Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-05-30
which ii is proposed by the property

which when carried out Will mako ore
cf the finest dIiTeUays Imaginable Pas
( slug through the / 3nilwo-th ranch,
previously described, We turned due
: west and few miles of travel brought
! us to the broad aliuvial bottom lads Of
! the Gita river. On our way thus ia. We
stopped to examine some great rnoL nds
! of the supposed prehistoric race. Well
! defined walls are observable IN many
| places and relics of ancient crockery
were picked Up by some of cur party.
! Irrigation canals signs are also numer-
| Gus, showing prior occupancy by race
well advanced IN civilization. Return
| ing by the river road we saw a number
| OF fine places. Among the best is that
of DR.. y. Kersey consisting of GEO acres
we'll improved. Took view of his eIe-
giant carp pond and other attractions
| about the ranch. Proceeding on TO Mr..
| Campbel's place less til IN mile from
hers We were shown fields. Of splendid
alfalfa from which he ex, Gets TO bar
vest four crops Of Ray this year and
variety OF fruit trees, including oranges
| IN bearing. Grape vines showed a
new growth of six feet,aud Mr. Campbell
{ is also devotinG attention TO breeding
good horses and mules. He is the own
| er of a Kentucky thoroughbred jackass,
onc5 sold for $1,000 and which has taken
eleven sweepstakes and twenty-one pre-
miums st the California fairs.
The sanitary condition of Fiorencs
| and the country in general hereabouts
| is ali that could be- desired by the home
seekers. According to DE-. A. S. Adlsr,
| ii is equally as heaithful as that Of Tue
hnr ,alo
denies.
DIR. Adler has pleasant Office, from
which can be had sn excellent veiw Of
the town and surrounding country. He
is the only practicing physician here.
and still has so few calls that at times
ia necessary to employ his leisure with
| the camera.
THE MINES.
| that in former years contributed so
much TO the prosperity of Florence
seem now to be in a Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep. The Reymert, twenty miles north
east, on account OF litigation, is at pre-
sent entirely shut down, while the Sill
yer KING, once the best paying mine in
| this territory, has but dozen men en-
ployed.
met Geo. E. Evans, a practical min
er just in from Riverside, Which is sit
uated thirty-five miles east. He reports
| a five stamp mill just erected on the Ell
der & Neimen gold mine, Fred Adams,
| superintendent. The mine las been
bonded to an English syndicate for $3.50
600. Ii the five stamp mill can be made
to pay Mr.. Evans thinks the proverb-
| ial millions are in it." The ere is of
| high grade and constantly improves as
development proceeds.
Tom Haley who has knocked around
these neighboring mines for fourteen
years past, existing some of the time
pTecarlously on good prospects alone is
just now blessing his lucky star for
more generous rewsrd of his toll and
perseverance. having struck n fine body
CT high grade ore. His gold mine is eight
miles north of Riverside. Report says
that VIM. SS.frlnsS-s as good lead
mine IN that vicinity AS can be found In
Arizoha, according > prospects.
Expect To take the stage tonight for
Globe, which is reported to be enc Ct the
best mining camps in Arizona.
+. Il. l..
Florence, May 81, 1891.
On the Dist list. 6:30 p. IN, took pas
sage from Florence on one of Jean"
Middleton's excellent four horse coaches
bound for Globe, one of the great min
ing camps of Arizona. AS the last sun
beam sank beneath the western hill tops
the pale faced moon hove in sight, re-
tiecting her soft pa'e light all around us
while speeding along the CHA valley in
Tor about twenty miles in our norther
ly course. A fine stiff breeze made the
temperature just right for enjoyment |
The driver, G.. d. Gibson, sought to en-
terrain the passengers by drawing from |
his store of anecdote until we or at least |
[ had suddenly dropped into happy |
dreamland. When I awakened we were
ascending low range o. bills studded |
at intervals with species of cacti meas
uring from one and a half to two feet III |
diameter and from % to 10 feet high. |
which in the distance. through the in !
distinct light Of the moon, closely resem-
bled telegraph polls Thres or four
miles south of Riverside in a lonely |
canyon Gibson pointed out two monu-
ments placed TO mark where Sheriff |
Reynolds and Holmes lost their lives at |
the hands OF the cruel Apaches ard
where Jean Middleton so narrowly es
capped similar fate on the same oc.
,asion about year ago.
We reached Riverside station, kept by
Jno. Read, , at a. M, where We had four
hours rest aud breakfast prior to the
further pursuit OF our journey. Here
We ferried the ella river and thence our
course lay about due north to Globe.
The morning was equally delightful as
the evening before had Teen and the
pleasures OF the trip were increased by
the substitution Of more enchanting
scenery as wa advanced. j. d. Hender
top, the driver, lise his predecessor Gib-
son, had been kniShted in his profes
sion, aud could quote history, or at least
that part in which he or his kind had
borne part. He showed US
where, at The risk CT his life
few months ago be rescued Il
passenger from watery grave in cross
ing the CHA. He also noted the spot,
Cactus Spring where a fellow driver was
recently carried some q stance down the
canycn 10y q water spout, drowning the
team and barely escaping with his own
life. He also knew, q ii could talk I'M
derstandingly, Of The Numerous times
and places where Uncle Sans hail and
w. F 4 Co.'S treasure box hal been
yielded p to the demand Of tho5e pecu.
liar gel try known as highwaymsn.
CovIEs OF QUAIL ND HERDS or FAT
GALE,
are seen in ascending and descending
the Pinal Mts. | was informed that
while quail are the most common OF all
game Ii this region, deer, elk and wild
turkeys are semi occasionally bagged
at th5 proper season Icy The expert