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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
ALKALI SOIL.
Thousands of Acres of the Best Soil in
 Arizona Reproductive.

It has long been considered out of the question to raise produce of any kind on alkali soil, such as abounds in some of the valleys in Cochise county and Sulphur Spring Valley in particular. Our ideas have been changed somewhat however from con servation with man who passed through Tombstone few days ago with load of produce raised on the Gila river. He assured several per sons that the potatoes, squash and beans, which were of large size and perfect growth had been raised on soil that was covered with white coating a half an inch thick appar- ently. When he settled on the land the neighbors who lived along the river asked him what he was going to do on that soil, but he had seen alkali before and that did not phase him, and to-day-eight years after he set tied on this land-his place is consid- cred the most fertile and most valu- able of any in that vicinity.
 The Sulphur Spring valley contains thousands of acres of black loam which were supposed to be unfit for even cattle to graze on, while we have seen some of the best sweet potatoes as regards size and flavor raised the past season on these alkali flats near Will cox
 Why this fertile valley, with water ten feet from the surface should re- main unsettled is a mystery which will become more of mystery when one sees the evidence of its capabili- ties.-Tombstone Prospector.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
da1ena.

Tuesday morning while a number of people were standing on the plat form at Magdalena waiting for the north bound train, some Mexican women stopped and reported that dead man was lying in a field near by. pr. Underwood, of this city, who was i'll the crowd, and some other parties, went into the field and found the bruised and battered form of man who at first appeared lifeless, but upon ex- animation was found to be still breath ing. Dr. Underwood says he was about the worst bruised up man he ever saw. He had been beaten until his body was swollen terribly and his neck, around which a handkerchief was tightly tied, was frightfully bTl1isr ed and lacerated. The man WAS lI1r sensible and was brougizt to this city on the train. He did j1>ot kecever consciousness until 1T htusday when he told the .stary of his rough treat ment. He ei>sas aaiifornia Mexican and in Company with another man was going tos SonoJason business. On the train he nstsa eanple of Mexicans with whom he e'bdeazae -quite intimate. At Magdalena ha h oif the train with them to get dri&ks He says that after taking feW q znks they started to take a walk wllIie the train was switching and that @eEIen fhey had got little way from tIaa1ek4td0a the two men assaulted him. l1ey also tied q strong handkerchief around his neck, lashed him to small tree and after further beating him rifled his pockets and left him for dead. It so happen ed that his partner who was still on the train and unaware of the exper- fence he had undergone, had all their money, consequently the brutal rob bers got only about ten dollars.
 Officials at once began to ferret out the perpetrators of the dastardly crime and on Thursday morning two tough looking characters were brought to this city in irons charged with the offense.-Nogales Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
MORALES.
THE CURRENT EVENTS ABOUT THE
 LINE CITY.
A New Addition to ths City Laid Out--- The Elixir of Life Administered Successfully-Personal Gossip
 and Events.
Sunday Herald.i

Capt Moons addition is on the beau tiful plateau west of the school house and forms an extension of Sonoita avenue, running north and south. He has added another thoroughfare run ming 2 east and west which he calls Noon avenue It is his intention to sink well about the center of the addition and put in a large windmill capable of supplying water to all resi- dents, and mains will be laid on those streets for that purpose. It is the in- tention to make this residence quar- ter and if he fully carries out his plans Moons addition will soon become a beautiful and homelike suburb.
 Another outfit bound for Topolo- bampo passed through yesterday. It will not be long before they are here again, but on their return trip, though their clothing will lack the lustre of newness, they will be much wiser.
 Miss Cordie Pearson has accepted the position of assistant postmaster. Miss Lillie Chenoweth, who has held that responsible position since the change of postmasters last spring, and who has been an efficient official, will remain in the office till after the holi- days.
 Just before he was shot Taller, the train robber, asked and was given per mission to take his boots off. He said he did not wish to die with his boots on. Foolish man; he will find the pavements in his eternal home pret- ty hot for his bare feet.
 Doctors Chenoweth and Stevens elk irized an old Mexican on the Sonora side of the line the other day. The old gentleman was almost unable to move before the treatment but i'm proved afterward remarkably fast.
 Last Monday Civil Engineer Glenn laid off an addition to Nogales for Cap tain Noon. The new suburb is on a beautiful plateau just west of the pub lie school house.
 Maj. H. A. Read leaves to-day for Chicago to buy five stamp mill which he will put up at the St. Patrick mine. He will visit his home in New Jersey before returning.
 Hon Luis E. Torres, of Sonora, passed through town Tuesday morn ing en route to the City of Mexico. He was joined here by Capt. Mix, who accompanied him to the capital city.
 The board of supervisors have ap- propriated two hundred dollars with which to build road to Noon camp Major Read adds another hundred tc the fund.
 Marcus D. Smith, formerly in the postoffice here, was married in Tucson Friday of last week, to Isabel Camp bell
 Jean Dihort, while at work on the Yellow Jacket mine the other day was badly hurt by the rock falling iI
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

Ticket No 93 drew the First Capital
 Prize of $300,000 in the 234th Grand Monthly Drawing of November 12, 1889, in The Louisiana State Lottery.
 It was sold in fractional parts of twentieths at $100 each, sent to M. A.
 Dauphin, New Orleans, La. Two to H. c. Clarke, 721 North Campton Ave, St. Louis, Mo. two to Max Levin, 293 E. Third St., N. Y., collected by the Bowery Bank, thro' Adams Express Co.,; two to a correspondent through Wells, Fargo X Co.'S Bank, San Fran cisco, Cal. one to Joseph Karas, 424 North Castle St, Baltimore, Md, one to the Merchants Bank, Topeka, Kas. one to George Feick, 1,l09 West Bal timore St., Baltimore, Md; one to Mrs. Margaret Viellepigue, Topeka, Kas., etc. Ticket No. 5S.441 drew the Second Capital Prize of $l00,000. Ticket No. 7,752 drew the Third Cap ital Prize of $50,000, and was sold in fractional parts of twentieths at $l.Oo each. Two to Gallon Natl Bank Gallon, Ohio; one to Jno. ByTnes, PA Haroline Street, Baltimore, Md; one to a depositor, Louisiana National
 Bank, New Orleans, La. one to de positor, Metropolitan Bank New Or
 leans, La. one to K. Hains, 431 Dumaine St, and L. Warnick, 224 Irene St., New Orleans, La.; one tc P, S. Deragisch, Saltwater, Minn.; ont to John Collins, St. Paul, Minn.; etc
 etc. The 236th Grand Monthly Draw
 ing will take place on Tuesday, Janu ary IA, 1890, of which all information will be furnished on application to NJ A. Dauphin, New Orleans, l.. -
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
WILCOX ITEMS.
A GENERAL RODEO OF NEWS OF
 THAT SECTION.
Cattle Shipments and the Prices Realized
 A Big Reward for Murderer Other News.
IStnckman-l l


 A drive of steers belonging to the Soldier Holes Cattle Company arrived here Monday, and were shipped to Kansas City Wednesday. It was the intention of the company to ship the cattle themselves, but after arriving here they were purchased by MT. Black, of Kansas City. Terms private. The steers were mostly four-year-olds and up, and were in fairly good flesh. They were "rolicking" lot, and stampeded after being placed in the shipping cor rals, breaking down the corral and es- caping therefrom. It took several hours to get them in the corrals and car them, and number got away. The shipment comprised 365 herd. Nlr. Black has purchased 500 more steers from the Soldier Holes Com pany, which will be shipped from here sometime this month.
 Hart Brothers, of Lordsburg, and Nichol Brothers, of Duncan, recently made a shipment of cows and stock cattle to the Kansas City market which, the Silver City Enterprise says, met with disastrous results. The shipment was eight days on the road, being delayed by wrecks and snow blockades. The Enterprise has been informed that the Nichol cattle netted $260 per head and the Hart cattle $2.75. Of course this does not include the steers shipped, which will be fed in Kansas. Itis likely that If the Santa Fe Company does not make proper settlement of damages that 6 suit will be brought against it by the injured parties.
 San Simon Cattle Company offer reward of $500 for the arrest and con viction of the murderer or murderers of Judson White White was in the employ of this company at the time he was murdered. This makes $1 900 offered for his murderers, as this (Co- chise) county offers reward of $500.
 Hon. R. c. Brown, one of the edi tors and proprietors of the Florence ENTERPRISE, the largest and one of the very best and most ably conducted papers in Arizona, was in Wilcox last Saturday MT. Brown is making a tour of the Territory in the interest of his excellent journal. While here he paid The Stockman a most pleasant fraternal call.
 Lieutenant J. M. Neall, of Fort Bowie, went to Fort Grant this week and established photographic station at that post. The establishment of this station puts in photographic communi- cation the posts of Fort Bayard, New Mexico, and Forts Bowie, Grant and Huachuca, Arizona.
 MT. C. P Leitch, who has been ab- sent from town two weeks looking af- ter his cattle interests, is now home He will hereafter range all his stock in Taylor Canyon, having sold his ranch in the Lower San Simon to Mr. Gillespie, who formerly lived near this Mr Joe. Hooker; fIzoprie z o{ (1sff T .i7s;s .ssee pe. ;4i is Ipal5il 56S a.ill} m proye e3ae1 ts q x fljill|l, I. .a1a F5Iz bs zopafea zfo ejl j6a s0idIef of our great CIVIL war and car ries on his person scars made by the enemies bullets, has been granted a pension by the Government.
 The artesian well is being bored and piped at the rate of about twenty-five
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

tuKo OI Iuls ueplOraDIe aHalr. In the first place 1t has taken, at the least calculation, $25,O00 out of the Gila valley, and enriched Tucson over $50,- GOO. It is true that the money has not gone out of the territory, but it will be a long time before one-fourth of it finds its way back into Graham county through the regular channels of trade. And difference of $25,O00 or $50000 of ready cash in a county as heavily burdened with debt as Gra- ham, is no small matter. Besides this Graham county has been proclaimed all over the United States through the columns of the press in every large city, as being the home of outlaws and thieves, and a check has been put upon the tide of immigration which is rapidly coming this way that will take long time toAcounteract The.con- tradictory evidence given by promin- ent citizens during the trial has done great deal to injure the standing of the county; and now if few witness es should be indicted for perjury, its cup would be full. In case like the PIcSeHt One IL IS iiOG DeSI tO De over jealous, no matter if one thinks he is in the right. Testify to what you know to be facts, and don't let any smooth-tongued lawyer or interested person talk, you into swearing to what you do not know to be the truth. If this rule had been strictly followed from the beginning of the present trial, there would be several persons who would sleep a great deal better at night now.-Solomonville Bulletin.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
CHA COUNTY.
A RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST
 WEEK.
The UnpronOunceable Apache Names Revengeful Indian--New Grist MiII--
 Other News.


 Other News.
 Silver Belt.l
 Nah-gu-za-ha, one of the Indians executedEn Florence, on the 9th, and who belonged to t.>e San Carlos tribe, was a cousin to Es-kim-in-zin. Hun che, one of Kids band, was the other who was hanged at that time. Those who shielded, were Kids brother, named Es-ke-ci-lah, and Pa-is-can-na, Has-ca Pen-e-to-za, all San Carlos Agency Indians. Hun-che, executed on the 9th, on a former occasion, while in prison in Phenix, attempted to take his life by hanging, but vas discovered in the act. There is an other, now in the Globe jail, whose sands of life are nearly run out
 Pi-ka ta, a San Carlos reservation Indian, charged with burglary, had a preliminary examination in Justice Atkins court on Thursday, and was held in the sum of $200, to answer to the grand jury. Upon learning the result, he laughed and said, q have no $200, but when am free will go to killing and make it warm for those, and others, who placed me here' From the justices statement it seems, Indian like, he is not particular who are his victims.
 Very few teams have arrived this week, owing to the recent rains which delayed them. However, an unusual ly large number are on the road head ed this way, and will begin to arrive within day or two. The coke sup ply at the smelter will doubtless last until replenished by fresh arrivals. Frazier's teams passed through San Carlos Thursday.
 F. B. McCabe has returned from the East, where he had been with the view of enlisting assistance in build ing grist mill in this county, on Salt River. He gained the attention of H. H. Hardin, of Abilene, Texas, who is expected here within the next fifteen days MT Hardin said, if he found representations correctly stated, he would build q mill
 John Holohon was in Globe from McMillen on Friday. He informs us that Lawrence Lynch and John Col lins are working on the Stonewall Jackson, under lease, and the pros iJect for getting ore is favorable. Paul Johnson and NJ F. Callahan are run ming the mill on ore from Richmond Basin.
 Messrs. Fred Dalton and F. c. Vol gast, engaged as engineer and miller at the San Carlos Agency mill, have been nipped and taken to Tucson up on the charge of adding to their wages by the unauthorized sale of flour.
 Married iii Silver City, New Mexico. Dec. 10th, William H. Killburn to Miss EEfssnsss.S Whitehill. The bride is a .Iiece QI Mzs. J. c. Ramsdell of Globe. | xI James dcClintock, of Maricopa county, folmerly < composter on the 'ts Globe iotbe Cis@nicle, IS teaching the pub lie school in Distlct No. ' on Tonto
 A letter from Geo. ". Wilson, dated Harbor, Astabula county, Ohio, lannolns sas;stilss death of slsis iaIhsr 5F..a h. 6 C . a1izIn tkaa ase of SegesIy ! ;! 1 .s |<s hs. 5ss|I , $ Adnini Ha ol tie esfaIa of sI41 ge e 3f1xx4I |. xlsE A1afIz<f1fss .e 5
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

l and opened fire on the Mexicans who were dispensing the liquor They took to the bush and left that unhealthy camp leaving their stock in trade, and l the credits contracted.
 The town of Atacutlazala, state of Guerrero, Mexico, is gradually being thrown down and destroyed by earth l quakes. The alarmed inhabitants ] have commenced to abandon their homes and have taken refuge in the neighboring towns. It seems strange that it should so affect one town and not the surrounding country.
 Last week we heard an old-time PennsylVanian-Mr. T. J. Porter, of Magdalena, telling Colonel Roy that: ''So sure as taxes come due, there is a 1 body of stone and coal underneath the bed rock in this Nogales yalley" He also gave his reasons for aaking the assertion.
 Capt. Glenn is surveying the "Noon Addition! this week, laying it off into town lots. Capt Noon will place force pump in the center of the tract for the use of all parties who purchase lots and build thereon. This addition is on the high land west of the public school premises and quite valuable
 You have probably noticed that the stars and stripes now float above the custom house flag. We are informed that it is agreeable to an old order but for some reason has not been in force
 The Prefecto of the district of Guay- mas has strictly prohibited all games of chance within his jurisdiction, and will prosecute to the full extent of the law all gamblers.
 Major Read will leave tomorrow for a visit to his family in New York. While east he will negotiate for mill to be erected at the St. Patrick mine. We wish you pleasant and success ful trip Major.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

Always stop at the Russ House in Tucson. It is a first-class family ho- tel in every respect. Free bus from all trains to the house. Terms ta6
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

Now that everybody is looking about them to see what Magazine they will take for the coming year, we would advise them to inquire into the merits of Demorest's Family Magazine. We have just received the January num- Der of this wonderful publication, and cannot speak too highly in its praise. It is certainly what its name implies, A Family Magazine; for in it will be found something to amuse or instruct every member of the family. The first article, telling how Uncle Sam's Paper-Money is made, is beautifully illustrated, and furnishes the most interesting information upon the sub ject that we have ever seen. "The Infant Monarchs of Europe" is not only illustrated with their portraits, but with those of their parents as well ; "The Undying Voice" is finely illustrated article about Edison's won derful Monograph, and includes a portrait of the great inventor himself. The children will be delighted with "Snow Sculpture" which gives them models enough to keep them busy all winter. Besides these, there are Until One O'clock" GA Comedietta,) Scarlet Fever and other Contagious Diseases, Their Ca1tses and Treat i inent." "Aids~to Beauty" "Maniac Ben s.,--W edding Breakfasts" "All sorts of Teas" "Home-M Made Candies" i" 'sAnecdotal History of the Table," and numerous other articles and stories, also fine Fashion Department; and all beautifully embellished with over two hundred fine illustrations, the crowning one ofwhich is "At Parisian Florists" handsome oil picture. we'll worthy of a frame. The mystery is how such publication can be furnish ed for only $200 per year. It is done. however, by w. Jennings Demorest, 15 East l4th St., New York,
 Most fiattering news reaches us con corning the various mining industries about Clifton. Some recent new and valuable strikes promise to bring about renewed activity in the gold mining propositions. It has long been known that gold existed in the district sur rounding the town of Clifton, and al ready large quantities of this precious metal has been shipped, running as high as $500 per ton. Chloriders have made good profits there for the past two or three years, and recently some large companies have bought up claims which no doubt will develop into valuable properties. A new mill is now in operation, and is, we under stand, to be enlarged. The Arizona Copper Company, one of this first bullion producing companies that operated in Arizona, runs steadily without the loss of single day, and has never shut down through all the depressions experienced in the copper market during the last five years. A new smelter-plant has just been landed at site four miles north of Clifton on the San Francisco river and will be put in operation at once. People who have lived in. Clifton for several years are more sanguine now over the future of the place, as mineral camp, than ever before and every indi- cation goes to confirm the belief as .correet.-Gitizen
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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

The Florence Bakery has just re. ceived new stock of choice family
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21

Ed. Bouyaille, the best we'll digger in the territory, is prepared to take
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
Rhode Island Co.

From Mr. D. A. Miller, who return ed to-day from the mines of the com pany on the San Simon side of the Chiricahuas mountains, the Prospec- tor learns that the outlook there is most encouraging. The recent strike reported from there, an account of which appeared in the Prospector at the time, was on the Newport-one of the company's mines. The ore which MT. Miller has with him, and will take to San Francisco, is black metal and free milling The ledge is a contact between lime and pOrphy-y, on which the company owns three claims. It is not the Chiricahuas proper, but in spur called the Grand Royal. The vein from which the ore is taken is about four inches in diameter and will run from 400 to 600 ounces, and in many instances is almost solid metal. MT. Miller will return from San Fran cisco to the mines and believes that within three months after mill is on the ground, profits will be realized in a substantial form. Sufficient ore is already on the dumps to make big run, The claims have been opened in a systematic manner.-Prospector.
 When Ivy May Wards mother died a year ago, grandpa and grandma J. L. Ward tried to supply the loss and the little 4-year old grew to be like their very own child. Bright and quick, she took part at the Christmas exercises last year, and had committed some verses for recitation at the ap- preaching festival of Santa Claus. Membranous croup attacked her and last night she passed away. The fun eral took place this afternoon from the Washington street M E. church. A younger sitter is left. To the grand parents and the father, Fred W. Ward, we can only extend sincerest sympa- thy and hope that time will heal, partially at least, the wounds that the Reaper inficts upon us all.-Phenix Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
From the Lower Gila Valley.

Messers. A. J. Riess, J. G. Storment, Thos, Wham and William Wrage, all from Toltec, are in the city. They came here on business connected with the U. S. land office. These gentle men with Major Wham and number of farmers in that immediate vicinity
 are the owners of the farmers canal" ," which has been constructed during the past year. The canal is fifteen miles long and will irrigate some 10000 acres. There are now thirty four owners in the canal and they are all farmers, living upon, clearing, cultivating and improving their own land. The water has been in the canal since last August. Some have already planted as much as seventy five acres this season. It is the inter est of all concerned to make
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
The raisin busineSs has been .'z..-:,
 thoroughly tcssed in .this .Ss,'zay ..j,'s 2. summeE and at Nessrs = eSlast < fzss- carte may be ssN..fs k'a' iestaits, V stack of ho--zesF lITAt esazs faisins elegantly sdfed e4 Ii1,e 1lze and unexcelled AavoRs '1t.sy were raised and put up

ttNN@ftf ~ t-s7y were Talseu ana put up by Mr. Scofield on his farm on the Cave Creek road, under the Grand Canal. The packages are neat and inviting, and one never sees more marketable raisins anywhere. There should have been several carloads of these raisins shipped from the valley the past year if our yineyardists would take the trouble to put them up. The principal difficulty now in the way, however, is that the vineyards old enough to furnish large crops are not of the raisin variety grapes, Next year, however, will bring quite crop of raisin grapes in young vineyards, and from then forward the raisin crop of the Salt River valley will rapidly increase in quantity till it will become one of our leading businesses.-Phe- nix Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-21
FREIT GROWING

twenty-two miles; water was turned { in about month ago. It will reclaim about 12,O00 acres of land. The resi- dents who have taken up the land tributary to the canal are getting ready to put large area of land under cultivation. This canal is owned by the St. Louis colony. They will also engage largely in the fruit business in connection with general farm ing.-Star.