The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1885-04-16
NUMBER XIV.

now quite large.
r 1t takes from $40O to 500 a
? month to run a Prescott printing
r office, and the wonder is, how on
e earth three offices are kept going
in so small q town.
Florence Enterprise
Agent Wheeler has given away
forty wagons and sets of harness,
) within the few weeks just past, to
} Indians who have erected and are
living in adobe houses.
A fire at Globe on the night of
the 1st destroyed the Silver Belt Of
flee, the post-ofice, the bank, Nc
Cabe's law office, the telegraph of
flee, the Pascoe hotel and Holborn's
wholesale liquor house. We could
not ascertain the origin of the fire
or the extent of the losses. We re-
gret that such a misfortune should
have fallen to the lot of our Globe
friends.
Mr.. Megson returned from the
Quijotoas this week. He says the
grading for the mill has been COM
pleted, and all the machinery is
now on the road. The company's
we'll is down four hundred feet, and
contains a bountiful water supply
for milling purposes. The well is
6 by 9 feet.
[Phenix Herald,
Ex-Delegate G. H. OIry is on
his way home to Arizona.
The stock country between here
and Prescott seems to be suffering
from the depredations of stock
thieves. Look out for them.
The Miner says "Bucky" O'Neil
has invested several thousands of
dollars in real estate in this valley.
Buckley" is likely to become a
pumpkin eater yet.
Pursuant to a call number of
stockmen of the county met at the
office of the Hon. A. G. Baker on
Saturday evening, and temporary
organization was effected, with Mr..
John La Tourette as chairman, and
Mr.. ". w. Houston as secretary.
Briton A. Hill, one of the lead
ing attorneys of st. Louis, has pur-
chased the Pcralta grant, and is
preparing to call upon the settlers
of Salt River valley for a share of
the spoils, portion of which Rea-
Wis has so easily swindlcd them out
of. He wants an agent here and
the name of Ivy H. Cox, who dill
gently peddled the Reavis fraudu-
lent deeds around this country, is
suggested.
Yuma Sentinel
The Indians are burning the
weeds off their several patches
of ground along the Colorado and
the Gila before the overflow comes.
AS soon as the water recedes the
Indians plant their corn, pumkins,
watermelons and beans.
A Yuma Indian exhibited ella
monster on the streets last Tues
day. The reptile was flllytwenty-
four inches long and was hideous
to behold. 1t was captured and
killed on the bank Of the Gila, near
town.
Phoenix Gazette.l
The territorial fair next fall will
prove credit to Arizona and no
taxpayer will regret the money ap-
propriated for the purpose from the
territorial treasury.
Central Arizona has a greater va
riety of resources to depend upon
than any other section of the coast.
Profits may be derived from farm
ing, fruit growing, stock raising in
it's various branches, mining, man
etc. The future of q
country so blessed cannot be ques-
toned
If like improvement is made in
the next two seasons as has been in
the two just past, the Salt river val
ley will, by that time, become one
of the greatest breeding places fors
live stock to be found
on the Pacific coast. Our climate
and other surroundings are admira-
bly, adapted to this particular class
of industry, and the enterprise and
foresight of our people are rapidly
developing these advantages.
fNogales Frontier.l
Ed. Peck, former owner of the
celebrated Peck mine, and one of
the oldest Hassyampers, in the Ter
ritory is at present in Nogales.
A car load of candles to be used
for mining purposes, went south to
Santa Ana, this week.
Don Louis Torrez, Governor Of
5he State of Sonora, passed through
here on his return from the City Of
Mexico, on Sunday last. The Gov
ernor stated to a Frontier local that
he Federal Government had agreed
% furnish all the monies and troops