Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-09
WILCOX.
THE USUAL BITCH OF NEWS FROM
 THE RArGE COUNTRY.
Gold Bullion and Big Nuggets----The Aravaipa Minfs---Tall Oats----The Big Brasl Band-0ther
 Items.
SHcklnant


 Charles Noble. of Dos Cabezas, was in town last Saturday, and called on the Stockman to exhibit abaG Of gold bullion, worth several hundred dollars, that rep resented the result of the last crushing of ore by Dos Cabezas mil. The ore was from Philadelphia mine, which is leased by Fowler x McGTegory, and these gen tlenen were well satisfied with the result of the crushing. They iare at present taking out more ore fromth same mine for another milling. Hr. Noble also showed Us two gold nuggets, one worth about $l0, the other SEQ. which were recent ' ly found by Mexiedns in Maple Grove Can yon, Dos Cabezas Inoumains.
 Dr. Trippel was up fIbm the Aravaipa mines for couple days the fore part of the week. The Doctof stated that the road from the camp o the mines is now completed, and is fife piece of work. J. W. Goddard, the princlpal owner of the mines, has asked Er- Trippel to with draw his resignation as Superintendent of ! Aravaipa Mining Company, and he will probably do so if arrangements can be made whereby he can divide his time between Arayaipa and Globe, as the Doc tor is also Superintendent of the Buffalo mine at the latter place.
 $. E. Reed, whose ranch is at Galley vile, San Simon valley, was in town Tuesday, and brought along a sample of oats grown by him that is equal to any thing We have ever seen in that line, and which can be seen at this office. The stocks are over 615 feet long, and Mir. Reed stated that they are only a fair sample taken from an acre and a half patch. The oats were irrigated only twice.
 The band instruments have arrived, and the boys nightly do congregate at the school house and make the evenings hid agreeable by dircoursing sweet music and otherwise, Under Professor Hofmeister's instruction they will pro- | bably be efficient enough in the manip- ulation of the various instruments to appear ill public during the approaching Fall campaign.
 Mack Stephens, carpenter at the Sierra Bonita ranch, was in town on Monday and paid this office a call. He stated that Colonel Hooker is constantly making improvements at Sierra Bonita. which is already the finest ranch i'll Arizona Good rains have put the range there in l splendid eonGitioa.
 1 Railroad washouts have been numer- ous during the past few days. A portion of the Southern Pacific bridge across the 1 San Pedro river at Benson was washed away Thursday. and travel was stopped for about twenty hours. Washouts have | also occurred on the Guaymas road, anG on the road running from Fairbank tC l BiSbee.
 The Mexican residents of Wilcox arc preparins to celebrate their independence Day - September I6th-in patriotic manner. A good sum of dinero has beer subscribed for the purpose, by both Mex jeans and Americans. Pedro Preeiado | chairman of the committee having il charge the celebration.
 Henry Fitch returned last Saturda, night from Kansas, where he recentl. went with Q shipment of cattle. He state there will only be half a corn crop in th Grasshopper State this year, but believes nevertheless, thai Kansas will take all tn i feeding steers Arizona has for sale. tifr.-<41---l. la.-.L--1 fssz.saa,..,,,7 ar making weekly deliveries of fat beef, iron their county range, at San Carlos.