Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-26
EVERYWHERE.
PR0GRE
A Rich Gold Mine Strike Made
 in the Ehreuberg District.
Changes and Benefits from the Ne Time Table-New River Steamers
 Sonora Land Concession.

last year. Among the most creditable
 new structures notable siuee the advent of 1892 are the residences of Messrs Hornbeck and Mayes. A number of
 dwellings of greater or less pretensions
 are in various stages Of progress. The
 enterprising firm of Gandolfo & San
 guinnetti have decided to erect a com
 mcdious store house near the $. P. de- pot for the storage of the large stock of goods being continually consigned 10 them. The senior partner also contem- plates the erection of a fine residence
 within this year.
 The Catholic priest in charge of this
 parish has undertaken a very worthy enterprise, which should receive
 the sanction of all It is the erection of
 a hospital, for which the county will be
 asked to contribute share of the
 funds necessary, after the plan of the
 Pima county hospital eF Tucson. The
 management will be in the hands of the Sisters of St. Joseph. At present the sick and infrm here are very poorly pro- vided for.
 Isaac Levy, one oi our leading mer~ chants, having purchased the Lyons property, corner of Madison avenue, and Third street, has commenced the erection of commodious brick build ing for his store.
 Jno. Specs is arranging to build a residence aud blacksmith stop on hls lots opposite the Yuma Exchange, Main street.
 The pioneer tinsmIth, who passes un- versally under the cognomRn of Shorty" has his shop about completed. One who has made careful estimate claims that tweOt tJ -siZ respectable build | ings, with about double this number of lesser note, have been constructed with in the last twelve months.
 l The income of the Yuola Building and Loan association has increased 10 S350 per month since org anized ayear ago. | Councilman l.. sseiburn's new club rooms are a magnet fer Yuma sports. The popularity of the Yuma Exchange is also maintained as of yore. Those contemplating a sojourn in Yuma should not forget that at this house may be found the pleasantest TO pms in town. | The $. P. hotel, under the proprietor ship of Sam GillssiIe is reported ou the eve of thor ugh renovation and refit- ting. The patronage of the dining de- | partment has perceptibly increased since the late change of tima whereby the east bound passengers sup at this house.
 The change in the recejnt and deliv- cry of mails occasio2ed by the new tune table affords the Postm aster, express agent, and all Yumaltes in general Iem iuent satisfaction, permitting the former to do their work in daylight and prac
 tic8lly bringing San Francisco three hundred miles nearer Yuma in the sav-
 ing of time.
 Among the enterprises on tapis is the
 new M. E.. church, work upon which
 will soon begin. Quite a number have
 been planning to build, but hesitate to
 do SO before the cOmp pletion of the town
 ievee, which however, Is about to be
 turned over to the authorities. The
 work O late has been carried on under
 Capt. ]. F. Nugent, employing prison
 tabor, with Messrs. Hatch, Ward, and
 Wilder as guards.
 4 new corporation to be called the
 Citizens Ice factory was bort few
 days ag1. Its promoters say the prlnci-
 pal part of tie stock has been taken
 here. and the machinery ordered from
 the Phenix ron works, Oakland, Cal,
 the price of which will De about 5000.
 Stockholders will be supplied at about one cent pound and others at req
 sonable rates. The people say they are
 tired of paying three cents per pound,
 which has been the case for a long , time.
 The territorial bond sale, whereby Yuma county is placed in a practically cash basis, cannot fail of producing , speedily a most favorable effect upon [ our town and the county generally in
 the direction of substantial progress and
 improvement.
 There IS a movement on foot to remove | the Catholic cemetery from it's present , site adjoining the Southern Pacific de- pot.
 A number of invalids are wintering in | Yuma, and were the proper accommodate 7 tions provided a much larger number would seek cur genial cline to escape I l the rgors of the east. A commodious , hotel, built and conducted on modern principles, is what this town is surely
 in need of. Who will supply the want
 and realize a compound interest paying { investmentf
 J A. Romero, the popular caterar, glves notice that he will quit the hotel restaur- ant April 1st.
 . Gouder & Co. of the Popular drug . store assert that their business has fully doubled since last year, likewise all l, the other merchants report healthy |, increase of trade. The coming summer a months, however, are not expected to s maintain the activity of the past six !! months Hot weather it not conducive Il to big rush.
 The district court to convene here the s 18th inst, promises to prove an interest t ing session. Several important cases are = filed for hearing.
 e Capt. o. H. Willis, who has had charge q of the property Of the ell quartermas- l. ter's department here for about ten .- years, was superseded on the 18th inst a by F. B. Wightmau, customs inspector l. of this port. The latter keeps a careful , weather eye out for smugglers. n Company H, of the National Guard, s organized one year ago, was disbanded a last month. The chief cause assigned
 by most of the members was lack of
 leisure to devote to the duties required. U The territorial prison, under the di~ l. rectorship of the superintendent, Capt. McInernay ard assistant, Capt. Hale, d has now one hundred and fifty two in- IT mates. Twenty-ore were discharged e since January 1st, and two new oDes re y ceived. The perintendent claims that r. the health of the prisoners, both physi- e cally and morally, was never better than
 now. The prospect is that thirty new e prisoners will be sent here within the g next quarter, with but one to be dis r. charged. The new mess house is about q ready for occupancy and now improve Is menis of the superintendent's residence l. and other buildings will commence. D Information reaches Yuma today of T. one of the richest strikes ever made iu is the Erhenberg mining district. The in- e telligence was brought by the veteran