Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
CASA GRANDE.
THE WEEKLY BUDGET or NEWS
 FROM THE RAILROAD.
Heavy Rains at Last---The Casa Srahue Ruins Crumbling--Indians and hop- beries-BulIion Shipments Mining Matters and Per sonal MentiOn---A
 Wedding--Edue-
 eating the In-
 dians.
CAsA GRANpE. July 23rd.

received thorough drenching from l hoo1v shower which continued for about a connIe of hours accompanied by heavy thunder and continuous lightning. The heavy wind proceeding 1t tore oil hall the roof of one of MT. Slavan's buildings ana for while the heavy downfall ol ram threatened to wash down several or Ihe business houses that are built or adope' Dnrino the dry seasons water spouts are nLoirai mn with drifting sand and when rain comes. unless carried of by proper channels. it soon eats its way through walls. destroying everything as It goes; We are not as vet thorough builders, and inc foundations are insufficient, espec- iaIlv when it is readily seen that our n3nI,as lack the hardness that poorer coil than ours would furnish. While adobe houses are without question the most comfortable for ths country, the walls should be protected by good rocH foundations at their bases and suDstahnal roofs overhead. e 4t,o o15 Caea Grande ruins between here and Florence. whose walls of concrete, SUD- stanfiallv as they were built, are grad ualIv washing down. Each storm leaves it's marks. and it is high tlme II anythlng ! is to be done to guard this monument ol 1 dead and gone races from total destrucIlon ] hv fine elements. that measures should be ] taken for it's protection. What one storm will do cannot be undOne nor the damage
 he repaired. Too soon. Ii left alone, there 1 will be but mound of concrete Ike tue one near by the Casa Grande' to Inark the site of what IS stlll noble rum
 Wheat continues to come Ill rom oa- oaton consioned to Zeckendorf x Co of Tncson. Several Yuma Indians have
 come down to buy wheat of the flma m diane here where crops were better than tboae of their brothers at Yuma. Many questions are asked by strangers comlng
 in raoardino our Indians here and much
 curiosity manifested by passengers east or westward bound as the train stops, ln
 the few Indians who congregate at the
 depot to see the steam wagon come
 and 20. It is a matter of surprse when
 stranger is informed that our lnunahs
 are not the Apaches. That the fllndS' the Maricopas and the Papagos are peaceable and have always been on frlenoly relations with the white man and that , tbev are bitter enemies of the dreaded 7 Anacbe who dares do no depredatons ID
 these parts for fear of the Indians here. Your correspondent can not refrain rom : mentioning the fears of one traveller or
 beino held up on the Florence stage . road. and who was told i'll answer that :. surh things were not of frequent occur g renee In reply he stated that he had l. heard away tn the east" that the ot1i- X cials stood in with the robbers and that T staperobbers were never caught. Of !. conrse this Is a mistake. To Casa Grande ! belongs the credit of having caught one T. stage robber about 6 year ago, who IS now It serving sentence within the walls of una r. prison and while one or two mold ups
 ic well EnnUTl1 that | Mexicans did it. No one however be |; lieves they escaped lover the line" and l, many express their belief that their hld-
 inc and shelter was and Is still near by
 The officers who go In pursuit may
 surprise people some day if opportunity
 occurs and raid the suspected premises " It is to be hoped the right parties vii < be taken. When robberies have occurred T ripht in Casa Grande of three or fou ot hundred dollars at whack, and 1t wa: at eventually found out just among whom al the poodle was divided, it IS wonder he that an eye is not kept on them, or Wh. -ic they were not apprehend, but not to tn .ar officials here need the blame be laid a6 They have been in the past accused O f" being over-zealous i'll their endeavor t nd bring offenders to justice.
 ba The mining news for the week IS eI Is couraging. one thousand pounds of bul Ia lion having been just brought Ill from tn ,c- smelling works Of the Webster brother ot at the Waukegan. Just how this assay w is not vet known, but it Is without dout an rich in copper, gold and silver. Tn ,ar Webster brother will eventually put l 10. steam-pOwer, horse power being now tn .r,, motor and too slow for the energetl he proprietors of the smelter.
 -an Hon. R. c. Brown, one of the publisher
 | Crh rds en route to Prescott.
 ,t- Hon. !. c. Loss boarded the Pullma md car. Tuesday morning, eastward boun tic At the Central Silver work Is progressln ,f1I and contract for work on adjoinln nts claims is advertised. It Is expected
 smelter will be established at the Ce1
 tral Silver in the near future. At pre-
 ent they are shipping their concentrate
 for treatment.
 Chris Loss, superintendent of tl no n Golden West, is expected daily from u m ms East It $ reported that before lol us , attention will be given to slhkng ", iia-9 iia9 on that property.
 nty George Morse is in town and is said ana be the owner of some fine horses. Jud ISL ing by those he brings to town occasio ana ana ally he may well be proud of them. Via Mrs. Phonie Price, accompanied by h 2 h!S little boy, has gone to California to vi ave ave relatives and to recruit, her health bel iie poor.
 Mrs. Hugh Chalmers has gone ayo, San Francisco for a short trip. NJ the Coyle and son of Tombstone pass 'opa through recently to Globe, the intent
 being to enter business there. Ma
 seem to be going to Globe, the repo
 from there being favorable Althou
 there is no boom, prospects for bet the times than in the past few years, 'orts good, and there are few idle men in ylng place.
 that Rev. Father Monfort of Florence ten here. Catholic services are regula more held in the Mexican portion of the to The at stated Intervals. It is said an eli tion, will be made to establish services -hem Protestants perhaps by fall,
 half There will be a wedding to-day 1500 Ramon Cruz who hes been for g ,eing period one of Thomas Iominsons tr very ed clerks; and Miss Emilia Contre has The fair bride is from Florence. GI rant preparations have been made for
 wedding feast and many invitatl
 giyen. Rev Father Monfort will offic t!e'' te and many kind wishes are expressed
 the happiness of the young couple. .lock Cruz has built and furnished a comt iamn able home, and their married life al Of UeSlA ldNOl utl1 phNtSA SAAE4t |"tT very, tree.
 Iittie Quite number of young Indians C f too in this morning from Albuquerque " was they have been in attendance at scl rtelii, They look very well in their new suit' ,th is cIothes, gpeak English well and plf show the advantages of of their trail finite Now if only the Government would niaoa an equal interest in establishing who schools, and giving free board, schot 'or to and clothing to neglected white chil' e[eraI how noble would be the work, how |
 greater the results and 10 the imp
 ment of the nation! It is noticeable
 a matter qf history that education
 little for the Indians. they soon fall
 m. into their old ways. Two of the lQ VII this most degraded beasts in human 'wh on lave been two squaws in and ar 'hards' town who had received good educ man from the Government. It is we'll an old what can be done for the Indial d each would be far better to do for 2ohlns, children.
 nat the Your correspondent has but fe7 ut, hao marks to make this time in regard hat'eHs advantages of Casa Granqe as a SUI