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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-10-03
Tho o.a Gerlnan's ia. .is,n.n.

The Germans have story which that
home-loving people like to repeat. A father.
when his daughter became abride, gaveher
q golden casket with the injunction mot 70
pass it into other hands, for 1t held . charm
which, in her keeping, would be Of inestima-
ble value to her as the mistress Of house.
Not only was she to have the entire care Of
it, but she wss TO take II every morning to
the cellar. the kitchen. the dinlng-room.
the library, the parlor, tho bedroom, and to
remain with 1t in each place, for Eve min
uteS, looking carefully about. After . lapsei
Of three years the father WA. to send the
key, that the secrtt talisman might 10 -
vealed. The directions wero followed. n
key was sent. The casket was cpenedS
was found 70 contain an old parchmsut
which was written thes9 words: e
eyes Of the mistress ore worth one hui
pair Of servantas hands.m The wise
knew that practice Of inspection q
faithfully Tor three years would
habit and be self.perpctuatins
golden casket and the hidden q.
have accomplished their MT
Lore s &. \;
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-10-03
LETTERS eY GEORGE.
Row the Great virxiniaa Attended to ehc
Details Of His Aff;,i:s

Row tho Great virxiniaa Attended TO enc
Details of His Affairs.
The New York Evening Post Of recent
date printed q number OF letters from Ocn
eral George Washington heretofore unpub-
Gslicd. Among them were the following:
10 Gus. LAWRENCE, TAILOR IN LONDON.
VIRGINIA, a6 April, 17G8.
Mr.. LAWRENCE: be pleased to send me Il
gcnteei suit of. cloaths nude OF superilne
broudc!oth, handsomely chosen. shoul,.
have inclosed you my measure, but In " gen.
cr1l way they are 80 badly taken here, that
/ am convinced 1t would be of very lite
scrvhe. would hive you, therefore, take
measure OF II gentleman who wares well
made ciouths of the following size: to wit, &
Jsst high ard ,,ioportionably Matle;-if any
thing rather s!cntl.;r than thick, for q per-
son Of that l.ighth, with pretty long arms and
tiigl.s. YOU will take care to make the
0rccclies longer than those you sent me last,
and would i.ave you keep the measure OF
t!is. c!o:,is yon now make, by you, and it
any alteration is required, in my next it
shall be pointed out
to. for your further government and
knowledge of my slze have sent the III
closed, and you must observe that from tile
coat end
To No 1 s. M 3 is the size over the breast
aud hips;
No2 over tho Belly, and
No round the arm and from thc
breecEcs end
To No a is for .valstband,
bthick of the thigh,
cuppor button hole,
kneeband;.nd
for length Of Observation-Disclosures
If you take measure of & person about u
feet high OF this bigncss think you cunt
go amisa. You must take notice the ill.,
closed is the exuct size without any allow
ancc for scans, &c.
SELLS "a ROGUE AND A Rt'NAwAY.'
MOI Mt NEKHoS, = July, 11ts3.
To Caytaip JDl. Y'.c;npsOn-Sir: With this
letter comes q negro (Yom). which bag the
favor OF you to sell in any OF the is.ands you
may go to, for whatever he will fetch, AID
bring me- in .eturn for him:
One hid cf best lnolasses
One ditto of best rum
Ono barrel of lymes, ii good and cheap
Ono pot Of tamarinds, continuing about II
los.
Two small ditto Of mixed swsetmests,
about lbs. each.
And the residue, muc!. :, little, III good
Cid spirits.
T,a. this fellow is both royue and u run.
away f!,o' he was by no mcaus cuElaIil-
latter till of la,s) sha!! no. i,sateni IL
dan:y, IN. that he is exceedingly healthy.
| strong aud good at the hoc, TIE waslc
n.isi.hori.ood ca;. testify. AID ln.rt:nla:'ly =
t.r. Johnson and hi' goa, wi.o i:'.,. ol. '!asi
| h;l. under them as foreman uf ,:ia gang:
which gives .,.e reason TO hupc l.n may, viii
/! your good management, sell y..ti, ii kew
clean AID trim d up little whoa ciiaved ict
sa.e.
shall very chocrfrily sllnw y,G ,.:a Gus.
toinary COMMISSIONS on this st' ,,i;.,:
.,e.s ;.i.. favor of you (est he s.,o.;'l ':e.':.
to escapc) TO Keep .nn ha.ds:i.ii..l iii w,
/ get to sea, or in tie bay, asti:s' wi:iie!.
doubt net pu. you may make l.i.s very nsc
| tnl 10 you.
lwish you q pleasant and prosrsrcu:
! passage, and Il safe and speedy re.s,rn.
/ WASHINGTON OBJECTS TO HAyi:fd AIS c!.A:s
, JUMPED
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-10-03
room, far hIlllious naor,.

A French scientist says that, allowing
i've acrcs for ouch inhabitant, Europe has
room for ll5O 900 moro people, Africa for
iS8, 90, 600, Asia for / ,50R OK, ,e,0 oceauic4 i
Tor 81. OK, 90 and America for Z, ,o9a; 900
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-10-03
Di.c.r.l fro,,a Un.niuity.

ssThcre ia no difference whateve. between
the two political parties" remarked Chat
terton. sThey are both agreed OH wanting
tho spoils" s.But don't you know, my tlca..
fellow returned Pegraul, s'thut that agree-
ment causes the greatest difrcrcnco!''
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
Farming fin the Santa Cruz Valley
Tucson Star.


 In October, 1888 w. A. Hartt, filed a Desert Land Entry on sec, 6, T. IT, s., R. 13 E. just IS miles south of Tucson, up the Santa Cruz Valley.
 The river furnishing no water on the surface in a dry time, at that point, Mir. Hartt determined to irrigate his land by sinking for water and putting in a steam pump. He has succeeded beyond, his most saugTline expectations. He located his well three quarters of mile from the bed of the Santa Cruz river, and reached water at a depth of 45 feet, but continued to sink to depth of over 60 feet. He found all the water he desired. He put in a pump, and planted trees vines and a small agricultural crop last year. At the beginning of this year, finding that his pump was not large enough, he went east and purchased large, new and improved pattern, and since putting it in. about last March, it has worked without sin gle friction, to his entire satisfaction. With it, he says he can keep ditch run ming two feet deep and eight feet wide, with a current as swift as could be per mitted without washing and caving the bank, and that with this pump alone he can irrigate, take care of, and keep alive two whole sections of fruits and vines. He has plenty of wood in the locality, and says he can furnish water in a more satisfactory manner, and at cost per acre of fifty per cent less than is furnished by the big irrigating ditches in the Salt River Valley.
 Among the few trees he planted last year were some apricots, figs and grape vines, which produced a considerable amount of fruit this year, one grape vine alone having over 40 pounds of grapes upon it.
 This year Mir. Hartt has over 100 acres planted, and proposes each year to extend the area of his cultivation. He planted out 10000 grape cuttings. They happen ed to arrive just at the time he had his pump up putting in his new plant, and only about 25 per cent of them lived. He has about 1,500 trees, of diversified kinds, all alive. thrifty and vigorous among which are peaches, apricots, apples pears, cherries, prunes, plums, nectarines oranges, figs English walnuts, chestnuts and almonds.
 Among the agricultural crops he raised this year was 80 acres of beans, iron which he realized 50000 lbs and has been offered Al cents pound for them. Two acres of white Dent corn, from which he | harvested 100 DuSnelS or Snelled corn He also had acres of yellow Mexican corn which yielded 40 bushels per acre.
 He has experimented in peanuts, ani ' planted a little less than one acre, iron which he gathered ], 300 pounds. Fol these he has been offered eight cents pel pound.
 Mir. Hartt has also erected a mill, anC is grinding bis corn into fresh new corr meal, with which to supply the citizens o Tucson. On Friday last he brought il and delivered to Allison & sons 2,20C pounds and he brides himself that there has never been such meal in Tucson be fore.
 Those in the east who are looking fo homes, can rest assured, that with tn same energy and perseverance that MI Hartt has displayed, that his plant cal be duplicated in a thousand places i ! ArizODa
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
From the Mammoth.
Tucson Star.

Frank Shultz, a mining man who re- sides in the Mammoth mining district, has been in the city for the last few days attending to business before the U. s. Land Office, and buying supplies for his own camp in that district. The last strike the Mammoth mining company age and quality of gold to his knowledge on the Pacific coast The lowest average assays in the new find are, by battery samples, from $125 to $500 per ton. The turn out of bullion IS large There are about fifty men engaged in and about the mill and mine. The company, be- sides running the mill, are doing some development work and preparing to put in one hundred more stamps. The Nam moth ore is an oxide and free milling, and the mine is an easy one to work. Mir. Shultz is negotiating with parties to dis pose of his properties, which, it is said
 if properly developed, would show mp equal to the ''old Mammoth" The town, or camp, has about three hundred in habitants, and maintains three stores of general merchandise, two blacksmith shops, one hotel, two restaurants, a Chinese laundry and two corrals. There is a good new school house and school is taught there every summer the number of school children being between fifty and seventy five. MT. Everett Putnam
 formerly Principal of the Florence public schools, is the teacher. Mammoth is il Pinal county, some seventy miles iron the county seat (Florence), and being inconvenient to the people whereabouts tC attend court at Florence, or to attend tC any other business at the county seat there is a growing sentiment among thi people to ask the next legislature to GU
 them off from Final and attach them t this county, Pima being more convenien
 to them on account of roads. stage lines etc. to attend Tucson when they want t, do any public business or buy supplies.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
The Gunsight.

A new mining company has been or. ganized to operate the Gunsight Mines in Pima county, from among Joplin, Mis-. souri, capitalists. All the indebtedness of the old company has been met, and q new l0-stamp mill from San Francisco is on the way to Gila Bend, from which point it will be shipped to the mines Gunsight is 6S miles from Gila Bend; 7S miles from Casa Grande and 135 miles from Tucson, the latter route being pre- ferable on account of water and grass being available. It is stated that a judicious expenditure of $500 will place that road in excellent condition to com mand all the freight and travel.
 The Gunsight company is represented by Mir. Rankin, whose family now re- sides in Phenix. The banking business of the company is also transacted at Phenix. It is said that transcript of the schedule of the old indebtedness made $40 pages of manuscript and its cost was about $1200.
 Steve Williams is in charge of the pro- perty in the absence of Mir. Rankin. The company will not conduct the boarding house nor store, but will let these out to some responsible party
 There are now 2S men at the mine, and miners are paid s per day.
 Toppy Johnson, the well known mining man, brought the sale about.
 It is reported that in the Gunsight country there are S5 voters who were not included in the census returns, nor has the country assessor been known to have visited that section
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
Disarn Them.

The Phenix Herald makes the sensible observation that "the solution of the h. dian question may be hastened by the present status of Indian affairs When the government wakes up one of these fine mornings and discovers that there are some twenty thousand Indians on the war path, armed with Winchester repeating rifles or their equivalent, and loaded down with ammunition, it may finally come to the conclusion that the past humanitarian policy of putting into the hands of the semi-savages the means by which they can sweep the western country with rap inc, murder and widespread devastation, is perhaps a little off There is only one way to redeem the Indian from his savage condition, and that is to totally disarm him and make him work for his bread and but ter. This can be readily done and it is entirely practicable. More than that, the time is at hand when such measure should be be set at work. It will be vastly cheap CT than prolonged Indian disturbances, such as the present, and which is likely to be continued under present conditions indefinitely.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
Georria Cotton for Spinning.

A northern spinner recently mentioned his estimated waste at 16 3-10 per cent, but subsequently, wrote me that he thought it was then about 14 per cent. think that northern spinners usually estimate it at 16 per cent. Even If per cent. seems 6 very large wastage from ''middlings," the grade my core spondent uses, which 1 attribute to his using the gulf and southwest cottons- from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, etc.. made mostly by negro labor-in prefer ence to cottons from the upper counties ot Georgia, made largely by white peo- ple-the farmers, their wives and chil- dren, who certainly handle the feecy staple with far more care.
 The cotton marketed at Marietta, ir Cobb county, about twenty-five mile. above Atlanta, is generally beautifully white and clean. It is grown much more abundantly than before 1860, ana almost always by the aid of fertilizers which hasten the maturity of the cotton so that the crop of that part of the coun try is much sooner prepared for market than in the lower counties, where it was often plowed in to make way for the new crop.
 The prejudice in favor of the Gulf cot ton has always seemed to me to be un founded, though 1 know it to prevail il Old as well as in New England, and gen erally in the north. These northern spinners have often bought uplands 1T New Orleans, shipped from Columbu. and Macon in this state-Henry V Meigs ill Popular Science.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
AN ANCIENT PROBLEM SOLVED. Baron Ton Muller and tine Cure of Snake
 Poisoning.
From the London Standard.

The Governor General of India has re- ceived communication from Baron Von Muller, an eminent scientific authority of Melbourne, announcing that he has dis covered the real cause and effective cure of snake poisoning
 Hitherto the mode in which the venom of serpents produced fatal effects has been a mystery. The elaborate series or ex- pertinent carried out by the Victorian savant have, he states, not only rendered it clear how the poison operated in pro ducing death, but have pointed out a remedy which, when applied in time, will save the life of the patient
 According to Herr vOn Muller, the venom of serpents does not destroy the tissue of the body, but has merely a dynamic effect, suspending the action of the motor and vasomoter nerve centers. The discovery at once indicated that the proper kind of antidote would he some thing that would stimulate and increase the functional activity of these nerve centers'
 The remedy is supplied by strychnine which is directly antagonistic in it's action to snake poison. Herr von Muller has | applyed strychnine upon large number of persons bitten by tiger snake and other venomous serpents, and with invariable success.
 The way in which he employs it is tc insert ten to twenty minims of the drug under the skin of the patient, and repeat the operation every fifteen minutes unti slight muscular spasms are produced these being an unfalhng sign that the patient Is out of danger. Large doses o stryehnine may be injected into the blood of person who has been bitten without producing any injury until it had com pletely neutralized the effect of the snake poison.
 The importance of this discovery, if con tirmed, can hardly be overrated. In India where 30.0O0 persons are killed by poison ous serpents every year, Baron von Mul ler's communication has naturally beer received with the deepest interest.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
FROM OLIVE.
The Bonanza Camp of ArizOna---Rich
 DiscOveries---Ore Shipments.
Tucson star.

Tucson Star.
 Messrs. John Ellis, George Campbell and A. $. Doyle are in from Olive camp, from them Star learns that
 In the Anna a recent strike has been made at 180 feet. The ore body is IS inches wide and it runs from $500 to $1,000 to the ton. There 12 tons of ore on the dump ready for shipment.
 The Wedge, the property of John Ellis X O., has shafts which are from 90 to 150 feet in depth. These shafts taking in GOO feet of the vein which on the surface shows continuous ore body for that dis tance.
 All the shafts are in ore from top to bottom and the largest showing is at the bottom of the 150-foot shaft, the ore body of which will average from S150 to S200 to the ton as per the smelter returns where the ore is shipped. There are six men taking out ore on the Wedge.
 Campbell X Kenzler have leased the west end Of the Wedge, and at 60 feet they aie taking out large quantities of high grade ore They now have carload ready for shipment, which two men ex- tracted during the last two months. The ore will average $50 10 S200 to the ton.
 The Matchless and Chloride, which are leased by Scott X Co.,, have just shipped IT tons of ore which will average 250 ounces of silver per ton, and at a depth of 200 feet they have still large quantity of ore in their erifts and stope.
 The group of mines recently purchased by Bannister and Westinghouse of Pitts burg are being gdevelopedwith satisfactory results. They are building number of houses which has given the camp the ap- pearance of mining town.
 A recent find has just been made by Ellis x O., on Helmet Peak, which IS claimed to be the biggest bonanza yet discovered at the camp, At a depth of 30 feet they have struck body of ore two feet wide which will yield over 800 ounces to the ton. The formation at the point where the strike has been made, Is differ ent from the regular formation of the Olive camp where other mines have been devel- oped, in this. This is limestone known as dolomite, a seam of spar runs through the lime, and in this spar the ore IS found. This appears to cut right through the for mat ion and mountain, and would indicate not only the permanency of the ore body, but mammoth quantity of the same.
 A specimen of the ore presented to the Star cabinet by Ellis & O., shows that the ore is of q very high grade. The camp looks better now than at any time Tn its history, and everybody appears to be in good spirits.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
The PeraIta Fraud .

Touching upon the Peralta Grant in Arizona, the Secretary of the Interior in bis report says:
 "The Surveyor-General of Arizona, in October, 1889, reported the claim of Don Miguel de Peralta for almost 5,000,O00 acres to be a forgery and a fraud. In February, 1890, the Commissioner of the General Land Office passed upon the claim, and concluded it to be invalid. struck it from the docket. An appeal from this order having been taken to the department, the legality of the action c; n not be discussed here. It may, however be noted that this course has kept the vast area included in the claim, open to settlement pending the controversy, sub- ject, of course, to any possible decision in favor of the claimant. But if the claim, is finally denounced the advantages to settlers of the present action will be very great. Had it been by the Commissioner merely adjudged unfounded, and report ed to Congress under the act of 1854 none of the land could have been held open to entry, as 1t was therein provided that reports by the Commissioner should be laid before Congress, and until final action thereby all lands covered by the claim should be reserved from the sale ol other disposal of the Government, and should not be subject to the donations granted by that act,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
Wilcox Waifs.
Wilcox stoekmen.


 In the case of the United States vs. D. D. Ross, for cutting timber on govern ment land, which came up last Wednes- day, the sensible verdict of mot guilty" was rendered.
 We understand that J. L. T. Walters has disposed of his mail route between Forts Grant and Thomas, and that the mail is now being carried on horseback between these two points.
 R. l.. Wright, purchaser for Los An geles parties, bought 200 head of the J. w. Cress cattle near Fort Grant. They will be shipped from this point about the middle of December. Price private
 Tom Steele IS building a new frame house immediately north of Geo, R. Kings residence, on the corner of Haskell Avenue and Delos street. The house will be occupied by Mir. Steele's family as soon as completed, and will be another credit able structure to our town.
 Monday afternoon last our town was visited by a small conhagration. which completely swept away a small frame house adjoining Mir. Hudson's residence. Every thing in it, including dog, per ] ished in the flames. The house belonged | to Tom Wisdom, and was occupied by a | Mexican woman.
 w. R. Patterson yesterday made ship ment of eight cars, 15S head, of beef steers purchased from E. R. Monk. The aver age weight was from 975 to 1000 pounds, and were considered a choice bunch of cattle. Mir. Patterson again accompanied the shipment but will soon return for fur ther purchases.
 Lieut.. P H. Clarke, with his Indian command, stopped here few hours Tues 1 day, en route from Fort Bowie to Fort Grant to attend the thanksgiving festivi- ties at the latter place, which will be con- ducted on grand scale. The following morning an ambulance load of ladies and officers arrived from the same post, pro- ceeding in the afternoon to Grant. They anticipate royal time.
 We are pleased to announce that the recovery of the editor has been more rap- i'd the past few days. Since last Tuesday Mrs. NJ. F. Philbrook, of Fl Paso, an old time friend of the family and professional nurse, has had sole charge, under his physician, and her efforts are attended by marked success. Mrs. N Hunsaker, his mother, arrived from her home in Ruckel Canon on Wednesday and is with him When able he will probably take trip tc California to thoroughly recuperate be- fore resuming work again.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-06
FREE COINAGE.
What Will the Present Congress Do
 With It?

It has been predicted that since the rout of the republicans at the recent eIec- tion some decided legislation to satisfy the masses would be taken this year by that party to recover the confidence of the voters But 1t would seem not from the following bit of Washington news to the Globe-Democrat:
 Silver men announce their intention of securing legislation this winter, if possi- ble, for free coinage. If that fails. then they will try to get free coinage for home production until an international agree ment is made. Finally the extra coinage of S20,000,000, to take the place of na- tional notes retired during the present year, will be asked for in lieu of more liberal measures. The views of the Presi- dent on this subject are against free coin age absolutely until an international agreement shall have been reached, and his veto of a free coinage measure can therefore be counted on. Believing that Congress during the coming short session will have its hands full to pass the an propriation bills and attend to even part of the legislation awaiting its action. the President has discouraged the recom- mendation from Secretary Windom for financial measures, such as the inconver- tible bond plan and increase of circula- tion. The President will handle the sub !ect Tn his own way, which will, it is ex- pected. be non committal.