Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-09
ARIZONA NOTES.
Phoenix Republican. /

AS President Rowe let fall the gave
today, in signal that Arizona's state
! hood convention was adjourned, three
unanimous cheers arose from the throatt
OF the delegates and the assembled spec
tators and there were few moments Of
intense and uproarious enthusiasm. The
first steps toward our enrolment as a
sovereign state had been successfully
taken and somehow everyone present
seemed to grow in Importance and pa
triotism.
Mr.. r. f. Harrington has no fault to
find with the profits of fruit raising in
Salt River valley. He informed the
reporter today that from a four-year-old
peach orchard of thirty acres he had
this year sold III, 900 pounds of dried
and 1000 pounds of green fruit, not
counting great deal that was used and
given away or sold in small lots.
Other exchanges
The rainfall at Santa Fe since the 2lst
is the heaviest recorded at the United
States signal station since its establish
ment twenty years ago, amounting to
3.15 inches.
A notice on the front OF the Willows
saloon notifies the passer-by that that
the Democrats repeal the Edmunds
act. = Tombstone Prospector.
Mr.. Lyman Smith, of Tucson, was in
Solomonvile on Saturday. He is repre-
senting the English company who pro-
pose to build the Santa Cruz dam and
reservoir in Pima county, and was look
ing for 10000 acres of orchard land
[Graham County Bulletin.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Wilson left last
night for California, where they go to
reside. San Pedro will be first visited,
and if suitable location cannot be
found there, they will go to Redondo or
elsewhere in Southern California. Billy
will keep himself fully posted on Wilcox
doings, and will never lose an opportu-
nifty to let his unusual enterprise be
shown in our town. He has some vast
undertakings stored in his mind, all OF
which will be put into practical shape
when the time comes. They leave with
the best wishes of many friends
Southwestern Stockman.
G. M. Bruce is in town. His cattle
company has made arrangements to
ship 5000 steers to Bakersfield, Cali
fornia, where they will be fattened. Mr..
Bruce states that the Southern Pacific
company have made them rate that is
fair and way below anything they yet
have done by that company on cattle
shipments. He also states that the
Southern Pacific company express a
desire to handle Arizona cattle and will
make low rates in order to do so. The
Babacomari company will begin ship
ping about October 18th. In speaking
of eastern shipments Mr.. Bruce says
that ne has had many letters recently
from Kansas, offering pasturage at 81
per head per year, and the best grass
ever seen in that state. He main
tains that there is no excuse for man
to lose his cattle when he can ship them
at very low rate and get plenty of
money advanced on them at the other
end, at 8 per cent. interest, to pay
freight and pasturage until they are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Prospector.
Tucson Star.
T. T. Childers is in from Graterville.
Mr.. Ensenberg is chloriding the Wis
consin mine, shipping the ore to Ell
Paso. Tom Deering is working the ex-
tension of the Wisconsin, taking out
rich ore. There are quite number of
assessments being worked.
United States Paymaster Major Jo-
seph w. Wham, wife and daughter, ar
rived from Albuquerque yesterday and
are quartered at the San Xavier.
DR.. Spencer received a dispatch from
DIR. G. +. Goodfellow, of Tombstone,
last night, saying he had accepted the
appointment of railroad physician and
surgeon, to succeed DIR. j. G. Handy,
deceased, and will arrive in Tucson to-
day to make arrangements for locating
here permanently.
The IONA Libre in Mexico is about so
miles wide and the customs rates there
are per cent. By recent act of the
Mexican congress, which takes effect on
the 1st of November, the rate was
changed to per cent.
A responsible citizen enumerated to
the reporter, one day this week, num-
Der of men and women in this county
who live openly in violation of the Ed
munds act. He named at least fifteen
such, who had not yet been reached by
the law, or any notice taken of them by
the present United States grand jury.
SAN CARLOS NEWS.
Mr.. F. A. Drake has returned from
San Carlos, where he has been during
the last three months, erecting water
works for the military post. The works
are completed as far as the appropria-
ton or allotment goes. The water is
pumped from a point mile distant,
from well near the confluence of the
San Carlos and ella rivers.
Captain Bulls, acting Indian agent,
is making many uableimprovements
The sawmill is running steadily, supply
ing all the lumber required by the gov
eminent at the post. His OK trains haul
the lumber, thus making great saving
to the government.
General McCook, the commander of
the department, is now at San Carlos
inspecting the post. From there he will
go to Apache.
There has been one heavy rain this
season; it fell on the oath. The grass
on the reservation is generally very good.
A Druggist Surprised.