Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-02-15
WILCOX ITEMS.
THE USUAL ROUNDUP OF CATTLE
 NEWS.
The Shipments of the Week-Gathering the Herds-Man COntracts--Min-
 ing Matters.
 TCfoeEman I

The Shipments of the Week-Gathering
 the Herds-Man Contracts--Min-
 ing Matters.
 [Stockman.
 As stated in our last issue, two train loads of feeding steers-one on Satur- day and the other on Sunday-were shipped from here to Kansas City. The shipments comprised 8SO head, and were purchased by MT. Black from the Chiricahua Cattle Company, the Soldier Holes Cattle Company, Duvall < Co.,, Shultz Brothers, w. B. Taylor & Co.,, Overlook Brothers, J.. H. Powers, Mrs. NJ. Lyall, Louis Prue, D. Johnson, N. P. McCallum and B. Riggs and different members of his family. We understand that $l5 a head was paid for all the cattle.
 As fine lot of steers as were ever shipped from Wilcox went forward to Los Angeles on Sunday. They were purchased by R. L. Wright from Nor gan & May and Richards & Cooking. The first named firm had 4l head in the shipment, averaging LAO pounds in weight, while the latter firm had 39 head that averaged l, ,14s4 pounds a splendid average this time of year. Ed. Wood and Frank Tremble went to Los Angeles with the shipment, and will be absent week or ten days.
 On Monday last the Wilson BIoth- CTS sold their butcher business, in cluding slaughter house and cattle on hand, to Mir. J. H. Thede of the City Market. On Wednesday NIT. Thede sold the entire business and property, including the City Market, to MT. w.. T. Vaughan of the San Pedro. who will conduct the business in the future. The bill of sale includes quite a number of cattle, hogs and sheep.
 The following are the successful contestants for the several mail routes for the term of four years, commence ing July 1st next, with the amounts paid per year: Wilcox to Fort Grant, E. B. Pomeroy of Fl Paso. Texas, $l,- 200. Wilcox to Dunlap, Otto Moore, $600. Wilcox to Dos Cabezas, P. A. Boyer, $400. Teviston (Bowie Station) to Fort Thomas, Bishop Layton, $500.
 Mr. D. N. Hunsaker, editor and proprietor of this paper, believing that over four years of almost constant labor has entitled him to a brief va cation, left on Monday nights train for California, where he expects to spend about three weeks visiting re- latives and friends. During his ab- sence c. w. Pugh is editor in chief, while H. McCriskin looks after the business and mechanical departments.
 Fourteen men, with all necessary tools and implements, in temporary charge of MT. A. l.. Trippel, son of Dr. A. Trippel, left here last Monday morning for the Aravaipa Canyon. They will first construct q road three miles in length, from Dunlap to the mines recently purchased by Messrs. Goddard and Heard. Upon the com- pietion of this road others will be con- structed to the various locations and camps.
 Four horses, one belonging 10 Col. H c. Hooker, another the property of Walter Vail, (the brands on the other two unknown,) were found last week four miles below Arivaca, their condi- ton when found indicating that they had been ridden very hard and a long distance.
 MT. A. R. Palmer of Emporia, Kan sas, has ordered the cattle gathered which he purchased from the Eureka Springs Cattle Company. Ev q sntly he is not scared by his recent heavy loss in his attempted drive to Fleming.
 MT. G. W. Chrisman, of California, has purchased from Thomas Steele 200 cows, 50 two and three-year-olds and 50 long yearling steers, They will go to California early next week with a shipment to be made by Mir Wright.
 Horse thieves are again abroad in Graham county. A mare was stolen from a Mexican near Fort Grant few days since, also two saddles from the Eureka Springs ranch at about the same time.