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Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

HE Board of Supervisors have adopt ei one policy that in itself will oom- reusa;e for all possible shortcomings ot lat body. They know the value of good roads and are determined to have lem. Inc road just completed to the e-a Pedro by way of Tanque Verde IS lionly 8 iudicious investment from the .FCat volume of trade that has been d. '5rted from Benson and other points to tucson, but 1t is a great convenience to t-s populoUs section of country along ile San Pedro. The fact that astream of tsvei has been maintained over that iol,e since the day it WAS completed |" sufficient argument Tn its favor. The D'ard is also having a good, high road e'lstrueted across the low lands beyond 'le Silver Loke bridge, to accommo- oA'ei the QuIiotoa traffic. The road l-3-g the bottoms has never been a .2ol one, and during rainy seasons 1t OetaIe actually impossible at times. A-e new road is to be made Lsa and then the soil is to '5 given the proper conditions for s'All'y by a heavy coating of gravel Tom the hills beyond. When thIs is completed the road to Quiiotoa can cas- A! be kept in almost perfect repair and much Of the freight traffic from that sec Non be retained in this city. The road 0'er the mountain at Logan is also one O' PFactlcal necessity and a great con- 'slience to all who have interests be- 'old the bonanza camp. To their cred '' TOT causing the construction ot these -e" roads may be added also that of @5sllns road overseer constantly em- f'oyed III repairing the established roads -11 ID making short connections that do '' reg1!re very extensive preparations, '-t attention thus given to public high a--, 's highly commendsble in the ''-'l' and We hope the good work may -' a- Iutll It can be truthfully said that --a county ias the best roads in Ari- ma The money they cost is well .-res.ad.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

IEE return from New York of Judge John Haynes brings the Calabasas raIl- road project again 90 public attention. MT. Haynes Is not privileged to divulge the detnlls for the present, but he says the chances are ten to one that the road will be built as originally intended. The unusually unsettled condition of Eng ish financial matters consequent upon the troubles in the Soudsn end Afghan istsn, with 6 radical change of the Brit ish ministry, was directly responsible for the delay; but as the market has now quieted down and available funds are at hand, the work of building the road will not be delayed much longer. We trust Judge Hsynes's hope is well founded.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

PARTIES, are looking over the road from Maricops to the Quiiotoss, for the purpose not only of putting on B line of stages, but with a view to secure the freighting from that point. At Maricops feed from Salt River val ley can be had at much Jess rates than in Tucson. while the railroad tariff from California to Maricopa is much less than to this city. These are two powerful factors in favor of Maricops and unless our people spur themselves to some &C., ton that will retain the Quiiotoa trade in this city, others will reap the benefit naturally should accrue to Tucson. Some inducements must be contrived to bring the trade of the bonanza camp through this city, and there Is DO time to lose in the matter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12
The Greatest Known Tramp

Hsslett, the printer. known all over the country hs "rhe Pilgrim" has turned up at Silver City, Idaho, from which place. after setting & few type, he struck out again on his ceasslsss rounds. Twenty one years ago. says the Carson IndeT. he made his nrst appearance m Carson, having to use his own term. 'bull- vhacked" his way across the plains from Denver Here he was then known as Denver" In Virginia he made the ac- quaintance of the printers on Friday, and waslknown there as ,,Fridsy. lu Carson he was fitted out with a second hand coat and psntaloOnsL After a weeks. absence he returned destI.ute of these particular articles. and their piece saeplisd by interior ones, and the man himself in sfsarful state OT IuEox- icstion. Many s time since he has been here. and onco was helped out of jail by the citizens. Travelling in the sun once made him crazy, sndshe was sent to the Iussne Asylum He IS generally more thirsty than hungry, and much prefers c quarter to sn order for a four bit meal We happen to know that ho writes, or once did, bsautiiul. delicRts. lsdy-like hand. He Is phenomenal tramp. and is liable to appear here st any time
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12
Does A Bird PersDire z

Snake stories will have to take a back seat hereafter. The Editor of Hawthorne Bulletin starts of the first of a seriss ol bird yarns with the following;
 Lsst week immense fiOcks of wild pigeons flew southwsrd over Flsh lake valley. This movement of pigeons at this season has never been observed before and it is supposed that some where in the north they eIperenced a sudden cold wave which led to their southvard journey. They were m such numbers thst the sun for time. vas obscured ss though by clouds. and the birds perspiring from the intense heat caused drizzls similar Co rain to fall for over sn hour on McNetts ranch snd other places near the upper end of the valley.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12
Hayes and Arthur.

A good story is told about ex-Press- dents Hayes and Arthur when they attended. the Grant funeral ID New York The carriage containing the two sx-Pres- idsnts was just opposite the Twenty third street entrance of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where they were four long hours vsitinR for the procession to move. General Arthur who usually eats light breakfsst, became hungry, called to the carriage an attendant who stood at the hotel door, and asked him to b1ng a couple of sandwiches. In a few minutes a waiter appeared with a tray on which he carried some sandwiches. neatly GOV cred with . napkin. In the center Ot the tray, however, was s bottle of claret which stood bolt upright in full view O, the thousands of people near by. Gen ersl Arthur told, the Waiter to take the claret back, saying to Senator MAndeT- son, of Nebraska, who was leaning over the carriage door talking with the distir- guished occupants of the vehicle, "Prot- ably the clsret IS superfiuous. as General Hayes has undoubtedly a flask m his pocket" "No" said General Hayes. with a twinkle in hIs eye, "since l s0ld my saloon in Omaha l no longer carry n tiesk"-Cleyelsnd Leader.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

THERE ia already a better business feeling observable in this city and our people express full faith in the prospect of prosperity. The mining outlook was never better; the surplus of our populs- ton have drifted into other localities or have turned their attention to produc- tive industries; the people have acquired habits of greater economy and the turn Of the tide Of afTairs is fell with prompt S-u-itivguezs. TIere is no doubt Tn the world bat that our winter and spring I.GltIs ri.I ba lively ones.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12
Oar Territory.
IPrsscott kirsr. |

Although there are In AriEona people who profess to think the Territory is not dotng e well e war sKpsotsd, ve can not but think that all such persons are mistaken. or talk. merely to hear them selves tslk. Ia looking back and be- holding what our people have accom-. plishsd, in spite of great obstacles, we discern . great msny things of vhicn vs can boast.
 The Territory was organized and really received its frat immigrant in 1888, from which time until 1874 and 5, immigration was checked by the hostiL- ity of the Indians. If . company es- ssysd to mine, it had to maintain force of armed guards. Farmsrs and stock raissrs were compelled to do like wise. We were much more isolated than we are at present. It took from slevsn to twenty days to blackboard it from the principal towns of the Territory to the nearest towns in California and other stHtes. The necssssriss of life came high; {; but our people kept st work and the oovntry progressed, little by little, un- til ws now have . population of at least 100, 900, with towns, farms, ranches, miI- ing camps and other evidences of pros
 
 counties in the Territory and, st low ss- sessment rates, the value of property in three of the largest foots up between To- OOO,OO and 100000. Our industries are varied. We mine, farm, raise horses, mules, cattle, sheep, manufAesurs lumber, furniture, &c., ko. We ship out gold, silver, copper. lead, horsss, mules, cat tie, wool, hides, and some other things. -aN churches and pretty good teachers. Our courts mete out justice between man and man; the behaviour of our people IS as good as that of even the good people of New England. Our climate, or climates, cannot be surpassed. contagious and cpl demIc diseases have never bothered us,
 water Is generally pure and, although, we do not claim that this IS Paradise re- gained, We do assert that Arizona, when taken as a whole, is hard to beat. Every part of ths Territory has its mountain ranges, where the air Is always balmy. | The climate of the lower valleys is just | right for the production and ripening | of the best of the cereals; of trOplcs and semi-tropical fruits, while the agri- | cultural lands of the elevated portions
 of the Territory produce oats, corn, veg | eIaOlca. some Aayf Ch~s
 Outside of the high mountain peaks, domestic animals live and thrive with ont mans assistance even in the coldest
 weather, SO that we have in reality, but little more to desIre. We have striven.
 by means of a circulation of pamphlets, for more people. They have come h slowly and 1t behooves the pspers Of
 the Territory to continue their efforts to Induce people to come here and set
 tie.
 Government. too. must bs stirred, So that it will render us soms assissance in bringing more water to the surtacei in inducing railroads to give us reduced freight rates and in protecting our for
 ssts.
 The Tsrritsry has nov pretty rood
 ssar. and her people hope. ere long. to
 bs reinforced by thoussads of indussri-
 ous inmigrsnss, for whom there Is am pls room
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

President Cleveland recently called office-seeking a disease, and he thus eI- plained to a friend why he made use of that expression: go to bed after long day with feeling that 1 must be the meanest man m the world, for seem to say only no where I would be only glad to SAY yes. But this office-seeking IS a disease-rm entirely satisfied of that. It's even catching. Men getit snd they lose the proper balance of their minds. I see them here ss undoubtedly crazy ss though they were in lunstic asylum. I can't account flor 1t, but 1t IS clearly disease. I've known men come here to Washington on other business, with nc thought of office; but when they had been here a couple of weeks they caught it They seem suddenly to get mania, and such men have come in here for place when 1 know that before they left home they hadn't thought about office.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

TuG condition of the poor people of l-sln Is not nearly so bad in propor- tl 70 t;e E.mbe. Of inhabitants as e.. .f ILo sane class n any city ou the i-s-. Coast. DoG Carlos 1. Velasco, --55saua Gf the committee of a Span s- a-raiea. Society to lock after the 7sl:s .i tlc needy. informs us that the Committee have made careful can --s 1g the Mexican element of Cr i-a..e aEd that they found .., iuily in really destitute CIT l---!alces, and this Was occ gsIoned by s--lt--. They immediately called in -ei.cal assistance and relieved the pres sli wants of the afflicted family. He SAYS that while money Is scarce with -auy Of the poor people, there Is DO sui iraag among them from lack of good --iwholesome food or sufficient cloth 1s, This Is a remarkably good show a9 for cosmopolitan city of ten thous- ali inhabitants. in very dull times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

hither from the east to find them, it is quite obvious that he would return home badly disappointed and not only bitterly curse the whole country, but would likely spread the most damaging reports fully as negatively exaggerated. Facts-plsin, solid, tangible truths-are the best, and if the truth be told, very conservatively, It IS good enough, ard m many instances it will pass current for exsggeration, because of the phe- nomenal richness of some of our mining properties.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

HE summer that has just ended its unpleasant heat, has not proved an un- healthy season Tn this city. Indeed there has been less rate of mortality in Tucson than during like season for many years. The weather was oppres- sive at times but, taken altogether, the average has not been more than that of the larger cities of the east and north. We are all glad that it is over, and for the eight months to come We can revel in the most perfect climatic conditions ID the world.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

HE manner Tn which much of relief
 io' me heathen has been accomplished d
 nas brought great deal os ridicule
 upon the noble and Christian septimsn,
 that inspired the contributors to these
 eharltieS. We applaud the gracious act
 or giving aims to the needy; clothing
 the naked and binding up the wounds
 or the afflicted in & manner devoid of
 ostentation, and with a wiling suirit
 even though the act falls far short of
 The intention, but when tire act of
 giVlng partakes of the nature of a popu-
 lar and fashionable craze in which excess
 Is regarded as the only merit, the real
 virtue Of the act IS lost. Itis from these
 unreasonable turores of sympathy for
 the poor heathen that the grounds for
 ridicule originate. An instance illus
 tratIng the extent to which the ofrsripgs
 are thoughtlessly carried, was related
 last evening by gentleman vEo
 formerly resided in ore of tiie Sand
 Wich Islands. At one the Gr!srs- E-s
 soIourn there the unfortunate -se,is. Of that nation had sufI-rel severely from volcanic eruptiols of Mama I,ea. and the burning lava had devastaved not only the fields, but ssye raI towus and settlements. Foremost among the peo- pie e-of the United States to respond to their appeals for help, the good Chris.
 tians of Boston called public meetings and made enthusiastic appeals for aid, and the fair ladies were indefstipsble in their efforts to stretch forth helping hand, and very soon huge boxes were forwarded across the Isthmus for the re. | lief of the distressed Ksnaks heathens. A portion of the goods sent were appro- priste, but it was lsughable to see the natives, clad Tn the usual dash of drap- cry, trying to find use for big lot of poke bonnets, and to learn the utility of the great hoop skirts then just gong out of fashion in Boston. Indeed, the credulous natives, upon being instructed to show their gratitude and appreciation of the gifts go kindly rendered them, did endesvOr to sacrifice themselves to the martyrdom of Boston eI-fashions, and in most instances preferred to wear the crinoline over their embryo dresses, to the mutual admiration of all who were enough to secure one. The absurdity of sending such useless and frivolous articles, even in charity, to a people suffering probably more for food and light raiment than anything else, IS really enough to upset the gray lty of the most devout missionary. It naturally excites riiicule and ridi- cule begets resistance, and the tender heart is thereby often s:eeled ageipst Bn of its better impulses through B fear of repeating the absurity. Jer- rold's story of Jinx's baby, though greatly Overdrawn, has indeed many ds equally preposterous counterparts in real life that go down to oblivion without leaving a recording footprint on the sands oftime.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12
GOOD NEWS.
From the Bonanzs Mines on Contention
 HILL

A reporter of the Record Epitaph run across Foreman Corbett of the Cont sn-
 ton mine yesterday. and glesned from hIm the following information concern ing one of Tom mbstoae's most prominent mining properties:
 The water in the mine has been lowes- ed fifty feet since pumping began, leSv- ing but about thirty five feet of water to be drained out Yesterday the speed ot the pump was increased from tive and 8 half to seven strokes Der minute. not quite tvo-thrds of it's capacity. Mir. Corbett is particularly well pleased with the manner in which everything Is worhIng on the hill. He expected when the pump was started, that fully three months would elapse before he could begin sinking. but the rapid manner in which work Is being prose cutsd iD the Grand Central. inspires the belief that in less than three weeks. heard in the bottom of the Contention main shaft He further states that in five of the six winZes sunk below the water line, prior to the cessation ot pumping last year. good ore was found.
 The Grand Central has about thirty fses yet to sink before reaching the depth of the Contention, at which time, e previously stated, the Contention will drain itself, and the two mines carry on the work of sinking sim The oreIbins of the Con tention contain about 220 tons of ere. which have been taken out since the re- sumption of vork.-Record-E -Epitaph-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

IEr u-y of Denver is cursed with sn G.41izei band of fiends who do not s,.a7,e 10 kll innocent people by ur-s iu order to work injury upon t--r enemies by means of dynamite.
 --=. have tried to wreck whole rail
 T1i3cius in order to make the rail- Uli -lpgny feel their vengeance bli ss have been blown to pieces by 5---uIte, and the other day a large EE Of this fearful explosive was un a-,lei in a sand hill by men who were a bridge across a ditch s7aral suspects are undergoing eIsmi ...ion in Denver.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

THERE seems to be prospect of every available cattle ranch in Arizona being secured by some of the cattle men e1. pelled from the Indian Territory. h. quiries come thick and fast and the cattle will begin to arrive in four or six weeks hence. A dozen ranches in south ern Arizona have recently changed hands and agents of stock men are quietly hunting good ranges with un- failing water supply.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

--z1r are some half dozen villain
 -.r55i cuts being printed In the press
 f.5s C-.ted States that purport 10 be r..,ssses of the murderer Walter Fl. l..--z Maxwell. As a rule an impres- .- iron 6 cork would look quite ss vel .1 paper snd serve as good pur- --.s. for the pictures convey but little s.snf tle real likeness.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

N,ssoCGI has come up promptly with --isnce that the glory of the James s-. VII be perpetusted, even though t. recent robbery of the Chicago & l.sa :raia was not such a polished and
 -.rly achievement as Jesse and -slk James usually performed. It is s-.,ew5-,hy fact that Missourian pride @. le relied upon to pay proper respect .1 tls memory of its heroes.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

r7l. BrN MORGAN received quite a se- --- --.-.l.nd from a San Francisco ,-..s 4-. saturday, for the personally ...r. .l .a-er ia which he treated hls ....~ lrIeuts, n his brief. It WAS .. of Col Mo-gan's character
 .~ Of legal warfare, for which
 t.a l0tolety -t gives him.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

HE impending trouble between Spain and Germany is greatly to be deplored St this particular tIme. Europe is rest less throughout, and an injudicious blow may convulse it in general war. Am bitious nations have aggressed with impunlty upon their weaker neighbors and the law of might must soon be checked. Even Spain, with a natural ally in France, may cause Germany con- siderable annoyance, particularly in a cause where the former Is imposed upon.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

WIFI the cholera epidemic decimat- ln- lts people, the probable trouble with Ge-many over the Caroline Islands wiii tll SPain's cup Of misery pretty full. Alfonso should load his cannon with cholera germs and shoot them over the Rhine.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

TzE American people are showing .---- English cousins Eov greatly they a.75 improved 0a the old family stock tg saii-E over boGus honey to tickle f4- -T.ls.es. Tt ls found, by analysis,t to ts -ale or wLelt or corn starch, treated z.,l 51 .c acid. It cannot be detected !-,- t.a genuine, by the taste, and so lag s- the consumers beyond the pond .51-t know the difference the supply r-. Ua made t0 equal the demand.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

HE Democrats do not appear to be highly elated over Shermsn's speech opening the campaign in Ohio, but it was generally understood that Mr. Sher- man did not intend to conform bis Ian guage to pleasing phrases compliment tary to his political opponents.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

r .. possesses a desire to knock rom the broad shoulder of a, in tLe conceit that she
 Up one of her sea tubs and
 his country. She has gone
 egth n impertInence, and ,-.ls half inclined to open the Ira good opportunity to box her
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

The newspaper ID a mining camp may have only a small circulation, but i,s in- iusnoe does not end with it's subscribers. Articles from it's columns are cOpled by the leading papers of the coast, and by this means the advantages of the camp and district 1t represents are brought tO the no,lcs of thousands. A due appre- eiation of these facts would result m a more sppreeisbls patronage of the news paper by miners and prospeetors.-Sil- yer City Entsrpnse.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

The New Orleans Picsyune says The business year just closed has brought to sn end one of the most dls- cOursging erss in the commercial hIs- tory of New Orleans. It sAs year ot Do prohts. general steady losses, and a season of shaken confidence and indus trial depression. The past year has been season of short crops st home and over-production abroad, winch forced upon us small sales and low prices all At once In the sugar industry there ex- ists unprecedented depression The foreign trade has greatly fallen of. but the new crop is greater than the aver age and better times are looked for ward to.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

The mining possibility of Yuns Go. n unlimited. It has not been half pros psc.ed ss yet, and is presents to the gen. uius. economical prospsctor field thai is capable of uneIcsptionsl r1ehnesa To-day Yuma Co. has the best psyinG mine in the Territory and 1t has st nc tina cessed to pay . good dividend-- Republican.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

CONGRESSMAN W. s. HOLMAN and his Indian Investigating Committee are in santa Fe. They viii probably investi- gate inc Apache Indians from that .liaL. Gith 2 srg-Elass.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

Tsr Mexican portion of the citizens sT.cson purpose celebrating the day ', rbs.r National independence-Sept. ,.a-!u becoming style.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12
A Youthful Penitent.

A philanthropic lady saw . couple of urchins pulling each others hair. snd. sepsrsting the oombstsnts. she proceed ed to lecture them kindly on the eyils of fighting. Both boys seemed truly penitsnt, and before leaving then the lsdy.sCd:
 -You wouldn't pull BIlly's hAIr nos. would you, Johnny"
 N-no, man." tAltered Johnny.
 And you won't pull Johnny's hAlr again, will you. Billy?"
 "No. mann" replied Billy, "but T. TH-"
 "Thst's right, Billy. You would raih- CT kiss him, wouldn't you2'
 No. sir; 1 wouldn't, I'd druthsr br-sk his durn backF'-SevmEn Independent.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-09-12

In New York City, In digging for foundations of the new building ou Worth street, near Five Points, the vorkmen unearthed quantity Of hu- man bones, supposed to Jelong to sever al different skeletons. When the Worth street. extension vas made through Five Points in 1S5o the remains Of a large number ot human bodies were found These were suppOsei to be ghastly tell tales Of former crimes committed in that notorious quarter. Itis believed these late discoveries are portion of the same deposit of bones.