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Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Tucson Water is Good.

TUCSON, April l, lSS5.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: It may be a satis. faction tO the inhabitants of Tucson, who make more or less complaint as the Summer advances, about the bad dor of the water of the city to know they are not alone. The matter of pollution ID water supplies has come before the Engineers Club of Philadelphia" oi which have the honor to be s member Mir. A. Harvey Tyson. City Engineer of the city of Reading, Pa, in mentioning this matter, says: "Whenever. during the ten weeks wItbin which the odor and taste remained, the thermometer for for more than a day fell below sixty fiV 6 or seventy degrees Fahrenheit the i'm purity disappeared, to return again when the temperature exceeded seventy or seventy-6ve deerees"
 Chemical analyses of the affected wa- ter have shown that there is nothing del eierious to public health, although 1t may be exceedingly disagreeable.
 An examination into the cause of the trouble showed microscopic vegetable formation which, when alive and scat iered through the water, gives DO noticeable taste or odor, but during hot weather, confined in pIpes, it decays and becomes highly offensive. Nor, says Mir. Tyson, is it local in its development The result of corresp, ndence with over one hundred towns and cities where water IS impounded proves that the trouble has shown itself Tn a greater or less degree everywhere.
 It k shown that where water enters through fountains the supply Is always pure. This is the result of thorough aeration, and while as above stated this ImpurIty IS not deleterIous to public health, the inhabitants Of rncson will tiud that the most palatable water dur ing the hot weather is that which drains from the outside of their ollAs, thereby becoming thoroughly oxidiZed.
 While there IS much fault found with the SO cal ed bad water of Tucson 1 have vet to find the first case where any b d effect from 1t could be traced, but on the contrary it Is as whoiesom- ss any m the United States.
 I cannot say so much for TdcsoL whiskey. Yours truly,
 JOHN GARDINER C. F.
 City Surveyor cf fus-'-.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Placer Mining.
Prescott Miner.l

In the early history of this Ter rltOry, back m 1865 and 64, placer mining was lucrative and gave em- plol ment to B great many people. Money or gold dust was plentiful an business of all kiuds good. The richest gulches and gravel beds then known were pretty we worked out, and tb, placer miner turned his attention to quartz prospecting. For some years gold was looked tor along tue hundreds f lodges 10 be found all through tue hills and mountains, and whenever lair prospect was found, mills, arastrAs, etc, were put up, without regard to the amount of orc m sIghi. This terminated dIsastrOusly. and IS the cause Of finding all through the mountains so many old abandoned mills, arastras and buildings. In many instances gol1 was fOTud III QuantIIies to ju~tIfy working, SO Ious as free ore could be obtained; but with the rude machinery then In use, sul- phurets and other rebellIOus ores couiu not De treated, consequently nearly all the good gold properties went to the wall. Finally \ new class of mines came m, and It was found that silver prcdOm in ited, and gold was almost forgotten. ExperIments ID silver miUIng proved to be almost on a par with that of gold. Later, copper was taken up. and ArizoDa WAS about to take the lead in the pro- duction of copper matte, when. to the disgust of copper men, out went the bottom of thIs desirable metal, compelling all works n this section to suspend. After lapse ot nearly twenty years again find the plsc- ers coming 10 tue front, and the returns are most f1atieri0g. It is apparent to a shat there Is, all over this section for a distance of forty to fifty miles south and east, an sbund nee of good placer ground which by proper management can be made to pay well.
 Our gold ledzes, silver mines and ] copper deposits are all good, but We have been trying to work them before the proper time had arrived. We have been entirely too far from the outslde worl [, or, rather too far on the inside and too remote rum railroads to make success of miuing by mill process where cheap transportation is essential. The advent of a railroad will cause revolution ID all kinds of minin1, and We hope before long to see all tie old mines once more | iu full blast and times prosperous. Our every hope is now centered on the lro9 highway, and all with once voice should cry out for this long felt want.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
SuRImgNS.

IN THE DISTRICT COUET, FIRST JUDI | cial District, u Che c'uuty of Puma, lerritory Jf ATIZJLs.
 John Sm th, piarn -iI q, a.-liast Charity Smith. defendant. summons
 Action brought iu tho District Court of the First Jut!iclal Di-trlC- Iu and for the county of Pima, iu ths ierrltory c- Arizona.
 The Territory 0f -uzuua sends greeting to Charity Smith-
 You are he.c cby summoned ard required to ap- pear m au action brought against you by the tb0ve named plaintiff m the District Court of the tir-t JudIctal District m and For the county ut Puma, m the Territory of \ IzOuA and an -Wer the complaint hlcd with the Jerk of this tOurt t tucson I' s;iId county "a copy of which complaint accompanies thls summlust within twenty dEys tvXctusIvt of the day Ot serVlcel tfter the seTvIce upon yuu of thIs summons. If -erVed m tLi- county, bat f -erved out of the county and within thus d strict, then within hIrty days m all other Cases forty days.
 And yOu are hereby Eotlted that if you fan tO lppear and answer The Cumplsiut as above re- ,uIred. Jhe iauuu wIll appiy Co the court for be reiief thereIu demanded and costs and dis purser euts m thi- ht half expended
 -. GIs-n under my hand and the seal Ot S,, ( sad District uurI at Tucson thIs l3d t'eNN day of January. A. D issj.
 '--~-' C. S.JrFi ORDS, Clerk.
 ByJ. A ANDERSON. JE IeDury- i2t 6Ot
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Bonanza Mines.
Ioficial report of W. H smith,
 OrIInrnA- March 9S lSSh


 QUIJ oToA, March 2S, 1885 Aug. Waterman, Esq, Secretary Peer less Mining Company, San Francisco California:
 DEAR SIR:-During the past week very little work has been done Tn the tunnels and uprai-es, owing to another serious accident in Peerless upralse on last Thursday which resulted in the death of two of our men. The following are the facts of the case: Eighteen holes was loaded and only ten of them fired, the remaining holes left to be fired later After Waiting the usual time for the -mOke to clear away, the men returned to their work but found the smoke too strong for them and We're compelled to come out aud walt longer, and they finally returned. The man wh does the tImberlng was first to ascend and being gone longer than usual his companions went to his assistance to find him ID a helpless condition wedgei between the tImbeTs t. keep from falling. In trying tO extract this man the balance of them became exhausted. and one of them WIS 70 completely overc yIne by the gas that ne was unable to get down Trose who succeeded m getting to the mouth of the tunnel gave the alarm and men from the mIll grade and from town Imme- diately went to the rescue, and III try ng to get the two men out of the up rai-e many Of them were rendered helpless by the effects of powder smoke More assistance srrIvIng at the tupnel, they succeeded m getting all of the men out and they all soon recovered, except rue twn men who were m the upraise un- able to heip thrm 'elves. These men were dead before tLey could be reached. Peerless uprsise has been extended len feet, making total of l53 feet, with quite an improvement showing streaks Oi quarts mixed with ore
 Crocker north drift Is now in 4IO feet. showing quite an improvement since last report. Grading for mill IS nearly completed and bids are being received for contract ing for stone work.
 A lime kiln is being put up near by to furoIsh our own lime.
 Contrac, has been let for furnish Ing brick delivered at our works for Slo per thuusaDd.
 Excava'ing for pumping machinery at shaft in valley will be commenced on Monday next. Pipe to convey water from shaft to mill was shipped from New York last Monday.
 All work in erecting mill and pump ing machinery will be pushed ahead us fast as material arrives. Yours truly,
 W. H SMITH, Supt.
 Per STEVENS.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Tragedy at Gila Bend

The little town of Gila Bend WAS the scene of terrible tragedy yesterday afternoon, which resulted in the death ot J. J. Preston, the school teacher at that place. A letter from a gentleman al teat place says: "J. J Preston was Killed at p. m. to-day, by John Fields. They met near the school house where rrest"n has been teaching. What passed between the two men no one out sIde of Fields knows. Preston had a Winchester. Fields killed him with bis own gun, he shot him through the heart and then mashed his forehead above the eyes. He struck Preston with the gun and fattened its maga- zine. Mir. Preston presented a terrible sight. and Mrs. Preston IS almost crazy with grief. He will be buried to morrow at what hour do not know. Fields is under arrest; at least a dozen men .re Keeping guard over him all armed with Wlnchesters. The sh,riff is expected to arrive on the passenger tonight. Every body IS excited in this portion of the c"untry. Preston had Smith S Wes- tou, hve shooter, 3S-caliber: the cham oers were all empty and the revolver lay near the body of Preston"
 Passengers who arrived by to-day's tram report, as coming direct from Fields. that the affair grew nut of charges made by Preston against Noonan for selling Liquor to Indians. Yesterday afternoon, as Fields was passing the school house in his wagon, Preston came out, having in his possession two revnlvers and Winchester rifle. He said to K Ids that they must fight and one or the othet die Fields said he had no weapons and Preston gave hIm a revolver. Fields objected, because Preston held a Winchester. Preston offered to throw 1t over the fence, but m the discuss on Fields got possessi ,n of 1t. Preston fired several shots st FIells, when the latter, without bringing tn. gun to hls shoulder, fired. shooting Preston through the heart. As DO officer arrived from Pheuix, the postmaster at GIla Bend toOk him in charge and brought him to MarIcopa on to-dsy's train en route to PheniI.
 Mir Preston IS quite we'll known in Tucson, where he re ,Iied for some time before going 10 Gil Bend. He worked at the printers trade while here, on the Star. He went under the sohriquet of Tex" by which he Is better known. He was from Alsbama aud was a soldier Tn the Cont -derat- army from that State.
 He was regaId d as a z cd. peaceable and lsw-abidIng citizen and his friends in this city cannot, without further lieht upon the circumstances, attach the blame to him that the reports from Gils Bend seems to convey.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
GlObules.
fAllyer Belt.l


 Walter Fitzsimmons has taken out a quantity of silver ore from his mine near Drpoing Springs, winch he will bring to Globe to have orksd at the Miami mill. The ore will gr over $500 10 the ton.
 The owners of the Cotton Tail are so encouraged by the returns of the ore worked at the Miami mill that they sili take ou, l00 .ons from thsir mlue- They have a large body of ore which will go A ounces and over m silver.
 Messrs. 5. Klein & Co. shipped three bars of silver to Sat Francisco last Sat urday, the product nf ore worked at the Miami mill, from W. V. hlngsbury $ mine: tine Peacock, owned by J. .. Cop lin, and the Nelson. owned by Garllng- hou.e and Lynch. Total value ot bal. hon. S700. On Wednesday last hlein x Co. shipped smother bar valued at S2Ju.
 Me-srs. Tebbs, McCabe, FrederickS, and Warnick havr nine men employ ed tasIpg out a ditch GOO yards long to fhelr nlscar claim, situated m the cullen adjoining and to the north of Chnihn and Phillips location. c hey wlll get their water from the g1lch leading d""h from Bremen's saw Uill They expec,, fin have the ditch completed inside or fen days.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Iashes.

Gen. Grants condition grows more hopeful.
 The Ameer of Afgh anistan was much impressed by the grandeur of hIs recep- tiUn by Earl Duileun.
 Peremtory orders have been gwen Commander nane of the GalenR, at AspiDwa tO protect American interest and property, and rescue American citI- izeus now imprisoned.
 The President of Nicaragua IS march ing into Honduras with the combined forces of Nicaragua aud Costa Rica to prevent the forces oi Honduras from joining those of BarriOs in San Sal vador.
 The Central Pacific railroad north of Goshen and its leased lines m California have been leased for e9 years to the Southern Pacific railroad for Sl, ,2OO,OOO per adnum and contingent surplus earn ms up to S3,6OO,OOO.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
sorrow. stealthy Tread.
IChicngo Times. ]


 He was a busy man and she was sO- ciety woman Ine evening he suddenly looSed up from his paper and said: By the way. didn't we have Q baby in this house about the time Midland broad gauge went up 10 9s1" -les. she said, sUscar was born on the night of the Everingham reception Boy. was itg ' he said. with a show of inte-est. T had forgotten: must Le about7 months old by this time Where is he.n She touched a bell. when a servant appeared. and she ordered Oscar 10 be brought up into the presence of his sire. The weeping nurse appeared alone. and with many tears con fessed that the infant Oscar had been kid mapped in the park six weeks before, aud that Il most careful search, aided by ad- vertisements in the daily papers. had thus far failed 10 reveal his whereabouts. Thus we see that wealth is DO barrier 10 sorrow. and into the homes of the rich and the great trouble creeps in with its stealihy tread. and sometimes breaks up a whole evening of enjoyment
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
The Minprs' War.
[ Pheni1 Herald.l

fhe n1x hefalu-I
 In our article of Saturday concerning the row over the Phenix mine the fact that Deputy Sheriff F. F. Trott was ,he immediate means ot preventing serious consequences was inadvertently overlooked by our informant ID the matter. The confab wherent Mcdonald climbed Ipto his wagon at the invltat'on of Frank Wells. it seems, took place some f. UT miles this side of the mlne, where Sheriff TrOtt had halted the posse and was endeavoring to persIade them not to 20 up to the mine. They went m however, to within a short distance of the mine, followed by Deputy Sherin 'rrott and those accompanying nm: When they halted, and had gotten out oi their wagons, Deputy Sheriff Iroti ayuin eudeavored to persuade them from inc uI lawful course they were pursuing and ss they persisted ID the matter, he finally firmly informed them that be WAS tbsre ss an officer of the law to preserve tne reace, and would shoot the first man who should make move to tres mass in this respect. His tirmness and determination in the matter caused the be,iyerents to change their ideas some what. when they crawled into thelr wag' ons and returned h me
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Nouce of sole leadership.

I-NOW ALI. MEN BY THESE PRESENTS k fba- | DoI,.r,.- C. de u,u ths. wife of tuucI-co tugn r,-ldlu- at lucs"u. county or ima territor, of Arizona, do h~t'hy declare before Charle, H. Iully. alOt " pu he m and tor the county of Punt, lvrrtt' ry pt Arizona, tha; [ iut nd ro c1Trs uu Lp hu shoes Of general merchandising trading and ma. uid'turing Ot uArn. s- aud -.tiJ e-. O. my own name anu on my own ag,uuur. uEder tn- pr"Nlsiohs contained amt forth m -vcilou twei ty -tcet to -xeuty -svet. inclusive of cI-pler 'hlr y-tNo nr ths com llal I1V- yf the tvrrl'or ot AiiL' na "a witue.- WL.sa.f. | have her -et my hand and seal tal. sixth day Jt February A. D' ls-J. ,,....., ..r,,,N- Territory of An rouu uuuty Q [ Piu a,ss.
 hereby C-G.iiy ...t Toe above uamrt DOiore9 Ge ,u-U. Trr-uua..y bi pvafed before me at uy o.iic,. lu t-. u- f uf itlIst gior "a d, upon air ,isi t and tIau ul here sut lu my presence. .Nraut- d tt.. tDr- osr- t,ciA EItu In witness ,h r... { ! l ve htr.. .r,..r u- hard and xef my olli, Hl -e a. my office on the unty of pimA fhIs stNIh da. of J brUar, \. D., lss5. lScaLl taaEL.S H IILLl .N. r..
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 Dol. .ra- C a.-. u.-i 1s..I , n uul, sWOin h. de po-.- and -ar-. fUa- % cut Ita. e p.uyrd m ,hg bu-ias.- l.,urtuu-.' IL the t're-OlUs dsciar- ,t on d. .s u,.. eS,e.d Iu amount ths sum ot tive thou-a d .a.ftsI. u.l ar-. -
 UpLphISt. l-CUES. Subscribed ar, surru to bef, re me jhls sixth day uf Fetrutry. x. l. I~-i.
 isealJ CHtEIr. n. TUILI N.P,
 iu alI -ur Pima e. uutv. Arlzoua-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Personal.
Judee T. Lille Mercer is in the ci'y.

Judge T. Lille Mercer is in the city.
 APPeti, returned from PheniI this morning.
 ELI. Vail, of the Psntano rspeh, s in the city and is stopping at the ror'si~
 A.D Moore, of Carlisle, New Me1ico, is at the Palace. He nas made trip 10 Logan.
 Major John NJ. Crowell. postotfce ln- spector, left this morning for Cochise county.
 Attorney G G,ueral Clark Churchill. of Prescott. arrived this mornlnx on some nreent business and left for Phenl1 oy the afternoon train.
 Ed Bullock came in from his ranch ', ID he santa Catalinss last evening he enoT,, the grass excellent sni the pros uects good for fue season for stock.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Doc Holiday.

The whereabouts and occupation of this notorious individual, so we'll known in Arizona, have for some time been lost sight of, snd the following Leadville special to the Denver Tribune-Republi- can. dated March 27th. may be of inter- est to his scqusintances:
 ''Tbe trial of Doc Holiday, the man with bloody record, on the charge of shooting Billy Allen, a bartender, on August last, with intent to murder, be- gan m the Criminal Court before Judge Goldthwaite thIs morning. 4 jury Was empanuelled aud the evidence con- menced, but the wrahgling among the lawyers delayed 1t materially. The dIf- ticulty grew out of an old dispute ID Tombstone, Arizona, Tn which Holiday was the ring on the one side and John Tyler, who IS now dealing for a faro bank here was on the other.
 Holiday and Tyler both left Tomb stone after the latter had declined to fight duel with the former at len paces, and met in Leadville. Tyler was a Pacific and Holiday IS an customer. There WAS an undistinguishable rivalry and snimosity existing between the fac tions. The old imbroglio was ranking Tn their breasts here and Tyler and his friends did everything to prejudice the public against Holiday. BIly Allen was among those sympsthized with the Tyler crowd and Holiday put him down as an enemy.
 Some financial difficulty arose between Allen and Holiday. the matter assum ing the shape of a quarrel. Allen Is alleged Dy Holidays friends to have said that he would do him up,' while Allen asserts that he said be would whip him. At any rate, on the day of the tragedy a number of Holiday $ friends went to his room and represented to him that Allen was seeking him with 6 re- volver.
 About noon he went across the street to Hyman's, and said lacOnically to the proprietor, The times up.' He then re- turned to his room, where he remained till five o'clock. He then sent his re volver by friend 10 Hyman's, where It was placed behind one end of the bar. Holiday soon came over and took his stand m reach of the weapon, and near the cigar lighter.
 Allen haVlng oVerlooked the acton De- hind tue bar put on his coat and assured Mir. Cy. Allen. vino TemOnstrated with him, that there would he DO trouble, be went to Hymsn's and had sc rcely crossed the threshold when Holiday leveled hIs revolver and fired, the bullet striking below muscle of the right arm and emerging near the shoulder. HoIl- iday sprang behind the bar again, and fired the second time, the bullet blazing Aliens head. He was then overpowed and dIsarmed, while Allen was removed to his apartments, recovering shr rtly afterNard
 Every effjrt was made to compr mise the matter before it reached the courts, but Allen stood firm in the prosecution The testimony will be resumed ID the morning"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Providing Against Poverty.
Boston Gazette


 There is an artist in this city who, like most of those of his ilk. has his alternate periods of prosperity and financial depres- sion. but who. unlike many others, IS of a unique [ 1ilosophic disposi'ion- When ever he ha- streak Of good luck and sells n picture he goes and gets the money he receives all in Sl bills. These he rolls up separately al throws about his studio in discriminatory. reseTvilg only few dol lars for immediate necessities.
 Then. when he gets hardup. he goes rummaging around behind pictures and frames. under chairs and lounges, among old paint tubes and other rubbish, until he has found some of the wads Of dollar bills which be had previously sown broad cast He says thst if he kept the money in his pocket he should be sure 10 spend it. and that hunting for and finding Il when needs press is like renewed touch of proSpe " IL is said that Laubigny. the great FrI lch landscspist. did the same thing. only D" could SOW golden louis d or instead of doilar bills
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Ancient Pipe, in Ireland
lPhladelphia Pre- 8


 Small tobacco pipes of an ancient form are frequently found in Ireland on dig Eing or blowing up the ground. particu fariy in the vicinity of thOs> circular in- trenchments called Danish forts. which were mos probably the villages or settle ments of the native Irish In the first volume of -Anthologia Eibernica, thers is a print of one which was found at Ban nockstovn. County Kildare. sticking be tween the teeth oi a human skull. and it is accompanied by paper whi goes 10 prove that the northern nations of Europe were acquainted with tobacco, or an herb of similar properties. and that they smoked it through small tubes-of course. long before the e1isien-e of America was known. The arguments in favor of the antiquity of smoking receive additional support from the discovery of several small clay pipes in the hull of ship found some years since when excsyating at DantziG -
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-04
Railroads.
The Calabasas Railroad To Re Constructed Tucson To Be the Center of
 System of Local Rozd.

Tucson To Be the Center of a
 system of Local Rozds-
 The return of Col. c. P. Sykes from New York with the representatives of the company winch purposes to organize Tor the construction of a railroad from Calabasas down the Santa Cuuz valley to Tucson aud northward to Globe. Florence and PheniI, is the marking oi an era of certain and permanent pros penty not only to Tucson, but to the whole of Pima county. A conversation with Judge John Haynes, the attorney ot the company, elIcIttd the folloWing interesting facts concerning the new en- terprise:
 The railroad company IS not yet or ganlzed, but It will be at a meeting to Oe held on Friday at Calabasas. The members of the proposed company are principally large capitalists of New York and they now hold a contract with a powerful foreign syndicate for ample means to build the road immediately. ms contract Is signed by the syndicate and It only awaits the organ zation of the company for its officers to complete IL by adding their signatures. It may be here stated that this IS fhe first attempt at building local railroad wherein a tull arrangement for the necess ary funds had been made before the company or gAnlzed.
 The company not only contemplates building the road to Tucson, but a continuation to the north, with one arm reaching Globe with it's great bodies of mineral and the forests to the north, whiie another arm will DO ss through Florence and Tempe to PhenIx. The arrangement also embraces rail- road from Tucson to the Quijotoas. Tue company will make application for County aid ID U moderate amount, with the express understanding that the bonds SO is-ued will remain in escrow m the vaults of the New York Life and Trust Company until that portion of the rOad covered by the bonds snail be fully completed. This action shows good faith on the part of the company aud it will prevent me perpetrstiOn of any fraud at the expense of the county.