Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-05-14

1 UIdHS came Tn rom all over the country to take part in the festivities of the oc- l casion.
 Work on the Arnold mine has been suspended awaiting the arrival of tlmbers and other necessary supplies. As soon as possible work will be resumed m earnest and the shaft sunk to depth of three or four hundred feet.
 From F. F. Brawn, who is un from the Chemehueva mountains, we learn that there has been very rich silver strike made near the Pittsburg mine in that district. Ore from the croppings assay over 2,500 ounces.
 The gold strike of Russell, Zelmer & | Co.,, below town is showing up better | and better every day. The shaft is now down thirty feet and shows up ore freely specked with gold.
 Manuel Martinez has nine men at work on the Diamond Joe Mine and is taking out considerable good grade silver ore. There is now on the dump ready for shipment two hundred sacks of ore.
 On her way home from Phenix on Sat- urday Mrs. T. J. Butler stopped at the Dig Dug onyx quarry and selected a piece of onyx to be used as a pedestal Tn the Worlds Fair building at Chicago. he onyx IS donated by the owners of the quarry and will be shaped and polished at the Yuma penitentjary by the prisoners.
 Julius Sanders, the oldest man prob ably ln Arizona. died last Saturday and was buried yesterday afternoon in Sim mons graveyard West of town. De- | ceased was native of Kentucky, where he was born in 179S, being g4 years old at the tIme of his death. He leaves ] wife and daughter, Mrs. s. c. Miller. and two sons, T. D. and Irvine Sanders. He has resided on the fron tier all of bis life, coming to Arizona in the early days. He kept so far in advance of ci- vlllzatIon that 1t was not until five years ago when he was S9 years of age | when he first saw railroad or railroad | train.
 Needles Eye. Frank Howard, Bob Irwin, and Jim- my Coates have what promises to be something good in theIr claim which they call the Alliance. The surface rock went 10 ounces, and the ore two feet down assayed 20 ounces of silver to the ton. President Brown of the Music Moun tain Gold Mining Company, accompa- nied by MT. Holloway and Max. ". Hardee came down from Blackberry last Saturday, bringing test samples from that camp for the Needles Reduc- tion Company.
 It IS reliably reported that Messrs. Harehberger and Gill have struck it rich in the Pittsburg neigh borhood. They have a clam about Is miles Southeast of the Pittsburg which as says 2060 ounces of silver to the tor Their claim is called the Mattie Ellen. Prospector.
 The residence of Samuel NJ. Barrow was burned to the ground on the 9th instant, at which hls little SOD, Sam. and young mar by the name of Albert B air, Mrs. Barrow's brother, perished from suffocation. The origin of the fire IS ln complete mystery.
 Mir. Mccormick, a pioneer of Benson. died at that place CD May 9th, and was buried yesterday.
 Prescott Courier.
 Three companies of the I1th infantry are expected at Whipple, from the east. this afternoon. Should they arrive, the three companies of the 9th, now at Whippie, will leave, in the same cars, for the east the following morning Capt. Carpenter, Lieut.. Brewster and Lieut.. McNutt will go with the depart ing troops.
 Mrs. l.. C. Hughes has designed beautiful badges for the Arizona Press Association. Whatever this good woman undertakes is always nobly done. We thank the lady for her ap- propriate and beautiful present.
 Hughey Mulvenon. of Prescott June tloD, was circulating among hIs friends here Wednesday. He reports that the railroad company has built switch out to the rock quarry, near the Junction, and considerable work will be done there in the near future.
 A Navajo Indian claims to have seen snake 20 feet long 15 miles from Tuba City.
 Major Schwartz received an invita- tion to attend the ceremonies incident to laying the corner stone of the Grant Monument. 1t is supposed to be the only one received in Arizona. The card was an elaborate affair, wItb beauti ful Autographed cut of the complete monument.
 Journal Miner.
 The Journal Miner congratulates OvernOr Murphy on his appointment of w. A. Rowe as Worlds Fair Com missioner from this county. Mir. Rowe will fill the position with honor to him self and will make creditable exhibit for the county.
 W. J. Clark, engineer who was charged with the murder of Thomas Lovan, brakeman at HolbrooB, last February, was tried at St. Johns last week and ac- quilted, 1t being shown that Clark com mitted the deed in self defense.
 Captain Matile, in command of c. 1 company, 11th infantry, arrived at Whipple this morning with fifty men. | They left Fort Apache April 14th and | have been on the road ever since having | been delayed by muddy roads and snow. | The officers and men arrived in fine con- ditlon, however, none of them having | been either foot sore or sicK on the trip. |
 Republican. i
 The prospects for Phenix never were | brighter. Now is the time to invest in | real estate, build brick blocks and live | on the fat of the land-and a heavy | monthly rental role.
 The nomination of Governor Murphy | was confirmed by the Senate yesterday,