Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-06

tronsge of the public,
 Sheriff Shaw, Tn his efforts to capture Verdugo, the Mexican citizen who mur- dered Cohn of Nogsles, reQues ed O T. Rouse the U.S. attorney, write the depart ment of state regarding ex;rsdtiiop. G. l.. Rives, assistant secretary replies that under the existing treaty neither government is bound to deliver it's citi- zens to the other. So Verdugo will go free until he is caught on this side ot the line, unless the Mexican govern ment sees fit Co try him.
 We are in receipt of 6 circular con- taining sn open letter by our friend Lewis Wolfey of Tucson. Arizona, treating upon the subject of cbesp transportation via the Deep Water liar bor on the TeIss coast. It is 6n able argument for deep harbors and Is ful. of sound sense. but while II treats of the subject from purely AriZons stand point, yet it is applicable ip Q more or less degree to all Trans Mississippi States and TerrItories,-Colorsdo EI- change.
 Wm. Young, superintendent Of the Gordon mine in the Gro Blsnco district, va, ID last week. He reports that the ledge is now videned SIX feet, sll pay ore. silver and copper. the copper pre- dominating assays running 20 oz. silver and 30 per cent. copper. There has been four hundred feet of solid work done on this mine within ihe past four months. and Mr. Young states thst with in six months they expect to have mill in course Of erectiop.-Rscord.
 Word was brought in by Mir. Dodge from the Oracle. this nornin~. that @ man named Jones had been killed by the Indians on Cooks ranch, below old Camp Grant on the San Pedro. and that the body had been badly mutilated Mir, Dodge's informant was Mir. Arthur Chamberlain, who stated that he had assisted in burying the tody. It is not known here who the murdered man IS ss there are quite number of that name living there sbouts, but the report is that the man leaves 8 wlfe and two children.
 Mir. CT. Etc lell yesterday succeed ed in killing 6 remarkably fine Ospry or Fish Hawk Psndion hsliaetusl This bird although nearly cos mopolitsn m it's bsbits is nevertheless somewhat of 8 rarity heresbouts, the one in question being but the second of its kind taken hereabouts within the last six years. The other speoimep alluded to was shot by NIT. Wm. Zsckendorf, of the top ot the city frebell where 1t had stopped .aas ta fournav aornsa tha da- eert,
 MT. Paul Absdie elsewhere announces his intentions to retire from the saloon business on the 30th instant. IL is bis intention on leaving here go first tc San Francisco and thence to South America to joIp 6 brother engaged in handling the coffee trade of that country. He will be absent some seven or eight months. On his return be will go 10 Europe. Ha does not propose to surren- der bis residence, but will still retain bis property: interests intact Mir. Absdie is one of Tuoson's best and most sub stsntisl citizens and one whom sll will regret to lose.
 There is more and better government land available in ArizoDR than IS left open for settlement in any other part of the vest, while Imp:ovei farms, with water rights, can be secured here at one tenth of the price asked in California. AriEons IS 8 new country, snd therefore there IS likely to be 6 greater increase of values in real estate than in older com munities. Oar agricultural resources are backed up by rich mineral deposits and unequaled grazing lands. The i'm
 migrant from the east should inquire ip- to these facts before casting his lot ID 6 country where the opportunities may be ss few as in his former hOne.-tlagstaf1 Champion.
 Mir. O. O, Watkins of CriitendeD, ov ID Tucson has purchased a windmill from the Tucson Machinery Depot. The tower will be 75 feet high and the lifting capacity of the pump sufficient to meet all demands. This mill sill be the pion- ger of the Sonoite Valley. but when it's great usefulness has been demon strated it will ia all probability be fol. lowed by many more. The water in the Sonolte lies close to the surface and ss it's quantity Is practically unlimited there is no good reason why that section of country should not be one of the gar den spots of Arizons. MT. Watkins Is
 deserving of credit for his enterprise
 He stands on the Republican side of the
 fence with both feet.
 The parade st Los Angeles of the Odd Fellows was 6 grand success. exceeding
 in numbers that of Denver last year The annual parade is designed to be ss nearly semi-militsry as possible, com. posed of Patriarch Militant, Encsmp- ments and Subordinate Lodges in full
 regslis. Arizona was well represented
 on thst ocssion, quite 8 number from
 this Territory participating. Her repre-.
 sentative, ". l.. Whepley. wss assigned
 prominent position on the stbfof Gen J. O. Underwood. the present Grand Sire. Oommsndsnt N. A. Moffoid and
 Ensign John Gray, of Canton. Arizona, No. l were also s>sigEed to prominent
 stsff positions. Arizona. although c young jurIsdiction, received more thsn
 her share of honors in having her Grand
 Representative placed on one of the i'm portsnt committees, and in having coz ferred upon him, st the hands Sen
 John C. Underwood. the Grand Decora- ton of Ohiyslry, which is the highest degree in Odd Fellowship. The mem bers from this Territory wbo visited Los
 Angeles during the festivities ere all
 well pleased with the treatment they re
 oeived at the hands of their CalifornIs
 brothers.-Hersld,