Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-03-08
AT WILCOX.
New Mining Industries--CattIe
Graham County Politics.

The CITIZEN representative had the
pleasure of spending last Sunday in the
thriving town of Wilcox. For sure
fact this place is unequaled as business
point by any her town of its size, il
the Territory. 1t has business appear
ance at all times and the BUSINESS mer
are not of the complaining, whining
fault-fnding kind; they always have +;
good word for the place, and if any
short coming is mentioned it is apollo
gized for, and plausible reasons giver
for its existence. Too many business
men in Arizona are found, who seem tC
think it their special mission to
KILL OFF THE TOWN
in which they live, and instead of look
ing cheerful and keeping at ali times the
bright side to the front when Speaking
of the place, they are generally found
even when times are flush and trade
good, complaining of some dull season
already past and gone, or mouthing out
| forebodings of a dreadful dull eeaeon
next summer. Just such n spirit of dis
satisfaction az home is what kills towns
and then keeps them dead for all time.
But there is nothing OF this kind in
Wilcox; every man has his head up;
looking for the business that he knows
belongs to the place, and making his
plans to secure the new business which
is always expected. Just now Wilcox is
expecting a considerable amount of
NEW BUSINESS.
from raining operations that are soon
to be inaug urated. In the Dos Cabesas
district there is already new order of
things; several parties arc carrying on
work there, ssand the mines are giving
every promise of furnishing the material
for a good camp. The sale Of the mine
in the .Aravaipa Canyon to a new York
Company is also affording reasonable
anticipations Of another mining camp in
that section which will afford new
pastures on which the Wilcoxonian
merchant may feed, If he offers the
proper inducements. DR.. Alex Triple
is at present managing the property for
the new company, and has a force of
twenty men working on a road to the
mines, and expect to begin development
work IN a short time.
THE CATTLEMEN.
about Wilcox, and there be many Of
them, are not jubllant over the price of
cattle, but they have sold many this
season, and have plenty left, and the
range in this section is as good as any
other in Arizona Therefore it is
not strange that business men are feel
ing especially jubilant over the future
of their city.
Mr.. d. n. Hunsaker, editor of the
Southwestern Stockman, has been in
Southern California for three weeks.
taking a rest, and visiting friends. He
is expected to return the latter part of
this week. During his absence Mr.
Pugh, of the Western Union office, is do
ing the editorial work. This gentleman
is an old newspaper man and writes with
Huency. He does not know as much
about cattle as Dan, but he has made the
Stockman interesting, all the same.
The cattle pens here are not what the
importance OF the place as a shipping
point demands, and several of the large
cattle owners are talking OF interviewing
the railroad authorities on the subject
of new and larger accommodations.
Mr.. Otto Moore has sold out his Cow
boy livery stables and corral, but not
with the intention of leaving Wilcox.
At the recent letting Of the mail con-
tracts he was awarded the contract of
carrying the mail to Aravaipa, and will
give that his attention in the future.
GRAHAM COUNTY POLITICS.
Hon. Burt Dunlap was met in Wilcox,
he having came over from his ranch at
Aravaipa, in Graham county, to super
intend the shipmentof lot of cattle,
which he had sold. The newspaper
man tried to get few pointers on Ora
ham county politics from Burt, but he
was non-committal. He has not decided
yet whether he will take a hand in the
coming campaign, or not, but the
chances are that q desire TO renew old
friendship in Phenix may draw
him into the political battle. He
is one Of the stockholders in
the Valley Bulletin, which is
published as an independent paper.
There is printing plant at Clifton, and
it is believed that the Bourbon democ-
racy viii again revive the Clarion, dur
ing the campaign at least. Ben Craw- |
lord, who now lives at Clifton, is said to |
De trimming mis- sails for the shrievality.
1t is stated that eX-Judge W. H. Barnes, |
when at court in Solomonville, recently, |
patching up Of the busted |
democracy. He is reputed to be one OF |
he men who helped to salt down |
he democratic ticket two years ago, but |
'ecent events In Graham county and |
heir results have placed the ex-judge |
II the camp OF the Phills- |
ines OF two years ago: to them alone
an he look for support in the coming
;ongrt s. onal democratic convention,
rom G.sh; m. The present officials of
Graham county we're elected on an in
depend n ticket nominated by a mass
Meeting OF the people held at Solomon
lille. They have no political organiza-
ion to manipulate. The democratic
,arty has a county committee, but the
chairman OF that body, Little Steve"
vii not be present to work the machine
eXt fall, he having departed with funds
,elonging to taxpayers of Arizona
steve carried things with high hand
OAdnSA COuHGg lOT SeFeIdi years, anu |
named the county ticket for
is party, who would hardly know how
o act were they called upon to nominate
ticket for themselves during the com
1g summer. There is to be a political
attic in Graham this fall, and the pros
ects are favorable for the unsparing
sc Of all the ammunition at hand.
Apache Deviltry.