Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-02-22
WILCOX ITEMS.
A GENERAL ROUNDUP OF CATTLE
 NEWS.
Shipments of Live Stock---D Demand For Feeders---Mining Notes---Inter-
 estfng Local Events.
[Stockman.l STOCK NOTES.

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 MT. A. R. Palmer, of Emporia Kan sas, arrived here on Thursday evening. He has purchased one train load of feeders from the Eureka Springs Cat tie Company and Dunlap Brothers, and another from Messrs. T. T. Hun ter, Captain J. NJ. Phillips, W. A. Gil lespie, J. A. Williamson, Richards X Cooking, Wm. Teller, Parks Brothers, A. G. Hoffsumer, Duncan & Speed B. Frazier and others. The cattle were purchased to be delivered at Dem ing, and we are informed they will be driven to that point. From some of above herds in the Grahams, MT. R. l.. Wright first selected the beef cat tie he had purchased. MT. Palmer is accompanied by another gentleman from Emporia.
 MT. R. L. Wright, buyer for the Los Angeles Strengthening Company arrived from the west Thursday eve ming, and the following morning went to the ranches of Morgan X May, Rich ards X Cooking, w. A. Stark, w. A. Gillispie, J. A. and Ike Williamson and Henry Hoffman, from whom he has purchased ten car loads of beef cattle. They will be driven to town today and shipped tomorrow.
 MT. G. w. Chrisman, of whom we made mention last week as purchasing number of cattle from Thos. Steele, shipped Tuesday, accompanying the shipment himself They go by rail to Los Angeles and from there driven a distance of 9 miles to his ranch. which he is stocking. He will prob ably return for more cattle.
 Mir. G. F. Black, of Kansas City will ship one train load of cattle from San Simon tomorrow, being those purchased from c. NJ. Renaud and Scott White. MT. Black wants from 1,5O0 to 2,500 feeders, and with a view to securing them will arrive here in a few days.
 Colonel Joe Johnston was riding the ranges this week, informing those from whom Mr. Palmer made pur- chases to have cattle in readiness for delivery.
 Mir. " B. Wright, of Emporia, Kan sas, in quest of feeders, is expected to arrive here tonight.
 OTHER ITEMS.
 The Southern Pacific company has materially reduced its rates per car on east-bOund cattle. The rates to Deming from the places named are as follows: Benson, $50; Wilcox, $23 and from San Simon $20. This should have been done long since, but the old maxim, "better late than never" fits this case. How lcng will we have to wait for reduction in western rates?
 Dr. A. Trippel arrived here from the Aravaipa mines Thursday. He re- ports work on the roads progressing very favorably. Flows and scrapers have been ordered for the more rapid promotion of this work. Three loads of lumber left here the latter part of soon as the roads are completed the work of erecting the necessary build ings will commence, which will be completed as rapidly as possible
 Messrs. Wilson and Dumont, the ar
  tesian well men, have quit work, after going down 440 feet. The machine i will remain in the hands of the gentle men who subscribed the money with which this work was done, and who will probably continue the boring al some future time. It should not be allowed to fall through now, or the amount of money already expended will be dead loss.
 The Cowboy Corral was sold by MT. Otto Davis on Thursday to MT Chas. l.. White. The sale includes wagons, horses, harness, feed, etc. Mir. White leasing the grounds and buildings for two years. Terms private Mir. White, as everyone knows, is s thorough horseman and will undoubt edly conduct the corral in heco1ain& manner.
 The smallpox patients at Benson few weeks ago, cost the county $70( for their necessary attendance an( care.