Tombstone daily epitaph., 1889-11-21
aN oLe RELlC.
Translation of a Report Hntten in Tucson,
 Arizona. iR l1n.

translation from spanish and wa,
 given us by a gentleman now residing
 m this city
 Senor Copi,aa Doa Psdoo AEaode 2
 Saredrd
 In virtue of your order, dated the
 20th of the current month, to the ef-
 feet that and two citizens Of the
 most eminence. well known in the
 country and reliable, should appear in
 your presence to give you information
 concerning this locality as to watering
 places, lands for corn fields, pastures for horses and cattle and minerals and
 also a. to points of ingress and cEress
 of the inimical Apaches, and where they make their ahodes. |, Don Man
 uel Barragua, and Antonio Romero ] and Francisco Castro (who are the two individuals who possess the requisites
 which you denanded), most respect i fully obey. and affirm that the town of Tubac is situated between two noun tsins, which are distant from each other six leagues
 In the valley there is much land fertile and suitable for corn fields There IS sufficient water for wheat growing, but scarcely enough each year for corn; but if that which iS ai Tumscacori be distributed, one week to the Indian laborers and another for Tubac, it will sufficiently benefit the said lsborers. and there will he au abundance of water; in this manner was it disposed of hy our former CIri- tan. Don Juan Bap'. Auga. and ra gently this same disposition has been. sanctioned by your honor.
 There is much pasture, with au abundance of sustenance for horses and cattle, as well on the hill, and .n the daIes IS on tte moua ainlc-s plains In the same valley there is great deal of cottonwood and willow and in the Santa Rita mountain there is an abundance Of excel ent pine of easy access, six leagnes distant.
 Of provisions alone there is raised every year by the inhabitants six huu- dred or more fanegas of wheat and corn-one-third of the land not being occupied.
 There are many mines of very rich . metals 10 the west, in the vic nit Q. Arihac, at distance of seven leagues there are three, particularly, in the 1. aforesaid vicinity, one O. which yields { according to rule (ds .opotoJie ieyJ a silver mark from one arTOba (Zj : pounds) of ore, the other yields six marks from a load U00 pouuds) of ore and the third yields little less. Three leagues beyond this vicinity. in . the valley of Babocomari, there are fine gold placers. examined by Don Jose de Zorro and this whole popula- . ton. After three visits which these people made with Don Jose at great | risks, and by remaining there over three days each trip, it was verified 1. by their having brought away and ' spent with two traders, who at thi, time have 1t, as much as S2OO in gold .
 In the Santa Rita mountain and it, environs, which IS distant from Tubac four leagues, there have been exam !, ined five silver mines-two nave been tried with fire and three with quick silver, with tolerable yield. All oi this . is notorious among this entire poDula- . ton, and they do not work them be- | cause there are Apaches in all these . places; because they live and have . their pastures there, and pass continu- !, ally by this mountain itself to place l a little more than four leagues of. . called Hot Springs (Agua Caliente). 1 Daily experiencing more violence from i the enemy. because he is aware of the !. few troops that we possess, we have I desired to break up our homes and 1 sell our effects; and you being aware . of 1t, we received the order which you were pleased to send us, imposing heavy penalties upon us if we should . remove or sell our goods, and have ! punctually obeyed it; and now, finally, . the last month, the Apaches finished with the entire herd of horses and ,o..lo ..l..L - tl l-F "A