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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
GRAHAM COUNTY
SOME OF THE HAPPENINGS ON THE
 UPPER CHA.
News from the Aravaipa Mines---F Fisher mems Luek---GOOd Crop Prospects --Other Interesting News
 Items.
Isolomonvilla Bulletin.

Hon Burt Dunlap came in Saturday night from San Carlos, where he had been to deliver beef cattle to the gov erment. He puts in at San Carlos over 800 head of cattle per month. He reports the operations at Arivaipa moving along with the utmost satis- faction to all concerned About 60 men are now at work, only however a small force being engaged in mining; !; the greater portion being engaged in building roads. Capt. Kelly, of Cliff on, has charge of the mines, and is we'll pleased with appearances. MT. John Heard, Jr., and MT. Goddard, of New York are now at the camp, and will examine other properties in the district with view of purchasing. MT. Dunlap says 2 great many new locations have been made recently, and prospectors are searching the surrounding hills.
 The water was turned out of the MOntezuma canal on Sunday, and those who own water rights therein were set to work on Tuesday morn ing, under the supervision of Adam Welker, to clean it out. When the water began to get low, there were fish galore, and the people along it's bank feasted on them for several days. A large number of Gila salmon were taken, ranging from two to eighteen pounds in size, and more palatable fish cannot be found The work of cl, ha ,1,,,I hn of the canal will be completed in two or three days.
 The people of Arivaipa deserve bet ter mail facilities. It will soon be- come a large and important mining camp, when weekly mail will no longer answer the requirements of the business that will be done there. The tri-weekly mail from Wilcox to Grant should be extended to Arivai- pa.
 Those who have been at Fort Thomas recently say that the people there are not at all excited over the report that the post is to be abandon ed by the military. The impression seems to prevail there that the trans fer of troops will not immediately take place. It is one of the prettiest military posts in Arizona.
 Dr. c. c. Edwards, the well known sheep man, was in town several days this week. His focks are located about Is miles north of Solomonville He has about two thousand head, and will commence shearing them on May 1st.
 The growing crops throughout this valley are reported in good condition. Owing to the very low price of barley, there was not so much of this crop planted this year as last. Alfalfa is looking fine and the first cutting will begin next week.
 The school trustees i'll the Ari- vaipa district are building new school house and will make the nec- essary arrangements to open school there soon. The new mining opera tions there will bring in enough chiI- dren to make large school.
 A body of sulphurets, four feet wide, has been struck on the same ledge at Clifton that John Higgins made a shipment from last year. The re- turns from the shipment were nearly $400 to the ton. IL is said this new discovery is more valuable than any that has been made for a long time. The property belongs to Conductor Reardon, Rutherford X Higgins,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Orange Land.
The facilities for making an orange

The facilities for making an orange orchard in these valleys are much superior to those in Florida, or even in Southern California. There is no cutting down of trees, and scarcely any expense in the clearing of land, which can be had at mere nominal figure. Remember that orange trees will bear within five years. and the in crease in yield is constant for at least ten years; at five years an orange grove is worth $l 900 per acre, and in creases in value steadily thereafter For those who desire to engage in this industry, there is no more de- sirable region than southern Arizona and they may look in vain elsewhere to find conditions so favorable Phenix Gazette.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Grand Canyon NIines.

The grand canyon mines show up richer as they are developed. Wm. Morris and W. H. Ashurst returned last evening from their mines, bring ing with them some very rich looking specimens from the Topsy and the Romero. Every old miner or prospec- tor that saw the rock says that it will assay up into the thousands. There is no longer doubt but the find will prove to be the largest and richest that has ever been discovered. The ledge in the Topsy is one hundred and twenty feet wide from wall to wall and is exposed for seven hundred feet up the side of the canyon. Every place on the ledge where they went through the cap rock. they found ore that is full of native silver and some contains more silver it is also rich in gold. The Romero ledge is forty feet wide from wall to wall, and is exposed about eight hundred feet up the side of the canyon, it is sulphuret ore and is un- doubtedly rich in gold They had one assay from this ledge that went $162 in gold and $7.5 ill silver. The rock which they brought in last night from this ledge looks much richer than the first. All old miners that have looked at the ore are wild over it, many of them say it will assay into the thous- ands.-Flagstaff Champion.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Petriiied Forest.

Among the many remarkable freaks of nature to he found in Arizona, the petrified forest is worthy of special mention. It is on LithodendrOn creek, tributary Of the Little Cobra do, and is but few miles east of Hol- brook station, on the Atlantic and Pa cific railroad Limbs and branches and entire trunks of trees petrifed to rock are scattered over the surface, covering an area of many miles. One has been discovered that measured more than twelve feet it the base. Many fossil ferns and plants are also found turned to stone. The texture and form of the dead trees are clearly discernable and resembles the inn mense red-woods of California.
 Every fibre of the wood can be dis tinctly traced, and the hearts of the prostrate monarchs are a mass of sparkling crystals of various hues and colors. When cut and polished these silicified remains make beautiful man. tle-pieces, center tables and other household adornments. It will repay the traveller to stop over day at Hol- brook and visit this striking curiosity, Gazette.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Pruning Fig Trees.
Woodland Democrat. 1

Large numbers of young fig trees will be set out this spring. E. W. Haslin says that in his first planting he made great mistake in not prun- ing trees. "The better way is in the first year to pinch the lateral branches as they appear, so as to force the tree to grow single trunk. The second year cut back the tree to about twenty inches from the ground, and suffer not more than three limbs to grow, four or five inches apart. The third year reduce the limbs to about foot long and grow from each limb two or three branches.
 All branches crossing or growing on the interior of the tree should he cut out. The White Adriatic especially should be pruned goblet-shaped. with plenty of space in the interior for the reason that the leaves have a acrid juice. which effects some persons similar to poison oak. The leaves be- ing harsh makes it disagreeable task to gather the figs and work in the trees where the branches are so close to- gether.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
SOME LIGHT
On the Subject of Driving Cattle Across
 the Colorado Desert.

On the Subject of Driving Cattle Across
 the Colorado Desert.
 A correspondent of the Yuma Times gives some valuable information for the use of cattlemen contemplating drives across the desert from Yuma. He mentions the old Butterfield stage route as being the most feasible and says:
 "There should be we'll at Indian Wells, where excellent water can be found thirty-six miles from Carriso creek and, think, about thirty-two miles from Rock Springs, on the Ja- cinto road to San Diego one at Alamos, thirty miles from Indian Wells, or a deep well at New River station; and from New River to Alamos, fourteen miles; seven thence to Burkes, where brackish water can be obtained with in four feet of the surface, in ravine fronting the house; thence 10 Seven Wells where the water is salty; thence nine miles to Cooks wells where there is good water (the well however needs cleaning and the top must be ade- quately protected); thence IT miles to Hanlon's and nine more 10 Yuma By coming from Cooks well to Han, Ions cattle camp, water can be ob tained in distance of seven miles The lower route is the longest route but affords the best feed and would re- quire a we'll at New River, thence to Digeno, Is miles l believe, and thence | 40 miles to Yuma.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
A Light Without Matches.

To obtain light instantly without the use of matches, and without the danger of setting things on fire, is an easy matter. Take an oblong vial of the clearest of glass; put into it a piece of phosphorus about the size of a pea upon this pour some pure olive oil heated to the boiling point, the bottle to be filled about one third full {; then cork tightly. To use the light, remove the cork, allow the air to enter and then recork. The whole empty space in the bottle will then become luminous, and the light ob- tained will be good one As soon as the light becomes dim, its power can be increased by opening the bottle and allowing fresh supply of air to enter. In very cold weather it some times necessary to heat the vial be tween the hands to increase the fluid ity of the oil, and one bottle will last all winter. This ingenious contrivance may be carried in the pocket, and is used by the watchmen of Paris in all magazines where explosive or infam- mable materials are Chicago Ledger.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Final County News.

A gentleman from Florence called on the Star yesterday and gave it the following interesting information The reservoir Of the Florence Canal Com pany, which is now nearing compile ton, covers an area of l7O0 acres with an average depth of 12 feet. The main levee issabout IA, 900 feet in length with a width of l25 feet on the bottom. Two hundred hands are em- ployed on it with 150 teams. The outlet for waste water is composed of brick masonry. The reservoir is fed from the river by canal 26 miles long with an average width of 30 feet on the bottom. The canal from the reservoir for conducting the water to be used for irrigation purposes is twenty miles in length and numerous laterals run in all directions.
 The work on the reservoir has been conducted by Messrs. Mac Ritchie and Nichol, contractors from the east, who anticipate having this great undertak- ing completed by June l, 1890. The cost of the reservoir alone amounts to Yl4O,OOO.
 At Florence the new court house is in course of construction. It is brick building and will cost the co unty $30, ; GOO when completed. Messrs. Adams & Doran are the contractors.
 As the county seat is now an estab- lished fact people will commence building new stores and residences and Florence will soon have many ac- sessions to her inhabitants. A large hotel will be commenced in the near future.
 The Reymert mining company are having their mills overhauled and new stamps are being put up.
 The outlook for this lovely valley is one of prosperity, and it will soon rank among the loveliest and most fer tile locations in the territory-Tuc soasStar.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Saddle and Harness.

w. s. kengla can make a com plete set of harness by machinery and agrees to sell harness within one dol lar of what it costs in the east. He has in his employ one of the finest Colorado saddle makers. The Kengla White river tree is used, and $25 will be paid to any horse that can break it by falling. Single harness from $S. 50 to $50; double harness from $16.50 to $22.50. Our machinery enables us to compete with the east. Everything in the saddle and harness line kept.
 W. s. KENeLA, Tucson, Ariz
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Caught the Golden Egg.

Fifteen thousand dollars falls to two Fairview citizens. The No. GA, 385 in The Louisian State Lottery drawing of February II captures the prize for J. s. Betts of the firm of Betts Bros, grain dealers, and l.. G. Kitchener, agent for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad. The money was promptly paid through the Fairview State Bank.-Fairview (Kansas) Enterprise, March 1j.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
A Big Ledge.

George W. Barnard and Charles Genning have come to the conclusion that their Wayup lode on Juniper mountain, is none other than an ex- tension, of the famous Congress mine, about seven miles distant northwest erly. The Juniper lode adjoins them on the west, and Boulder Park is just north of them. Edgar and Yarneil have found the Juniper vein to be about 55 feet across, all more or less charged with free gold. Their fine showing induced Harry Yarnell to prospect and make other locations last winter in a northwesterly direc- ton across Fools Gulch over the next divide down into Martinez Creek, so that the northerly end line of the last claim staked to-wit the Florence Nil son, is probably not more than four miles southeast the great Congress.
 On Juniper mountain the formation is described as an immense porphyry dyke, between granite walls. Towards Martinez Greek it naFrows and quartz becomes more conspicuous. Each location thus far made prospects we'll in gold. The ledge is undoubtedly des tined to become fine producer of precious metal. The Prescott stage via Congress, crosses the northwest end of the Wayup claim, Antelope Peak lies to tife south.-Phenix Herald.
 Call at Wildman < Co.,, for frest butter from the Holstein and Jersey
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03

Dr. F. c. Ainsworth, formerly post surgeon at Whipple Barracks, is now in charge of the record and pension division of the war department at Washington, and the correspondent to the Globe-Democrat says that he is the best informed msn in the country on statistics of the war pertaining to his branch of the subject.-Journal Miner.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
It is reported on good authority that

It IS repOrted on good authority mat petroleum has been discovered at Gallup in New Mexico, in large quan tity. That place is the center of the most important coal fields of the south west from which all the coal supply of this region, for San Diego, Los An geles and other places, besides the railroad supply of the A. & P, Santa Fe, s. P. and others is derived. Gallup, with her new find, will rapidly be- come an important business center and here is another demand for an east and west road through the Salt River valley that will furnish a near market for her products and reach an important petroleum field as well as coal.-Phenix Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
Bisbee. News.

MT. T. NJ. English from Bisbee is in town. He reports business as being very brisk there. He says the Copper Queen Mining Company employ 600 men, and are keeping five smelters in full blast working night and day. The business done by the Company's store averages $40,000 per month In the Sulphur Spring valley two engines are busily employed digging wells for ir ligating purposes as q Scotch settle ment is to be founded there, part of whom are to be employed as agricul- turists and the remainder to be furnish ed employment at the coal mines. Bis bee is taken all around one of the best camps in the Territory.-Star.
 A Prescott correspondent to the PheniX Gazette closes an interesting letter with the following deserved tribute to one of Arizona's stanchest friends: "The people Arizona love a manly man-a man who will take hold and help to develop the indus tries of the territory. Sterling old Governor Stafford is the kind of a man Alizonans like to tie to, man who is not afraid to do right, and the peo- i pie of this territory will some day, hope, have the supreme satisfaction of showing their regards for one ol the best and bravest of Arizona's gov ernOrs.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
The Original Wild "Irish' Potato.

James NJ. Shacklelord writes to the San Jose Mercury:
 A residence of ten years on the up- per Gila river introduced me to the wild potato. IL is found in the rich alluvial bottoms of the Gila and Mim- bres rivers and in the canyons of the foothills Of all the mountains. There are two kinds-the blue and the white. The tuber is oblong, with well defined eyes, the tuber about the size of the joint of the little finger. The taste is like the taste of the Irish potato. The flesh or inside is perfectly white When the plant Is only five or six inches high it resembles the tomato plant more than the potato. The bloom re- sembles the domestic tuber. The cul- tivation of this little tuber and its mixture with the common stock might give new life and increased fertility and vigor to the old stock, for it is un- occasionally the mother of the Irish potato.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03

Friday morning Deputy Collector Wilson arrested six Chinamen just as they were crossing the line from Mex ico, and locked them up. They were portion of the gang of S7 landed at Guaymas the other day by the steam CT Alejandro. The government Chi nese inspector has given directions to have them taken before the U. s. Commissioner at Tucson. -Nogales Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03

A big lot of hosiery for ladies, gen tlemen and children just opened at Wildman & Co.'S.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03

If you want dry goods of any kind at bedrock prices, call at Wildman & Co.'S.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03

Call at Wildman < Co.,, for fresh butter from the Holstein and Jersey Dairy
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-03
NUMBER 5
H. N. ALEXANDER, A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. A Irvine Building. Phenix. Arizona.
l.. II. HAWKINS,
pr. ALBERT s. ADLER,

A TTORNEY. AND COUSELLOR-AT-LAW, A Tempe, Arizona. Will practice in all courts in the territory.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
A Warden's Experience.

The following is extracted from speech
delivered before the National Prison Con-
gress at Nashville. Tenn, by Mr.. c. E.
Felton,:
There is no place on earth where there is
such diversity of kind, in relation to mind,
as in prison. A warden may think that
prisoner is accountable. simply because he
knows right from wrong. IF he is crazy.
why was he sent here?" is the inquiry. and
the answer, and the end. Not always, if
often. does he examine closely into com
plants. and give ear to both complainant
and the complained of. Punishment is
usually inflicted by subordinate officer.
upon the reports of those of grade still
lower than he; and an offenders explana-
tion is seldom credited in defense. THE
prisoner knew better!" THAT is suffi-
cient." in the mind of the subordinate; and
if THAT is sufficient" in the practice of the
warden, punishment is almost certain to
follow report Thousands of insane men
know right from wrong. They may be suf,
fciently rational, however. to fear the con-
sequences resulting from disobeying the rules
of prison; and through their fears. they
may be controlled. But is warden's mind
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
A Good Time Adjoining.

Men strive for earthly advancement. The
poor boy. with scarce shoe to keep the
soles of his feet from contact with the rug
ged soil, looks forward to the day when he
shall sit, enthroned as it were. in the Sen
ate of his country; he strives, and he
strives. and reaches the point; but once
there, and is he content? No. There is a
craving for greater honOrs-fOr further ad-
vancement. The monarch is restless under
the burden of his supreme authority. He
sighs for something else-he knows not
what. No individual is satisfied with the
present; we all regard the future as that
which contains increased enjoyment, as
that which embodes perfect happiness. 1t
is so when we reach the bed of death. The
vilest of the human race feel when the
time for dissolution arrives. that there is
yet something to Ocrave-SOmething to indi-
cate and exemplify progress. 1t is the
spread of the doctrine of the immortality of
the soul to which may be attributed the
grand results of what is termed THE grand
and buOying reliance upon the future
upon something brilliant yet to be achieved
that proves. beyond mortal doubt. that
this life is but the inception and the pre-.
cursor of longer and a better one, in
which there are no taxes, no bill collectors.
no tight shoes. no Doodle alderman; moth
ing. in fact. except unalloyed happiness
Texas Siftings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-18
Saltwater, Mimi, Thursday, Dec. 18, 1890.

these tales of crime and degradation told in
such glaring terms, that crime should con-
tinue to increase? A short time ago our at
tentiOn was called to a work which our
Postmaster General had excluded from the
mails as immoral refer to "Kreutzer
Sonata. Now if had a child of reason
ing years / would rather see him or her
read a thousand such books as 'Kreutzer
Sonata than one copy of the cheap yellow
covered literature have before mentioned
The work to which L have referred shows
land that without any false coloring to in
fate the imaginatiOn) that life OF i'm
morality and debauchery leads to life of
crime, and should be stunned if we would
live to be men and women hOnOred and re-
spected by those about us. Still there are
no means taken to repress the literature
which is dragging our youth into the Shiny
paths of sin and crime; on the other hand.
the cOuntenance and favor with which this
class OF literature is received is keeping
printing presses constantly at work striking
off copy after copy. which the publishers
place in every news stand in the land, hav-
ing the cover illuminated with some blood
curdling picture to attract the eyes of the
youth and fill their brain with it's virus.
AS long as our youth receive their educa
tiOn from this class of literature can we eX
pect or hope for higher degree of morality,
higher, nObler development of the in
tellectual faculties OF our youth in its
masses and diminutiOn of crime? Rather
is it not better for our youth to read and
study such books as will pull the mask off
of crime and show it in it's various stages
from the departure from morality to the
final end in the hardened criminal, even if
we see terms used which in modern eti-
quette may be called obscene Certainly
there are some passages in the Bible which
might be called obscene. still we accept il
and place it in the hands of our children,
then why not other books written for the
same end?
We have dwelt at length upon the cause
of crime. Now how are we to eradicate
this evil in literature? The time to eradi-
cate it is NOW. the place to begin, our homes.
Teach our children the tendencies of this
class of reading upon the mind and char
acter; reason with them, show them
the nature of crime, and teach them to love
that class of literature only which will lift
them up to higher moral. and spiritual
lives. In youth the mind is easily trained
into proper channel, but the fault with
most children lies in the negligence of their
parents in not teaching them correctly. If
the youth could be taught to read only that
best class of literature the demand for that
other would soon fall off and it would cease
to be printed. then we can justly be entitled
to expect dlmnutiOn of crime.