Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
A LUCKY FIND.
Clouds of Gloom DispelIed by Single
 Blast.
NOgales Herald.


 Some years ago Andrew J. Ritter was the most popular man in Cochise county. He owned considerable property, carried on a lucrative undertaking business and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of every business man in Tombstone, and everybody in Cochise county knew him. He was nominated by the republicans for county treasurer and was elected by the largest majority ever given man in the county. In fact the name of honest Andy Ritter was in everyone's mouth. He served his first term with credit to himself and the people who elected him, and was reelected. During the second term, by some hocus- s-pocus-perhaps by the dishonesty, carelessness or ncompe- tence of some one under him-he fell short in his accounts and season of htl- gation followed resulting in his bonds men being called upon to make good the large amount asked by the county. It was a severe blow to honest Andy Ritter, | the true soldier and noble patriot, and the whispers of dishonesty on his part that went around were harder for him to bear than the gallant charges of the enc my which he had withstood in many a battle while fighting for the preservation | of the grand union which he loved so well.
 It was with him as with everyone in this hfe-he had hardly got started on the down grade when he discovered that no one seemed desirous of applying the 1 brakes. but instead added velocity when ever opportunity offered He lost all the accumulation of years of toll and industry and was left almost in the evening of his life, destitute and with foul blot upon a once enviable character. But there were those who did not desert him. They knew the man; had full faith ill his hon esty and none could charge him with con trying to escape the payment of just debts.
 He floated along on the rough and troublous sea of life, bowed with misery and bereft of hope and almost of ambition until a short time ago. He concluded ht would try prospecting and Frank Moore and MT. Macneil, two popular and kind hearted business men of Tombstone, gave him grub stake" He went oyer OI the San Pedro near the famous Mammoth mine and began looking around H. found two men who had sunk a shaf about Is feet deep and asked them tt take him in as partner. They told hin that he could have the claim-that ther, was nothing it, and they left. Andy clean ed out the shaft and prepared for worl but with little hope He put i'll sho and when the smoke had cleared ava, was astonished to find that he had uncov cred "color" He put in another sho with greater hope and that time lifted tn covering of a veritable bonanza H. needed no assayer to tell him that he ha' struck it rich, the gold was ill full view The poorest rock from the ledge assayet into the thousands and he had plenty o , it. The meagre ''grub-stake" was sool swelled into comfortable sack" for de , velopment work, and it Is now only few months when honest Andy Ritte < will handle his thousands and no reason f able luxury will be beyond his reach.
 This information was giqen Us durin
 a recent visit to Tombstone, by gentle f man who knows all the facts. And aC 1 ded the gentleman, you can rest assure 2 that Andy Ritter will pay every oblig5 l ton, for he is that kind of man." Tn 7. noble veteran deserves his good fortune