Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-22
Territorial News.
(Tombstone Epitaph),

The diamond drill has been taken out of the well at the mill and will probably be put in the Vizina mine for prospect ing by the first of next month. The last hole drilled in the well increased the flow of water about one-fourth.
 Allen R. English was out to the Big and Little Pedro mines yesterday, mak- ing an examination with view of form ing a company in the East for working them. Nearly S50,OOO has already been spent Tn these properties and several thousand dollars taken out, but the funds of the owners became exhausted before they were on a practical paying basis. As the mines now are a few thousand dollars would give good re- turns and probably open up a big body of ore, as the mines are very close to the Emerald and Rattlesnake mines.
 A much better feeling is apparent in business circles Tn this city from the fact of two of our mining companies starting development work on some of their properties. This in conjuction with the starting up of the mill of the Sterling Silver Company next Monday, and the consequent working of their mines IS very fair evidence of better times which will come slowly to some, but none the less surely.
 The Tombstone M. & M. Co. will soon move the hoisting works on the combi- nation shaft and place them on the West End mine, .on which property de- velopment work will commence as soon as possible. The West End joins the Vizina on the south and has produced nearly million dollars for the company, but has been idle for several years.
 Prospector.
 A. E. Jacobs will leave for New York tonight to join his wife, who is about to have very painful and serious oper- ation performed. He goes at the request of the physician who is attending Mrs. Jacobs.
 The Dos Cabezas mines which were bonded to an eastern syndicate, are not being worked at present, but it is ex- pected that they will be after the first of the next month, when further forfeit of S5,0O0 will be put up or the mines abandoned by this syndicate.
 Sheriff Slaughter received a dispatch last night from Topeka, Kansas, asking for the whereabouts of Hillman, who was taken away from here about ten days ago. The dispatch was signed by stranger to our sheriff, and as he did not know what had become of Hillman, he did not answer.
 A young devil who ought to be in the reform school, and who is curse to ths community, amused himself this after noon by throwing rocks at Papago h. dian baby, cutting its face in shameful rno The info nf hoI 1.f% l- its mother in a shady place near the city hall while she disposed of her ollas.
 The relative yield of the Tombstone mines, namely, the Contention, Grand Central, and the T. M. & NJ. O., down to the year 1883, was for the former S5,- 100000, of which 24750O0 was paid in dividends; the Grand Central produced 100000; the T. M, & M. Co. produced s2,870OOO and paid s1,650.OOO in divi- dends.
 Prescott Courier.
 The gold ledge that was recently found in Minnehaha Flat, is said to have been the one that has fed the placer diggings in that section.
 A Southern Exchange that must be more or less envious of Tucson, sneers at that city's cent lottery. The mana ger should send the editor 6 bunch of tickets.
 Culver's team are en route from the Congress with more gold ore.
 Some miners of Cherry district are running arastras with water wheels and find it pays to do 80. Others will follow suit.
 Ranchmen tell of fat beeves to the | north, the south, the east and the west | of Prescott, and our citizens marvel | much becanse our butcher men don't | purchase fat, instead of lean beeves.
 Hon. N. O. Murphy secretary ot Ari- zona, has notified Judge John Howard, | Mayor of Prescott, that he (MrII Murphy | would soon pay almost s1000 due by | government for rent of City Hall.
 Milo Dowd, just in from the range country, tells the Courier that, few days ago, Supervisor s. F. Behan sold to Col. Christy, Rof Phenlr, two hundred head of lage beef cattle. The Colonel will have them driven to his alfalfa plantation. near Phenir, feed them here until they become as fat IS seals and then ship them them to California by rail.
 (Arizonan.)
 Tonori, the victim of Mondays stab ping affray, IS sinking rapidly and it is thought that he cannot long survive.
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