Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-24
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
;UNDAY, DECEMBER 2l, 1882
Local Intelligence.

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 | w. Dobbs has sold his Gunsight stage line to Francisco Robles.
 Silver King stock in San Francisco is quoted at ten dollars and half.
 The farmers on the Santa Cruz are busy blowing and preparing for spring crops.
 Mir. s. c. White ha. a Sonora orange that Is about five by seven inches in d. smeter.
 A postofIice has been established at Total Wreck with E. B. Salsig as post master.
 The Porter hotel porch has been further beautifed by the addition or two fine palm trees.
 Mir. Joseph c. Perry left Saturday morning for a thirty days visit to the city of New York.
 l. IS reported that over l'5 cases or snaIlpox exist in Fl Paso. A great many railroad men are down with 1t.
 MT. ". 4. Latin, prosperous ranch CT on the San Pedro, was m town on Saturday last laying m bounnful sup ply of provisions
 Nr-F. ". Fowler returned Friday from a hunting expedition to the Mo 0ollon mountains and reports having killed sixteen deer.
 J. Even, Jr., of the Empire mining district WAS m the cIty Saturday. he iefs the next morning for New 1orE 10 be absent several mOnths.
 A TOW occurred in a dance hall ID Dauipg about o'clock Thursday night between two gamblers, and one of them was shot three times n the head
 Don't have badly decayed teeth e1- tra.ted. when you can have them treat ed and pullt up and made to last for life. by Dr. Gladwin. Dentist 3l6 Con- gress
 The family of Col. J. II. Watts, Super lntendent of the Josephine and Emma mines in the Helveus district, arrived from Washington a few days slnc0, and will reside here during the present wln- ter.
 Albuouerque falls into line with Tue son and Fl Paso on the jail delivery business. Six prisoners confined ID the iail at that place escaped on the nlght of the 18th inst.
 MT. E. DeForest, of Los Angeles, an accomplished assayer, sdVertlses ID the WEEKLY CITIZEN. Those sending as says away to be made will do well to give Mr. DeForest a trial
 The projected railroad from Guay- mas to Alamos, a branch Of the Atchl- son. Topeka & Santa Fe Road will run within one half mile Of the properties owned by the YaquI mining company which are said to be the richest m the State of Sonora.
 Any person, says the Tombstone EpI- taph, doubting the adaptablllty or the soil of Arizona for the production Of fruits and vegetables of all kinds, should visit the splendid premises of HOn. J. S. Woods, of Tucson. There can be seen the peculiar fitness Of our soil and ell mate and their vast superiority over any other on the coast.
 Thursday afternoon master mechanic Alcott, of Daming, accompanied by hls vile and another lady, took engine No. S7 out of the shop to try 1t, going ahead of the passenger. When rounding a curve near Florida the engine struck a large rock on the track, which had evl- aently been placed there for the purpose of wreckiug the train, and had the pilot Knocked of. Nobody was injured.
 The Opera House was fairly filled on Saturday evening, 1t being the last sp- pearance of the Milton Nobles Ora matic Company. The play presented, Phnnlx, Is fair specimen of the sensa- tiopal class, and IS replete with stlrrlng scenes, striking situations and bolster ous humor. The audience appeared well pieased with the performance, and receivad the nnRarans strnng polntf with marked appreciation.
 The finest work done in the painters art in Tucson is that of NIT. Louis En- richt. a specimen of whose handicrafi can be ssen on the glass doors of the CITIZEN office. It is admired by all, and IS regarded as the handsomest piece oi it's kind in the Territory. MT. Enricht, as sign painter and painter of deco rative scenery, IS the peer of any man in his line. outside of San Francisco, If not on the coast All work intruEted to his hands Is done skIllfully and well, and at rates as cheap as others charge for iEfe- rlor work.
 The bull fights are over, and for this year the bOvInes have charged and tram pied the last anger provoking flag. The next thing in order Is the bull and bear combat, which promises more gore than the last two unsangulnary conflicts. The bear has yet to be caught, and after catching will need coaxing from the hills, and as be IS hardly expected to allow such familiarity without inquiring sN.s ..N ing the strength of muscle, tooth and claw. the proposed battle will not take place for some weeks vet to come.
 Among the different species of plants, shrubs, bulbs, vines and trees, now on exhibition and for sale by Mir E. l.. Wetmore, may be noted, hop vines, be- gonians, agapanthas, agerstum, Austra- lian pea, RbutIlon, amarytlIs, occasia, arbutus, Cape Jasamines clemstis, Chinese and English primroses, dentzia, daisies, echeYeris, ferns, fuschias, fever few. gladiJlUs, heliotrope, hOneysuckle, lemon and many other verbenas, polyanthns. petunia, pinks, snow balls, wistarls, eucalyptus trees, orange, null berry, oleander, poplar. pepper, weeping willows, English 1ew, raspberry, black berry and strawberry vines, yerba buens plants, hangin 2 baskets, etc.
 The body Of an unknown young man says tLe San Francesca Call was fouad dsad on the morning Of the l2th instant, a short distance from Grand View, Cross Creek Station of the Central Pacific railroad, in Tulare county. Deceased was a young man abOut twenty-One years Of age, tall, heavy built, and evidently of Swiss or German descent. O. ms p rson was found an evelope, pOstmarked at San Francesca, addressed to Sam BeArens, Tucson, 4. T., and and marked: Return after ten days, to rritz Behrens, Los Angeles" Any further information respecting above, which can be given, will be cheerfully accorded to relatives or friends, on ap- plication to $. A. Kitchener. Grand View, Tulare county
 About four leagues west of north from The town Arlspe, Sonora. Tn the old mine of South RDsalie which was extensively worked m the early part Of the present century Tor gold alone and produced largely Tor many years. The production ot thls mlne, as proven by the govern meut and church records amounted to many millions. It caused the building tA N4O N'NA VI AAlst c, WHICH DcchIue Nuc capital ot the northern Spanish pos sessions (what IS new California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Sonoral The ore IS a white quartz, richer in gold than silver, and free milling. IL is being reopened by an American company and promises, if properly managed. to be one of the most productive in the State. The defects ID the construction of the new Opera House having become such source of extreme annoyance. Mir. Fitch has taken steps to have them remedied - m .I.ns... ..-.. +., ho f.-a-.-- ]