Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-02-27
JumbO on the Wing.


 l reckon" you are beginning to think your old friend Jumbo" like his illus trious namesake, ihas been knocked out of time and exls;euce ty a railroa ] train. or committed suicide or matri. mony or some other iudiscretion, and we hasten to relieve your anxiety at our earliest opportunity. and assure you We are still c resident ot thi5 mundane sphere, fat, ragged, and happy. We | losfed about Casa Grande several days after writing you Last. and met many ac- qusi-tances of our palmy days at the ] QuijOtoss. but there was c ooOIness In | their manner-a frIgidness, as it were. ' Think the cold wave that struck our land of sunshine last winter frCze wha. milk of human kindness they possessed and 1t has not thawe3 out yet. If they would only come up and give us q good friendly shake, It would make a fellow feel good all over and give him fresh courage 10 begin gain the search for the one thing neediul.
 On bright Sunday morning we sat outside on box, iniustriOusly vhillinc and thinking of ;le "oid folks at home" and the girls We lei; behind us; think Ing Oi tLe plans we had made and cas- ! ;!es n the air we la4 erected and how they lay crumCird at our feet. We go. ourselves up Co fee.Iu- just As bad and lesOlate and home -Ick as lI was possible when VIC were awakened from the dreams Uy e vigorous slap on the should CT and looking up, encountered IEe well remembered. features of old Poker Bill.
 "HOw are you, Cld Jumbo? Mighty glad tJ see you. How are you fixed old boy? Dead busted hay Ieei0tally col lspsed. be ye: Wal, l guess not. while old Bills got a nickel Nes, just sold a claim up iu the ToutO country and have few sLekels C1 hand, dye think old Bil. f0rEets the tine you took hiu Il out Of the rain when be camped Iu the cJ-rai, and had tLe rLeu- ma;Ism, and when Lg got well gave 60 grub stake to start out prospecting Ous On no, old Bill never fOrgets a favor or foTgIves an 1T lury. On the way over Co the Ba5CquIvsrl=; take of your store tags and !Imp in pair Ot Oyera.ls and come along
 All night, II IS a so, and We are of.
 This Is verIly what they tel about ID the Sunday school book, casting bread upon the waters and after many days IL shall be returned t0 you
 On the way over We camped .t Woods station and there met a young man by the name Ot Sturgeon, and while seated about the camp Ere InEE!ng tue ira grant fumes Of the "EeeI' le tells us what be knows of that part ot the country t. wards which We have set our faces, and this IS what he told Us:
 "It is the fnes; -aui that l ever saw for cattle; grass mp Co your Lecz aLd abund uce of vat 2 at iJ feet. aud plenty of timber. h fact, tue est cattle range lu the territory, and ] have been all over it-but It Is no use gentlemen, z a mot for the W hlte-: tLatl=uI Is -et Erl-t by the Indian astu. VI -tu.-T fu- our noble red brOther--.s v.s the wood land about the QuIiotoa-, lJ -l-, lt l5 useless for a white man Co attempt Go settle on land that the dg-Ey natives may take G notion to c0yet. All they lave Go do ls to get an order from the l--. tell iug the intrusive v.r;t settlers t0 vasate at a given tune s-d move ou. On no, lt ls not a reservatl be-, they D .re "a r--- ervatl0u set apart fU- them. T. t--y are not colteutsl to [, u-.l gu L-. ..e- age privileged t0 roam about a- t-e.r vll, and all they have tI a, 1s '1 g- ticket 0t leave Co t-= vb.-s Ll- .-I be lsaves. Yes, ! v.ii tel gag what -uJW abou: i:. Was v .-s:cg i.r t-- L.la1 "a company when tEe -l-- -llt down, had saved a little - aty, and c.lr!lIeI to take up some land and E.-r. l- tEe cattle business: fJu-t Co piece C. land that suited me Gi looming tne ranch Ot Dav.s and Jones, at the foot ot tue Bs- bo1uivaris: bought lumber Go build. 0 house and C1rrslE, and tools, and started ia with q hired man tO make the m movements. MT. Davis had brought hls wife ou. Co the ranch, who ls an In- valid. hoping tle change and inc c.l- ua.eimi. b. restore her tc.Lea.tL, CT Ht least pr0long her life. Himself, wife and little child, Eb1U: C. year aEi a LGI old, were the only occupants. Nr. Jones, the partner, Lad left @ few days prty yiOus 70 b-lug E.- family rom Tomb stone. One nurl.I- Nr. Dav-s lett tlIs vie e lay down H-l take .ll re-; wtile be took tl- bacy ul tLe horse be- fore h!m, Co ride over tue range Go iooS aftsrthe cattle. a= y.a- Ls custom; was gone giuu. au hour aud 4 hall When hefe'urnel Le' lca tle house surround cd by Ini.a-s. Re rushed il aId found his -It- oa tie floor ID c11v-.- siu-F, caused bg El-.ar l-d fright, cad II wE- only st Intervals she w-- | cop scIous. r-l then blended Il;-o-siy Go be protected from .-e l--. 1s, and Go keep them away, A- tLIs i-Es they were perriu- .u e.: tLe vlu-1"s azl door. Only that I needed scUr water su ] went ID to tbe Vel. Co -st -1-ns, tae | po0r fellow would have been s.g-e with | her when she i, winch was about 6 r. n.
 Well, just tel you, ii was ;Le hard est thing ever witnessed Iu ny life, Go see that fair, young v!fs and uutler lT- ing there dead, without vomau about | her, the husband b1-ui ia 7peecbles- | grief over the cold form ot h.- loved | oupanion. and the little ch-li whliiDg | for its mamma, whose ears were deaf tO | its piteous cries.
 We did the bes: We could made a coffin of boards taken from the house api buried her next morning.
 The Indians left paper signed by | Wheeler. the agent, telling Mr. Dav!s Co vaca.e the land .n ten days. The h. dians were insolslt and gave Mr. Davis to understand that f he did not go peaceably they would make him- So be packed up few oithe household goods l and started to Tucson the next day with | bis little mother.ess baby, and while there be VII see II there any protection for us. T. there's not we VIII lave to | leave"
 Well, that is mighty t7u-b. DoS-on that blasted sulE=.lt blows right ID our | ewes. Su1ns how or other C-r eyes are getting powerful v ak, lately.
 Johnny, don't forge: Gt daylight Go awaken JUMBO
 Plats IIltd.
 IU. s. LAND OFFICE. TUrspS, A- T.