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Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
ARIZONA ONYX.
A Wonderful Quarry Found in Yava-
 pal County.
Florence k. terprise.I

Ei JeIprlSs.l
 How little IS really known about Ari- zona's mineral wealth by even the best informed, cannot be better illustrated than by the history of the deposit of onyx discovered and located few months ago, twenty eight miles south of Prescott and within a stone's throw of what is and has been since the orga- nization of the Terri ory, the main high way of travel betws en northern and southera sections. For over a quarter of d, century, within fifty feet of Mayors station on Big Bug creek, In one of the oldest anu what was supposed to be one of the most thoroughly pro 'pected min ih- districts of the Territory, laid un- cared for and unheeded, 20 acres of the most beautiful onyx that ever pleased the eye of man. Red, green, blue, old gold, pink. white. black, translucent, variegatcd, in every variation, the onyx $ fOuud covering this area to an un- known depth, and while the owners of the only othe onyx quarry in existence tine one in the State of Puebla, MeIi- co,--were growing rich by selling their stone at from S8 to S20 to cubic foot, hundreds of persons passed over this deposit to admire the for a moment the woaderful beauty of the rock and then cast 1t away as worthless, until last Feb rdary when Al and Geo. McCann, Wm. O'Niell and John DougheIty located 1t III vague speculative sort of way, trust ing that the future would develop some way in which it's products could be uti- lized. A few samples sent to Chicago, astOnished the experts of that city where S1O0,OO0 of Mexican stone had been used in the interior decorations of the just then completed auditorium. Nothing of the kind used in that build ing in color or texture could compare with the Arizona stone, while the flaws that made the Mexican stone so defec- tive were totally missing. Both Chica- go and New York experts on onyx were sent to the Territory and all were as- tonished not only at the extent of the quarry, but also at the fact that the onyx w..s in regular quarry formation. something never before known, as m ,lexico it Is only found in boulders. The long accepted theory that the stone was primarily formed in the shape of stalag mites and stalactites was upset, and the only explanation that could be advanc- ed to account for the Arizona freak of a
 regular quarry of onyx-iust like sand
 stone or granIte-was that the valley in
 which it was located had at one time
 cen the basin of lake formed by . spring whose waters were strongly inn pregnated with lime to form the body
 of the stone, and with iron, gold, copper and other minerals to color it, and then
 centuries of evaporation under the
 burning suns of Arizona did the rest,
 and as result gave a quarry that rivals in its beauties of colors the glo- | ries of the opal.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
THE HEAVENS OPENED.
, Thunder and Lightning. Rain and Hail.

A sudden aud terrific rain and hail storm struck the city at one o'clock this morning, accompanied by lightning and nigh wind. The rain came down in sheets, followed by deafen ng fall of hail. The sky was almost one continual flash of lightning and the thunder rivalcd the hail Ill its uproar.
 The illness and death of Sister Mary Vincent. at St. Mary's Hospital. August f. 1890, has been previously mentioned in the CITIZEN. -fhe faneis ceremonies yesterday. were. extremely impressive and largely attended by sorrowing friends, and not the least of whom were the poor and suffering to whom she had been as guardian angel. Sister Win cent came to AliZcna from Saratoga. New York, fifteen years ago, and for tevr erai cars was teacher m St. Joseph s Academy. She took an active part m founding St aiafy's Hospital of this city. and lad De, T.. liiA county department of tine saInr s:nce it's establishment
 until her ti-a'r She Was woman
 mu"n uve,i for ii.: cu,ia:,Iing traIts and one who rIll De un y-rsai.y uourEed. A beauIi.ui a.iIDreIla tree, the finest one n fi-.t tr .. t3pistrd off m James Qaig gis $ yi l. T xs U thr fuss House. Mr. Qu;ggis4 tuU- great pride m the tree and l.i:d its lini,o hung mp with wires
 Cots were fo.d-d up and run in at
 double iuick.
 Part of the new roof of the Congress LodgIre ilruse was lifted oil. Signs were sen, Iiying in all directions L ,nergaII's, Itutf J' tailor's, Congress Lodging 5touse, and several others be ing taken. The drain across the Main street side walk opposite the Palace Hotel, If l az ain washed out.
 Tin roofs were in danger of having
 holes punched into them by the hail. Forty feet Of fence was blown down 1T ! front Of IT. Hardings res idence.
 The hail stones were about three | fouribs of an inch in diameter. The roof of the convent on one side wal | blown of during the storm, wettlng the plaster lnside, but doing no great dam age. The roof was put back this morn | ing.
 Several of the largest trees in Carril | lo's,iiarden were broken down more Ol ! less.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
Personal.

J. M. Gregory, of Phenix, is in town.
 Geo. F. Dodson, of Florence, is in town.
 Hon. Geo. Daley has returned from 8 trip east.
 Judge Barns returned from Phenlx yesterday.
 Geo. Stone, of the Santa RiIss, was in town to day.
 Sheriff Hickey, of Prescott, is register ed at the Cosmopolitan.
 Judge Anderson and Jno. Young, of Greaterville, are in the city.
 Rev. c. s. Long and wife of Japan, are at the Orndorff House.
 Ramon Vasquez, a well known mer- chant of Nogales is in the city.
 Rev. Adams has returned from an ex- tended trip through Colorado.
 MT. Geo. Miltlmore, brother of Capt Miltamore is visiting in this city.
 J. Gri fifth IS in fair way to recover and will be out in three or four days.
 w. E. Guild, President of the Pinal County Bank, Florence is in the city.
 Judge Vanderlip left this evening for Crittenden after a stay here of six days
 A.J. Doran, of Florence, is attending the meeting of the Board of Equiliza- tiou.
 Mai. James Jackson is in command at Ft. Lowell in the absence of Col. Glen denin.
 J.R. Grant, son of General Grant, is in the city. He has mining interests in this vicinity.
 Mir. Andrew w. Weeks, of Mammoth, is at the hospital under the care of the Odd Fellows.
 F. B. Zeigler is quite ill, and will leave for Sacramento on the first train west, where he will be treated.
 l.. D. Chilleon, leaves on the first train east, to make three months visit to his old home in New York state.
 J. Landis, of Psntano, is in the city, and reports cattle looking fine and feed high, after the rains, in his vicinity.
 W. H. J dk. II luloy, WuO udc Ooch cuui- mering at Los Angeles, was met at the station yesterday by Mir. Finley, en route for Harshsw. .7
 Miss Constancia Redondo and MT Andrew Ravisl will be united in mar, riage Friday, at the residence of the brides parents, Stone avenue. MT. E. .Leoneke, of Ohio, one of the delayed passengers, was taken sick here, and is now at the Orndoff House, being cared for by the Gdd Fellows.
 MT. H. Gray. of Los Angeles, skillful machi hist, has moved his family here and viii make Tucson his future home MT. Gray will wo k at the $. P. machine shps.
 James A. Buell.. an old Tucsonite, Iho has Geen .. P. Agent at Salton, Cal, for several years, is visiting friends m the ity. He is accompanied by Mrs. Buell., his mother.
 Prof F. A. Gulley,. the Agricultural stati. Il of 'Fexas, is in the city, in con ference with ihe Board of Regen IS, look ing to the po-s bllity of securing his ser vices as director of the agricultural station of Arizona.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
The Sun Never Sets on the United
 States.

Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson.I
 By the way it was first called to my notice while West, by study of the lat itudes and longitudes on the coast, that the sun never sets on the United States. That has been called the glory of Great Britain and was immortalized in one of the speeches of Dariel Webster. Now it is the glory o' our own country, too. Since the purchase of Russian America the farthest Aleutian island, stretching out toward Japan is as far west of San Francisco as Eastport, Maine, is east of San Francisco. If you will look at the map you will see that our Republic ex- tends through l96 of longitude, or more than half way around the world. When the sun sets on the Aleutian Island it is an hour high on the eastern coast of Maine. and both the setting aud rising sun shining on American citizens of the Republic. It was the Republican party in its thoughtful regard of th-, country and its destiny that thus placed San Francisco in the center of the Republic east and west, instead of being on the extreme verge of the western border. The possibilities ot Alaska are wond. r. ful. Already it has repaid 10 us more than it cost, and thousands of millions more lie Tn its mineral wealth and fish cries."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Blockade Lifted at Last-Mails and Passengers Arrived in the City.

After long and vexatious delays the passenger trains from the east arrived here Saturday night at 12:30.
 The trains waited three days at Dem ing and another at Fl Paso. The four trains as one consisting of ten coaches of 300 passengers, including an excur- sion from the City of Mexico, started at last from Wilcox at 7:15 Saturday morn ing, with as tired and impatient a train load of people as one often sees. They reached Dragoon Summit in few min utes and there found three gangs of about BIO men hard at work build ng the road. The ergine was uncoupled from the train and the conductor, brakeman, and engineer weno ahead as far as they dared with the engine. They then got out and walked ahead. The day being warm the conductor and brakeman threw of their coats, and the engineer his jumper and gloves, beside the track When they returned they found some cattle getting in their work on the clothes. The sleeves of the coats were chewed off and all that the engineer could find of his property was the fin ger of one glove and small piece of the jumper. The appearance of the con ductor with coat minus the sleeves created much amusement for the pas sengers, who were glad of anything relieve their monotony. The tram start ed over the scene of the washouts at D. ID. For six whole miles the track had been washed out bodily, the track being laid in almost any shape so the train could cross it. In some places 1t was ten feet below the original bed, Tn oth CTS wide detOur would be made, and again ths track would be cribbed up, in one place the cribbing being 70 feet high Part of the track would be doubled around to an alarming extent. It took three hours to cross the six miles, and the passengers were in fear of their lives. The cars pitched and tilted to an alarm ing extent, and at times the ladies would scream out and hold to their seats.
 Engineer Bruce showed admirable pluck in crossing the place, and many engineers would have refused to under take it. At one place where gang of 3 chinamen were at work, with no parti- cular haste, some of the passengers took hold, carrying ties, etc, and repaired the break in a few minutes.
 The train arrived at Benson at nine D. m.. and came through with compara- tive speed, getting here at 12.30.
 Among the passengers were about 60 moulders, en route for San Francisco, to replace the strikers in that city.
 The mail car was filled to the roof with sacks of papers, the letters having been sent around via Albuquerque.
 The train laid here until yesterday af- ternoon, being delayed on account of washouts at Picacho.
 The $. P. Co. are to be commended for the speed with which the repairs along the track have been made.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
TAND BY THE TICKET.
A Good Republican'sI lea of a Voters
 Duty.

To THE EDITOR OF THE CITIZEN:
 Now is the time the politician, or rather office seeker of small caliber or less capacity, gets around and seeks to pledge weak and unsuspecting mortals to his support.
 The writer firmly believes that the citizen who pledges his vote without due consideration of the fitness of the respective opponents, but simply yields to the personal solicitations of the can didates, ought to be deprived of .the right of sufferage.
 The man who spends all hls time working for himself is not a party man he has no thought for his ticket and the men associated with him upon it.
 Let every candidate stand on his own bottom By his work shall ye know him" and there is no other test of bis titn ss for the place he seeks.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Present Condition of Affairs On
 The Southern Pacific.

It Is expected that the road will be open tonight.
 The washout at Picacho was repaired at S:30 this morning.
 The train for the east will leave some time during the evening.
 4 worK-train gang from California are coming this way, at rapid rate.
 One of the delayed trains returned west this morning at S:30, with only q few passengers.
 Passengers from three trains are now at Dragoon Summit. The trains ar, run back east, us they are here sent baci. west.
 No transfer of passengers can be nade at Dragon Summit, on account of seI eral smaller washouts between here ana Benson.
 Twenty-two carloads of perishable freight are at the station. Some cab. bages are beginning to smell pretty loud If the ad eastIs IS not opened very soon, it will be returned to California, as but very little of it could be sold in Tucson
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
A Sunday Row.

esterday afternoon parcel of Mex jeans numbering thirty or forty got in to row in the lane north of Carillo's Garden. The object of strife was a demjohn of mescal. There seemed to arise question as to whsrin. laid the title, and in true Mexican style they pro oeeded to establish quite claim deed by exchanging rocks, bottles and other movable articles which happened to be within reach. The police were called and officers Johnson and Lucas and Con stables Perrin and Roche proceeded to the seat of war. A retreat was qnickly ordered and in the pell nell which fol lowed the major portion escaped. Six combatants were caught and through the kindness of his honor Judge Meyer are now assiting Judge Wood to put the hospital road in shape.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
Baseball.

The game of ball yesterday Tucson ys Ft. Lowell, was very exciting and rath CT close. Score 13 to 10, in favor of Tucson. Stolen bases, Tucson 21, Low ell7. Earned runs, Tucson 9, Lowell s. Errors, Tucson 19, Lowell '. Batteries, for Tucson, Dave Hughes and Manuel Drachman; for Lowell, Peasner and Conway. Umpire, J.J BlinckhOrn.
 NOTES.
 Fifteen carriage loa ds of spec ators went out from Tucson, to encourage the boys.
 After the game the photographs of the players were taken in a group and also singly.
 The visitors were treated to an elegant lunch. after the game.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
SILVER CIRCULAR.
Official Notice of the Silver Aot.

Official notice of the governments in- tention respecting the silver act was given in the following circular which has been issued by the Secretary of the Treasury:
 "WAsHINToN, D. C., Aug. 1; 1S9O.-On and after the 13inst. offers for the sale of silver bullion, in lots not less than ten thousand QO, ,40O) ounces and i 8 delivery free of expense to the government, at any specified coinage m:nt of the United States, will be received either by tele graf h or letter for consideration at 12 o'clock m., on Mondays, Wednesdays a.d Fridays of each week, except when these days fall on legal holidays. All bids will be addressed to 'The Director of the Mint, Treasury Department, Washington will tate the quantity of fe ed in fine oup ces, the price per ounce and the mint at which the bullion IS to Oe delivered.
 "Bidders will be notified by telegraph of the acceptance or rejection of their offers.
 "rhe right to reject any or all bids Is reserved, and also to adcept any portion of an amount offered instead of the the whole.
 "The delivery of purchase must be com pIeted within ten days after the ac- ceptancs of the offer.
 "Paynent will be made by draft on aD assistant treasury of the Uni ed States payable in treasury notes.
 .'When bars bear he stamp of we'll OY m n fA value will be paid, pending melt and as- say, as may be regarded sale and proper When Ie bullion purchased Is of such character as to require parting or re- thing the usual mint charges for the operations will be paid by the seller. No bars weighing over l,2OO ounces will be received. No silver coin except uncur- rent and multilated coins of the United States will be received on account Of purchases.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
A PHENOMENA.
A Ra pid Change of Base in Real
 Estate

A Rapid Change of Base in Real
 Estate
 Almo.,l the entire population of Tue son visited the scene of washOut and devastation at the crossing of the Santa Cruz on the hospital road yesterday. The changes which have taken place in the last few days are hardly to be real ized. One hundred acres of fertile fields that have withstood the rains and floods of more than two centuries, have taken A passear, and are probably, at this writing, in the lower G,Ia. In their stead is a roaring, turbulent stream of water, hundreds of feet wide, and running in channel from six to eight feet below the former irface landmarks which have been for SIX generations, are gone; and houses which short time ago stood in the midst oi smiling gardens, are in dangerous prox unity to the banks of a swollen river The damage in this section, while Il cannot be estimated at present, must necessarily he very great. It will be -one time before the title to this DOT ton of bottom lands k quieted. Mucf of the damage done rIght have beer Iverted by the judicious use of sanC age. The waters could all have beer sept in a channel Go or 80 feet wide, in stead of two hundred yards or more, al 1t now Is, thus saving many acres O valuable property.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
REPUBLICANS. ATTENTION.

An act of the last legislature requires a complete re-registration of ALL voters; also persons who have not taken out their SECOND papers must do so in order to cast ballot. Judge Sloan wiifopen court here Wednesday, SeptembeDBds when all qualified persons who have taken out their first papers may become citizens. It is the imperative duty of Republicans to attend to this matter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16

A RUMoR has gained currency that the republican element of Pima county who disagree with the territorial administration, is endeavoring to cap ture the convention with the idea of scoring the governor. The report is erroneous. What the republicans of Pima county want is Harmony with a capital H., and freedom from all rings and cliques. There is no intention whatever so far as we know, of currying the governor or anybody else, and any attempt to create sympathy by such a statement will result Tn a boomerang.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
CUTTING AFFRAY.
A Mexican Stabbed and Will Prob
 ably Die.

A stabbing affray took place in Bario Libre last.evening, which will probably end in the death of Zone of the partici- pants. Two Mexicans got into scutfie about some petty matter and drawing rtheir knives proceeded to display their abilities as expert carvers. One succeed ed so well that his victim -rrsssl .probsbly dis-from-a thrust in lo-nsSS stAts1iiifeflt could be extracted from the woundeaeIasa,r-l5n but one Mexi- can is now in jail for being implicated and three others on suspicion.
 The officers were in Bario Libre quart CTS this afternoon after some other sus- poets, but up to going to press no new developments have transpired.
 1t is stated there is some sensational ,.a+tar at tha hottom of the affair
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16

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Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16

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Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
TERRITORIAL NEWS

Tempe claims to raise onions weigh ing 21a pounds.
 The assessed valuation of Apache county is S2213, ,580,09, that of Moha%e county is Sl,S79, ,794,75. vs xsfssc F The Indian department j., ,ceaeiaeripg the propriety of erecting a1STr20e s6t16l building at San Carlos reservations. c-Ts
 Robert Bowen has sold hisstock ranch on the Gila below the month of the San Pedro. to Matt Canvaness and Wm. Kel- lopg. together with about four hundred head of cattle thereon,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
0', j;ebIg & Co.

The European Medical Staff ard Special Surgeonsand Phy- 5lcans of the Liebig World ijispensary and Information ! Surgical Institute, AGO iparv St. San Francesca Cal, and 3Ol and 3O3 W. 9th St. Kansas City, Mo-,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-16
SWINE.

The following notes are from the But cher's & Live Stock Gazette:
 See the hog first; his pedigree next.
 A poverty ration makes poverty hog
 Look out for your hogs. When they place to sleep. This will smake them TOW and get fat rapidly, ;because they are satisfied. The .place must be dry cleaI. and ventilated.
 Major Downing on his Green Mount. ain farm, Colo, has demonstrated the fact that hogs can be grcwn, matured and fatted on alfalfa and without other feed, but" says the major, "a little corn squash or barley with the alfalfa will be an improvement"
 Noted authority says that plg who IS stunted in growth may recover from 1t and to all appear ances make a fine bre eder, but in all probability the pool treatment received by the parent will crop out in the offspring.
 Men who have studied to know the truth of the matter have arrived at the conslusion that the most profitable weight at which hogs should be ripened for market is about 200 pounds. This weight may vary 9 pounds either way as governed by circumstances. It IS surprising to us that while these con cluclons cannot be successfully disputed men will deliberately throw away good share of the profit on the first 20C pounds by trying to reach the the third hundred