Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-21
Boasipg promises to become popular on Warren's lake this season.

on NarrcQ S lhke tDls cehcOB. Gold dust continues to find its way | into this city from Sonora in consider | able qurntitles. The jury in the case of Denham versus Fully, 0choa x O., gave a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff for S25,000, and in- terest from Oct. 10th, 1885.
 There are well defined rumors to the effect that new, and what bids fair to be a prosperous inning camp will short ly be opened within twenty miles of Tucson.
 Messrs. Babcock < McCann are work ing a mining claim in the vicinity ot the nlne mile water hole. They are shipping the extracted ore to Benson and netting fifteen dollars per ton.
 The special orders issued from ths Department of Arizona for 1881 have been compiled and issued in pamphlet form. It embraces all the military changes ordered in Arizona for the past year.
 Mir. H. h. Brewer for the past several years a resident of this city. has close q his assay office on Congress street and gone to the Cananeas, in Sonora, where he has accepted the position of assayer for the Copper COmoany at that place of which Mir. Ben Williams. formerly of the Copper Queen Is Superintendent.
 Mir W. J. Doherty has secured the contract for building d government hospital at Fort Huachuca. and will therefore close his shop here. The building will he says be completed in about two months when he will of course return to Tucson. As contractor and builder Mir. Doherty acknowleges no superior In Arizona
 Quite a number of our citizens are se- curing their drinking water from the killito above Fort Lowell IL is a great improvement over the city water or Phys Spring water. If some enterprls- ing reliable man would get up a neat little water wagon and bring water in from tine Santa Catalinas mountains every day he could soon build up pay ing business.
 Asbury & Lockhart are working the Mocking Bird mine on lease. The mine was in bad shape when they took hold of 1t a few weeks since, and coRsld- erable dead work had to be done before the work of taking out ore could com mence. We are pleased to state that they have struck good paying ore dur ing the last week, sample of which gsssyed no oz- silver. They are feeling good over their prospects in the future. -Molave Miner.
 John Kennedy has two men at work on the Little Chief, one of the best known high grade mines in WallBpai district. He has about five tons of ore on the dump, about two tons of which he calls first class ore, and which may be depended on to mill in the neIghbor- hood of S10O to the ton, while the other three will reach S30O to the ton. The Little Chief has already produced abou, S5O0O0, and seems to be keeping up its reputation as a bullion producer.
 On March 27th there will be given to TucsoDites treat such as they never have enjoyed. Herr Oscar Schmidt. of Milwaukee, baritone of exceptional ability and voice, will for the first time appear before a Tucson public, assisted by all of Tucsod's best talent. The Arian Club wal render some new glees In their delightful style under the di- rection of Mir. Pateman. Piano solos and duettes will tend to make the enter talnment as interesting as possible.
 Col. Durr shies his castor in the ring as an importer. The recent addition 10 his fine stock of pure wines and liquors of barrel of Brune juice extract. a favo- rite Turkish beverage, shipped direct from Constantlnople, is something to be appreciated. This beverage for mixed summer drinks is sad to find no parallel Tn this country. Among the ladies Tn Turkey 1t Is reported to be a favorite "a laA sh great favor as when iced 1t Is not only a cooling drink but as a restorative and beautifier Is par excellence.
 Robert Potthoff was arrested in No gales and brought back to the cIty last evening on warrant charging him with embezzlement. The complainant Mrs. Jos. Mills ayers that at Potthoff-s re. quest she sent per Wells, Fargo & Co.,, SlOO with winch he was 10 pay her taxes, but instead of doing so be pocketed the proceeds, and her property was adver- tlsed for sale m the delinquent tax list Mir. Potthof was by Justice Meyer, al- lowed to go on his own recognizance pending a hearing of the case which will take place before his honor Tn the morning.
 With the past two years granite iron ware has come so prominently before the pubhc and is being almost univer- sally used for pans and cooking utensils to the exclusion of other classes of uten- sils. The arguments in its favor are cheap ness, durability and cleanliness, sui. hcent m themselves to recommend them to the careful attention of all good housewives. A full stock of all classes of this ware IS carried by Messrs. Stew L. sL... z.r ~ and Main. The firm in question are likewise agents for the Superior cook stove, the best in the market.
 Dorsey and Garrard arrested for stage robbery and bound over to await the action of the grand jury al Florence, were yesterday indicted as chsged in the complaint. Writs to bring them here were issued from the District Court and placed in the hands of proper officer, who went to Florence served hIs writs Rnidemanded that the men be given up. This, however, was refused and the off Ger returned without them. This re- fusIng to recognize writs from the Dis trict Court IS b coming little 10 ire quent More than one, it is said, are in a fair way to get their fingres burnt.
 The soldiers at Fort Lowell in their several athletic contests with the young men of Tucson have almost invariably carried off the honors. It was q young soldier from the Post to whom the sil- yer cup was awarded at the skating con test on "Wednesday night last. Elated by past successes they will now II is said issue a challenge to any and all the best skaters in Tucson to compete for the Championship. There Bre several recruits recently from New York who are anxious te show their skill as fkat- CTS and consequently will throw the guantlet down to any skater who cares 10 take it up.
 The masquerade skating party at the rink last night was deserving success The skaters were all in mask and sever- Bl hundred sightseers were present. The characters assumed were many and the degrees of proficiency exhibited were varied from the characteristics awkward