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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Trade Matters.
Courier.

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 Phenix papers claim that their mer- chants are getting great deal of trade from miners, farmers, and stockmen of this section and it really looks as if their claims are well founded. Now the Courier is not, by any means, unfriendly to Phenix and her merchants. It wants the entire territory to get along well in every legitimate way. It is however, first, a Prescott and Northern Arizona in- stitutiOn and begs home merchants and others to consider their duty to the town section and people. That duty is to cor ral all the trade possible, to the end that others, as well as they, shall be prosr e eous. We are willing to patronize farms of Maricopa county by purchasing flour, grain. etc, but we would like to draw the line on goods that are imported by Phe- nix merchants. Such goods should be furnished home people by home mer- chants. If roads leading to and from Prescott are not as they should be, let us do as the people of Phenix have done, are doing, make them better. If Pres colt prices are too high, lower them. If our merchants are lax in reaching out for trade let us encourage them to put forth more energy, as it will never do to let merchants of another town scoop these of ours"
 Prescott can and must hold trade that of right belongs to her.
 Hoping that these few remarks will cause the desired awakening, we will, for the present, subside.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Aid to Agricultural Colleges.

Farmers, as a rule, do not think very highly of such agricultural instruction as is obtainable in agricultural schools. They have good reason for not doing SO: for it must be confessed that as rule, the colleges of this class have been-prac- tically failure We will not here dis cuss the reasons why, but they have been practically failure. At the same time 1t is greatly in the light of the farm. CTS themselves, for them to entertain such contemptuous ideas of learning farming out of books. They may not know it, but there is not a man among them who is not to-day reaping immense advantages from this very book farming. For almost all the improvements, in the character and quality of grains, fruit. vegetables, etc. and to some extent in implements and machinery have come either from the men who made the farm book, or learnt what they know out of them. Book farming Is a good thing to know, if we get the right kink and getit right.
 We are glad to know then, that con gress has passed an act that will very materially aid the various agricultural colleges in carrying out their work.
 The above clipping from an exchange Is pat and to the point, and it will become apparent with few years, that the con gressional aid given the agricultural col lege of Arizona has been well placed.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
More About Arizona Onyx.
Los Angeles Times.

In the chamber of commerce exhibit there are two glass showcases, the in- terior of which are lined with most gor- geous specimens of Arizona onyx. The pieces are cut in all sorts of fantastic shapes, and range from an eighth of an inch to two inches in thickness, and from few square inches to foot or two in superficial dimensions In their mark ings they are as varied as the figures in kaleidoscope, no two being exactly alike. Some are black and white. some pure white, some of a beautiful pale green tint, some solid brick-red and others mot tied with one or all of these tints. There is about every known color and tint of a color represented. The polish of the stone is like plate-glass. In the thinner slabs 1t is translucent and almost trans parent. The markings on opposite sides of the same pieces are often quite diff ferent.
 These specimens come from a deposit located In Yavapai county, Arizona, twentyeight miles from Prescott. The rock lies in laminated state, like lime stone, the layers being from few inches to two feet thick. At one place where there has been break in the formation It can be traced to depth of fifty feet hC l1lc lllC sur face the more solid becomes the forma- tion, and there is no telling how deep it may go. The onyx can be taken out in slabs of any desired size. It is worked about as easily as marble, and is hard enough to be susceptible of the finest polish. The probability is that it will entirely supplant marble for slabs on fine | furniture, the ornamentation of the finest houses and in the manufacture of orna- ments
 The specimens at the chamber of con- merce will remain there only a few days longer, as they are to be shipped east. Everybody who enjoys thing of beauty 1 should take look at them.
 | Aaron Mason, one of the original own ! CTS of the famous Silver King mine, in Arizona, which has turned out between 1 $7,000,000 and $8,000,000 in silver, and G A. Smith. the well known mining broker of this city, have secured an exclusive contract for the sale of this property, and they propose to take the samples witt them to Chicago or New York for exhibi ton. The best marble commands iron S2 to $6 per cubic foot, and Mexican onyx sells for from Ss8 to $20 per cubic foot in the rough. As there are many millions of cubic feet of onyx in the mine
 which Messrs. Mason and Smith repre- sent, it is evident that the property vii
 go well up fin the pictures"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Better Begin on Beets
phenix Herald


 While Territorial Treasurer Smith was at San Diego he became interested in the problem of sugar beet raising Claus SpreclIles had distributed seed through out San Diego county and the results were reported from each district, show ing where the most favorable localities for such an industry lay. Mr Spreckles' beet sugar mill at Watsonville treats 300 tons of beets per diem. Such an indus try is therefore invaluable to any com munity. It occurred to Mir. Smith that in Salt River valley were many section adapted to sugar beets and he believes the matter should be carefully investigat- ed. By application to Mir. Spreckles our farmers could doubtless obtain seed for experiment and it would not take long to ascertain whether this county could sup port ''sugarie" like that at Watsonville or not. Certainly favorable result would secure a most important addition to our many other promising branches of agri- cultural development.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
AN IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE.
The Altar Land and Colonization Com
 pany.
TncSon Star.

Capt. J. c. Beatty of the city of Mexico is in the city Capt. Beatty represents the Altar Land and colonization company of Sonora. Mexico, which has over 2,0OO,0OO acres of fine agricultural and grazing land in the vicinity of Altar and extend ing down to the gulf of California.
 Messrs. A. N. Reed member of the Boston chamber of commerce and Il. Freidlander of the firm of Leon x Il. Blum, Galveston, Texas, are also here with Capt. Beatty and J. w. Henderson banker of Humboldt, California, will ar- rive this afternoon, when the entire party will proceed to Altar. Sonora, to look over their possessions
 They were busily engaged yesterday in outfitting for the trip.
 Capt. Beatty states that it is the inten- ton of the company to colonize the land with Europeans and that they have join ed hands with an English syndicate in the enterprise.
 The enterprise is one of the the largest colonization propositions yet inaugurated in the southwest and means much for Tucson as Capt. Beatty says this place will be the headquarters of the company, and that one of the features of the en terprise is to connect Port Libertad and Port Lobos with Tucson by rail so as to have direct communication with the outside world.
 There is no doubt but what the pro position is a good one and will prove a success as the company has the land, climate and other unlimited resources of wealth.
 This company now holds the patents to about two and half millions of acres of lands in the district of Altar. in the neigh boring state of Sonora, Mexico
 They contain the Port of Libertad, the mouth of the Altar river and an i'm mense tract along the international boundary line.
 We understand that the company in tends to colonize their lands with peo- pie from the fruit growing sections of Europe The similarity of the soil and climate is a certain evidence of the production of all the fruits grown along the Mediterranean.
 Three railroads have been projected to cross these lands The first in date is the Tucson X Port Lobos railway, the Mex ican, commonly known as the McWood road and the Huller road from Ensenada Lower California, to Fl Paso. The sec ond of these roads will undoubtedly be built in the near future and the prospect of speedy colonization of the country will revive interest in and hasten the construc- tion of one or both of the others.
 The prospect is bright for Northwest Mexico, and Tucson will come in for hel full share of the prosperity.
 The following gentlemen, members ol the company, have been in our city foi several days and leave to-day for Altar to inspect the lands: J. c. Beatty, Calves ton; J. Friedlander, representing Leon < il. Blum, Galveston; J. W. Henderson Eureka; and William Caldwell, Clover dale, California. and A. N Reed, Bos ton
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
AgrIculturally Astonished.
PhpnIx Herald

Professor Brandt, a California horticul- turist of acknowledged ability, accom- panied Professor Gulley during his ob- servations about Phenix this week in search of an experim ental farm site that the general government has authorized to be established here. Professor Brandt studied our soils carefully and took note of all the horticultural data available. He was amazed at the really wonderful manner in which everything grows throughout Salt River valley; so easily, so rapidly and so luxuriantly. Our pro duetiveness exceeded anything he had ever known before, even in his world re- nowned paradise of California. Prof Brandt will occupy chair in the Terri. tory University at Tucson and will note carefully the various experimental under. takings on the proposed government farm here.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Joint Farm and Training School.
PhaQix Herald.


 Professor. F. H. Gulley, after expend- ing the past three days in Phenix, looking up site for an experimental farming station in this vicinity, returned to Tue son this morning. Several desirable To- cations were considered. Toward the close of the investigations, however, a proposition took some sort of vague shape which was developed into a well defined plan of operations. That was to institute certain connection between the proposed farm and the Indian in dustrial school which Commissioner Morgan is so anxious to establish here These two enterprises could utilize a large tract of land and, by becoming as- soeiated together, might more readily ob- tain from the general government and private subscription such property as is needed.
 Even an entire section could then be utilized. A school of 800 or more young Indians could be readily cared for, ac- cording to Commissioner Morgan's en- larged ideas for their proper training. The farm could conduct its experiments on a larger scale. Both school and farm would remain under their separate and distinct directories. But when there was work on the farm, and children in the school ready for work, which two con ditions would always o-exist, why then a combination might always be effected according to the needs of both parties
 Efforts will be made to carry out just such plan of joint and several pro cedure
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
From Silver Bell.
Tucson Star.

N. W. Faison, who came into town last Thursday evening from the Silver Bell mining district, which is about forty miles from this city in northwesterly direc- ton, reports that he has been at work On some lead claims which he discovered last April, now known as the Lead Car bonate,' and the "El Plomo" mines, and that he has been taking out very high grade of lead carbonates. Recently he struck very high grade silver ore, known. as 'black petanque" in the Fl Plomo. sample of which he brought in witf finn, the same having been assayed at slse 5SSsiiI- yer Bell few days before WitifveIy sat isfactory result. i.I--s s-11>e .-
 The Silver Bell miniag company, are. taking out large quantities of lead car, bouate ore.
 All needful buildings about the Silver Bell are being erected, and the mine will be running in all it's branches insfull force within few days. There are now between twenty-five and thirty people at the camp, and the outlook for extensive lead carbonate mines in that district is very promising.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Mohave Mining Notes.
Afohave Miner.

The lower levels of the Esmeralda mine are looking fine, and a good showing of ore Is being uncovered.
 It is rumored that the Diamond Joe mine will soon start up with an American as superintendent. Under proper man. agement the Diamond Joe will be great producer.
 Rogers $ Sherick have struck streak of gold ore on the Tintic that goes over $100 in gold, and about 15 per cent in lead. We don't know what the exact width of the streak is. but they have taken out chunks as big as whiskey barrel.
 The wind storm of last week blew down the tramway which connects the mine with the mill at the Atlantic. This accident caused 3 suspension of work. 4 test run was being made on the ore by the Me Arthur-F Forrest process. Seven tons were treated and the result was highly satis- factory. As soon as the tramway is re- paired work will be resumed.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Will Solve the Indian Problem for Us.

At the Lake Mononk conference, the Executive Committee, in reporting a plat form of Mononk for 1890, reviews the work done towards the civilization of the Indian and urges Congress to make such liberal and increasing appropriations as may be necessary to perfect this plan and to carry 1t into full operation. The plat form calls for a further extension of educ ation in all industrial parts, as essential to the preparations for self support; protests against the removal of capable officials for party reasons; recommends improvements in the provisions for regu- lar and legal administration of justice; both toward and among the Indians, urges churches to larger gifts and greater zeal in their distinctive Christian work among the Indians; reafirns, as fun damental principle which should control all the friends of all Indians, that all work for them, whether by private benevolenee or by the government, should be done in anticipation and in preparation for time when the Indian races of this country will be absorbed into the body of our citizens and the specific Indian problem will be merged in the great problem of building up the human brotherhood which the providence of God has laid up on the American people.
 The Conference unanimously adopted a resolution urging that money received from the sale of surplus reservation land be held as a fund to aid Indians in learn. ing how to support themselves.
 The vacancy in the Presidency, caused by the death of General Clinton B. Fisk has been filled by the election of Dr Merrille Gates, president of Amhers College.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Blackboard For Sale.

No. l secondhand blackboard, newly repaired and painted, in good running or der, for sale very low Can be seen in the corral of the blacksmith shop of
 A. J, DENIER.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
TOmbstOne.
New York Journal of Finance

The Tombstone district of Arizona within the next two years will develop into Comstock. It is one of the most promising mining camps on the Pacific coast. For the past two years it has been dead owing to the scheming of Chicago capitalists to freeze out poor owners of claims by cutting down wages, in which suppression of the nomads and the pas sage of the silver bill have had the effect of reviving the section. To-day there is not mine on the main mother lode that is not dividend payer. The last output of ore from one of the principal mines ran from $40 to $50 ton.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Grapes.
Fl Paso Tribune.

Fl FdSO 1r4Dlne.
 California, aside from gold gained all its celebrity from the cultivation of the grape and the products of it's vineyards, so that now the California grape Is sold in every American city and Is on the table of all the rich It is said the grape is the poor mans fruit" Not so Millions of tons more will have to be produced and shipped east before the grape can be tru- ly said to be 'the poor mans fruit" It is also said that the grape Is both meat and drink" and that in eating the lus- cious fruit 1t needs no accompanying dish. It is said also to be the best food for the invalid. the dyspeptic and the per son of rheumatism and neuralgia. The juice Of the grape Is new blood, new life.
 The Rio Grande valley has the soil and the climate to produce the best variety of grapes, more abundantly and of more delicate flavor than any other country. Here the mission grape is produced and shipped all over the country. It is one of the best table grapes that grows. and if put upon the eastern markets would out sell anything they have. It is not gen. erally known that train load after train load Of strawberries are carried into the Chicago market daily in the season over the Illinois Central railroad from south eTn Illinois, and t. at immense capital is employed ln raising strawberries exclu- sively and'in handling them. Think of train load after train load of nothing but strawberries.
 Mission grapes should be produced here in the Rio Grande valley in the in the same quantities. Twenty cars loaded with these grapes should be shipped daily from Fl Paso to Chicago tons to and the east. Allowing twenty the car and 20 cars to a train, that would be 400 tons of grapes daily, and at ! $20 per ton, the lowest possible price, it would be SsS, S,000-or $224, ,000 per month, or $672,0OO for the season. There is no danger but that the grapes will be taken. There are tons and tons of candy eaten daily by the children in the east, who would much rather eat grapes, especially 1 the sweet. luscious Mission grape of the Rio Grande valley, sometimes called the ! Fl Paso grape. If it were known that these grapes could be bought here in cal l load lots, or, If you please, by the train load, eastern buyers would be here and take the crops in the vineyard and dc their own packing and shipping. Labor is plenty and cheap, and there would be no difficulty in procuring all the pickers packers and persons necessary to make quick work of the crop as fast as it would be ready for shipments. At Belmont Missouri, watefmelons, cantaloupes, etc. are shipped north and east by the trair load. The same could be done here
 There Is big money in organizing ; company and planting alarge vineyard il this place, with view of shipping the fruit east, and thus demonstrating the actual cash money there is in the cult vation of the Mission grape for table us' exclusively and shipping them east il train load lots. Will the Progressivt Association inquire into this matter an( see what can be done?
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Come to Grief.
LOrdsburg Liberal.


 Wednesday evening Wm Walters, who boasts of the nom-de-plume ''Broncho BilI'' and Mike McGinnis, who has not attained the celebrity of terrific nick name, filled themselves up with Separ whiskey and proceeded to take in the town. They shot up Weem's place and chased each other around cracking their festive six-shooter, They went in to the depot, where Miss Parker was in charge and proceeded to do some more shooting. A rumor of the proceedings reached Lordsburg and Sheriff WhitehilI took Robert Black and went down to investi- gate. They found the place quiet, every light being out, but little investigation discovered that the shooters had gone to bed. They were awakened to find two double barreled shot guns looking at them and the surrender was quiet. The sheriff brought them to Lordsburg where they were locked up for the night and in morning bound over by Judge Titus to appear before the grand jury. Sheriff Wmtehill says that Broncho Bill is an old time hustler and horse thief who had a record here several years ago. Men who would go around defenceless women like Miss Parker, shooting off their re- volvers deserve the extreme penalty of the law, and if they had been killed in be- ing arrested 10 tears would have been shed.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

A big lot of hosiery for ladies, gentle men and children just opened at Wild, man $ Co.'s.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

Mrs. K Mckenzie has taken the Fryer Hotel at Casa Grande and has placed everything in first-class shape for guests. Rates very reasonable
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
A Candidate for Yuma.
Tucson Citizen.

A very slick case of protracted sneak thievery has just come to light. Juan Jacinto for two years past has been in the employ of l.. c. Hughes, both in the Star office and at his home. During this time and up to month ago Juan was considered strictly honest and trusty. Now it has been discovered that he is a most consummate rascal, stealing every thing stealable at all opportunities, and carrying all to woman-another mans wife-with whom he was living on upper Pennington street Nothing escaped his rapacity. He stole from the Star office tools, bars of soap, an alarm clock, pistol, blankets from the printers beds, which he took just after tramp printers had left, giving the impression that the tranps had taken them, and even a stove and pipe, which he took home in a wheelbarrow. He did chores around MT. Hughes house, where various articles were missed from time to time, though it was thought that other servants had taken them. Among other things he took $125 gold watch and chain belonging to Mrs. Hughes, and fine opal valued at $90 from MT. Roche who had rooms there. Here he also help ed himself to everything portable, even 1 taking a quart of milk day, Kitchen furniture was his favorite booty. At the time the watch was stolen a negro serv. ant woman was accused of the theft anc discharged, it never being suspected that Juan was responsible for its loss. 4 month ago he was suspected, it beine then found out by Marshal Roche tha he had his own house in addition room over the Star office where he slept. H, is now in jail and will probably spenC his next five years behind the bars a
 Yuma.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

A correspondent of the Tucson Star, writing from Florence, gets the political situation very badly mixed. He says: "Mr. Jackson, the candidate for district attorney, seems very popular, and will give Judge Benson a very hard chase if he hopes to keep pace with him." It is true that MT. Jackson is very popular and is a candidate for district attorney, but inasmuch as Judge Benson is a candidate for reelection as probate judge, it is difficult to see where the Every hard chase" comes in between the two gentle men,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
THEsE pI saRAcEFUL scENEs

are now q thing of the past, and to Fath- CT Mathew largely belongs the credit of first extinguishing faction fighting and that excessive drinking out of which has grown the improved and regenerated
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-03
Preserving Apples In Soil.

l remember when a boy finding
apples in the orchard which had lain
hidden in the grass and leaves till
spring. What mattered it then that
they were slightly musty? They were
plump, juicy and scarce. Claygate
Pearmains and Ribstons stood the Or
deal of winter better than soft varie-
ties. The plan of storing apples in
earth, or ''clamping" them, is prac-
ticed in some parts Of the country, but
it is not to be recommended, as the fruit
acquires slightly musty and bitter
taste. If stored in sand it is difficult
to get the grit out of the eyes and stalk
cavities. The best materials is the
siftings from burnt clay, which is free
from germs of any kind. / have tried
moss, but this also gives a musty
taste to the fruit stored in it or on it.
So does straw, and, worse still, hay.
Even boards convey an undesirable
favor to fruit stored upon them, and l
always interpose sheets Of Whitley
brown paper between the fruit and the
shelves.-W. R., in Gardeners Chron-
icle.