Why, I hired man and We set out ten acres or trees AHlS sofC H.S tOI more. So have 32O acres now. But must tell you about those trees. They were young locust, apple and walnut sprouts. 1 sowed peck of locust beans, a pint of apple seeds and two bushels of black walnuts in our garden ID Iowa a year ago. These sprouts were httle Tel lows and we could set them out fast just go along and stick them m the ground. But they are just as good l believe my 5000 little black walnut sprouts will be worth Sl5 apiece m ten wears and S20 apiece in twenty years. Nv locust trees will, some time, fence the whole country"
 "Then what did you do?
 We built shanty and broke up hVe acres of land, and this fall we came back to Iowa to spend the winter, and here we are. In the spring I'll go back with more black walnut and locust sprouts and take up 160 acres more. The trees are just what want to plant anyway, and they will pay better than any wheat crop that could be raised-Only I'll have to wait for them ten or twelve years; but I can wait"
 Here is girl who owns in her own right 320 acres of splendid black prairie soil now, and who will own 4SO acres Tn the spring, every acre of which wlH bring S5 within three years, SlO within five years and S2O within ten years Her black walnut and locust trees will be worth as much more. At thirty she will be worth S25,OJO.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
Yayarai.


 The coal beds of Yayapai county are first encountered about twenty Ais- northwest of the Graybe village and about 11j miles direct north e. i'reseo.. .- They are apart of tEe great ccai fe -9te Apache county, which extend -r. ,Hl -ls -- Grand Colorado. Tn lSl3 tle Wri-er, in company with ten other deiuccd ileas- ure seekers, eEcampcd near one oi taef coal veins. The seam was aoort ei-.- in width, and pitched iLtJtlC l1ce c. lofty bluff, at about am angle CT -' ga- grges. \ spring of clear wa.gr rua.--- out at the foot of the bluE. Z, E' strongly imprcgna,ed with sulphur a Go make it unfit for usC. The coal - tested and fouud Co burn readily, ti.r r.E- ing ont a strong heat and l-ly,af white ash as a reslIuo.
 This coal bed would De over LUrdrt miles north from the Gre of ,lc 4. q, H and no doubt, yet remains unclaimed The region where it Is situated, is clHd posed of elevated mcsas, covered -lti dwarf pine and iufrpef, au. Wass .ss.--- fine pasturage for sheePrC f'cattle. iIe Navajo Indians from the Fort Defiance reservation, drive their horses and sheep into this country every suUucr. Save these uomads, the whole region has ro. a human inhabit1ut We believe ,ae day will yet com" when Che mmes and reduction works cf Northern Auzou0 will draw their fuel supply from those coal banks. The supply appeurs to rs inexhaustible; and a branch railroad Ullt not only tap these virgin treasures aHt open to the stock raiser a magnificent grazing range, nov given over to su's-aoe and savagcrv.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
Sonora Mines.

A well-informed gentleman recently returned from the Altar District in Sono- ra, states that because of the ending of the litigation between the Santa Felici- tas Mining Company and Messrs. Bor- quez and Garcia, there is general cause for rejoicing. All differences have been amicably settled to the entire satisfac- ton of those concerned; and that now, the district belng rid of an incubus, that for the past several months weighed like lead upon it, already begins to show in the light of returning prosperity, the recommendations of the valuable proper ties now under course of development
 The Santa Felicitas Company have an immense quantity of ore on the dump, which they will at once begin to crush. They ship their bullion to Chicago by way of the port of Guaymas, thus es- caping the heavy duties on bullion over the inland border.
 The Juarez Company have already made some shipments, with more to fol- low, their works being in constant oper- atiOn.
 The Coson Company shipped S4,00O as the result of their last run. They also ship by way of Guaymas.
 The San Felice and San Pedro mines are said to be looking uncommingly well. They have no works yet in operation, and the ore Is being stacked on the dump, but in the near future the necessary works will be built and another bullion producer added to the already paying mines of the district.
 Another gentleman Tn from the Som bretillo, in the same district, said that the Consolidated Sonora Mining Com pany keep their works running day and night, and have now on hand large amount of bullion awaiting shipment, and that the machinery for the Sombre- tillo mill is on the ground and Is being put in place and will soon be ready to commence work. A number of English and American capitalists are in the dis trict looking after several other good but undeveloped properties with view to beginning business at once If the terms of purchase can be agreed upon, and reports based upon good authority say that number of sales are about to be made and the money at once paid over. The same authority also says that there IS a general demand for good miners, who can find steady employment at good wages. The Sombretillo Mining Company are especially in heed of such.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
Loeat:en Notice.

The following "location notice" which, We presume, our devil is the author of, we found on the desk this morning:
 Notice is hereby given that the under signed, iu compliance with the require ments of the Justice Act of Congress, approved on the 4th day of July, E. C., we this day located and claim 1900 lin- ear feet along the course of the lead and 300 feet in width on each side of the middle of said lead, situate m the Tue son mining district, county of Pima, Ar izona, aud more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the corner of Congress anI Church streets, easterly to the centre of the block, thence southerly to the midlle of the same, thence north 3J) feet, which takes ir al the dips, spurs and angles; thence BIO feet to the place of beginning.
 This claim is located on the Sanctun mesa. corner Of Congress and Church streets, Tucson, and shall be known as the Scissors mine. Located January l5, 1882. PASTE POT,
 Y. O. T. ORIGINAL,
 Locators.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
EXCHANGE PEND, Witness.
Sudden Death.

Mir. Theo. G. Fitch, representing the
 Singer Manufacturing Company in
 Southern Arizona, with headquarters in
 this city, received d telegram to-day an nouncing that Mr. l. c. Ridgway, can vassing agent for the company was found dead this morning near Tombstone. A number Of machines were in his wagon and the sum of S20O was found on his person. Mir. Ridgway had been con- nected with the Singer company for the past five years and was well known to the inhabitants of this city and surround ing country. He owned d ranch six miles from Tucson, where his son resides. He was about GO years of age, but was apparently in good health when he left here, on the 3l inst, and was a man of careful habits. Mir. Fitch will leave by first train for Tombstone to look after the remains and the property in his pos session.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
sHAkFs. AMT.

The subscription list will be open for a few days at tine banking house of Saf- ford, Hudson ds Co.
 The meeting was most enthusiastic one, and the sentiments expressed by the speakers were full of confidence in the importance and successful issue of the movement, and the necessity of imme- diate action towards the construction of a railroad from Tucson to tide-water on the Gulf of California.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
The Railroad Meeting.

The third meeting of the Tucson and Gulf Of California Railway Company was held at the hall yesterday afternoon. It was well attended by the solid citizens of the city, and much interesting infor- matio n of the Gulf terminus of the road was given by Gen. J. E. Allen, who has been over the proposed route. Other business was transacted, and a meeting of stockholders called for the 25th ln- stant, to elect directors. The following additional amounts were subscribed to the capital stock.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

Ir was his first letter il1m toau.lr school, and ii read as follows.
 DEE FATHER; write you before Ila becoz l know you like to see ma mad. | think | wiii get along with uv l11s first rate. The garden here is iu ol chickens, which makes the walking bad. In history have got as saras Alexander the Great. He carried sword to -U- knots with. There is an apple e-cla-i half a mile off The boys plg. bah in f, after that there amt much apples. IEa ministers son was licbei this morning for going fishing on Sunday. He cau-t lots of fish, and says Le is goiuE in next Sunday. think T like the E1n.s- ter's boy a good deal Send me some marbles as sOOu as you can, also jack knife and a top. Two us us boys left piece of wet soap at ihe head Of tIe stairs just before daybreas and when the cook got Go the bottom she was too sick to get breakfast. We have prayers regular every day, and the teacssf reas out of the Bible, but l don't tlJnE its so bully as playing tag il bay ici-.
 From your afgetionata son.
 SAMUEL.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
MINE MANAGEMENT.
A True s.o-y To.i for ths Bsnsdt or Eastern
 Capital

The following article from the Reno Journal IS so timely and so just III its ex- position of the mine management as It appears in Nevada, tlat 1t ought to be read at home as well as abroad:
 A mine IS sold in some Eastern clty, money raised to prosecute developments and erect suitable machinery. Of course, the first thing Is the selection of a su- perintendeEt. In place of sending some careful business man who IS interested in the property out tO the mine, ana have him employ a miner who has learned the trade by working at IL, 1t IS the custom to pick up some pretty smart chap who happens to be out of employment, pay him two or three times what a capable man could be got for on the ground, furnish him with plenty of money and send them out. He arrives at the mine and the irst thing he thinks of Is to provide for his personal comfort. He builds a handsome residence, fur nishes it in style, purchases a nice buggy and a fine pair of horses, hires a foreman and bOokkeeper, and now he IS ready for business. All this takes money, and in most mining districts a good deal of it. There may not be ore enough in sight to keep a fye-stamp mll running. but this kid-glcved Superin- tendent does nothing by halves-nO little prospecting trip for him. So he goes to work and puts up anywhere from twenty to forty stamps. We know of one in- stance in which a very large mill has been built at an enormous expense, and we have been repeatedly told by the miners from the district that when the job was commenced not a pound of ore had ever been seen in the mine-in fact all the mine there was consisted of a hole about fifteen feet deep full Of water. Of course the mill is idle and likely to remain so. There are mining operations going on in several places in this State under the direction of fancy Superintendent that are standing jokes among the miners of the sections where they are being done. The effect of this needless waste of money IS to condemn mining as a legiti- mate business at the centers of capital That there have been large number of worthless mines sold Tn the East; that millions of dollars have been uselessly expended, Is not the fault of the mines; but for the want of decent care In the purchase and decent management after
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

Charley Fleming is now jegeopng his claim in the Magazine district, which With the first excitement Nr Fleming noted that there were two distinct min- eral belts combining close to tLe Rcd River mine-one running westerly tLcre- from and the other dyerginr t3 tle southeast. On the latter Mr. Fleming commenced prospecting, and tisclvor- ed qUte rich carbouates and Wjiuo1 al silver He has now commenced 8 -rl- nel which IS to tap the ledge at a 5crsIf of 2j feet, and run along the vein for about t) feet. This IS @ very prom. il., property and it is to Le hoped th1t fEr- ther development will iUstify the lfes- ent anticipatiOns
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
Prescott Paragraphs.


 Themometer only four degrees below zero at o'clock this morning.
 Judge Ha-grave and his estimable lady propose going to San Barnadino this week to superintend their orange grove and plant small fruit trees.
 A private letter from London of a re- cent date, states that Hon. John Me Cafferty, member of the last legislature from Pima county, IS in the city.
 The Peck mail rider came back last night, he could not get over the divide with the mail. The mail rider coming from the Peck IS not yet in, he IS two days behind
 Tom Sanders and M. A. Ruffner are still snow bound and can't get back to their homes Mir Ruffner's copper mine IS looking well. We understand that negotiations are pending for a sale of this valuable property.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

The Ladies Aid Society have raised S2O0 toward their House of Worship. They hope to add S3O0 more for the fur nishinC of the church, and expect to offer several entertainments to the citi- zens of Tucson. They wish to express their warmest thanks for the generous response they have received during the last year.-ITucson Baptist Recorder.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

COLONEL ROBERT ISGERsOLL made a short address one day last week over the coffin of the little child of an acquaint- ance. "No man," he said, standing where the horizon of life has touched the grave, has any right to prophecy a future filed with pain and tears. It may pc that death gives all there is of worth to life. If those we press and strain against our hearts could never die, per haps that love would wither from the earth. May be this common fate treads from out the paths between our hearts the weeds of selfshness and hate, and I had rather live and love where death IS king than have eternal life where love Is not. Another life is naugbt unless we know and love again the ones who love IS here"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

THE concert last night for the Catho- lie organ fund, was fully as great sue cess as the one previously given, and on this occasion, as before, the capacity of the hall was taxed to the utmost. Every thing passe off smoothly and harmoni- ously, and 1t can be recorded as one of the most successful entertainments ever given in Tucson.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

JAMES WATERS, a prominent saloon- keeper of Willcox, has had a narrow es- cape from an unfriendly bullet. 4 few weeks since a man by the name of Eld- rige engaged with Waters in a scuiiie, from which resulted broken leg. Hay ing recovered from his misfortune he, a few days since, returned to Wilcox with fire In his eye; he entered the sa- loon, and walking up to Waters said: |" l am going to kill you" and proceeded at once to carry out his threat. But for tunately his uncertain aim failed to make good his intentions. He was eject ed from the saloon and on the morning following was disarmed by Judge Burke and ordered to leave town without a sec ond order for his going. He left.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

REV. DR. GREGORY has issued a neat little paper called the Baptist Recorder, containing the programme of the dedi- cations exercises of the First Baptist church of Tucson, and other church matter. In typographical appearance.l It is a gem, and Is creditable alike to Its editor and to the Arizona Publishing Company, by whom the mechanical work was done. Several articles from the Re corder are republished in to-dny's CITI- ZEN.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
nurro to the heavy rain and snov

OWING to the heavy rain and snow storm in the Santa Catalina mountains and tlie great depth of snow in Rocky Basin, Messrs. Isaac Goldberg and Jas. Lee have been unable to get to their re- gently discovered mines, aud they think it may be a month yet before they can reach them. They state that they have found more mineral than most people any idea of, and their prospects of a bonanza are very flattering.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

AdryrLruaS, for the past fifteen days a resilient lf Arizona, feels convinced tI,sf this is a land of mineral, as he has .5- t1 meet the first resident of the Ter -,-5ry who has not a mine for sale.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

Tu- Epitaph learns that an option of give or take. at g rer share, was recent lv offered to the Californian Bank for the controlling stock in the Bob In rersOl.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

Nl.rr KINNEY left for Arivaca yester- day with a load of provisions and eight men. to do work on some very rich pros rar-s in the Silver Hill range, Arivaca district
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22

THE regular trips of the Gunsight stage will hereafter be made, beginning next Tuesday morning. The stage passes the stations of ComObarbari. Coyote, Picacho. Quijotoa, Cababi and Covered Wells to the Gunsight Mr. E. W. Dobbs is now the sole proprietor of the line and will make weekly trips for the present.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-22
4eciasnfaiUeaff.

Harry Wiachester, after whom Wiu- chester district is named, came iHto town yesterday with tle remains et Charles Ludlum, who came ,u his ocair Wednesday afternoon by tAe gccll discharge of his pistol, winch fell fra m his belt and was discharged. The lall struck him iu the stomach and q b euSued in a few mIuutes.- EuC-et