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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
THE MINERAL BELT" Is TO RUN
 THIS WAX.
D. M. Riordan, Manager of the Arizona Central, Writes that his Company will soon Recommence
 Construction.
Phenix Rennhlicnn.


 In letter addressed to Governor Vol fey, D. M. Riordan, Superintendent of the Aver Lumber Company of Flagstaff and manager of Arizona Central Rail road, writes that, unless the most positive assurance fails, construction on his rail road will recommence before long and that work will thereafter be pushed un- til Phenix is reached, which he hopes will be before snow flies.
 This will be joyful news for Phenix
 The road is the old Mineral Belt" was originally projected to run to Globe, and may now mean to run to that place as well as to PheniX.
 It is now extended about seventy miles south of Flagstaff, into the midst of a rich timber district, from which are oD- tained most of the logs that are sawed | into lumber near Flagstaff. The line is determined upon as far as the foot ot the Mogollons, coming by way of Payson and Pine, down the rim to East Verde. From there a number of routes have been surveyed, but 1t Is not known which has been or will be fixed upon as preferable One way is down the East Verde to the Verde river far above Mcdowell. An other hugs the westward side of the Mazetzals and strikes the Verde at Me | Dowell, another runs down Wild Rye and Tonto creeks and from the mouth oI the latter stream turns down the Salt river to Tempe and Phenix.
 The line to Globe would strike off the left of the mouth of Tonto creek and TUT up to the Salt river to Pinal creek thence up that canyon to Globe, or elst up to Pinto creek and over the ridge be yond Wheatfelds
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
A Killing in Carbo,
Nogales Herald.

Wednesday was St. Carmen's day and it was celebrated at Carbo with feast of fight and debauchery and flow of meg cal and blood About half the town was on jamboree and fights were more plen- tiful than coyotes in the suburbs.
 At house where baile was in pro- gress a number of Mexicans and Yaquis got into a drunken brawl and one Car men Salazar who was celebrating his Saints day with good deal more enthu- siasm than sense t1ourished knife and an old pistol with dangerous disregard of safety that provoked official interfer- ence. When Policeman Martinez de manded cessation of hostilities Salazar undertook to carve his initials on the of fcial cheek in way that called for heroic measures of defence. The policeman opened fire on him and killed him instant ly. The killing of Salazar added another feature of interest to the occasion and the maudlin shouts of the hilarious mingled inharmoniously with the walls o1 sadness that came from the wife anG other relatives of the dead man. The policeman was exonerated but two or three of the parties who were engaged in the fight were arrested and placed un der guard.
 Salazar was bad man from Bite creek and the people whereabouts do no regret much that he was called iron among them.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
Report on Irrigation,
Tucson Star

E. L. Wetmore, of this city, received a communication yesterday from Hon. A W. Greedy, chief signal officer, Washing ton, in which he acknowledges the re- ceipt of "a most excellent report on irri gation, water storage, etc, ip Arizona, and says, undoubtedly the most com plete yet received"
 The commissioner further says: Con siderable attention is being paid to thi: subject at present, and the individua efforts of the voluntary observers of the signal service in furnishing climatologica and statistical data in furtherance of the object is duly appreciated.
 ''The report of the senate committee or irrigation aud reclamation of arid land. is an interesting one. and if you ask youl delegate, (Mark A. Smith or Senator Stewart, you may be able to secure thi' ublication. Volume 1T treats of Arizona and is the one you should have"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
Desert Thirst.

Col. Mccarthy. an old California stage man, once crossed the 130 miles desert between Yuma and Cotton in California. He thus explained recently to a New York Sun reporter, why he did not es- tablish stage line there as desired by the Southern Pacific then building:
 Half way across the desert We came upon q party of four men, whose horses had given out, and as they had no water we divided our stock with them so that they could get back alive. Then one of our barrels sprung leak, and we lost a lot before we knew it. Our horses suffer ed terribly, but we could do no more than cool their mouths now and then with a wet sponge, and when We had thirty miles still to go they collapsed in the after noon. We had just pint of water left at the time, and both of us were parched with thirst. I drank third of the pint and set out a-foot for Yuma, leaving the rest of the water for the driver, who was too much used up to walk.
 Walking in the sand was hard, slow work, and 1t was broad-daylight when 1 sighted the Colorado river. That strip of silver gleam in the sunlight was the most blessed sight my eyes ever rested upon, and broke into run toward the river with wild desire to plunge into 1 the water and drink the stream dry. was half crazed with thirst and fatigue and had no more sense than a mile post 1 and if 1 hadn't been stopped I'd have killed myself with drinking. There's 8 pointer for your cold water cranks. In | temperate use of water at that time would l have killed me quicker than all the whisky my skin could hold. By good luck some l body in Yuma saw me running ziz-zae across the plain toward the river anC knew by my actions that was deser crazy. A party of men ran out and stop ped me, and l fought them in my frantic desire to reach the river and plunge into 1t. But they OverpOwered me, and gave me just sip of water at time until the worst of my thirst was quenched, an( then I became rational and told then about the driver.
 Within an hour relief party was madt up and started out The driver haC wandered away, but was finally found His tongue, swollen and black as you boots, protruded from his mouth, his eye were bulging from heads and staring lik, a maniac's, and he was covered witt blood that flowed from two wounds in hi throat. Thirst had made him crazy, ant when the feeling of suffocation in hi throat had become intolerable, he ha, slashed his neck vertically on each side o the wind-pipe, in the vain hope of reliev ing the tension. He reached Yuma, how ever, and finally recovered. But l did no start stage line on that desert"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
Lower California.
Minero MexicanO.

Not long ago we recorded the fact that the Boleo Copper Company was recruit ing large force of laborers in SinalOa and transporting those of Santa R0safia to work the copper mines there, From the Muleie papers we learn that the i'm portation was in excess of the needs Of the Company and that numbers of l these are without employment and | in very disagreeable situation, being far from home and without funds. IEe Copper Company is said to have offered | them a free passage to Guaymas, 1 From Alamos we hear that a 40 room 1 hotel is to be put up. The output from the mines is greater than ever before and and all the mills are running full time except one which is closed for repairs. | The camp Is in great need of good miners Rich strikes are reported from Uhses and Moctezuma claims. Pumping machln-
 cry is to be put in on the Indian and St
 David mines and hoistlng works on the Telemaco mine. The Elsinore mine Is
 being timbered, has a large force at work
 and is turning out as much gold as any
 mine in the camp. Extensive placers art
 being worked among the raylnes
 The workmen on these comprises Mexi
 cans. Americans and Chinese: some O 1
 but the work Is hard and the results art
 uncertain.
 An exchange says that the Carmen Is
 land salt deposits are the finest and mos
 extensive ill the world.
 Carmen Island Is in the gulf of California
 120 miles from Guaymas. The main sal
 deposit or pond Is about three miles lon!
 and two miles wide and the supply
 said by those who have visited the Islan'
 to be enxaustible. The salt is so pure
 much of 1t being clear crystal salt-tha
 it only needs to be ground up to be read
 for table use, the greater portion belni 9S per cent pure salt.
 It has only to be broken and gathere up when 1t Is ready for shipment and
 Is the intention of the owner, Mr. Jame Viesca of La Paz, Lower California, prepare for getting out 10000 tons month if there is a demand for thf amount, It is used by mining me throughout Mexico as well as in sever; states and territories in the United State even in Alaska.
 : Mir. Viesca will begin work at once o a new wharf and in building a railroa
 from the wharf to the ponds, a distanC of about 2,500 feet.
 When everything on the Island Is l readiness for extensive work the rallrn1 company will arrange for the prompt r l ceipt at Guaymas of the salt and imm' ] diate shipment to all points both
 Mexico and the United States. : Even now large quantities of Carme
 Island salt Is shipped to Europe and pronounced the finest natural salt in u l world.
 We hear that Mr. R. Cline an agel 3 for some smelling works in Denver, Col s rado, has been making an extensive tr
 through the Sierra Madre, betwet + this state and that of Durango, and h e purchased large quantities of silver O e assaying from 200 to 600 ounces per to > He collected over 200 tons which we ' shipped from Mazatlan to GUaymas l Q steamer and from the latter place to De It yer per special freight train.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
GOred to Death,
Tucson Star.

A Mexican boy, aged about Is years was killed last Sunday afternoon in the Silver Lake pasture, by an infuriated steer which he was driving. The steer first turned and attacked the horse which the boy was riding, killing the animal almost in its tracks, The steer then went for the boy, and, before he could be se- cured, the maddened beast had driven one of its sharp horns into the boys body The unfortunate lad lived but a few hours, and before night he was a corpse The steer was finally driven into the slaughter pen and killed What become of the carcass after that, deponent saith not, but, for thought we know, may be now in splendid bologna sausages, or tender stakes tickling the palates of Tucson's epicures. The boys funeral took place the same evening.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
In Favor of Cuban Annexation.

Those in favor of Cuban annexation offer many reasons to commend the pro- ject. Carlos Rodriguez, a Key West cigar merchant who takes an active in- terest Ill the annexation scheme, said to New York Star reporter:
 "The matter IS of great importance" he said, and if successfully carried out would be of great benefit to both countries. In the first place, the value of plantations in Cuba would be doubled through the certainty of market for produce and a settled government, which will never exist under the Spanish colonial rule Prod uction would be greatly increased through the introduction of new capital and the increased commerce that would follow the incorporation of Cuba as part of the United States. At present all de- velopment of Cuha's natural resources are hindered by the unsettled and unsatis- factory government of the island All this would be done away with through annexation, when there would be a guarantee. of absolute freedom to the Cubans, and the government would be established upon firm basis,
 Interior trade would be increased, and there would be a general awakening of life all over the island, as every section would have voice in home affairs and stand on an equal footing. The constant hostilities between whites and blacks would be kept in check through the in huence of the Federal Government. There is not even the same causes for this that exist in the South, and the two races could easily be brought to live in peace and harmony. The social life of Cubf would under the conditions conferred by annexation, be developed even more thai the commercial, and they would keeI pace with the rest of the world in science art, literature and all the clements O civilization, instead of slowly going back ward as they are now doing under the colonial policy of Spain
 New territory, new sources of wealth and increased power and prosperity would accrue to the United States. It waul. give them even greater influence over tn, South American States, and place then where they must be, ready to take tn, lead, either offensive or defensive, in th, maintenance of the Monroe doctrine America for Americans"
 A big lot of hosiery for ladies, gentle men and children just opened at Wild man < Co.'S
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
A Mountain Home.
Prospector

c. $. Fly has returned from the Chir- icahuassmountains where he has been for the past month planting and sowing. He has taken ranch on the topmost ridge of the mountains, which he describ- es as being fairyland. This location is over 5000 feet above sea level, and the water which is in abundance is as cold almost as ice water. lie has planted sev- en acres mostly to alfalfa, which is grow ing rapidly. His immensr water supply will be controlled in one large lake which he will stock with mountain trout
 The plateau is quite extensive and the soil is a rich black loam to a depth ol many feet. The highest peaks of othel mountain ranges can be overlooked iron this spot. The trees are immense anC mostly pine which grow very tall
 Some views Of the country which ht has taken are simply grand He will re turn in the course of week.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
Internal Ingenuity

Could scarce devise more excruciating tor lures than those of which you see the evidenc- es in the face of rheumatic or neuralgia sui ferer. The agonies are the consequence of not checking rheumatic or neuralgia attack at the outset. Hostetters Stomach Ritters has been found by skillful medical practition ersto possess not only remedial but defensive efficacy, where those diseases exist or ten dency to them is exhibited. Surely this pu issant but safe botanic medicine bearing, too such high specific sanction, is better thar the poisons often employed, but most unsafe not only in continuance, but in isolated doses The blood is depurated thoroughly from the rheumatic virus, and the nerves, slightly i'm purged upon. saved from ultimate and direfu throes by this benign, saving medicine, whicl likewise exhibits marked efficacy for malaria kidney complaints, dyspepsia, constipation and liver complaint.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26

TIE entire south is deeply excited over the prospects of the passage of the Feder- al election bill and threats of secession are made in the event of it's becoming a law The idea that it must submit to a fair ballot with the possibility of break in its solid political column is repugnant to the dominant party in the south, and it's provisions will be resisted if the bill becomes a law. But should the bill pass who will be to blame? It is notorious fact that intimidation has long been practiced at the polls in the south and that no fair vote is possible excepting in precincts known to be overwhelmingly democratic. The nation guarantees free exercise of the franchise to all its citizens and when people conspire to deprive 6 portion of their fellows of this right, the government is in duty bound to enforce it's laws and to protect the people in the rights given them. The abuse of tho power held by the dominant party in tho south demands a radical remedy and nc method presents itself save that embodied in the Federal election bill.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
ORANGES.


Pomona Progress.
 There are many of the older and more experienced orange growers in California who are turning their attention to the profit in oranges that come into the mar ket late in the season. sAfter four years of almost exclusive planting of Navel oranges we find the sentiment is growing that the Mediterranean Sweets or Valen- cias are really the best oranges for profit to be planted. The great demand there is always for oranges in the months of April, and especially May, has caused the change in opinion concerning the Navel orange. J. DeBarth Shorb of San Ga briel advised a Pomona fruit grower the other day to plant Mediterranean Sweets He argued that this variety of oranges kept better, hung on the trees weeks longer than the Navels, were always popu lar and were very abundant bearers. He said he sold, two weeks ago, Mediterran can Sweets from five acres for $2.55 a box and the net profit was nearly one-t thirC greater than for Navels at $350 box MT. Shorb believes that the Mediterran can Sweet will always be the best selling orange there is, and he quotes the fac that it has sold in Chicago and St. Loui for weeks at better price than the far l famed Navel
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
FROM THE SANTA RITAS.
A Water Spout in the Pagan Canyon--- Great D amage DOne---The Highest Water Known
 for Years.
Tucson Star.

MT. James Kane, of the Santa Rita mountains, who has charge of the Schole field ranch there, came ill last Sunday and is stopping with a friend on Main street.
 He reports a tremendous water spout one day last week at the Pagan canyon, in which Scholefield ranch is located. The spout or flood, covered a section of coun- try about mile square, sweeping every thing before it. It swept away the or chard and garden of the Scholefeld ranch, leaving in it's stead nothing but a pile of rock and sand bar.
 Nine head of cattle were found dead, having been drowned along the path of the water, and it is supposed that as m any more perished. Several horses were also seen floating away, but as to the number drowned no one knows. It also swept away scores of chickens. Water was from five to ten feet in depth along the canyon and spared nothing before it.
 Anumber of wild animals, such as deer, panther and bear, were also found dead along the course of the deepest water. AT THE HARsHAw RANCH, Some ten miles down from where the spout first struck the mountains, the wa ter was higher than ever known before. The hail that accompanied the storm was as big as marbles and came down almost l with the force of bullets. beating all the | fruit off the trees, and even the leaves. It was equally as injurious to the grape vines.
 A FREIGHT TEAM,
 Loaded for Greaterville with miners supplies. which happened to be mired down at Davidson's springs when the storm came, was struck with such force by the rushing waters as to be carried down the stream for a mile, the driver barely having time to unhitch his horses and drive them onto some high land The wagon when found was a complete wreck, and not a sign or shred of any o the supplies was to be seen anywhere
 Never such a storm was seen in tha country, and it will be remembered fo years to come as one of the most extraor dinary freaks of nature in the way of water spout ever experienced in thos, mountains.
 THE COPPER MINES
 That have been thus located, are beiny worked with splendid showings. Messrs McCleary & Stevens are working thre or four of them and have a splendid pros pect-the ore assaying from 9 to 30 pc cent copper.
 GREATERvILLE Is prosperous little town, or minin camp, away up in the Santa Rita: Placering for gold is the chief employ ment of the people there, and when the have plenty of water it is a perfect "bc nanza." At present tue town is a ittl ] dull owing to the scarcity Of water, bu withal there are some sixty men at wor washing gold, and if rain should happe to fall soon Greaterville will see mol ! than two hundred men gathering th yellow dust which in the market sells fC . $15.50 per ounce.
 Mr. Kane reports plenty of rain a through the southern section of or county, and grass is springing up in ever direction; cattle are fattening and begin | ing to look well enough for the butcher . block.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26

THAT the subject of raising cotton in Arizona should be agitated by the press of the Territory is past the comprehen- sion of any person given to a thoughtful consideration of the best interests of this really wonderful political division of our country. It has been demonstrated time and again that all the conditions of our soil and climate are highly favorable to the production of this useful plant, but our lands are too valuable to waste their substance upon crop so unprofitable. The culture of cotton must be done cheaply; cheap labor is required and ex- pensive irrigation avoided. Our lands are capable of producing all manner of desirable fruits for which there is a con stant demand at paying prices and the area of production of some of which is extremely limited. The orange, lemon, banana, pine apple. date, prune, raisin and wine grape and fig, to say nothing of a wide variety of deciduous fruits, form the natural products of southern AIlAonu, duu III AulS ulItcllOu every tu- couragement should be extended to the farmers. In these we have practically no competition. Our fruits mature weeks in advance of those of California and they are thereby enabled to command the early market with all its manifest advantages In the growth of cotton we come into competition with other sections of the country that can produce the fibre at al equal cost, and it would not be considered sound business judgment to abandon . profitable monopoly for an unprofitablC competition. The production of silk il Arizona is likewise attended with experi mental success, and there may be othel specialties for which our soil and climate are adapted, but the immeasurably great CT profits of fruit culture will alwayl command the attention of the sagaciou husbandman.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26

TIE owners of the old Mineral Belt Railroad, already built about thirty miles south from Flagstaff and graded about forty miles further, state that they have arranged to continue it to Phenix This road traverses a belt of heavy tim Der land, and the effect of its construc ton would be cheaper lumber and tim Der supply in southern Arizona. It i. hoped the road will be speedy built ant eventually carried through to a connec ton with the Sonora railroad.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
THIRTY YEARS PRACTICE.
A Letter from an Eminent Physician.

MR. EDITOR: At the risk of indorsing pro- prietary preparation, I have a few words in favor of new laxative principle. But first, how I came to discover it. A patient asked about taking Joys Vegetable ssrsaparilia. As sarsaparllas usually contain mercury or iodides l objected, and asked for the formula, which finding purely vegetable, and so mild as to be to my mind almost inert l consented. Imagine my astonishment when perfect laxative action was reported. It has two great points Slrst being purely vegetable. it ia tunllke mereury) not cumulative ip tha system, being easily car ried off by the digestive processes; and second. it is effective with a less quantity of the cathar tic principle than has hitherto been attaipable It in this respect ranks as q discovery, and ap- breaches the ideal, viz; tho lesss medicine con sistent with the greatest good AS people take laxatives indiscriminately, it ia important for them to know at least one that is safe for con tinuous use; hence this communication. The natural laxative effects of this preparation must, for the reasons above, interest both the public and the profession
 CITY PHYSICIAN OF THIRTY YEARS PRACTICE.
 Saa Francisco Erdmiaer March 10. 1890.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
Rnd for KaIding Reds.

The Stars Nogales special says: Gen eral Miles had a conference here last night with Corral and Fenocio, the respective Governor of Sonora and eommandante of the frontier guards. The conference was very satisfactory to both parties, and arrangements were made for mutual SUD- port and assistance in case of Indian out laws crossing from one republic into the other, which it is hoped will rid this region of the few remaining outlaws thought to be lurking in the Sierra Azul mountains of old Mexico. The Mexican officials are well informed as to the situation and are | disposed to cooperate earnestly with oul authorities to the end desired.