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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-09
WOOL,

Vt, Louis, Feb. S-wooi market a.,tive
ana steady; unwashed bright medium
lW@2i coarse braid. 1901; low snn
IVY lOGlN; fine light. lIAl9, i've heavy. lnnIz
tub washed. choice, 81. interior W9 S' -,
sacked lu9l5 Ivy .-
BQsroS, reh. Wool Ohio and peusvl.
Nahia ileeces 30g{c; XN. 3lhG8-t: Xxx anl
gan eAtra, 29c territory and other lnwnsnn1
woods, secured, jiM5 G; fine SOC; tne medium
and other trades unchanged
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-09
ARD,
COFFEE.

GALVESTON, Feb. o-Cof.e quiet, nc low
or. wholesale grocers quoted good ordinary,
l9; fair, 1919; Prime, 221a; choice, 2O<O2l
peaberry. y; EOverpm ent Java, %.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Hard on CuberO.

The washout on the Atlantic &
 Pacific line last Monday night was not the only disaster caused by the short but terrific rains which fell then. The good people of the old town of Cubero, two miles north of the track and about five miles trom the washout, had as close a call as the passengers on the wrecked train. There was a cloud burst above the village, and without any warning a wall of water ten feet high came seething down the rocky canon in which the little town stands. Near ly every house in the village was flooded, seven or eight were swept away. and many people barely escaped with their lives, losing all their household goods. The water was. shoulder deep at the store of Bibo & Block and did much damage, The total loss to the town, in houses, household goods crops, etc., is hard to estimate, but will reach several thousand dollars. Several homeless families are now living under the shelter of the shelving cliffs.-Albuquerque Citi- zen.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
SteadineSS in Cattle.

The market for good to choice cat tie is near where most experienced cattlemen expected to see 1t four or five months ago. The grounds for expecting what has now happened existed at that time, but with the perversity which a bad market sometimes show in the matter of recuperating it did not then mate rialize, much to the disappointment of all concerned. The advance which has at last taken place is probably as great as was on an aver age expected for this season, and is ceartainly gratifying, although in good time still better figures are likely to be realized. An excellent feature of the market of the past two or three weeks everywhere was its steadineSs, though prices at this point have broken badly this week under the pressure, of phenomi- nal supply. This reverse, however, is but temporary, and good prices must soon have their turn again when the gale of good cattle is in- volved. It could not have we'll been otherwise.-National Stock man.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
It Is Wrong.

This is the verdict arrived at when we consider the manner in which our exchanges refer to cowboys as a class. The practice of laying all sorts ofcrime at the feet of cowboys is very grave mistake. In the majority of cases where some das- tardly act has been committed the paper reporting it says it was cowboy from the upper valley" did the deed with no thought of men, tioning the name of the outfit in which he works. In consequence every puncher in the section refer red to is more or less injured. In nine cases out of ten those 'cow- boys" who wear the long hair and "paint Ter red" in low down style are not entitled to be known as cow bows. They are as rule, tin-horn gamblers or outcasts of the lowest type-left the States for stealing chickens or sheep.
 The cowboy himself is gentle man always. He is not given to in- dulging in "wild and woody" antics. There is not a more faithful or large-hearted class of laboring men. on earth.-Texas Live Stock Jour- nal.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Estimating Weight of Cattle by
 Measurement.

One of our Kansas subscribers asks us whether there is a rule for accurately estimating the weight of cattle by measurement. If they were always perfect in form then ac- curate estimates might be based on measurements, but this is not the case, so there is frequently varia- tion between the fore and hind quar- ters, which must be considered, and allowance has to be made for the condition of the animal also. SeY- eral rules have been given, among them the following: Measure from the top of the shoulder to the root of the tail with a tape line, which gives the length, then take the girth by measuring around the body just behind the fore legs. Null tiply the square of the girth in inch es by the length in inches, and di- vide the product by 7,23S. The quotient multiplied by IA will give the weight in pounds. The tape line should be kept stretched. Those who have stock scales can test this rule, and at the same time their judgement in estimating the weight of cattle.-Natlonal Live Stock Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Coming to the Ranches.

Oflate Panhandle cattle owners
 have felt and shown cheerfulness to which they have been strangers
 for a weary time. The cause is not in improvement of range con. ditions, for these have been good all along, nor in the figures or mar ket reports, though these evince an evident inclination to break up- ward whenever the vigilance of the beef ring relaxes; but there is a strong and growing faith that the turn in the tide of cattle affairs is near at hand and sure to come. And this belief is not at all weaken ed by the fact that beef buyers are this season showing a little dispo- sition to come to the country look ing for beef. One of our most in- telligent ranchmen said last win ter, "Whenever we can see these fellows looking around. through the country with umbrellas over them asking for beef we will see better times and prosperity and we ought to keep away from the market till they come" Of late a few of the umbrella rustlers have shown up the first for years and really desir- able beef seems to be worth at least a something. Within the week we have learned of few sales of steers at $25, and are reliably informed that two Panhandle ranchers have been offered $3S per head on the range for lots of choice graded four-year-olds. This little improvement in price is not so much matter of pleasant contemplation as the fact that the animals are be- ing sought where they grow, ln-I stsad of the necessity-driven pro
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
\ Line of Railway from San Diego
 to EnSenada.

There has been, ever since the
 development of Southern Califor-
 mia began upon the present scale,
 more or less talk of line of rail-
 way to traverse the peninsula of
 Baia California and to develop the rich mineral and agricultural re- gions known to exist down there ; but this talk has never until the present time taken any very definite shape. Now, however, an English syndicate has received concessions from and made an agreement with the International Company of Mex ico, to build the line, and it is the intention to push the work through as rapidly as possible. Indeed, a survey has already been made for the line from San Diego south to Ensenada, and one shipload of rails from England has been delivered at the latter port. The syndicate will probably extend the line south near ly the entire length of the peninsula eventually, although no such inten- tion is at present announced, and 1t will also build the much talked of short line from San Diego to Yuma. This latter line has also been sur veyed. and work will be begun up- on it as soon as the Ensenada road is fnished-L. A. Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
The Persian on Horseback.

It is strange that, although the
 Persains are all horsemen, they dc
 not know how to ride, using the term
 in our sense. They will canter ol
 gallop all day long without visible discomfort, but they will sit on their animals like monkeys, with their knees drawn up and with their reins clutched tight and will fall off on the slightest provoca- tion. When babies of three years, they are already in the saddle, and they are at 1t all their lives but they never receive any instruction, never know what a good steady trot is, and never learn to keep firm on their horses back. And, like them, the Persain horses never re- ceive any training. The gait they are easiest to ride-the gallop-is their natural one, and they will on- ly quit that for brief spell gin or der to rest a little. You cannot get a trot out of a Persain horse unless you devote years and years of pa tient training to it. Then, again, they are all hard mouthed, and most of them shy at any unusual object or noise. For all that they have d good deal of native intelli- gence, and they are kind and affec- tionate. Kickers and biters are very rare among them. While in Arabia and Turkey mares are uni versally ridden, in Persia it is the stallions alone that serves this pur- pose geldings are unknown.-Wolf Von Schierbrand in The Cosmopol- itan.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

A telegram from Hugo, Colo rado, dated July II, says: Bill
 Foster, foreman of the s. T. brand of cattle company, rode into Hugo, Colorado, to-day, and after filling up with whisky undertook to run the town, forcing bartenders to set'em up at the point of a revolver, and making quiet citizens dance to the tune of his six shooter. Af- ter the thing had been carried on for several hours the officers con- cluded to put stop to it. After an exchange of shots between Eos ter and the officers, Foster was found laid out with a bullet in. his eyes. It isthought he will recover. None of the officers were hit by Eos ter's receiver, but balls flew very thick and close to their heads for a few seconds.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Water Storage.

The last annual report of Survey
 or General John Hise, of Arizona,
 dated July 23d, 1888, embodies the
 following recommendations rela-
 tive to the construction of storage
 reservoirs for irrigating purpose:
 "The annual rain fall in Arizona
 is more than sufficient to irrigate
 all available lands for agricultural
 purposes, if means can be devised
 to husband the water and utilize the same when required at the period when most needed during the dry and hot summer months.
 The facilities offered in our mountains and foothills for the construction of large reservoirs is all that could be desired and whilst somewhat expensive to construct suitable dams to resist the torrents of water that frequently rush down innumerable canyons, yet there are many places where large bodies of water can be stored without q large expenditure of money.
 This storage of water is no lon  ger an experiment in Arizona. At Walnut Grove, Yavapai County d dam about 100 feet in height, has been erected, and a large body of water is now held in reserve and will be utilized for placer mining and agricultural purposes. Nearly half a million of money has been expended in its construction which is of the most durable character, and has so far met the fuli expec- tations of it's designers.
 Similar reservoirs are in comtem- plation in this part of the territory, and largeexpectation are confident ly anticipated.
 The Government should put out every inducement possible for the construction of these reservoirs, as thousands of acres of the public domain now worthless could be and in many places largely the expensive system of irrigation now in use. Parties will ing to construct these reservoirs should be literally dealt with re- 'pecting the lands needed for their lse, as many acres will necessarily nave to be inundated by overflow, which will be entirely useless for agricultural purposes. The right 1f occupancy for the construction of reservoirs should be freely grant d and laws should be enacted giv- ng every encouragement consistent with public policy"
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

A lot of horses were sold yester- day in Old Town. They were dis posed of under execution against ex-Sheriff Baca. Ownership of the stock is in dispute, and the pur- chasers are notified by Mir. Jara- millo that all animals sold will be replevined by him. Several mares with colts by their sides sold as low as $10, yearlings brought from $4 to SIP. Two and three-year-olds were knocked off: att SIP, and as high as $30. Neill B. Field purchased a large number, and amongst the lot he got five stallions. Two of these stallions brought $135, and they are worth $500 at a low valuation.- Albuquerque Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
A Mine With a History.

There is an old mine about three
 miles from Cerrillos that Is SUD-
 posed to be historical. It is filled
 with water to depth of over four
 hundred feet, the mine being esti-
 mated to have been over 600 feet
 deep. One attempt has been made
 to pump the water from this mine,
 but the best efforts of the engine
 only succeeded in lowering it two feet. The oldest description given
 by any historian of this mine is
 accepted as that of Stephens in the record of travels through Spain
 and Mexico, from the period 1795
 to 1904, in which he states, after
 arriving at Santa Fe: "There is a
 mine twenty miles south of Santa
 Fe, called Nina Del Tiro, (mine of
 the shaft), from which 800 burros,
 loaded with bars of silver, were be- ing driven to Santa Fe." The same
 writer adds that this is supposed to
 be the mine from whose rich stores the room was so quickly filled with the virgin metal during Cor tez' time. The records of a still la- ter date lead to the belief that the water broke into the mine about the year 1872, at which time there is a legend to the effect that quite a force of men were at work in it's depths. Old inhabitants say that the appearance of this mine on their first inspection of it, cores bonded very closely with Stephens description, as does also the location. It is possible that this mine also furnished the large bulk ofthe treas ure supposed to be hidden in or near the old church on the Pecos, which has stood for over three years. There is certain ly enough in all of these stories and to excite the interest of treasure hunters, and as great re- suits have accrued from the reopen ing of old mines, it is much won- dered that company has not long ago been formed to bring to light the mysteries and secrets of this one. There is this assurance, at the worst, in favor of such an un- lertaking, the location of the old shaft is in very promising min eral belt, and 1t is more than prob lble that machinery could be placed md the work ofreopeningand pros oecting the old mine done at a mod .rate per cent. of the cost of sink ng new shaft to the same depth It the same time it is popularly by our practical miners hat the richest ore deposits in this section, lie at greater depth than las yet been reached by any of the modern miners.-Cerrillos Rustler.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

Arizona dressed beef is quoted at seven cents per pound in Los Angeles. For round lots on the hoof 50 per cent off from the above price may be quoted.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Territorial Items.

day last week.
 The 14-months-old child of Geo Nichols was drowned in a ditcl near his residence at Tempe las
 week,
 The new Gila county Court House will be ready for occupation by the county officers about the middle of August.
 The production of the Silver King mine in June was $47, ,397 63. The output for July is expected to large ly exceed the foregoing.
 Grapes, pears, figs, peaches and other fruits are being shipped from the Gila and Salt River valleys to Chicago and other eastern points.
 The residents of Cochise county have presented a petition to the Board of Supervisors praying that a bounty of $25 be established on mountain lion scalps.
 The recent rains have made wash outs on the Prescott and Arizona Central Railroad, and the roadbed is in very bad condition. Some times it takes twenty hours for trains to traverse the sixty miles between Prescott and the junction. -Ex.
 The Atlantic and Pacific Rail- road are putting recently arrived Italian laborers on the road az sec tion men and laborers. It is said that these recently imported labor CTS are only paid at the rate of eighty-eight cents day. The com pany have heretofore paid Indian labor one dollar and half per day. Mojave Miner.
 The fact that Mohave county has been swamped and her warrants de- preciated from par to fifty cents on the dollar within four years past has aroused and excited the tax payers and they seem to be fixing to remedy the end at the polls. Some talk is being made of getting up an independent ticket. Voters are calling loud for new deal, change of officials.-Miner.
 The assessment roll of Pinal county presents total footing of $1 ,830,170 30, an increase of $128,- 900 over that of last year. These figures may vary with the result of the deliberations of the Board of Equalization. but we closely approx innate the total valuation of the taxable property of the county. The increase in school district No. | l is $4S,0 S,000.-Enterprise.
 Judge John Howard. Mayor of Prescott, is proud of watch which was recently presented him by Col. Chaves, of New Mexico. The his tory of the watch is that it was lost ill the Rio Grande river 24 years ago, was recently fished out and found to be in good working order. Taxes upon such watch ought to be pretty heavy.-Courier.
 Con Shay-ee, the Apache Indian sentenced to be hung on the 10th is evidently not aware of his new lease of life, secured through a stay of proceedings pending an appeal to the Supreme Court, as he is very anxious to have his family, at San Carlos, come and see him before he dies. He has photograph of his two wives and three children, which he holds in his hands almost the entire time.-Phenix Arizonan.
 Just off the military reservation of Fort Huachuca is dance house hept by one Jesse Allen, patronized principally by soldiers. On Tues day sergeant was detailed to go there and arrest all soldiers away from the fort without passes. AS
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

Nogales is to have a new weekly newspaper It will be called the Sunday Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

Woods.
 The stockmen of Yavapai count, paid more taxes last year than tn Atlantic and Pacific, Mineral Bel
 and P. A. c. c. railroads combined The cattle about the Owl Headl
 are in a prime beef condition. They
 have been favored with two crop:
 of mesquite beans the present sum
 mer, upon which they have gained
 fat rapidly and now the tender gras:
 supplies them with luxuriant feed Enterprise.
 Since the completion of the Wal
 nut Grove dam and the storage ot an immense amount of water there curiously enough the Hassayampa below the dam for several miles is running a clear stream of water, which is knee deep to horse. The supply seems to be permanent and the strange part of it is that none of 1t comes over or through the dam.-Ex.
 Don't blame or abuse a horse for not doing an impossibility. Show an. intelligent animal what is want ed, and it will respond promptly. Your brain should direct, and if you are at fault, don't shift the re- sponsibility. The horse in the shafts will be loyal to the full extent of your teaching, and more than this no reasonable man can ask.-Ex.
 Reports from the round-ups in the northwestern range country in Texas are extremely satisfactory to the cattlemen. Some outfits are finding that they have not men en- ough to hold the cattle they have collected, and have dispatched cou- riers to the surrounding ranches for additional help. The calf crop promises to be larger than for many years, and the losses from last win ter are estimated on some ranches as low as two per cent.-Hoof and Horn.
 While the recent rains have put plenty of water in the Gila river they have not been generally dis yributed, many cattle ranges are still in need of more rain to start he summer grasses. The showers SO far have been confined to narrow limits, doing great deal of good where they fell, but the want of general rainfall is felt among the | ranges. All indications point to further rains within the next few weeks, and it is to be hoped they | will cover all the range country and give 9 generous supply of water for he stockmen. - Florence Enter prise.
 Experiments are being made in Chicago by stockyards to discover whether or not Texas fever in na- i've cattlei is caused by ticks. Seve- al head of cattle have been kept in he same pens, eating the same food md drinking from the same troughs t was supposed that the ticks" would leave the Texans for the na- i've cattle and that the death of the natives would result. The natives how no signs of sickness. Later he Texans were turned out to grass nd in short time the natives will 'e turned in after them.-Springer 'tockman.
 With the exception of two or hree small lots the feed "trip has cen cleared of beeves. It is esti- hated that the output of the sec ion in question this season will mount to between 6O,OOO and TO- % head. Some of them were ex- "a, most of them fair butcher stock, nd few rather indifferent in quail 5y. Some of the feeders have made
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

ducer going to market with his stock like a sheep to the butcher, The sign of the times are changing. Panhandle.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Stock and Range.

Two horse thieves were killed near Benson last Saturday by Constable Woods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-09
CORRECTED Daily By E. E. Rach.J

FLOUR -Firmer, Csc. higher; a good feel
ing exists, aad prices have an upward ten =
dency
WnEAT-Demand good. with con tinuol
advance 1t looks as though prices would
reach very high figures this winter, far eX-
ceeding those OF many yeas past. The
home market is bu!iug all the tirst-class
wheat.
OArs-The supply far exceeds the de-
maud. with no export trade; home con-
sumption is all there is to depend on.
Prices range from 81 Is to 81 D. with no i'm
mediate advance in View.
BARLEY-Strong; demand good; brewers
are buying all the white CLUB offered in the
market Holders are asking for higher
prices, which. however, cannot be given,
California underselling our market Utah
is quoted at 81 10 to 81 Is bulk, while Cali
fornia can be bought for 90c. to 81 sacked
Eastern buyers, in consequence of this, pass
us by and obtain their barley in the west.
There is rs yet full supply on hand.
RYE-Poor demand; no outside buying.
CoRN-No shipments of Utah: home mar
ket full. with but small consumption Ow-
ing to the low price of oats, there are no
prospects of an Advance in the near future.
HAY-Good local demand; no exports.
LUCERN-Ruyers are paying $llG$12 t. OBJ.
at Salt Lake. An upward tendency is notice
able, however. In southern cSuntieS an ad
vance has already been noted.
POTAToES->upply in excess of demand
Twenty-three cars have been shipped to
Texas this week, at ruinously low figures.
No prospective advance.
ONIoNs-A light demand from eastern
market, but at prices which cannot be met,
freight from California to Colorado points
being lower than from Utah markets
BUTTER-GilJ edge in good demand; A l
creamery brings from ~ to 3d. c.; no call
for second class
EGGS Firm, with upward movement; no
sales noted.
sALT-No shipments of anv consequence;
manufacturers continue to cut rates, Ship.
ments to Butte, from Utah common poin;s,
f o. b. on milling, 81 25 per ton. Table and
dairy, IS aud los, delivered 10 jobDers at SIS
per ton Cattle salt, good outside demand;
Lake lump, $3.50; Nephi mountain rock,
81 80; Salina mountain rock, Sc 0U.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-09
Special Stockholders MEETING

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL.
~ meeting OF the stockholders of the
Mammoth nm Mining Company, corporation
Company, No. 163 South, East TemnIe Street
lover Jones Bank, in salt Lake Cftv, Tte6'
at 3o'clocK pm, on November 30 1883 for
the purpose OF considering g proposition to
purchase all the mining and milling prop.
e. Cri oeiongia6g to the Company, and to au-
OF a bond or agreement to sell and
convey the same, and to authorize and
direct the sale and conveyance thereof by
proper deeds and transfers.
WILLIAM MCINTYRE,
AtIeSg: President NJ. NJ. co.
J. FRED CoRKER, Secretary.
Dated October "a, 1883.