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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
The Luck of Chinamcn.
PhenIN Herald.

John Chinaman has had things his owlr way over the green cloth in Phenix for a month past. At the Capitol faro bank of $2, zoo was entirely cleaned ont by the descendants of Confucius. and next door there was a nearly equal loss.
 John Chinaman Is a gambler by in stinct. His favorlte home game of tan yields readily to the equally fascinating chances of the Pacific Coast tin box shuttle.
 On the strength of their recent win nings several Chinamen returned 10 Hong Kong Perhaps Uncle Sam might get a pointer here in his efforts at Chinese ex- clusion. He has only to put the money otherwise spent for guards, habeas corpus proceedings and extradition charges into faro lay-outs; let the Chinamen win 1t and go home with the swag. Our national Uncle could not lose If the Chinese failed to win and thus did not quit the country, he would still have their money and could then put them beyond sea with out expense to himself
 A feature about faro is, that no matter how many times bank may be broken. some one always stands ready to dig up more capital and start a new game The chance to hazard a dime or a $lO00 is al ways at hand for those speculahvely in clined.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Country Jottings.
Wnlenx Stnckman

fN Visit scs tftrJcf-c--- e'tsTfe.4-+ weak showed the country looking grand Grass IS abundant everywhere some places rank enough already to cut for hay-and stock, both horses and cattle, which, only few weeks ago, were exceedingly poor, are now sleek and fat. In fact, the whole face Of Nature has been metamoIphosed, and everything looks bright and glad.
 J. Y. Viekers Vice President of the Chiricahua Cattle Company. and family, are at El Dorado ranch Tusticating. They intend to remain there aboat two weeks.
 Cal Glenn, foreman of the three Cs'' Sulphur Valley range, has number of punchers at work gathering horses. They had about 300 under herd when we were there
 Sam, the Chinese presiding genius at Fl Dorado, is going into the horse busi- ness. He has three orphan colts as q starter
 It had raiaed every day in Rucker Canon for nearly two weeks, and the country there could not be looking bet ter
 Lieutenant Harrison, of Troop E,Second Cavalry, returned to Fucker on Monday from q scouting expedition to the Ora goon mountains. He had with him part of his own troop and seventeen Indian scouts of Lieutenant Clarkes command. No Indian signs were seen. Lieutenant Harrison expected to be relieved this week by Lieutenant Fuller, from Fort Bowie. with Troop K, also of the Second. The former officer returns to Bowie with his command.
 A great hail storm was heard of when at Fucker. The storm occurred about two weeks ago. and was most violent at ''Tex' Whaley's place, on the San Simon side of the Chiricahuas. Some of the stones were of great size, and MT Whal- ey's fine garden was almost completely destroyed and he had over fifty chickens killed. So much hail fell that in places where it drifted there was a depth of two feet of it. This is atolerably large sound ing hail story, but 1t has the merit of be- ing true.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
san Cagios Items.
Glnl.o s.lrnr pnft


 Dr Carl Hagen is indisposed and ccn- fined to bed.
 The new post hospital building is about completed,
 Lieut Tayman, Post Q. M, and Dr. ll. M Mann, leave for far eastern trip in about six weeks.
 A Tonto Indian, on Monday, killed a squaw and Chen shot himself, from the ef- fleets of which he died.
 Capt Fowler. 2nd Cavalry, with l5men, left Friday for two weeks scout in the vicinity uf I0ut0 Basin.
 Stcpbcn Wbited, special agent Of inc Census Bureau, arrived on the I1th inst, and will remain several weeks.
 Ihc flood of last week washed away the dam which supplies the lriigating ditch with water. Work has begun toward rebuilding t.
 |. c. Washington, of Wilcox, brother ol ". Il. Washington. employe at the agency, has accepted the position of post blacksmith
 FTei&Eter McClosky has had the i'll luck to have his horses stray away. He has been camped here for the past week looking for them
 Mr Jas. Shoemaker assistant postmas- CT, is longing fer the eIhiliratine climate, of Missouri, and will leave Carlos on Sep tcmbeF lst
 Lieut.. AIichie. End Cavalry, who has been scouting with q detachment of sol diers in southeastern Arizona, returned on the 11th instant.
 Charlos Pfeilior, of Kansas City, will reside for San Carlos for awhile, filling the position of clerk for Capt. D. ". kinGsbury, Indian trader.
 The ice subject has been dropped and all hopes gone for any moro ice this sun- meT Nothing has been done done toward repairing the machine
 valuable horse belonging to A Troop 10th Cavalry, was bitten by a rattIesnakc while en roate to Fort Apache and died in great agony.
 Lieut.. Mills, Of the 10th Cavalry, re- turned on the l1th inst. bringing Curley. the renegade with him. They failed to discover the hiding place of Kid and fol lowers
 Prof. Theo. G. Lemmon, with some of the other school teachers, will visit friends in Fort Apache next week, instead of camping in the Finals as at first contem- plated.
 Jim jTonto F. 2, an Ifr7ian employed by Joseph Thompson on the warehouse, fell from the second scaffold onto a pile of rocks twelve feet below, sustaining q bad fracture of the arm.
 The dOmitory, two story adobe build ing occupied by the school employees is in bad condition top heavy and by re- quest of Capt. Buliis, WAS inspected by a board of army officers and Jos. Thomp- son, architect, who condemned it. It is hoped 8 new building will soon be in course of construction.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Good Cotton.:
Phenix Gazette.


 Mir M. Sanford who owns a fine farm two and one half miles northwest of Phe- nix on the Mcdowell road has been ex- perimenting in growing cotton and left several cotton b0lIs at this office yester- day, grown on his farm, which experts say cannot be excelled in any of the cot ton growing states. Mir Sanford is q native of Alabama, and has had many years experience in that state in the culti- vation of this staple article and he unhes- itatingly says that there is no portion of the union that he has ever visited that can equal this valley in growing cotton both in quantity and quality The growth of the plant from the 20th of April last till to-day Is from six to eight feet Mr Sanford says with the character of labor that IS obtainable in Arizona, raising cot ton can be carried or with great success. One good quality about this crop is that 1t does not require much water, and the product is at all times marketable.
 The gentleman thinks that one of the future industries of the Salt river valley will be the production of cotton, and thinks that 1t will rank with the most profitable productions of the soil of tbi5 valley. Surely the specimens grown 50 far in this valley all point to this con cluSI0n.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
An Apache in Jail.

Deputy Sheriff Peter E. Young arrived from San Carlos last Saturday evening with Say -es one of the Indians engaged in the murder of Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Holmes. near Riverside in this county. A military escort under the com mand of Lieut.. R. F. l.. Michie accompani- ed the officer and prisoner Shortly after the murder of Reynolds warrant for the arrest of the Indians concerned in that tragedy was issued, but as their where abouts was unknown it was not served. Saves was recently captured by the troops andtaken to San Carlos, and Deputy Young proceeded thither so soon as the high water permitted the crossing of the river. He presented his papers tO the commanding officer who promptly turned the prisoner oyer to him. When it was learned that Mr. Young was alone, detail of thirteen soldiers was made and tendercd him to in- sure the safe transit of the prisoner to Florence. The utmost courtesy was shown the civil officer and every facility extended him to successfully carry out his orders. Lieut. Michie speht Sunday in Florence and returned the following day to San Carlos.
 Saves has confessed that he held Sher- iff Reynolds while kid shot him, but it is believed that he was the one that did the shooting. He will have preliminary eX- animation SO soon as Eugene Middleton, who is now visiting in California, returns here to testify against him. Mir Middle ton and Mexican are the only survivors oi that dreadful tragedy and they escaped mraculOusly.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
ANOTHER SALE.
o.ooo for the Collins Group of Mines
Tucson Star.

Some weeasago the Star announced that the Mohawk Ranch company had a bond on the Collins group Of mines ad- joining the Mammoth The bond was for P40000 payable on or before April, 1891. Shortly after the bond was executed some of the stockholders of the Mammoth gold mines minated that they would put up part of the purchase money. and three weeks ago the cash. $40.000 was deposited in the Santa Cruz bank against the bond deposited there, awaiting the execution of some final papers, Yester- day the work was completed and the sum of S40,000 was paid over the counter of the Santa Cruz bank to the Collins brothers, J. N. and T E. Collins. The third brother, Horatio, IS in Africa, managing large farm for an English syndicate, he being represented in the transaction by his brothers.
 The Collins group of mines Is consid- cred of equal merit with the Mammoth. and they are considered worth quarter million by experts who have examined them and the lower developments of the Mammoth. 1t is the intention of the purchasers to erect an hundred stamp mill on the Collins group, and in all re- spects 1t will be developed and worked with as much vigor as the Nam moth gold mine. Thus it will be seen that Mammoth Camp IS coming to the front to stay and to be the means of pro ducing large amount of prosperity, for 1t Is a fact that there is enough ore in sight to keep two hundred stamps run ming for many years.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Wilcox Waifs.
stockulan


 A good many cattle are said to have been drowned in the San Pedro country during the recent floods.
 A new water jacket for the Buffalo mine, at Globe, was sent forward from here last Saturday by J. Liberman < Go. 1t required three wagons to transport 1t.
 There was an immense rain probably aclOud burst in the Winchester foothills Tuesday, which flooded the country i'll the vicinity oi the 0 I ranch.
 Whether or not it Is owing to the Stock man calling attention to the fact that 1t had not rained ill Cash Hookers section of this mundane sphere we are not pre- pared to state, but the fact remains never theless that since our last issue heavy rains have fallen there and Cash IS now happy.
 George Frisk returned from Kansas on Friday night of last week. He states there will only be about third of corn crop in that State this year, and believes there will be no demand for our cattle from that quarter the coming Fall. George Is not discouraged, however, and says now IS the time to stay with the ''cow business" " He Is certain prices for beef will continue to advance, and that California buyers will want all the steers Arizona cattlemen will have for sale.
 dishonorably discharged soldier named F. Muller made himself quite con spicuous here for several days this week He represented himself as being Wm Johnson. El D., post surgeon at Fort Thomas, and stated that he had months furlough and would pass part of the time at Wilcox, practieing his profession Several persons consulted him profession ally, but some one, believing him to be a fraud, telegraphed to Fort Thomas, in quiiing about the seif-styled nedico The answer came back prompt and brief saying that the mans name was Muller that he was dishonorably discharged from the army on account Of being q victim to the morphine habit, and that all the medi- cal education he had was acquired by a few months service as assistant hospital steward When informed of the receipt of this information Muller left by the first west-bound train to avoid arrest.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Found Dead.
Tucson Citizen.

Yesterday morning the startling news was brought to town that the body of an old Mexican named Francisco Araiza had been found in a field near the head of Warmers Lake, where 1t had lain for three days, being much putreiied He disappeared on Thursday last, saying that he was going to be shaved The last seen of him was on the bridge near the Silver Lake Hotel, where was met by Mexican, to whom he told that he was going to his grandson's bake shop. Search parties have been diligently hunt ing since his disappearance. He was 90 years old and very childish. It is sup posed that in lis wanderings he got into the mud hole where he was found, and there died of sheer old age. lie was visiting here with his daughter, Dolores A. de Brau, living on south Main street. He has two wealthy sons, one Of whom re- sides in Sonora, the other being mer- chan at Altar The funeral took place this morning from the Catholic Church at II o'clock.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Fortunate BOstonians----Windf Wealth Come Suddenly to Two
 Lucky Persons.

The fickle goddess of fortune, who is supposed to distribute the wealth provid- ed at the monthly drawings of the Louis jana State Lottery Company favored MT Wilson C. Rich and MT. W. o. Covert. Mir. Rich who is employed at 9 T wharf held one-fortieth ($15,000) of ticket 59,- S43, which drew the first capital prize of $60O00O in the June drawing. MT. Gov ert, in business at 22 Central wharf, held one-fortieth part of ticket 90,207, which drew the third capital prize of $100,O00. Neither of the above gentlemen had the least trouble in obtaining their money. As soon as the results of the drawing were made known they sent their tickets to the New Orleans office by the Adams Express Company. With very little delay the tickets were cashed and the money vas forwarded to them. Both gentlemen speak in the highest terms of the prompt manner in which they were treated by the company Boston (Mass.) Herald, July l.
 The premium list of the Arizona In dustrial Exposition Association of Phe- nix has been received. It presents many features of interest to those contemplating making exhibitions and the list of prem iums is quite liberal. Copies can be had by addressing James McMillan, secre- tary, Phenix, Arizona.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Sonora Mines.
NOgales Record

It is stated that the mines of the San Javier and Las Yedras districts, in this state, produce 120.000 worth of silver an nually. A smelting works is to be erect ed at the Santa Brigida mine ill the same locality.
 A correspondent states that the "Zubi- ata mine is situated F miles to northwest from Minas Prietas in the Hermosillo dis trict This has been a noted mine, and has yielded ore of silver from $40 to sev- eral hundred dollars per ton, and IS now down some 700 feet. On surface, vein is from two to three feet thick, while at 7O0 feet 1t IS four to five. The mill has been allowed to go to ruin. The mine is bond ed to individuals in New York"
 To the southwest of Nogales, there is very promising group called the Promon- torio mines; they are located eight miles south of the International boundary line, and p miles from Nogales The mines are owned by Mir. l.. EphTaim who has spent oyer $30000 in developing this property. About $300,000 worth of ore and bullion have been shipped to the var ious smelters from the surface workings of one vein alone. Since MT. Ephraim purchased this group he has run a cross tunnel into the mountain to a length of 65O, feet, and has intersected five well de- fined veins from l to feet in width, every one of which shows excellent ore. The tunnel intersects those veins at depth of over 300 feet from the apex of the mountain.
 The placer diggings at La Cienega and Los Lianos in the Altar district gre re- ported to be in bonanza. More than a thousand men are now at work here and it is said that as many more could be prQfitably employed.
 The Guadalupe Mine, is near Saric on the Busani River, 45 miles southwest of Nogales and F miles south of the Ari- zona line. This is good mine, com pfising five claims, three on the east side of river and two on the west side. There is a 10-stamp mill with pans and settlers good boiler but engine too small to drive all at one time The situation is splendid; plenty of water and fuel Elevation probably about 3000 feet above sea level. The main vein on east side of river is 8 feet or more ill thickness, where being worked, three claims being on same vein. Tins ore with proper handling should mill $l5 per ton, mill test ran higher than this and is easy t6 work. Some 1000 tons, tailings of which are damned in wheat field below the mill, netted oyer $A0000. with a pan gold can be washed out of the tailings that show $7 to $9 per ton. This property makes good showing; the mill is not running at pres ent
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Notice to the Public.

To WHOM TT MAY CONCERN. We the undersigned desire to give notice to the public that we have this day modified our articles of partnership entered into on the 18th day of October, lSS9 in order to engage more extensively in the business of general merchandise, having increased our capital stock and widened oHr range of trade We desire to state further that we are equal partners, owning equal in terest in the business share and share alike-and have alike power and authority to manage and control the ailairs Of the firm.
 We are erecting an elegant business house in which to conduct our rapidly in. ereasing business, on our lots on the cor ner of Main and 12th streets, into which we will move in a few days with our entire stock, together with a large lot of new goods, where we will be pleased to meet our many friends and customers
 DENfER & RICHMOND.
 FLoRENCR, Aug. li, 1890
 Fresh beer on draught at John Nicho- las' saloon.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
A Pack Train.
Incsnn CiliZnn

Jas. F. Patton, of Globe, was in the city this morning hiring all of the help he could get to take back with him. He obtained 20 Mexicans, about 200 burros and twelve or fifteen wagons and teams. He is getting them for D. F Kellner & Go, who have taken contract to furnish 5000 cords of wood for the Old Dom inion Copper Company, and the Buffalo Mine, to run their smelters with during the coming winter The Old Dominion consumes 800 cords per month, and the Buffalo, which starts on the first of Sep tember, will use about 125 cords monthly. Mr. Patton bought some of the burros, and hired others He took all the help obtainable in Tucson. The balance needed he intends picking up along the San Pedro river. The cavalcade will leave this evening.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
4 Lonely Grave.
Journal Miner

A grave Is reported to have been found recently near the head of Ash creek, the existence of which has heretofore been unknown to the oldest resident of that section. It was discovered accidentally by prospector It is located near a tree and a scar appearing on the tree, caused m investigation which revealed a name cut into it and the date October, 1850. The tree had grown over the let tering, but on this growth being cut the letters were easily read. The party giv- ing this information could not remember the nnrna inscrihed on the tree.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
The Reward.
Tucson Star

Tie reward of SIO0 offered by the en- ginecrs through the columns of the Star 1..s- sec1.-erY of lhe body of engineer j.. il illlls, was paiu vCStJ5fdJfy c TTIg party finding the body by J. S O'Brian on behalf of the engineers Col. J. $. Noble. assistant superintendent of the S. ?. Co.. as soon as he heard of the pay ment informed the engineers that the company would refund to them the re- ward paid This IS only one Of many l. lustTations Of the generous way the Southern Pacific company deals with its employees, and there IS no other eorp0r- alton in the United States in which its employees are more loyal. The reason why is evident.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Improved Stage to Prescott.
I,henix Herald.

Under Captain Georges new manage ment stage travel between Phenix and Prescott has been greatly improved He retained several of the old and experienc- ed drivers who look carefully after their passengers comfort Good meals along the road, quick time and easy riding coaches make the trip more agreeahle and far cheaper than the much longer rail route via Los Angeles.
 Captain George carries eggs and but ter, getting them through in 2l hours. There was butter famine in Prescott recently. He makes special rates where there is proper reason therefor. In every way he is trying to improve the standard of coaching and proposes to have his line recall the old stage life in it's palmiest | days.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23

The only busy place in town IS ". C. Smiih X Co.'S. store. It is perfect bee hive, They have made wonderful re- auction in all the departments.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
The Best Value fur Your MoDou,
DON'T HAIT- TIL T0-H0RR0H: C01E Ia I0-DlY.
W.C.SIHVIITH rslD The Leading - Merchants.
A carload of lumber for the Fjorenc

A carload of lumber for the Florence court house is here.
 The l.. w. Blinn Lumber Co have the contract for freighting the lumber and machinery to the Central Silver. MT. Brown has bought the contract for carrying the mail to the Vekol and Sac aton from Jere Hayward, who is going south in the mountains to prospect Byron DeNure has gone to the Gun sight mines to get contract for hauling freight from here to the GunIght.
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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
AMerited Compliment
Phenlx Herald.

The boys are after Judge Iighihizer to run for the legislature. But that ex- pert iurist steadily declines to announce himself. f. however, they want a skillful lawmaker who appreciates the importance of certain statutory changes and inno- vations, and shout with an exceedingly loud elangor that they must and will have him, it is probable the judge will hear them and let his name be printed in big letters on the winning ticket
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
An Arizona Eviction.
phnnir Rnn,,h1innn

Tine Mcdowell reservation has been occupied by number of Mexicans who have cleared small patches of land along the Verde river in the bottoms and have raised crops of hay and corn. beans etc, taking out from the river small ditches for irrigating purposes. One of these farmers has been there for twenty years. Years ago q notice was given all civilians on the reservation to leave, but no atten- tion was paid to the command Several weeks ago another more peremptory no- tice was served, giving the settlers until August B to leave or be evicted by force. The order has been needed and the res ervation is now no doubt clear, though several farmers had considerable patches of corn pumpkins, etc, and not a few fruit traNS.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
Bitten by a Gila Monster.
Tncson Stnr

Let the Gila Monsters alonel They are a poisonous reptile and will bite oc- casionally And now comes the news that one Memo, a soldier at Fort Lowell, was bitten by one of these monsters last Monday on the index finger of his right hand. and that he now lies in a critical condition. Beware of the reptile
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
The Flood at Caiabasas
Nogales Herald.

On Wednesday night a great freshet was caused by the damming of the Sonoita at the bridge about three fourths of a mile north of the Calabasas depot, the whole valley was covered by water The house occupied by Mess. Mccullough and Wise was partially washed away, and had the bridgenot been carried away by the pressure of water, the damage would have been very great. On Thursday morn ing the railraod embanbment near the Calabasas hotel gave way and the over flow of the Santa Cruz river flooded the basement of the hotel, and extended over the valley toward Tubae, flooding Super visor Atllinson's farm, and doing much damages, to growing crops.
 Be sure and get one of w, c. Smith < Co.'S Price lists, every one in town is talking about the low prices at which they are selling goods.