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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Cochise County Resources.
Epitaph.

Epitaph.
 For many years the only occupations in Cochise county with which it was consid- cred worth any mans while to bother were mining, and cattle raising, and the various branches of mercantile business. With the exception of the three camps in the county-Bisbee. Turquois and the new camp at Tevis- there is practically nothing being done in that line; for sev- eral years the cattle business has been in depressed state, and as a conse- quence the trading business is not in very satisfactory condition. Under these circumstances 1t would seem advisable that some of our population should en- gage in other pursuits. As has been demonstrated, as fine potatoes as one could wish can be raised in the foothills of the Huachucas. Our merchants inn port potatoes, not by the car load, but by the train load, and the price is always high. So any one understanding the raising of potatoes would have right at their doors q remunerative market for all the potatoes they could raise. The market would not be confined to Tomb stone, but would embrace all the sur rounding country. Another source of Cochise county's wealth is it's adaptabil- lity for fruit raising. To some. and out siders especially, this may sound strange. but 1t Is nevertheless a fact. Tombstone alone pays out a thousands of dollars every year for fruit, which might as well be kept at home Notwithstanding the fact that Tombstone is built on a rocky hill, without any depth of soil, the few people who have planted peach and plum trees have been amply repaid for their trouble. These people had to make their gardens in many instances by having soil hauled from as far as the San Pedro river, but the abundant crops borne by the trees more than paid for the cost and trouble. Where proper care has been taken of the trees as fine fruit has been produced as is raised in either California or the Salt river valley, and superior in flavor to the fruit from the latter place. Along the foothills of the Huachucas is wide belt of rich soil. where could be raised all kinds of fruit of the temperate zone without irrigation, and there would be no difficulty in disposing of all that could be raised at high price. Cochise has many resources beside those on which she has hitherto depended, and if some of our people would direct their energles to developing them she would soon attract attention and rapidly in- crease in wealth and population.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
LAND MATTERS.
An Interview on an Interesting Topic.

In column of Washington gossip to the St. Louis Globe Democrat of recent date we find the following in the shape of an interview with R. J. Hartman, chief of the division of accounts of the Interior Department, who is now in this city on official business. MT. Hartman says:
 Of the many reforms which have been instituted in the general land office since the advent of the republican admins tration, none will find more favor with the settlers of public lands than the de cision of Secretary Noble in regard to the non-liability of entrymen for moneys paid to registers and receivers of local land offices, when for any cause such moneys failed to be converted into the treasury by those officials. It has been | the practice of the land office heretofore not to complete the titles of entrymen to | lands until the money made in payment had been accounted for to the treasury. The fact that said payment might have been made to a register or receiver, a | bonded officer of the government has, by some curious process of reasoning, not been considered sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the demands of the govern ment. The results of this apparently un- | just holding has been to place settlers al most wholly at the mercy of unscrupu- | lous land agents. There is now pending at Tucson, Arizona, case of the govern ment against the bondsmen of Fred Smith, former register at that place, in which the government is endeavoring to recover from said bondsmen the sum of $35,000, collected by Smith from entry men, but for which he had never account ed. Under former rulings the entryman | in tnis wOuld have lost his money See retary Noble, however, decided that these moneys were public funds within the in tent and meaning of the law, that they had been paid in good faith, under pro- visions of law, and that there were no losses on the part of the entry-men in the premises. The present register and re- ceiver was therefore ordered to allow a completion of the entries. The recourse for the governm ent Is to obtain reimburse ment from the bondsmen of the delin- quent officer.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Mining News.
4GcSGu st4n


 The latest reliable news from the Nam moth country is that the Mammoth mine and mill are running steadily on Nam moth ore, and the mill, under Baron h. derstroth's able management, is turning out gold bullion galore.
 The strike ill the Table mo1ntaip mines which the Star mentioned casually a short time since, is now fully confirmed, and the Star can now say upon reliable assurance that Messrs Galloway, Drake and Burgess have sunk to depth of six ty feet and cross cut g ledge p feet in width, This ledge samples across the 22 feet S9G,40 in gold and l3l per cent of copper.
 This find is an assurance of a perma- nent camp upon the valley of the San Pedro and Tucson people must look to | their interests and see that the proposed road is bpilt, for Tucson is the point upon the railroad from which this promising district must naturally draw its supplies, and we predict great in crease in traffic to Mammoth, as we know Qf two plants ahout to be erected in tha l vioinIfV
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
ARizona.
Los Angeles Com. Bulletin.

Arizona is coming to the front as an agricultural country. For the past three months large number of carloads of al- falfa have been shipped from Salt River Valley to Southern California, New Mex ico and Western Texas. A compilation of figures furnished from threshers' books shows thst there was threshed in Salt River Valley this year lR,267 900 pounds of barley and 5,992,090 pounds of wheat. Add to this the amount marketed by In diaps and the total product of the valley in barley and wheat is 2O,32O,OOO lbs Both grains commandsd good prices and a much larger acreago will be planted the coming winter. The area of fruit land is being greatly increased, and seyera thousand acres of new fruit orchards and vineyards will be planted within the mex Rye months.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
LYNX GREEK DAM.
The Weight of Fresh Concrete Causes a
 Break in Its Face.
Prescott Courier.

Yesterday an accident which might have hurt somebody seriously occurred at the Lynx Creek dam, now in course of erection. The dam is being constructed of two walls, built with Portland cement and filled in between with lime concrete Owing to the short time remaining this year in which to complete the dam to fifty feet above bed rock, the concreting and building had to be pushed forward at a rate which has proved to be somewhat too quick. The concrete did not get time to set. The result was that the soft, heavy concrete, at the top of which about forty five tons had been put on that day. press Ing with great leverage g inst the top of the front wall caused large piece, about forty feet long, to scale off on the east side of the dam.
 The exposed concrete shows close grain and great solidity. which are the qualities required for this class Of work
 Luckily, only one man was slightly hurt by jumping from the platform of the derrick. which is twelve feet from the ground. His ankle was dislocated, but it was immediately set.
 It is estimated that it will take a fort night to repair the damage.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
GlObules.


 Simon Billing is prosecuting active work on the Woodville mine, one of the best silver claims in Globe district. Sim it, and at present the ore he is taking out is very rich.
 Considerable coke, most of it for the Old Dominion Copper Co.,, arrived this week The Buffalo company has not a sufficient supply to justify resumption of smelling yet. They will not likely be idle long, however.
 The difficulty of getting enough wood for fuel is causing some apprehension to be felt by our mining companies. The Old Dominion Company alone uses 400 cords per month, and the Buffalo con- siderable quantity. The need of rail road to Globe was never before SO mani fest, 1t is all absolute necessity if our mining industry is to undergo any fur ther expansion.
 The Howard mine, of Pioneer, is being worked under lease, with force of seven men under the direction of john Newman ground. A Huntington concentrating mill, of five or six tons capacity, has been put in running order, and trial run PlONC0 otlCCCSoLlls 11S SOOIl olo hCM pump, now on the road, arrives, the mil will be started up, with the probability of long run. Considerable good ore has been taken QEt and the mine, we are informed, looks well.
 Peter R. Brady is joint councilman elect to represent the counties of Cochise Graham, Gila, Pinal and Pima, in the sixteenth legislative assembly of Arizona He was handicapped by the fact of hi having been member of the board 0 prison commissioners. The opposition papers unjustly charged him with hayins neglected his duty in not preventing Geo H. Stevens, 2 fellow member of the board and treasurer, from stealing the prisol funds. We elsewhere explain why h was powerless to have prevented it. Hi opponent is man of integrity and un questioned ability, but notwithstandin, all the circumstances attending the cleo tion MT. Brady proved the successful can didate.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
A Lively Week.
Phenix Gazette.

The business of the past week was good, there is no complaint to be heard from any of the business men, in fact, it has been one of the best weeks of the season for business. The grocery houses have all sent out large consignments of sup plies to the various adjacent mining camps, and large cattle ranches; and the wholesale grain and hay dealers have shipped a number of carloads of that produce to various points in Arizona and California, while numerous smaller lots of valley products have been shipped east and west along the Southern Pacific railroad. Several prospecting parties fitted out during the week and started to the mountains, and a great many men living in the valley, and who own promis- ing mining claims. in the mountains, made arrangements to have their annual assessment work performed. The late rains put the land in fair condition fol blowing, and this week witnessed the seeding of barley, and wheat, of large acreage, of the Mesa and valley lands.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Mining Intelligence.

F. M. Sanford, according to a late Is. sue of the Denver Republican, has been doing some good work in Denver for the mining interests of northwestern Arizona. The Republican says that a syndicate, composed in part of Denver gentlemen, including in their number c. F. Meek. manager of the Union Pacific and Gulf railroads. George J. BGal, Colonel Neville c. N. Lewis and also l.. H. Jackson, of Colorado Springs and others, has been organized with a large capital for min ing operations in Arizona. These gen. tlemen have been devoting considerable attention to thls field for some time past prospecting in certain localities, and with view to future operations sent Mir. E. K Buttolph and others upon the ground where they spent the months of Septem Der and October making careful and ex tended examinations of the mineral de posits in that section. and starting the de velopment of one or two properties. MT Buttolph leaves for Arizona next week tC take charge of the operations of this syn dicate as its superintendent The mines in question are located in Mohave coun ty.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
A Man With A Pet Whale.
Chicago Inter-Ocean

On small island in the middle of the South Pacific lives a planter, the only white man on the island-which is full of brown-skinned folk-who cuts and dries the meat of cocoanut, which he sells to trading vessels. When any stranger stops at his island he gives him of the best that the island affords. he will get up great concerts and dances of the islanders; above all he will take them out to see his pet, which is, perhaps. the largest and oldest animal that was ever petted by any man. This petis sperm whale nearly seventy feet long. He came through the narrow entrance into the little harbor. which is walled in by coral reef when ! quite small, and remained until he had grown so large that he could not get out if he wanted to. The great creature comes up to be fed when the planter blows his horn, and after his meal of a barrel of chopped meat or fish. performs some wondrous and amusing tricks, apparentl Y knowing what is expected of him.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
A WATER DECISION.
Property Must Be So Used ss Not to In-
 iure Others.

A decision of interest to farmers was rendered by the Supreme Court of Cali fornia. It was in the case of Parker ys. Larsen, from Santa Clara county. and affirmed the judgment of the County Court in favor of the plaintiff The liti- gants are neighbors, and water from an artesian well owned by Larsen and used for irrigation percoiated into Parker's land to such an extent as to render use- less several acres of land devoted to crops which are damaged by an excess of mois- ture.
 In its decision the Supreme Court said:
 ''The water which did the injury to plaintiff was not a natural stream flowing across defendants land, but was brought upon the land by artificial means. And the rule is general that, where one brings foreign substance upon his land. he must take care of it and not permit 1t to iniure his neighbor. The law npon the subject is tersely expressed in the maxim: Sicutere tuo ut alienum non laedas." Examiner
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
How n Street Was Established.
Tueson Citizen.


 Meyer street is one of the oldest streets in Tucson, and was started under diff eulties It is named after it's founder Judge Ohas H. Meyer, who in 1862 when law was thing unknown and almost the only government was "every man for himself,' the judge seeing the coming need for such a thoroughfare hired three Mexicans to take out Mesquite posts, and starting from where Fleishman's drug store now stands laid out lines, and driv- ing the posts 100 yards apart, declaging Meyer street public thoroughfare. SqGatters living in the vicinity objected and built a fence across it, which was re- moved by Meyer < Go, so quickly and emphatically that no attempt was made to rebuild them. Soon three CT foul houses were built facing the street. and from that time Meyer street was settled fact, and soon became one of the princi pal thoroughfares of Tucson,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
FIT. GRANT ROBBERY.
A Total Loss of About sa 900.


 A Fort Grant special to the Citizen of November 18th says: Last night about 9 o'clock, after the post traders store had closed and all the clerks had left, two masked men entered the office of the store from the back door opening to tine yard in the rear, and with cooked revoI- vers compelled the book-keeper, Mir. A. c. Sheen, to turn out the cash contents of the safe Lieutenant Evans was in the office at the time and was compelled at the point of revolver to stand still and become an unwilling witness to the rob bery. The robbers declined to take any papers though there were many cheeks in the safe. They brought sack with them into which Mir Sheen was made to put the cash. The affair lasted but a few minutes, during which time the Iob- bers constantly kept the gentlemen GOV cred. There was but little said by the robbers to enable their identification pos sible. After leaving the office they fired their revolvers, no doubt to prevent pur- suit. The alarm was quickly given and | guards turned out, but the robbers es- capped in the woods on the creek, about | fifty yards of. The amount taken is sup posed to be $2,000 Mir. J. H. Norton. the proprietor, has offered a reward of S50O for the arrest and conviction of the thieves, and l5 per cent of all money re | covered
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Irrigation Law.
Phenix Republican.

The coming legislature should care fully consider the question of enacting some comprehensive irrigation law. In this connection it may not be untimely to suggest that both in Colorado and Cali fornia the very ablest men in the affairs of state have given the subject of irriga- tion their earnest attention for years and their laws contain many provisions that would prove valuable here The Cali fornia acts on the subject are especially good in one point, in that they provide for the organization of irrigation districts, wherein the inhabitants can get together. vote bonds and establish irrigation sys- tems owned and controlled entirely by themselves, each land owner paying a small annual tax for meeting the interest on said bonds and the requirements of a sinking fund for paying off the nrineipal
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Mining Notes.
Prescott Courier.

John Sugden has sunk another shaft in his Poeahontas mine, Hassayampa district In it he has ore that assays over 1000 ounces of silver to the ton. The rich ore streak is not. as yet, very large.
 Placer miners at Weaver have just sent S1,000 worth of gold to Phenix.
 Messrs. Lawler and Burnham, recently from the Hillside, report plenty of good ore. Teams are en route with ore from Frank and Paul Billon's mine, the con- solidated Parnell.
 Messrs. Weckler < Snapy have come in to make arrangements for shipping ore from their White Spar mine
 W. H. Harlan is having a lot of sul- phurets assayed.
 The Catoctin mine, Hassayampa dis trict, is well thought of by all who have seen 1t.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Beseeching for Beets.
Phenix Herald

Sunshine and saoeharine," saidspecial Agricultural agent Poston to-day, "go to- gether." "Farthernorth they raise vinegar, because the solar ray is limited in effulgence Here in Salt River valley we have sunlight enough if properly utilized, to generate saccharine in such quantities that we might in time sail on a veritable sea of molasses. The way to accomplish this is by raising sugar beets. Urge your farmers to try them. Germany has suc- ceeded. Such beets supply half the sugar product of the world. They have succeeded in Watsonville, California, and are succeeding in Grand Island, Nebraska Crops of 20 tons per acre are recorded which means $250 income per acre Secretary Rusk favors the experiment from Washington. Our farmers, here should follow his recommendation. This is the very home of sunshine. It ought to be an artesian well of saeeharine; al enormous hogshead of beet-sugar; il ] fact q perfect mint of revenue.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
THAT'S GOOD.
The Artesian Problem tc be Sol vett by Un-
 Gle sam.

On the 27th of October, says the Phe- nix Herald, Acting Governor Murphy wrote to the department of agriculture, respectfully calling the attention of Hon. Secretary RGsk to the necessity existing in Arizona for further irrigation facili- ties; whether by artesian wells or other wise
 An answer has just been received from the department, in which Assistant Sec retary Willitts says:
 Your letter of the 27th ult., with re lation to artesian irrigation, now sub ject of inquiry by this department, is al hand and will be referred to our agents in the field, with instructions to visit Arizona and make an examination of the conditions. the result to be laid before Congress, as required by the law finder which we are now acting"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
The Fig Tree.

The fig is attracting more and more at tention in southern California. and now that improved varieties are attainable, is being planted much more extensively than for many years. The fig tree is not a vegetable dwarf Just what limit na- ture plaees on its development WE do not know, but we do know that it attains mammoth proportions under favorable conditions Growing on Mr. Tibbit's place in San Antonio canon are two large fig trees that are thirty feet in height, have an immense spread and are marvels of productiyeness. When seen recently their defoliatsd hranehes ware bonding to the ground with their burden of mature fruit. One thousand pounds per tree is, we think, low estimate of fruit ripened this season. A ten-acre grove of such fig trees would keep several families in the comforts of life.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
All Seasons Fruit.
Phenix Herald.

Some fine clingstone peaches were on exhibition at the Improvement Companys office this morning. They came from Major Evans garden and show by the next month they will be prime table fruit, although even now they are not unpalate- able. Ripe peaches from Phenix trees be picked from May 18th to December 15th, seven months. The strawberry season IS even more protracted, extending from April to New Year, while. some raisers claim to pick ripe berries the year round. There is sharp competition among sellers now in peaches and rates range from eight to ten cents per pound.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
An Interesting Land Case.
PheniX Herald.

Commissioner c. Wilson yesterday took evidence in timber culture claim for the s. E. i of section 2, T, ? N. R, E. Franklin l.. Mosier is the claimant As sistant Land Commissioner Stone ordered Il further hearing by letter dated August 19, 1890, on the ground that Tom Davis, of Florence, had previously enter ed . similar claim to the proEerty.
 The object of the examination to-day was to decide whether Mosier had ap pealed in time and whether Davis haC begun his improvements before the ap peal. Judge Lighthizer appeared fol Mosier; Judge Wallace for Davis. Tn, latter elalas te haYe spent 5000 in i'm provements and that his opponent nov seeks uniustly to get the benefit thereof
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Fatal Accident.
CoIlr;ar

Mir. J. r. Blandy, who has been survey ing a route for the railroad in Big Bug district, returned last evening and i'm forms us that Louis Scopel, miner, fell down winze at the Boggs mine, Thurs day night, adistance of 40 feet, and re- ceived injuries from which he died at f o'clock Friday morning. Several shots had been touched off, but MT. Scopel thinking all but one had failed, started down the winze to see what was the mat ter with them The shots had not failed but had all exploded, and the powder smoke so overcame MT. Scopel that he relaxed his hold on the ladder and was hurled to his death. Deceased has rela lives living in Crook canon south of Pres colt.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Rich Ore Specimens
Yuma Times.

Henry Avila has some fine specimens Of silver and lead ore from a mine belong ing to his uncle and brother near Her mosillo. One piece containing horn silver goes $1 900 to the ton and others go $250. The ore is shipped to Denver for reduction. The expenses of working the mine are great owing to lack ol machinery. Duties of $2O ton have tc be paid at Nogales.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22
Mining Intelligence.
Prescott JournaI-Miner.

J. J. Williams, superintendent of the Blackberry Mining company is making a survey for twenty-inch gauge railroad toconneet the Blackberry and Boggs mines on Big Bug. The length of the road will be about three miles. The company has also located site for smelter, which they will put up in the near future. on Big Bug creek, just below Mir. McMichaefs place, and the road between the two mines will touch at this point. The survey for the road VII beeompleted very soon, and the work of building the road will be con- menced. The first engine for the railroad has already arrived at the depot, and ma terial for its construction will soon be on the ground.