Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-03-04

eleven hundred pounds. The meat was sight seldom to be seen; the fat in some places was at least five inches thick. He will drive in ten more from the same ranch next week. Any one not convinced of the fact that Arizona can raise the fin est beef cattle in the world should sample the meat mentioned above.
 We are indebted to Mir. Harry Hol- burn, of the South Pioneer camp, for some very handsome specimens from the recent rich strike in the South Pioneer mine. The ore sparkles with virgin sil- yer and gives an average assay return of S1, GOO to the ton. The new strike was made on the 100-foot level, and the ore body is five feet in width and shows the same wonderful richness all tho way across. There is no disputing the fact that the South Pioneer is marvellous silver mine and will soon assist in swell ing the bullion output of Arizona.
 The little camp at Cottonwood was ex- ceedingly lively Saturday night The prospectors and miners of the vicinity as sembled at the cosy little home of Mir. C. D. Henry and spent the evenin in music and social chit-chat The guests were treated to refreshments, prepared by Mrs. Henry, in the style in which she only can prepare them. As hostess Mrs. Henry ha7 few equals. It is impossible to enter her house and not feel at home There have been material changes in the appear ance and life of Cottonwood camp since our last visit to the place. It has arisen to the dignity of two stores and board ing house since then, and numerous tents have been pitched on the fiat lylng at the base of Mineral Hill Viewed from the summit of the hill it looks like phantom city.
 MT. H. B. Murray, formerly of Pinal, has bought the interest of MT. Henry Watzlavzick in the mercantile house of Smith & Watzlavzick, of Florence and Casa Grande. This firm has been one of the most successful in the county and of fers practical illustration of what can be accomplished Tn this favored field by en- ergetic, enterprising, careful and capable business men. Starting with mere hand ful of goods, they have, inside of few years, accumulated small fortune and established business almost colossal in proportions and resting upon solid f. nancial foundation. The new firm will be equally as successful, for Mir. Murray is gentleman of exceptional business tai ent and ample experience, while the fine ability, sound judgment and thorough training of Mir C. W. Smith makes him the peer of any business man in the Ter ritory. They will rank as one of the strongest firms of Arizona.
 The board of supervisors were in ses- sion Saturday and Monday and trans acted the following business: Awarded a contract to Aaron N lson for the building of culvert across the public road at Sil- yer K..,y, said culvert to be six feet high, eight feet long and eighteen feet wide, and to be constructed of 14x14 timber, with good substantial abutments, and to cost $500, S400 of which is to be paid by the county; a bond of S1 ,0o0for the faithful performance of the contract was required. The bid of C. H. Beckwith to feed county prisoners at thirty cents per meal was ac- cepted; the contract runs to July 1st, 1882, and bond of 91 ,O0O for the faith ful performance of the contract was re- quired. The Florence and Butte road having been viewed by the board and found to have been constructed according to the terms ot the contract, was ac- cepted; Superintendent Dennis, of the Plnal Consolidated, appeared before the | board and showed that the contract had been transferred to him by the original contractor, and asked the contract price $2, 300, be paid over to hlm; warrant for that amount was drawn in his favor the citizens of Florence having paid 1T the S1, 130 subscribed by them.
 Al. Smith, the darkey released here re gently for want of prosecution, is in the tolls of the law again, according to the following from the Phoenix Gazette: Al bert Smith, commonly known as 'Niggel Abe IS an unfortunate colored individua whose rotund though not comedy visagt could be seen behind the iron bars of oul county jail, for the major portion of tho past year, is again in trouble. and tht chances this time or that he will change his quarters to Yuma. To gratify an in ordinate propensity for stealing, on Sun day night Abe ''prigged" horse belong ing to a Mexican resident of Upper Tem pc. On Monday he was arresed by Dep uty Sheriff Edwards, and that night com mittee of citizens made an informal de mand for his person, stating that they were tired of the old darkey's pranks, ant intimated that they would fix him so ht would steal no more. Mir Edwards sue ceedsd in getting postponement of pro ceeding in this direction, and on the fol lowing day took his prisoner before Jus tice Priest, who held him to answer, witt bail fixed at $500. Abe couldn't planl down a red, and as MT. Edwards deemed it unsafe to keep him in Tempe another night, he was brought to this city imme
 diately and incarcerated in tie count, jail"