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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
Tree and Vine Planting.
PhenIx tiaz=t;


 Tne season for trausplduuuE trees and vines will soon toe at hand, which m this valley, is the latter part ot Jauuary and the month of February. Last Spring ther- were probably more fruit trees anu vines planted In the Er5a- Salt River valley, than during auy previous season. and the approaching time IS likely to be the iveliest ever known in that line of development. Our farmers arc beginning to believe and to act upon the behei. that farms m the future will be worth more in proportion tO their vineyard and orchard acreage. The time has come when 90 farm i- looked upon as being almost wholly un- improved uuless lt contains an orchard or vineyard. 1t has besn demonstrated that there is more money lu an acre Of fruit trees or grape vines, than iu four acres of grain. As vet, there are but few extensive orchards and vineyards here, but the time Is coming when every ranch in the valley, will contain one or both. Fruit culture is being prosecuted with vigOT at Mesa City. and in few years 1t will be The "RIverslde' Ot Ari- zona. The soil of the valley k especial ly adapted for the culture ot fruit--not only of the larger but of the smaller kind. and the climate k at least six weeks earlier than that of southern California, consequently We can ship both r. the east and west, long before their's hegin to riueu.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
Territorial Cribbings.

Be sure you are dead right before yOu jump the other fellows claim.
 Wm. Jennings left Prescott last Iues- day for the Jenning mine, Hassayampa district.
 Mr. r. C. Bicknel, late os Vulture, has gone out to the Verde ou prospect iug trip.
 Gen. D. L. Wardwel and James r. Duncan left Tombstone for Prescott on Tuesday.
 An Apache enjoys immunity. He is never bothered by the assessor or tax collector.
 Captain M II. Calderwood left Phenix "Wednesday for Los Angeles for a visit Of a few weeks.
 J. Weyl, a resident of Prescott frr tLe past seven years, IS candidate fOs As sistlut Clerk the House.
 Supt. Foster writes favo-ably over the bonanza struck in the Tiger mine, and says 1t is growing better as the work proceeds
 A clam was relocated January lst which Is situated but several hundred feet from the Contention, at Tombstone. l. has been named the Cuba.
 W. E. Horton, the new Superintend- ent of Public Instruction, says the Pres colt Miner. Eas arrived in our city to re- main for three or four weeks. Yesterday he called upon many Prescott people and became acquainted. Professor Hor- ton speaks In high praise of Prescott and her people.
 The San Beuardino Times says the rumOr comes that the Atchison. Topeka x Santa Fe people have secured the Cali fornia Southern. which extends from San Diego 10 Colton. The road is Co be continued from the town of San BeTnar- dIno, and no doubt on east 70 join the main line at some point not yet designs- ted
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
snPERInP CouRTS-

The coming Legislature will be called upon to make some improvements Tn our judicial system. It Is essential to the business interests of the Territory to secure justice and prevent conhsca- ton that some system should be de- vised whereby those accused of crimes can have speedy hearing and civil cases can be determined without te- dious and expensive delays. The min ing counties suffer most because there IS more mportantlitigation growing out of this interest. Cochise county feels deeply interested in this matter. The Republican says that probably no county in the Territory feels the need of such a court more than Cochise. We have been peculiarly unfortunate m the sessions of the District Court here, the number of cases disposed of, Tn compari- son with the number on the calendar, being small As a result, great hard ships have been wrought, net only to those concerned ln the cases but also to our county and city. What IS desired IS court that will have the same iurisdlc-
 ---.rs--s ~-,'----. rn De cOntln- ually in session, 50 that cases may be disposed of as fast as they arise. There can be no question concerning the pow CT of the Legislature to create such a court, as section or the organic act Is very explicit on this point. It says:
 The judicial power shall be vested in Supreme Court, to consist of three Judges, and such inferior Courts as the Legislative council may by law pre- scribe.
 "A Superior Court having Jurisdic- tion in all cases that are now required to be tried in the District Court will be a boom to Cochise county. Much loss IS sustained by the county, as well ss private citizens, m the tedious and ex- pensive delays now experienced in the settlement of cases of importance. Val uable mines are closed down, business IS retarded, society is, to a certain extent domoralized, and as a consequence our city and county suffer. By all means let us have such a Court. It IS a public necessity."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07

IT is a matter of considerable interest in Arizona now that our copper mines have become such important factors ID the Territory's wealth. to know that the copper production of Chill Is declining. Ii at one time played a very important part in the copper market and its prom iy affect the price, but its exports of this metal have steadily declined for the past three years. In 1879, the shipments of copper were l,09O,3l3 quintals, of 1O1.- 42 pounds, or 55, ,29O net tons. In 1880, they fell to 949,9sO quintals, or 4s,123 tons, and declined further in 1881 to s305lS quintals, or 42,572 tons, and Q further decline occurred the past year. This decrease is due to the fact that the war with Peru has raised the pr1ce of wages and every kind of supplies until the lower grade mines cannot be worked proftably. It will be some time before things will resume their normal condi- tion. and in the meantime the copper in. crest in this codntry will reap the bene-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
Deer Greek and Goal Fields.

We learn from Charles Thompson who has been largely interested ln the development of the San Carlos or Deer Creek coal fields for the past two years and who expresses unbounded conh- dence both in the quantity and quality of these veins, that the coal will coke and that i: is entirely free from sulphur none having been detected even when burning; nor by chemical tests Inns, therefore, renders ii invaluable Tor blacksmlthing purposes. The vein from which this coal IS taken IS the property of R. Wood, Thompson and others, and has been prospected to a depth Of two hundred feet, showing width at that depth of thirty feet, most of which Is good coal. The occasional streaks of "dry bone or slate, which k found at that depth, from present indications, are expected to concentrate and form the center "streak" when ten feet more depth Is attained. The percentage of ash IS small. The only known veins of coal which equals this in quality are m Geor- gia and France. From the shaft of thls mine, at a depth of l50 feet, cross-cut of fifty feet has been run to another vein fifteen feet in width. The company have also struck five other veins similar in quality but of less size. ranging from five to fifteen feet ID width. This coal so near our great deposits in Globe, be ing within forty-eight miles of us, will prove a valuable adjunct ts our smelt- ing interests, and render our hundreds of tons of low-grade copper ore valua- ble which hitherto has been regarded as waste material, none but the highest grades being worked, in consequence of the almost ruinous price of coke ID Globe. Most of the coke IS brought from Pennsylvania and England. There IS now 6 good road from Globe to the mines. That part of l, from the San Carlos agency to the coal fields was re- gently built by Wood S Thompson, who expended SlO,000 in it's construction Silver Belt.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
COTTON ouIruRr E ARIZONA.

The PhenIx Gazette has very inter esting article upon the subject of cotton culture and the adaptability of the Ter ritory, particularly the Valley ot the Salt River, for lts successful production. The plant grows wild in some portions of the Territory and is said to have been cultivated many years ago by several tribes of Indians. There are many ad- vantages which the Salt River Valley possesses over the Southern States in natural adaptation to cotton raising. The salt contained in the water IS fer tilixer made use of in the production of cotton. Theye is an absence of grass and weeds making it possible to culh- vate it with less labor.
 The Gazette holds that 1t offers greater inducements than the production of cereals because i; requires less water for irrigation purposes, less work and time. 1t fertilIzes the soil and yields a larger profit.
 It then cites the following experi- ment:
 On May p. 1881, Robert 4. Flager planted two acres of cotton on hls ranch | in the Tempe Valley. This was about two months later than the planting should have occurred, and other circum- stances connected with the experiment were also unfavorable and unsatIsfae- tory. Nevertheless he realized nearly | 1900 pounds to the acre, and the porGlon l of the crop that be picked, and upon | which thls yield was estimated, was rather inferior to the general average. On one stalk he counted 3y1 fully ma tured bolls-a production that he thinks unequalled ID any country. Mir. flagler irrigated his land but three times.
 Ia the cotsorg planted after all dan gers of frost are past-say about the first of April, 1t IS safe to say that an average yield ,f lJOO pounds Co the acre could be secured. This amount ot seed cotton will net JGd pounds of lint, which even at ten cents a pound, la very low l pricel, gives a revenve of SJO to the acre Taking grain, yielding from 1000 to lJOC pounds to the acre, and you get but S2u or $50 from your land under cultivation and your expenses are Gs large, II not larger than with the former product.
 Thousands of acres would be planted in cotton in this Valley, if d market were
 guaranteed; here Is an opportunity fol enterprising capitalists to realize large ly in an investment. Many of our farm CTS are willing and desirous of golng m
 to this busIness, to an extent as to Iustl fy a market valuation of the product, and if some man were to put up small cot
 tOn factory, in this Valley, We have nc
 doubt he could secure the cooperation of a sufficient number of farmers, to jus tify the consummatIon of the project al
 once. MT. Flager, who was raised II
 the South, and is an experienced cotton
 planter, tells us that he would devote l6O acres to the cultivation of that plant
 this very season, if he were guaranteed
 as little as eighs cents pound for hl' lint. Others, we believe, will be willing
 to do as much. This subject Is one thai
 deserves the closest investigation ana
 careful study of our farmers.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
Iron-pIatcd Millionaire.
N-v Io-k Journal

A morning paper said yesterday .H "1lr, Jay Gould when he rides c town has au armed man beside him H- Vanderbilt the same, and the Stewart marble mansion IS alway under tlr eFr- Jf detectives
 if this be true ic IS r1rgus ccule-- tary Ou our cIvILZa-ilu. M-. Jay trl-.- and Mir Vanderbilt cannot Ds afra.l '. mere rabber-. because they do noI c.r,' any wealth on their persons and -o.at' but au insane man would attack them for purI.oss- oi gam. What then a-. tles afraid of that tuey take these -A- -r-'riIuary precautions. We can --- u1 possible explanation Cf -l-l- course except lu the c0lsc1ousless that t-Hl-- auIs Uf people believe themselves :. have been Wr0uged-perLa,s rI--t- hy these men. and the fear that some O. them may at any moment rashlY aitel-l % rataIate with personal violence 0l.- . conclusion i- curi0usiy laIlentao-s' but inevitable one M-I who EFr l- lluI-platei uou-e- with sie-l -li-''--' vlJ keep detectives l t-rir la-- "'-s 7' and Elu dare not -lIe ont "liA'0s ing accompanied. like European de7- pot. by al armed def. LlH-, u-clil-,. {. acku1wleI-r that lu some wa. ti-- i-vss and lab.-s beset them with le---i, enemies. That the ac-uuu-at-'I 'l wealth Al. tli- country uesl uot maze a man popular. we fortunately have amp p-uot.. We have yet Co hear that fr.,- Cooper wears a coat of mai. under l-' Ir--s suit. that Mr. sam Ward has - -' -aa+5va Al his excellent dinner pa-tie-, .. that lIr. James c. Bonnet, Jr. re4 l--es a military escort when be gees Co '-7 Herald office.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
The New Year at Casa Grands.

CASA GRANDE, X. T, Jan. ., ieoJ.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: Casa Grande yes terday was clothed iu the robes cf lSS3. The old man of Gibraltar was present at the reception given in honor Of ;he memories O. 1882. Chuckfull 0f eloquence on being called for the oid gentleman arose, with that peculiar dignity SO characteristic of him and Lord Chesterfield, and sad: Ladies and gentlemen the nIIs.eebtL century has produced such wonders and the wheel of progress has reyOlyed 50 rapidly that the present generation stand Tn mute wOudsrment a: the pos abilities Of the future. The year 1882 has passed away; her acts, achieve ments and discoveries have been recorded m the bo X of time. The progressive hand Of 1883 K now outstretched rotating the wheel Of time aud pressing on ur-eltiy the march Of scienCe and closely calculating debut into the era Of 1881. Our experience Oi Eastern cities even within our memories ot few yeais ago has proven that what Was then COB sidered tae outpost e pirueers and crude civilization are tO-iay the ceu.ers of business, enlightenment and educa- ton Bring home tO yoUrselvss then the future of ArizOnI's OutpOsts. Here at y0Cr doors k sisiated the metal mart ol America. The capitalists of the East and Europe will seek you lu profitable investment. The outlook to-day IS that Arizona'5 probabilities are written upon the horoscope Of coming Ime, years of financial prosperity years ot mining s.FsHH rT NtHHU HHHU
 gowns emerging into cities. the chime, of whose church bells are mingled in III utdal unison with the sea zephyrs from the Gulf of California. Ny friends what do see at your banquet tonight, tine table grooming under the best of eiibleS, fish and choice fruit from Cali fornia and even Guaymas, port upon the Mexican Gulf sends freshest of oysters to add Co the gustO Of an Ari- zona feast Ladies and gentlemen breyity brevited Is when used cOnjontly
 with good sense a word coined by Webster that will stand not like grand fathers clock upon the floor for ninety years, but will be used as a hnguIstical heirloom by all who travel in the path of life practical. Therefore in the light Of my own saying and travelling m a circle of oratOracal brief l shall wish you one and all a new year of happiness with the calm advice to cast aside your restless spirit of wandering and seek tO build you mp right here ln this tue zonical zones of Arizona home as good and as healthful as any" Applause followed cheerfully the remarks of the old gentleman as his promulgatipns usually create them.l
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07

It will be seen that the heaviest rain fall on the line in thls Territory Is be- tween Tucson and Benson. The fall m this city was much greater than that m Oakland or Los Angeles, and there was only an inch less fall than in San Fran cisco. The rainfall between Tucson and Benson compares favorably with the average ID California. If the future changes make the rainfall here regular and the quantity keeps increasing, as It seems to be. portions of Arizona will soon be subject to cultivation Tor some crops without irrigation. The old n- babitants all testify to the change winch has taken place in the climate here for the past frw years. The so'l of Arzona IS remarkably rich, possessing all the natural fertilizers, so that vegetation springs up as if by magic when water IS supplied. and if the time ever comes whea there IS sufficient supply of wa ter this Territosy will be wonderfully productive. The rain belt Is extending westward. and every year adds to tho arable area Of the country much land tbst a few years ago was considered ab soiute!v valueless. It may be that IT time it will be possible to cultivate large por.ions of this Territory that are now arid was'es.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
HUSTLED TO DEATH.
John Fleming scnt Where Tad Cowboy.
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T1l.t-toue Republican.
 On Friday night last two well kaoNl Tombstone rustie-s came Co grIei Iu the little town of La Norla, m PIma county. These boys. for they were Ltt.e else. were John Fleming and Eugene Wood bury. the last named being the fellow who just barely escaped Yuma a- ta- term U- tIo District Court Iu November last. twill be remembered that he Was charged with r1UhIuC Springer 1 Iacke', store ,l Charleston, nearly gr" yea- ago, having been tried tW-ce ol ;..- same indictment, on the first trial tl. iury iisaGrteiug, and upon the last tlr IUry finding uiu not guilty. On Thurs day last they stole two horses from German raucher, near Fairbanks, aui Ou Friday they turned up m La Nola where -heIr bad reputation had preceded them, and the people were ready CO -r- ce.v- them. Kaufman, who keeps t.f principal store in the town, -aUa- ureuouitiou os something going r. happen, closed uis sto-e aJ o'clock la the afternoon. and with two or three friends remained inside awaItIu- trv..- 1rme-,s. After while there came to knock Gt .he door, which was cautiously opened, when in stalked Fleming and Woodhu-y. who. true to their bad -n- -t,rcts, at once commenced to shoot Du. -le lights. The assalied party euIclE.-- .hat two could play at the sane game, s. tLey turned loose on the boys and shot Che Ielts ont of Fleming and winged WoodbUry. W.Cdburv escaped with ,lr arm badly shot, and Fleming was bur d by the good citizens without f0rm3L'l or ceremony. and the place Shat Hn'" knew hum shall know him no uoTs. e1- cept by some process Of JuE-iaryL- Saa.. na Ipueutarily materiaiIzed. Wool Iury'- hiding place IS known, and t.r probability IS that crr this. theITo- hand Of the Jaw has ItF grip on him G-a.r. Fleming. before he died, stated tlar - real name was Bonnet, that he car- from Texas. and shat they came Co La NQriG flr the purpose of rUbhinE t.- store. Until recently he had been lu tre employ of James Carr. as Q driver ot 0-a 0f his teams. No doubt most people will recognize the man.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07

prised and said he knew of no such aI'- propriations and asked to be excused from the performance of this duty. Then the Secretary IS said to have he, tailed a subordinate to go over the blil and indicate the appropriations that seemed to be of no earthly use for out side congressional districts m winch they are located, and thIs list was sent to Congress to-day. In Orier to vlndi- cate themselve the Commerce Commit tee intends to pulverize Secretary Lin coin by demonstrating the vital lmpor- tance of all the streams, slips and mill ponds for which appropriations were made last year, and winch appear on the Secretary's black list.
 PLANO, H., Jan. 6.-The wife of Chas- F.. Slocum recently applied for divorce OF the ground of iniidelity. Last night he sought her ont, confessed his guilt, promised reform and begged her to re- turn. She refused, whereupon be drew a revolver and shot himself In the head and died in ten minutes.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The local Saloon Keepers Association have appointed a committee of five to work against the present agitation for an increase or sa- loon licenses. The city league are con fidenr that the law will be past maElng five hundred dollars the lowest license fee for any saloon in the State. CAcAGo. Jan. 6.-Four masked men captured, bound and gagged four ln- mates of J. E. Arnold's farm house 20 miles from Chicago near DOwners grove Wednesday evening, and securing s. 2O9 in cash. rode away ou four ot AT holds horses. None have eeen cap | tured. Oldfarm hands were suspected. BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-Lasi Sunday In the Catholic church Miss Lizzie Me Donald, for II wears a Sister of Charity ] in Mobile, Chicago, Milwaukee and else
 where, was married to Patrick Moore,
 of Washington, by PcriAsssion ot the
 Bishop. She left the convent five years ago. It was a case of love at first slght.
 BrLLrvIpERE, N. J., Jan. 6.-Con- l gressman Harris, of the 4th district, ! has served notice of contest upon Con- gressman elect Howry. The ground of | the contest is that there was money
 used for Howry that had been collected | from United Strtes officials contrary to
 law.
 SoUTH BEND, Jan. 5.A fire on the
 west race last night destroyed several factories. The loss is SSO,OOO; insured
 for S20,000.
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 6.-The cold
 damp weather delayed the connection
 of the Sunset and Southern Pacific lines. | The ends of the tracks are rot over two
 hundred yards apart. only the iron bridge which is under construction sep arating them. Tine connection will not be made before the 10th init, If the
 present bad weather continues. Regu- lar trains will be put on between San | Francisco and New Orleans about the | first of February.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
A MUTINY
Among the Inmates of n. Territorial Prison.
 Yuma Sentinel

Among the Inmates of th Territorial
 Prison.
 Yuma Sentinel.
 On last Tuesday evening" mutiny oc- cured at the Territorial lrison which came near being attended Vith serious results. Four prisoners, namd Williams, Ritchie, Banks and Billy tte Kid No. ,, made break for liberty. md but for prompt action on the part O the guards would have succeeded. Being near the outer gate they caught the turnkey, Mr. Freddy, and, keeping him between them as a protection from the glns of the guards, they rushed out of thtinclosure. Before they were many feet from the gate, however, the turnkey got loose from them. and tine guards, with their guns in position, called upoa them to turn back. As the game wjs mp they obeyed, and were locked n for the night. They each had a rOcktied up Tn a handkerchief as weapon. In the morning. while the prisoners were in the main hall, after breakfast, tlh Superin- tendent ot the prison called for these four men, in order to punish item. They defied his authority and refused to come out. As there were about syenty-tive desperate men in the hall at the time, and the four leaders had stones with which to defend themselves, | WAS no easy matter to go in and take them. Captain Meeden soon learned what his authority was. and with a lo&led Win chester rife in his hands gav, the men sixty seconds in which to retiie to their cells They retired. The cells were then locked, but the four mdefsctOrs still refused to submit to authority. The Superintendent then gave them their choice between obedience and gunpOw- der, and when they expressed their will linCness to accept the latter they were put in irons. Captain Meeden says the irons will be kept on them as long as he is in charge of them. It Is wonder that such move has not been made long before, as the prison has been rap- idly filling with bad class of criminal material
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
TELEGRAPH
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN FRASCIsCO, January 4-LucAy Baldwin was shot at in the corridor oi the Baldwin Hotel this morning by woman named Fanny Baldwin, the ball coIng through his arm. Miss Baldwin claims to be a cousin of the milhona. -a' and has been teaching school on hIs ranch in Los Angeles county. Particu- lars are not yet known.
 CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, January 4.-W. F. Morley, Chief Engineer of the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe system, was accidentally killed at Santa Rosalla.