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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
WILCOX.
The General News from the Range
 Country.
Wilcox Stockmau

Lieutenant Clarke intends to make Rucker ca1Ion the headquarters for his command of Indian scouts.
 The Wilcox public school will open on Monday next with Rev. MT. Guthrie as principal and Miss Allie Hunter as assis- tant teacher.
 A number of freight teams loaded with coke and en route to Globe are between here and Railroad Pass, being unable to move on account of the mirey condition of the road.
 J. c. Jones was up from his ranch near tie Hot Springs last Saturday. Noun tain lions are killing d good deal of stock in that section. Mir. Jones had five young colts killed by them week before last. He is going to get pack of hounds and at tempt to exterminate them.
 Sunday night the heaviest rain of the season, and one of the heaviest in the history of the town, fell here. The storm was quite general, and both Wilcox and surrounding country were literally flood ed, but no damage done to speak Of Ac- cording to Observer Irvine's measurement 7 10 inches fell during the night.
 Agent E. A. Nichols left at this office the other day several punches of Muscat grapes raised in bis residence lot. They were of fine flavor and large size, and demonstrate that grapes can be as sue cessfully grown here as in the Salt river valley or even California. MT. Nichols has about dozen vines in his yard, and they are all literally loaded with grapes
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
LINCOLN MINES.
Concentrating Works ---- Mines, &c,---A
 Bright Outlook.
Tucson Star.

Messrs John A. Duncan and Captain Jas. Tevis are in the city from Lincoln Park camp, where they are developing the Virginia group of mines, recently pur- chased by Captain Duncan and associ- ates.
 Lincoln Park Camp Is located about eight miles southerly from Teviston or Bowie station on the 5. r. l.. R. with all excellent road from the station to the mine. During the last few weeks the mill building has been going on and Is now completed, and the machinery is being put ill. There are three Granger stamp mills and three dry ore concentrators. The dry air process Is the system which will be used in the reduction of ores. These works are the first of the kind in tToduced into Arizona, and 1t IS claimed this process will Tevolutionize mining in the territory, as no water IS required save for steam, and the concentrates are taken direct from the concsntrator and sacked, the drying process not being necessary.
 All of the machinery is now at the mill save the heavy parts which are at Bowie station and cannot be moved on account of the rain making soft roads. The tramway from the mine to the mill, one mile in length, Is completed. A double cable being required; two miles of cable was necessary to its completion. The mill will reduce 40 tons of ore daily, and the capacity of the tramway Is 75tons daily. The cost of transporting the ore | from the mine to the mill will not exceed l5 cents per ton.
 The Virginia mine Is now being rapidly | developed. Two shafts have been sunk one loo feet, the other 120, and at the 75 foot level drifts have been run on the vein 100 feet North and south of the shaft all Is in ore. On the surface of the mine the shaft started with five feet of ore, at the bottom of the shaft the vein has widened to 10 feet of solid ore, which, it Is said, will average $50 per ton in gold and silver, This ore IS galena and sul- | phurates. The vein is well defined with 1 good walls.
 Sixty men are employed at the mines, mill and hauling, and it Is expected that the machinery will be all in place and the mill turning out concentrates on or be- fore October lst.
 Captain Duncan has been at the mines during the last three weeks, and expres- ses himself we'll pleased with the outlook for the mines and their milling busl | ness
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
A Serious Charge.
Corr. Silver Belt.

Being the complaining witness against the four Indians suspected of the mur- der of Ed. Baker, and having accompanied Sheriff Thompson to Fort Apache for the purpose of identifying them, I deem 1t but right to expose the ungentlemanly conduct of Lieut.. Johnson, in charge of White Mountain Indians toward Us.
 While we were at Fort Apache, endeav- bring 10 have the commanding officer, Col Hunt, send for the Indians for whom we had warrants, Lieut.. Johnson evident ly was averse to the execution of the warrants, and during a conversation in reference to the matter he discredited my statement that the Indians for whom we had warrants were the murdererS Of Baker, and during the conversation, call ed me liar, although 1 had neither said nor done any thing to provoke such an assault.
 Being in the post and knowing that should I resent the insult, the consequen ces might be serious to me, regardless of the right in the case, 1 was constrained to take no further notice of the remark l than to tell him the reason 1 did not re sent it, that in any other place removed ] from the protection or the military, would certainly have called him to ac ! count.
 We were denied an escort; consequent l ly for our own safety, we were necessarily | obliged to take our departure from tht fort with one of alleged offenders in GUS l tody, at II 80 at night, and made forced ride until we reached San Carlos, dis tance, as I am informed, of ninety miles.
 s. s. PATTERSON
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Local Mining Papers.
Denver Mining Industry.

It Is a recognized fact that mining items containing valuable information are willingly repubhshed from the local press, thus advertising the camp or town in which the paper IS published. The average editor of mining town paper Is his own editor, compassion, pressman. devil, bookeeper, collector and solicitor. and compelled to be such by the meager support given him where he should have a liberal support. Is it any wonder, with such multitude of duties to per form. if he fails to get all the mining news that IS going, or to get full details of value that will insure the republica- ton of his mining item? A town and mining camp needs advertising to at tract capital and people as much as any business in the world needs advertisin 2 to attract customers, and the most ser viceable an effective way to advertise 1t is to give liberal support to the local paper. which will enable it to go to the expense necessary to issue a creditable sheet There is nothing can equal its value. It bears d weekly greeting to its exchanges, and its news of value is more widely circulatedby the metropolitan press. The illustrated write ups' in the great daiies attract attention for day and are forgotten; but the weekly papers come regularly. constant reminder of the town s-existence and value, if 1t has any and is reflection of the enterprise and intelligence of the community in which 1t is published If the commun- ity has not the intelligence and energy to give q support which will enable 1t to become a valuable journal. 1t is seen to represent them in what it lacks There Is not miner in the West who wants to attract capital or people to the region in which he is interested who cannot afford to subscribe and pay for several copies of his local paper.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Death of Mrs. Churchill.
Phenix Herald Aug. 2e.

The serious illness of Mrs. Churchill, announced in Mondays Herald, termina ted fatally about 10 o'clock last night. She had been improving previously, and early Thursday morning Attorney Gen eral Churchill, worn out with watching at her bedside, had been persuaded to lie down for much needed rest. Hardly were his eyes closed ere the sick one asked to be covered with blanket Her extremities were cold and 1t WAS feared that the crisis in life, through which she was passing, must prove too severe a tax upon the faithful wife's vitality.
 Dr. L. c. Toney was hastily summoned from the Asylum, and later in the morn ing another consultation was held with the associate physician, Dr. Hughes, who left the Democratic convention for that purpose All that medical skill could do and loving hearts suggest, was cheerfully done in behalf of the brave struggler for life. Fate, however, had ordered otherwise and, after nearly twenty-six years of welded life, Attorney General Churchill resumed the journeyiof earth as he began 1t, alone. It is a bitter experience which can become familiar to the stricken husband only by lapse of time. As the garden gate clicks behind him, he will for many days in- voluntarily turn to catch 1t, that she may not be disturbed.
 Margaretha Churchill was 50 years old on the 18th of June last. From her home in Darmstadt, Germany, she was taken as child to San Francisco, where she re- sided till 1877 having married Attorney General Churchill October 12th, 1864. For many years the devoted couple re- sided in Prescott, and finally made their home in Phenix, in 1885.
 Mrs Churchill was lovely woman, of fine mind and heart ever open to friends and those who needed comfort or sym pathy. She was particularly fond of lit tie children and took special interest in some nephews and nieces whom she was educating in Germany. Her death will leave an aching void in many hearts. | She was buried from her late residence on Monroe street at o'clock this after noon Rev. Dr. Rickerson officiating. A very large procession of mourning friends followed the remains to their last resting place.
 The pail bearers were: Secretary N. Q. l Murphy Governors Secretary T. D. Ham mond, Captain F. $. Ingalls,, Henry E. Kemp, H. B. St. Claire and H. R. Patrick.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Orange Seedlings.

As some progressive fruit raisers are experimenting with orange seeds and as others will in all probability do so the coming season, 1t may not be amiss to give some information in regard as to how they should be handled.
 The Pomo Tropic says:
 Having heard considerable complaint from various parts of the valley of little orange plants dying with fungus or de- caying of the stem, just below the ground, we have been to some effort in discover ing the cause. The trouble cannot come from fungus growth for there are no soils as free from the spore of such growth as the almost pure sand in which the orange is budded, and 1t Is further noticed that some of the little plants will be affected while others immediately adjacent will not be. The only cause may be that the seed bed gets too much water and too much sun, and the combined effect of the two causes them to scald. If it is conceded that this trouble Is caused by the excessive moisture and heat 1t follows that a less quantity of water or denser shade upon the frames will reduce the danger.
 MT. J. Villinger uses very little water and has a slight trouble with the damps in his seed beds, and his experience should have weight with all growers as it IS based upon extensive operations in orange culture.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Memorial.
Nogales Record.

G. F. Murphy was born in New Cast tie Indiana. April IT, 1860, and died of typhoid fever in Nogales. A. T. at 2 80 a. m. August F, 1890. He had been in our midst only a short time having received the appointment of mail agent last May on the N. M < A. K. R. from Nogales to Benson, recently bringing his family from Gila Bend A. T. to this place. His sufferings were very great for 27 days, but everything was done that could be done for him. His mother arrived ten days after he fell sick and watched by his side to the last. His father was en route to this place but failed to arrive in time for his funeral which took place August 13, at II o'clock a. n. from the Methodist Church. and was participated in by Rev. R. T. Liston and J. F. Corhin of this city and Rev. M. A. Crawford of Hermosillo, Mexico. Alarge concourse of people followed his remains to the grave and laid him away to await the resurrec- ton of the last day. Thus has passed away dutifnl son, devoted husband, a kind father and good citizen.
 His family hereby return sincere thanks to the people of Nogales for theil great kindness and sympathy during this hour of affiiction and sore trial.
 J.F. c.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
PLUCKY COWBOYS.
LassO Two Cubs and Kill the Mother in
 the Dragoon Mountains.
Tombstone rrospector.

T. F. Hudson who came in today from South Pass states that two men working for the c. c. O., named Glenn and An derson captured a she bear and two cubs a day or two ago near his ranch.
 They were hunting horses at the time, came upon the three bears in little ravine in the low hills near the valley. They had nothing but six shooters with them in the shape of fire arms. Glenn roped one of the cubs with his Iariat and started of toward the valley pursued by old bruin. Anderson took advantage of this state of affairs to lasso the other cub, and they started off in another direction. After chase of mile, the mother came back to where she had left the second and when she found that was gone also, she tore around in an evident state of rage.
 The boys came together about two miles from the point where they had started from and killed the cubs which would weigh 100 pounds each. They went to neighboring ranch house and borrowed rifle with which they went back and killed the old bear. The moth erless brute showed fight when they came up, but well directed shot penetrated her heart and ended her existence. She was fat and quite large. The boys skim ed the animals and rode back to the ranch with a well-earned air of triumph. The meat was divided up among the neighbors, and this bids fair to be the boss true bear story of the season.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
The Boss Snake.
Tombstone Enitaph.

It IS reported that rattlesnake of i'm mense size inhabits a small cave about two miles northwest of this city, a short distance from the stage road. Parties living in Tombstone claim to have seen it on several occasions but have failed 10 capture it, as they want to take it alive. It is said to be as big around as an or dinaTy mans thigh and its rattles are fully three inches wide where they join the tail. It is about nine feet long. Several smaller ratters have been killed ill that vicinity, one being brought to town and stuffed that measures seven feet and one inch and is at present in well known collection in this city. Various traps have been set to catch 1t and parties are now devising means to take it alive Should they succeed doing so tue catch will be a valuable one.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
From Aravaipa.
Tucson Star.

News come from the Aravaipa caflo n that they have had excessively high wa ter during the last few days, washing out all roadways, fences, underbrush, and leaving large quantities of drift scattered about promiscuously, making the roads impassiable for any kind of vehicle, and somewhat difficult for men on horseback to pass through. From indications the water was eighteen feet high where it usually ran from two to three feet. MT. A. H Vail, rancher in that canon, had a large amount of fencing taken away, and a number of trees washed out from his orchard. and the water rose about three feet in his house and damaged many of his household goods. Mir. E. Kelsburg who lives about one mile below MT. Vail had his entire garden destroyed. His loss is estimated at several hundred dollars as he made it business to supply the entire country with vegetables and fruits. Other ranches along the Aravaipa creek were also seriously damaged, and will take al least two seasons for them to repair theil losses. It is reported further that severa head of cattle were drowned in the higf water.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Help the UnfoTtunates.
Corr. PheDix Republican.

Arizona, like many other states, has made no provision for helping the con- vict when his term of imprisonment ex- pires. Impossibilites are not expected of the convict and he Is almost certain to get to prison again or starve. Given a chance, many man would leave the penitentiary to live better life; the opportunity being denied him, he lapses again and becomes an enemy to society. The Territory now furnishes the discharged convict a suit of clothes, 8 in money and half-fare trans portation for 300 miles from Yuma. Un- fortunately the railway company declines to sell half-fare tickets so full fare tickets for half the distance, Q50 miles.) are provided. This lands the discharged convict on the desert at Banning on the west and at Maricopa on the east. Without friends, without money and handicapped with a peniten- tiary record the poor fellow will have a sorry time of it to get along in the world Yet many of them do get along, lead honest and useful lives and ill many of | tue highest calliugs of the world there are prominent men who have ''done time" Several great hotel men of New York served long terms in Sing Sing, anG | one of the foremost threatrical managers of that city did time ill prison. On the Pacific Coast not few Ticket-of-Leavt men are to-day strong and inhuentia citizens of the Republic. Many more would be so if helping hand had beer extended them on leaving prison. II various States societies are now being organized for this very purpose. The, provide homes for eonyicts, secure then under protecting wing during the day of their probation-a critical period fo ex- -convicts. It is better to prevent crim
 than it is to punish criminals, and it cheaper,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
DALY'S TRACKS.
Two Months on the Trail Into the Heart of MexicO-Belief That HesSkipped
 on Vessel at Topolobampo.
TOmhsfnne Prnsnnctor

IViHDStOHe fIOSpectOT.
 James Daly has been a source of much annoyance to officers who have been in pursuit of him in various parts of the country. The Sierra Madre range has been secured, but he was always just ahead of the pursuing party. Every mountain range in Arizona has furnished ground to be gone over in search of him. for the reward of $500 offered for his capture.
 Probably the longest trip and one more interesting to those who have kept track of the pursuits Is one just completed by Louis Vidal of Bisbee, who came in last night on the stage from Fairbank
 He left Tombstone about two months ago and went across the line at the San Pedro custom house. He went as far south as Topolobampo and returned to Guaymas where he sold his horse and outfit for $l7 and boarded the cars for home. During all the time that he was absent not a word had been received from him although he states that he wrote ire quen+ly.
 down to Topolobampo, where the fugi- tive took a sailing vessel for some un- known port. His magazine shotgun was found near the colony.
 MT. Vidal says that the country around Guaymas and below there Is impossible, the rains have been heavy and incessant there.
 The Topolobampo colony is composed of abont seventy souls at present They are very hospitable and hopeful. Owens is their Saviour and they pray to him as their God. He is at present in the east and will return in October with 250 col onists additional Those at present there look forward to their advent with hope and pleasure. Their tract of land is des- cibed as being beautiful and fertile spot.
 The trip back to Fairbank was made by rail. The trains on and after today will run on schedule time from Fairbank to Guaymas, the first time in just SC days.
 Mir. Vidal went to Bisbee on this morn ing's train.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Obituary.
Tucson Star.

J. II. C. Waltemath died yesterday morning after an illness of nearly two years. The deceased had been a lasi- dent of Tucson for nearly a quarter of a century, and was well and favorably known to all the old residents. He was a soldier in the war for the union, and was an active member of Negley Post, G. A. R, of this city, and was also member of the society of Arizona Pioneers, the flag of which was at half mast, as was also the flag of the G. A. R. His remains were escorted to the cemetery by his comrades in arms yesterday afternoon who kept time to the sad drum tap, SC familiar to the soldier of the war.
 In death of comrade Waltemath we are again reminded that the ranks of the old soldiers are rapidly diminishing and at best it will be but a very few years when the last veteran will be laid to rest The deceased was sixty four years of age and leaves wife and two daughters tc mourn his taking of. May he rest Il peace,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Tine Prison Library.
Ed. Corr. Phenix Republican.

Ed. corr. fhenlN kepubNcuh
 There is library of abont 2000 volumes, which is hberally patronized by the prisoners, who show their interest in the books by the care which they bestow on them. This library was collected mainly through the efforts of Mrs. Ingalls,, in 1884. Mir Gates, who succeeded Capt. Ingalls, also showed a lively interest in the library, but since then little attention appears to have been paid to #. Mrs. Ingalls, made direct appeals to publishers and in this way gathered tue 2000 Yolumts 8 almost one by one. The Wells, Fargo < Go. express carried the books free ol charge, through the interoessions of A. N Towne. General Manager of the Southern Pacific Company, and by so doing con tributed largely to this feature of thf prison. Mrs Ingalls has again taken personal direction of the work of repleD ishing the shelves and adding later pub hcations. The Legislature shonld mak' q small annual appropriation for this pur pose. Even $500 or Sl00 would help thu work and no cue would object to the set ting aside of such a sum of money to SC excellent purpose The law does no provide for chapel for the penitentiary but local clergymen, both Protestant ant Roman Catholic, frequently hold service in the prison. Beyond this. there Is n' religious training in the institution though Bibles are freely supplied anC much read by the conyicts. They do no show much interest in fiction, the record of the library showing works of travel ant histories to be the favorites.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
The Accident at Needles.
Albuquerque Citizen.

Last night about 3o'clock a. m, a west bound freight train broke in two a few miles east of Needles, and in some way the hind part collided with the front part, striking a carsupposed to contain dyna- mite. An awful explosion followed and the engineer and fireman jumped and took to the country. Then in some way the engine and one car became detached from the rest of the train and started to- wards Needles without engineer or fire man. No. 4, the passenger train, was on the main line at Needles, and would have been badly wrecked, but for the timely action of switchman who got to the switch and sidetraeked the runaway. Al ter entering the switch the runaway en ] zine collided with another on the sidt i track, doing considerable damage
 Where the explosion occurred there art eight or ten cars of perishable freight consisting of canned goods, vegetable and merchandise and they were badl. demolished.
 None of the crew were hurt, but white man and an Indian, who were dead heading on the freight, were seriously, not fatally, injured
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-06
Sad Misfortune.
Tucson Star

luCHOu ctdts
 Rev G. H. Adams, D. D., has gone to San Francisco to consult an occulist. For more than one year Mir. Adams has been blind ill one eye and during the last month he has lost the use of the other eye, So that now he has become so blind that he cannot read and can hardly dis tinguish his most intimate friends He consulted occulists in Philadelphia a short time since, and received little en- couragement. It now seems there Is but little hopes of his recovery. Dr. Adams has been a hard worker for the last thir- teen years. as superintendent of the Methodist Mission of Arizona, during which time he has established Metho dism in every settlement of the territory And now, just as he has got this work es tablished he has met with this great mis fortune. Dr. Adams has hundreds O warm friends in the territory who vii sympathize with him in his sad misfor tune.