The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-10-19

male persuSalon.
Hon. A. G. Hubbard laid over day i
town this week on his way to visit his lat
investment in the Bonanza group at tn
Harqua Hala mines. He reports SAINT
Monica disagreeably 'raw" as compared t
our genial Yuma climate.
Capt. Thos E. Fraser, large real el
tate owner in Banning and other portion
Of California, and stakeholder and Pres
dent of the Colorado River Placer Mimi
Company, spent a couple of days at tn
Pot Holes this week, looking after his in
terests.
If You want to buy goods at bargain g
to Gandolfo's store. Spring and summe
goods are being sold at cost to make reor
for the new stock Mr.. Gandolfo ha
| purchased in Europe and the East. Cal
early and avoid the rush.
The well-known and valuable mare
Nellie" owned by Hon. J. H. Behan, ha
been sick for some time The death of tn
animal being only question of few days
the beautiful mare was shot. Nellie haC
a record as a PAGER, second to none, on tn,
coast; her loss is greatly deplored by al
admirers of fine horses.
The new law in relation to the collection
of taxes, it has been discovered does not
take effect until after January LIST, 1890
Five per cent will therefore be added to de.
linquent taxes instead of II per cent pei
month as has been given out. Pima county
has just discovered this fact after starting
to make arrangements for the collecting of
the II per cent per month.
Captain John A. Mellon, the we'll known
steamboat man, arrived in town on Satur-
day last. Capt. Mellon during the first part
of the week was busily engaged in getting
things in order preparatory to going up
river. Yesterday noon, with the Captain
at the helm, theGila started ON her Journey
up the Colorado.
Clark and Brothers. the well known bust
ness men Of Sacramento, and owners of a
section of land in the Mohawk valley, have
determined to plant the entire tract to al
falfa. They intend to engage in the business
of breeding fine horses and on the irst of
November will make shipment of a carload
of thoreu6 Inbred stock to their Mohawk
ranch.
Rafael Lopez, former resident of Yuma.
who recently made sale Of several mines
in Lower California, has just succeeded in
having the Government Of Mexico confrm
to him, some very valuable mining terri.
tory, near Ensenads. Lopez, lived here
for many years eking out a precarious ex-
istence as a musician and now he has be-
come successful mining operator.
). W. bennington, the President of the
Mohawk Canal Company, returned from
the Mohawk valley yesterday and reports
everything Aourishing. An abundance Of
water running through the entire length of
the canal Settlers are coming in and are
busily engaged in proving up on their land.
The demand for water by new consumers is
so great that the canal company has ordered
another carloadof lumber for division gates.
About 4 o'clock Wednesday evening, the
roof OF the small adobe building, adjoining
A. Frank store, fell in with crash, fort
unstely iniuring no one. There was no
damage done, excepting that a new roof will
have to be put on. There was no reason. to
believe that the roof was unsafe, but upon
it was found that the rafters
had been "honeycOmbed' by a species of
iy- borerquite common in this territory.
Mr.. Charles Conner, master mechanic of
The Southern Pacific in Yuma, has pur-
chased the old Townsend place between
The Tyner and Stein residence with the in.
'ention of bringing his mother and family
here to reside permanently. They will
make a desirable acquisition to Yuma
society, and the situation for home is the
best In the town; quiet pleasant neigh
'orhocd. Mr.. Conner did well in sele citing
his locality. Charley is one of those
'oung men with whom an acquaintance,
ike wine, improves with age
Taylor ID. Macleod went up on the
tesmer Gila of the 18th, having gang of
killed miners and large camp supply to
'perate on his Alberta group of min es on
he Clip vein. 1t is intended to crowd de.
elopments during the winter months on
his property, and tunnel to tap the rich
eposit Of ore found on the surface of the
Great Expectation" claim. The Clip
nine has record of $4,000 dividends
five years operation, has now large
'odies of low grade ore in place, awaiting
n improvement in the value of silver, and |
he Alberta group of four claims being
ituate on an extension of the Clip mine, |
re anticipate the thorough developments |
PROJECTED for the winter months will result |
n the opening of another paying mine in
luna county. If the exploring results in
uccess, they will be worked legitimately,
or what is in them, and a milling plant be
rected on the Colorado river for the 70.
uction and refining of the ores.
Mr. John Gandolfo has just returned from
n extended visit to Europe, having visited
he Paris exposition, his old home in Sestre
-evante. Italy, his first visit to his child
Gods home for many ears. A shre,rd