Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-04-19
Arigona Enterprise. FLORENCE, APRIL 19, 1890
 WILCOX. A GENERAL ROUNDUP OF STOCK AND OTHER NEWS. Cattle Shipments-I'ine Eains---personal Matters---MIning Items---New Bell for the school House--K rom
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FLORENCE. APRIL 19, 1890
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Colonel and Mrs. II. c. Hooker were in from the Sierra Bonita ranch on Saturday last. The Colonel stated that his cattle are all in good order, and that the cali crop promises to be large.
 The Trustees have secured a 225- pound bell for the Wilcox public school. It is now in position, and will be tolled at s :45 and a. m., and 12 :45 anal ?. m. So there will hereafter be no excuse for being "tardy" on account of not knowing the time.
 Joe Johnston received instructions this week from Mir. Black to purchase 2000 more feeding steers, twos and and up, to be shipped from here by April 20th. The Colonel went to the Glla Tuesday in quest of cattle. Stockmen having steers to sell can address him at Wilcox.
 Another drive of about 1000 head of cattle from the Sulphur valley range of the Chiricahua Cattle Com pany passed through here Sunday en route 10 Eagle and Bonita creeks. Jim Pursley was in charge.
 Hurst, Black, Kiehne X Wiley have bought from Isaac N. Town, of the Santa Rita Land X Cattle Company, 2,5O0 head of two-year-old steers and up, to go 10 Kansas. The first ship ment will be made from Calabasas to- day.
 Messrs s. Hansen and A H. Vein, who have been taking out copper ore from the old mine at Johnson, near Russellville, for several months, were in town Tuesday. They have just shipped carload of high grade ore to New Jersey for reduction, from which they expect splendid returns.
 MT. Ed. R. Hooker and family, who have resided in Los Angeles for several years, arrived here from that place Wednesday evening and at once proceeded to the Sierra Bonita ranch, where they will make their home in future. They are welcomed back to Arizona.
 A fine shower of rain fell here Thursday night, and it is believed it was quite general. To the south of us, it had thunder and lightning ac- compartment, and was apparently heavy. It was badly needed there
 Mir. Charles Proctor, of the stock firm of Proctors Brothers, arrived here Thursday from Munson Cienega and went to Tucson by train. He is to be- come superintendent of Maish & Dris- coils large cattle interests.
 MT. w. A. Morgan, of the Thorough bred Cattle Company of Arizona, last Saturday shipped from here to his home at Irving, Kansas, cars-16S head of good steers, which he pur- chased from Vim. Four, Dunbar & Calkings, the Summit ranch, and Messrs. Lard, Shearer and others. MT. w. A. Fiege, of the Summit ranch, accompanied the shipment, and will remain in Kansas about three weeks.
 DENYING CORRESPONDENCE.
 The Erie Cattle Company's herd of 500 steers arrived hero last week Owing to the Santa Fe having no stock cars in sight, they were obliged to hold them several days be- lore shipping. Those who saw the steers on their range said that they were fatter and in better shape on ar irving here than when they left the company's ranch. They came through without the loss of q single animal, and then at a cost of about $200- while. if they have been shipped at Wilcox, the cost would have been al. XTlnl TIt1a made clear saving Of about $500 for his company. and at the same time demonstrated the fact that fl the ranch owners of Arizona will put competent men in charge of their steers that they can be driven to Deming at a small cost and without the loss of any steers, thus saving thousands of dollars each year instead of paying tribute to the railroad monopoly.
 Eastern and Northern buyers have about completed their spring pur- chases, and by May 18th the great bulk of their purchases will have been shipped.
 c. B. Zeek passed through here to- day with 40 carloads of steers which he shipped from Tucson.
 G. F. Black leaves here tomorrow night for Huachuca to receive some 6,OO0 steers purchased from Isaac N. Town, Perrin, Land X Co.,. Colin Cam eron and others.
 Prices keep about steady. Good threes and are selling at $14.50 to SIG.
 New Canal PrOJectd.