Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
CASA GRANDE.
THE USUAL BUDGET OF NEWS FROM
 THE RAILROAD.
A Review of Matters Generaily---Saeaton Items---Local News and Gossip
 Personal Mention.
CASA CYANIDE. Sent. 4.

CASA GRANDE, Sept. f.
 The last few days seem more sultry than usual, although the summer season Is over; heavy clouds still come up and distant lightning tells of continuation of storms. There is still some delay oftrains, although not ot long duration. The morning train of yesterday due here at 5;55 A. NJ. arrived a little before midnight, and to-day's train going west IS reported to be several hours behind time, due to washouts east of Tucson. Haupts team that has been agaln delayed by a rise of the waters of the Santa Cruz, has at last got his load of wheat to the depot by bringing 1t across In small loads with in- finite trouble. Although there Is scare ity of wheat this year, the crops raised by the Indians at the agency belng com paratively small, Messrs Fox, Richard and Bell, who have charge of the three stores of Isaac Williams, have bought so far, 100000 lbs; for the Sweetwater store, 100000 lbs; for the Casa Blanca store 95,- 900 lbs It is said Mir Williams wished a buyer for his Casa Blanca and Sweet water stores. The Indians have had tiswin feast recently at Sacaton. School will commence at the Agency on the Sth inst, the staff of teachers having arrived
 
 under the ministrations of Jack Owens, a half breed Indian who reads from the Sacred Book and then gives instructions therefrom. The organist is Miss Carrie. an Indian girl of decided musical ability. Rev. MT. Billman lately visited the Agency to make arrangements for the schooling of Indian children at Tucson, quite a number accordingly arrived at Casa Grande, well dressed and presenting a good appearance and took the train east for Tucson. It would be interesting to trace the course of the Indians educated at Government expense and to note the results; your correspondent humbly sug gests a like number of white children to | be taken by the Government and ! given similar advantages and compare the results. Many a poor child would make good use of less advantages than are given these Indians, and while it may be well enough to do something for In dlans, 1t Is strange thing to pamper and foster beings who can never rise very high In the scale of intelligence or ever be the | social equals of the white races and neg lect white children who from circumstan- ces are denied advantages. As Indians, ! in the sphere to which they are born, they 1 are In their way good people, ,and deserv- | | expected to be anything else, they are failures slight admiyture of white blood rises them somewhat above their level, but still makes their condition worse, being neither the one thing nor | the other. Observation would seem to indicate that when white races and In dians intermingle or live in close prox- lmlty, 1t Is to the detriment of both par ties. The pale faces become like Indians, and grow careless, the Indians pick up all the vices of the white man. The educa- tion given to the Apaches has not elimin- ated their brute nature; it has enabled them the better to butcher their benefac- tors.
 School has commenced with between twenty and thirty pupils.
 The Cosgroves have discontinued res taurant business and have opened a private boarding house with regular boarders and meals at stated hours. Everything served is very nice and daintily served. The girls are very industrious, and deserve patronage.
 Free Mason has again opened up his store and once more resumed business.
 Drew has been opening up a road to Florence to avoid mud and water as much as possible.
 The machinery for smelting works has arrived for the Mineral King mine.
 Geo. Morse and Hugh Chalmers, dele gates to the Republican Convention, have returned from Phenix, delighted with the country, its resources, the fruit, the stock and above all the kindness shown the delegates by the citizens of that place They were wined, dined, and driven about in carriages and treated royalty. As foI the convention it was a success, and it is recommended to read carefully the plat form.
 John Loss is in town.
 A Mormon settlement is being estab lished south of the Vekol
 There has been considerable sicknes. and nine deaths at the Vekol Charlie Eastman Is reported to have lost his little child.
 Mosquitoes are disappearing from Gas; Grande somewhat. Smudges and mos quito nets have been in demand. Night are cooler.
 W. c. Smith has completed a shed fo his wagons.
 Lumber comes in large quantities.
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