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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-03
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard'i
Commercial Metropolie.


Ruling Prices in Produce at the Seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2-Flour-Receipts.
q, sos packages; exports, 1891 brls. 1912
sacks. The market was heavy, with more
doing. Sales. 20,150 brls.
Wheat-ReceIpts, II, 400 bu; exports, IS, $40
bu; sales ,96O, 900 bu futures, 1885, 600 bu spot.
Spot market was weaker and moderately
active; chiefly exports; No. red, S6s40S7c
in store and elevator, sS120 soc af1oat. SO
0S9l2c f. o. b.; No. red. SIC; No. / red,
nominal; No. 1 white, nominal; ungraded
red, H1467934c; steamer No. red, Sc;
steamer No. 3red. 7sl2c. Options were mod
erately active, 40osc lower and steady;
No. 2 red, August, S50S5osc, closing at s. l4c;
September, s4l26s54c, closing at s4osc;
October closing at S512c; November closing
at s6osc; December, s7l29SSl4c. closing at
S7osc; January closing at SS34c; May, 92ls
Q92l2c, closing at 92lsc.
Rye steady. Barley malt dull.
COrn-Receipts, 1880 bu; exports, $50
bu; sales, 100000 bu futures, 10000 bu
spot; Spot market was weaker and quiet;
No. nominal in elevator. AL D44 l2c atlOat;
No. white Sic: ungraded mixed, 43G45c.
Options were less active. Lea l2c lower and
weak; August, 434GA4c. closing 43s4c;
September. 40443sc, closing at 44c; Octo-
Der, 1880 44osc closing at 443sc; November.
4412G 14osc, closing at 44l2c; December, 43l4
744l2c, closing at 43l4c
Oats-Receipts, 40 900 blu; exports, 40 bu;
sales SS5. 900 bu futures, 10000 bu spot.
Spot market less active and weaker. OPP
lions were more active and lower; August.
273s027l2c. closing at 27l2c; September, q
727I4c, closing at 271sc; October, 271aO
27osc, closing at 273sc; spot No. white. $50
S5l2c: mixed Western, 96029c; white West
ern, 3454012c; No. Chicago, 2Sl202S3ac.
Hay firm and in good demand.
Hops quiet and easy.
Cofiee-Options opened steady at 10G25
points up and closed firm at 10620 points
up; firmer cables and fair business. To-
days sales were 1900 bags, including:
September, 15.05Ql5.25c; October. 1850
14.9O015.05c; January, 14.90015.O5c; Feb
ruary, 15c; March, 14S5015.O5c: April, 15c;
May. 14.9O0 15.O5c; spot Rio active and
stronger; fair cargoes, 1154c. Sugar-Raw
dull and weak; refined dull and steady.
Rice steady and quiet; domestic, 4G6c;
Japan, 4ls'05lsc.
Tallow quiet. Rosin steady and quiet.
Eggs-Choice in demand and firm; West
ern best, lac 15c; receipts. A. ITO packages.
mess, uninspected, S1L75012; extra prime,
81. Cut meats steady; picked bellies: "a
Size; picked hams, 111o0113ac; picked
shoulders. size. Middles easy; short clear,
6.25c. Lard opened higher, but closed weak;
sales of Western steam, chiefly for export.
at 5000 6.62l2c. closing at 66Oc; September,
6.5Sd 665c, closing at COCO bid; October.
6.5S1 665c. closing at Coco bid; November,
6.43c, closing at SAC asked; January, $3.50
6.37c, closing at 636c; February, 6.42c.
Butter dull; fancy steady; others weak;
Western dairy. 1001212c; Western creamery,
la lie; Western factory, S012loc. Cheese
active; Western, 607c.
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TRADING AT CHICAGO.
The Ups and Downs of the Market, with the
Range in Prices of Leading Articles.

The Ups and Downs of the Market, with the
Range in Prices of Leading Articles.
CHICAGO, Aug 2.-Dullness and weak
ness settled like pail over the wheat pit
this morning. Local influences and most
of the news, apart from the cables, was
overwhelmingly "bearish. and prices be-
gan to settle from the very opening, which
was triae under yesterdays closing for
the leading futures. For nearly two hours
December sesawed between 1884 and 7s7sc.
occasionally touching 79c. A prominent
local operator was persistent seller at the
later figure, and shortly after IL o'clock the
market took on 'bearish" symptoms of q
pronounced type. which carried December
down 10 7s1 a 7Sasc. Brilliant and settled
weather everywhere, combined with the
unexpectedly large receipts of wheat, pres
ent and prospective. was the chief cause of
the giving May of the bulls though
the weakness was intensified by the gen.
eralapathy and lack of support from any
quarter. The taking of fourteen boatloads
here for export steadied the market tenn
porarily, but closing prices were within
small fraction of the bottom for all futures
and s4d llsc below those of yesterday. A
good many prominent operators are prepar-
ing 10 take their vacations for the summer,
and the outlook is for a narrow market for
some time To come. A fair business was re-
ported IN corn. the pit being active at times,
ruling firm early and easier as the session
advanced. Trading was quite general to-
day. and not confined SO much TO room
operators, there being considerable guam
titles sold for country account. The weaker
feeling in wheat and oats had also a tend
enCy 10 increase the amount offered. The
market opened at about yesterdays closing
prices, was steady for n time. but soon sold
OFT l2c. became more quiet, and closed at
l2d CSC lower than yesterday. In oats trad
ing was active aud more general than for
any day for a long time. The weakness
and decline in wheat had a weakening
effect and prices declined ga l2c. and the
market closed tame at inside figures. Quite
good business was done in pork. Offer
ings were liberal. while the demand was
fair and chiefly from the short interest.
Prices were somewhat irregular. At the
opening sales were made at 2l215c advance.
but weaker feeling soon prevailed, and .
reduction of 12l2015c was SUBJ
mitted to. Fluctuations within a
range of 7l2G10c prevailed during the lat
ter part of the session. and the market
closed quiet at about inside figures The
lard market showed considerable strength
early in the day. but trading was only
moderate. An advance of .02l2d .05c was
gained, aud prices ruled irregular within
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Openly IHiqlest. LoWest. Closing.
Options.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat
7634c; No. spring wheat nominal; No. 2
red. 762c; No. 2 corn, S6i2c; No. 2 oats, u Ssc;
flaxseed, SI.33; prime timothy-seed, SLAB;
mess pork, per brl. sl065l0 10; lard per
Id, 6.2Oa 6. 22l2c; short-rib sides llOose)
5.4505.5Oc; dry -salted shoulders (bOxed),
5d5f2l9c; short-clear sides boxed. $3.50
5.S7loc; whisky, distillers' finished goods.
per gallon, sl.02; sugar. cut-loaf. unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day. the
butter market was fairly active and un-
changed. Eggs quiet at lie.
Receipts-FIonr, 1900 brls; wheat, 1885,
600 blu; corn, 23S. 200 bu; oats, 117.0O0 bu;
rye. 6,OO0 bu barley, 1000 bu. Shipments
Flour, 1900 brls; wheat, 12S,OoO bu; corn,
415.0OO bu; oats, IL, 900 bu; rye, 1000 bu bar
lev cD0 bu
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Oils.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Petroleum-stock Ex-
change-Opening, 99Ac; highest 997sc; lowest
99lsc: closing at 99l4c. Consolidated Exchange
Opening, 99ac; highest, 81 .OOl2; lowest. 99l4c;
closing Mt $3.50. Total sales, $4,000 brls.
Turpentine firm and quiet
OIL CITY, Aug. 2.-Narional Transit certin-
Gates opened at 81 OOH; highest, 81 003s lowest,
99l4c closed at 99l4c. Sales 1875, 900 brls; clear
ances, LIZA 900 bris charters, 81, $40 brls; ship
ments 1O4, 500 brls; runs, 1910 bris.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 2.-Petroleum dull and
heavy National Transit certificates opened at
81 90; closed at 99ssc; highest, $1.0O; lowest,
99Ssc
CLEVELAND Aug. 2. - Petroleum steady;
Standard white, 11Oo, 719c.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 2. - Turpentine firm
at 39l4c.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 2.-Turpentine firm at
39l4c.
WILMINGTON, Aug. 2.-Turpentine, SOC.
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the range. Toward the close the feeling
was easy and the market closed quiet at
inside figures. Quite an active business
was transacted in short ribs. and the
ruled somewhat irregular within a range of
.02l2d Csc early. but the market finally weak
ened, and prices declined .12lo0 .15c. To-
ward the close the feeling was steadier
and prices rallied slightly. closing rather
quiet. The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows.
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BOSTON, Aug. 2.-Thero has been a quiet
market for domestic wool, notwithstanding that
the sales foot up over 1900, 900 pounds. Some
large sales of Territorial wool swell the total of
sales to good figures. But aside from this very
little has been done, and the sales were confined
principally to small lots. Dealers more in
clined TO come from their views in most cases,
and few now ask prices that have been current
far as sales concerned for some time past.
Ohio and Pennsylvania tieeces have been quiet,
with sales of los. 900 pounds of Y and above at
SAC; 1000 pounds Of XX and above at 35c:
2.00OpoundsO of XXX. choice, at 81 l2c. and No at
3Sc. Michigan feeces move slowly at sec for Y.
Combng and delaine feeces have been quiet at
previous prices The sales of Territory wool
foot up 637 900 pounds of all kinds, and include
Montana at 2OG27c, and Utah and Wyoming at
lS022c. Texas wool is quiet at 1S q 25c, and is
comparatively well sold up. Oregon woolhas sold
at1S022c. California wool is dull. Ohio and Mich
igan unwashed woods are in fair demand. Pulled
woods are steady. Foreign woods are firm, and
carpet grades are tending upward, owing to
strong foreign advices.
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No. mixed, 35aa 1850; No. 8 mixed. 351oc;
No. yellow, 5i2c; No. yellow, 35c; ear.
mixed, 34i9d35c; ear, white, 3703sc.
Oats-No. white. 2sl9c; No. 3 white. 26la0
Bran-shippers paying $S.250s.50; local deal.
HayGTimothy, choice. s12; No. 1. $3.50;
prairie, No. /, $7d7.50.
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
The Tide Turns at Last and Prices for
Grain Recede to Some Extent.
The Change Causes Considerable Activity
Prospects Of Season Of DullneSs in
the Speculative Markets.
MONEY. STOCKS AND BONDS.

Dull and Featureless Day on the Exchange
Sugar Trust Makes Advance.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Money on call
ranged from gig to per cent, the last loan
being made at 4. closing offered at A.
Prime mercantile paper. 4i2G6l2 per cent.
Sterling exchange dull but steady at
s4.s5L for sixty-day bills. and S4.S7l4 for
demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
1924 shares, including the following:
Atchison, 6,OOo;' Missouri Pacific. $40;
Northwestern, 4,41O; Reading, 1O,400; st.
Paul, $40.
The business at the Stock Exchange still
continues to decrease, and the transactions
in listed stocks to-day were the smallest of
the year, while the fluctuations in most
of the stocks dealt in in but
few cases were for more than
did show some animation and, with the c.,
C.. c. & st. L., the Chesapeake 81 Ohio.
Reading and the leading grangers, fur
nished all the interest there was In the OPP
eratiOns of the day. London was doing
nothing this morning. and, though prices
from that center were again generally
higher, this market made no response To it,
and steady and tame opening resulted.
The statement was published that the
money. and had about S25, 100000 on hand,
part of which would probably be used In
retiring some of the outstanding certif-
Gates, and the remainder distributed among
the shareholders. This had the effect of
stimulating buying of that stock, and the
improvement started at the opening con-
tinued until a rise of 3 per cent. had been
made. A portion of this was lost upon the
realizing of the last hour, but substantial
gain was scored for the day. Among the
stocks of the regular list the Chesapeake IL
Ohios were again prominent and the first
preferred rose sharply. The c., c.,
l.. * st. l.. common was active, but
moved within narrow limits. The grang-
srs were helped by accounts of the crops
along those lines, and Reading by the re-
turn of borrowed stocks indicating a re-
duction of short interest. The market
rose steadily until well into the afternoon,
when money was bid up TO per cent, and
realizations caused some setback. The
close. however, was duh and firm at near
the best prices. The final changes are al
most invariably advances of small frac-
lions, but Sugar is up 2osc, Southern Cotton
Oil per cent, and Chesapeake q Ohio
first preferred. 1Ss.
Railroad bonds were relatively more
active than stocks, but they were still dull,
sales ag9regating only $4,000, of which
the Richmond & Allegheny first receipts
contributed $4,000. Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe skies lost gig, at Go.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were neglected. Closing
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LIVE STOCK.

Top Grades of Cattle Stronger, Others Steady
Hogs Opened Active, Closing Quiet.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 2.
CATTLE Receipts, 1,40Oi shipments, $50.
There was liberal supply. all top grades taken
readily at stronger prices. Few fine loads sold
above quotations; other grades barely steady at
Yesterdays prices.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Clothing woolens re-
ceived n fair amount OF attention, though prin-
cipaliy through statesmen on the road. The re-
quest for cotton goods was still moderate. The
cotton goods market continued unchanged, and
for the most part firm.
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Sanford's GINGER for Overlooking

The distress arising from overlooking is speed.
iv overcome by teaspoonful of sASFoRD's GIs-
GER after ahearty meal.
Dyspepsia, fatulency, rising OF food. cramps,
indigestion, sick headache, nausea, and many
ills may be prevented by a timely dose.
sANFoRD's GINGER is delicious combination
of imported ginger. choice aromatics, and medi.
cinal French brandy. and is the finest gingey
ever compounded in the history of medicine
Asapure fruit stimulant for the aged. mental
IL and physically overworKed. for delicate fe
males. especially mothers and as means Al
graduating craving for intoxicanfs, 1t is invals
Never travel without SANFoRD's GINGER
Beware of cheap. worthless, and often danger
Gus gingers which are urged as substitutes. Asa
for
Sanford'S Ginger
NJ 10
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-Cotton steady mid
ding, lie; low midding, 1Olsc; good ordinary,
93sc; net and gross receipts, bales: exports to
Great Britain, bales; sales, 200 bales; stock,
IL, O5S bales. Weekly net receipts, 274 bales;
gross receipts 7O2 bales; exports to Great Brit
ain, 976 bales; to the continent, f3 bales; coast
wise, 63S bales; sales, 1880 bales.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Cotton quiet and firm;
middling uplands, IL slice; middling orleans,
IL 9l6c; sales, 270 bales. Futures closed dull;
sales, 500 bales; August. 1o.65c; September.
Der, 9.9Oc; January, 9.95c; February, 1OO2c;
March, 1O.O9c; April 1O.16c; May, 1O.23c; June.
10000.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2.-Cotton quiet but steady.
Sales z 600 bales, of which / 800 bales were for
speculation and export, and included 800 bales
OF American.
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RAILWAY TIMETABLES.
With Owl Trademark on the Wrapper.

PENNSYLVANIA LINES-THE DIRECT IND
/ POPULAR PASSENGER ROUTES.
Trans leave and arrive at Indianapolis as foTowa
PANHANDLE BOCTE-EAST.
Leave for Pittsburg & N Y. $50 am. 400 pm $40 pm
Richmond & Columbus 500 am, 400 pm
Ar from n. " & Pittsbg. 1l:4O am. $50 pm. 1o2O Pm
Columbus. Richmond, etc, $40 am. $50 pu
Sleepers TO Pittsburg and New York without changes
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Leave for Chicago anu Northwest l135 am. 1iNpm
Arrive from Chicago and Northwest BIS am, 3f5 ON
j., NJ & l. X. R.-soUTH-
Leaves for Louis
Vile & south 400 s:45 am. BIS pm, 625 pm
Ar. from Louis
Vie d the South 1000 an. LIS an 545 pm. loss pm
T. 4 v. X R.-scCrHwEST
Cairo Express. Leave Us
Vincennes Accommodation, Ieave----------. 139 am
Vincennes Accomp O'atOE, Arrlve.------- 1a55 am
Cairo Express, AR We. aW pm
Leave for Bethany, e4sel Z sunday, 12o a. m. lll5
O.. m, ADO p. m.
Leave for Bethany. Sunday only, $50 m.
Leave for Bethany, Saturday only, 6O5 p. m
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pared with the total of ZIG last week and
Dos the week previous. For the correspond
ing week of last year, the figures were PIC.
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" uOtatlOnS WC1Cs
Four per CT. reg. i
-Four per ct coup i
Foura and a l2s reg i
Four and al2scoupl
Pacific 6s of '95. i
Louisiana stpd Is.
Missouri 6s.
Tenn. new set. 6s. j
Tenn new set IS j
Tenn new set S.
Can. Southern Eds.
Cen. Pacific lists = ]
Den. & X. q. lists. ]
Den. 4 r. G.. 4s...
Den. & RIG. 1sts1
Erie seconds
NJ, K. & i. gen. IS
NJ. h. & Il. gen. 5s
Mutual Union 6s- =
". j. c. int. Ger. II
North'n Pac. lsts. j
North'n Pac. DDS. = !
N'west'n consols. . ]
Nwest'n deb's 5s- ]
oregon & Trans 6sl
ST. La I'M. gen. %
st. i. &S.F. gen.m.1
ST. Paul consols. ]
St p, G. & p. lists
I. p. l.. @. Tr.rcts.
I. Z. X. G.. L. rcts.
Union Pacific lists. ]
West Shore.--.-..1
Adams Express i
Alton a. L. HI.
Alton & Il. ii. pref.1
American Expressl
Bur-, G.. r II NJ
Canada Pacific
Canada Southern.
Central Pacific.
Ches. * Ohio.
c. & o. pref. lists.
c. & o. pref. DDS
Chicago IL Alton f.. 1
c., b. * Q-.-.-..--1
c., ST. l.. & P.
c., st. l.. x p. pref.
G., >. Il e.
Clevl'd&Columb's. .
Del. * Hudson. - !
Del, Lack. i WI
Den. & X. Co.
East Tennessee.
T.. Tenn. LIST pref
T. Tellu2d pref
Crle.---. $1,000.
Erie preferred -.
Fort Wayne...-..-.1
Fort Worth & Den. .
Hooking Valley
Houston & Texas
Illinois Central. J
i. Il. 81 w.
Kansas & Texas
NEW VORE Al,
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Metals,

NEW YORK, Aug. Cooper weaker, lake,
August, 1l.75c. Lead dull but firm; domestic,
397i2c. Tin quiet but steady; Straits. 1880.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-Lead--Chemical hard
higher at S.S5c; soft Missouri quotable at 3.7Oc:
refined bid at g. 75c.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-12-19
MeXicanS Murdered.

A Navajo Indian came into Fort Wingate few days since and re- ported that he had discovered two dead Mexicans some s or 10 miles south of the post and near the Zuni reservation. A party was sent out to investigate the matter, and on reaching the scene of the murder they dicovered the two corpses rid dled with bullets and very dead. Query! What were the Navajos doing in that section?
 Agent Vandever has investigated the case since the above was writ ten, and Is firmly convinced that it was a Navajo murder, and is con- fdent that he will be able to bring the perpetrators to justice.-Gallup Register.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-12-19
Congressman Springer's PrOp0Si
 tiOn in Regard to Desert Lands.

The Hon. Wm. M. Springer, of the House of Representatives from Illinois, has prepared bill for the reclamation of desert lands which seems to get pretty well down to the root of the subject and is like ly to be a popular bill in the irrigating regions and to become a law. The bill provides for irriga- tion districts first and then he pro- poses to raise the funds for the re- clamation of the vast irrigable lands of the West by the issuance of irri- gation bonds which shall be a lien on the land reclaimed by the money which they represent. He thinks therefore that expectations will not be made from the national treasury for the reclamation of desert lands. The bill provides for the sale of the reclaimed lands in homesteads to actual settlers. He thinks the bonds will prove a favorite and safe invest ment to capital. The scheme em- bodies a point more than has been conceded by congress generally in regard to the reclamation of desert lands, which is that the Government will undertake the reclamation it. self. Up to the present time all work that has been done and all schemes for doing the same have merely contemplated the engineer ing work to be done by the Govern ment, and the settlers, or private individuals or the State or Territory to do the actual work of reclama- ton, but the Springer proposition if 1t becomes a law, makes the work of retaining the deserts of the West a Government work entirely and when the water is on the land then the Government proposes to sell the lands to actual settlers.- Phoenix Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-12-19
CribbettS Captured.

It will be remembered by the read- CTS of The Citizen that Ralph Crib= betts shot and killed Charles Rob erts in San Marcial was 3 cowboy in the employ of Roberts, and both of the men were in town drinking. During the morning the former call ed on the latter and requested set clement, claiming that some money was due him. Roberts replied with an oath. but friends prevented a fight. In the afternoon Cribbetts made another demand on Roberts for settlement, but was met with abuse. Roberts going so far as to pull his gun and strike the man over the head with it. At the time there were conflicting statements as to the true version of the tragic af- fair; however, Cribbetts pulled his gun and both men fired simulta- neously. One bullet from Crib bett's pistol struck Roberts just be- low the heart and passed entirely through the body. On seeing his victim fall, Cribbetts got on his horse and left for the mountains.
 Sheriff Robinson was informed of the affair at Socorro by telegraph. and gave his we'll trained deputies instructions. Ever since the mur- der he and his deputies have been guarding the canyons and outlets of the mountains, and one of the deputies, A. J. James, living near Mound Springs, the other day iden- tifed Cribbetts around a campfire and arrested him.
 The man made no resistance, claiming that willie he regrets the murder he was forced to commit the deed in order to save his own life. He was taken to Socorro and placed in the county jail.-Albuquerque Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-12-19
A Wild Woman in North Carolina,

Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 9.-There is a decided sensation at Greensboro, growing put of the capture of a strange creature, of whose origin nothing seems to be known. When first seen she had just sprung out of a box car and was running up the railroad. She entered houses, frightening the inmates out of their wits. The women, or whatever 1t is does not speak but barks like 9 dog and bites right and left. She caught one man by the scoat sleeve and took out piece as though it had been done with a steel instrument. The creature had on her arm two baskets filled with cast-off fruit cans and when overtaken threw down the baskets and fought savagely. No information can be drawn from her as to her name, origin or destina- ton. She is curiously dressed and her hair is wrapped about her head in disordered way. Barking and snapping like a dog are her charac- teristics, with readiness to fight anything that confronts her. The authorities are anxious to get her off their hands.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-12-19
Alkali Soil.

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 however some what from conversation with man who passed through Tombstone a few days ago with load of produce raised on the Gila river. He as- sured several persons that the pc tatoes, 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 apparently. When he settled on the land the neighhors 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 today-eight years after he settled on this land-his place is considered the most fertile and most valuable of any in that vicinity.
 The Sulphur Spring valley con- tains thousands of acres of black loam which were supposed to be unfit tor even cattle to graze on, while we have seen some of the sweet potatoes as ragards size and flavor raised the past season on these alkali flats near Wilcox.
 Why this fertile valley. with wa ter ten feet from the surface should remain unsettled is a mystery which will become more of a mystery when one sees the evidence of its apahilities.-Prospector.