Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-11
Letter from Harshaw.
HARsHAw, Dec. 2nd, lss

HARsHAw, Dec. 2nd, 1886. ED. CIrIzES:-Although nothing of much interest has occurred here since 1 last wrote yOu, nevertheless the outside places snd inc tax collector ought to be reminded that Harshsw is still here and proposes to have 6 huge time Christmas aud tree with frui. On 1t for the httle folk. As we haven't much here besides mines 10 write or talk about, will com mence on them.
 The Home Again Go. have just ship ped another car load of ore. and have, l an told, lots more left to ship. This has been, since 1t has been ID the hands of the present management, tbe best mine in the camp fl not in the county. The ore runs from loo to 6O0 ozs and from go to 60 per cent lead, and is in great de mand at the various smelters, where 1t IS worked cheaper than any ore that l know of.
 The Trench is being actively worked at present, MT. W. T. Lake, and Mir. MiSe kagau, having secured lease on the ground for year. Lake IS rus tier and one of our msrchs nts. and every body m Pima c unty knows Mike and don't know any harm of him. Messrs. Wat. GitteEs. l.. T srth- ing, U. z Johnson. Ihcs. Hayes and Jos. Hale, are also working on ;te Trench. under leases from Messrs. Fs gan end Lake. The Trench l. D v turning cut more and far better ts- than a, any time since I have len In HsrshAw.
 The Humboldt, Alta and Uncle George are closed down.
 It is clalmed that Mir. Jas. Finley has bought the old Hermosa mine. He IS expected here before New Years and 1t IS said will brIng a mill with him; the number ot stamps unknOwn.
 Mir Vim. Powers, one of the owners of the irstly celebrated Home Again Blue Nose) mine, has bought group of mines at Salerc, and 1t IS the town talk that he has bonded them at large advance on the original purchase money, besides shipping lot of high grade ore from them.
 Mir. Alex Perryer and Wm. Moran have struck something new and rich; there IS DO doubt about it, their faces show II, and they ride to and from work, which poor men could not do.
 W. A. Sloan Is doing more assessment work than anybody.
 Mir. M. ID. Cooley is beck from an ex- tended tour through California. looking Gs iovial aud good tempered as ever.
 Alr Richard Farrell one of our pros porous and progressive merchants, mas been making costly and eIpeusIve im- provemeDts around his place Ot business and has gr, atly improved the appear snce Ot our main thoroughiare.
 O1T popular and cd looking future J. P.-Mr. J. D. Perryer-is in Tucson. Jack IS the dressiest man n HsFshaW and will do us proud while ID the su- cient Pueblo.
 Protracted meetings have been held for the lsst ten evenings ID the Baptist church and regular old fashioned revi v0l Is in progress. Harmony k msTstd however by a dispute between the pa-tor and members Cf the Young Men's Christian Association as 10 whether the conversions are contagious or IufeciIous. IL IS ;n be hoped that the matter may be snlicably adjusted and tle good work go CD.
 Now one word for "A. B" and l am done. Why does he sccuse me of being ''msshed?' and tender his advice 10 re- duce the distance between me and m. divinity? Mel sn old married msn and the supposed dsdoy of boy nearly as big ss be, ,'and as pretty as "Jesn'' In the language of the bad little boys n the Bible who were ate by the bears 'go to, thou bald head; go to- And that al- fusion to Chicago. Salero, and & verdant brother-in-lsv-Reslly my beloved A. B." too much surmisingY- hath msde thee nadT' Yours, truly,
 CARLOS