Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-06
ARIZONA.
News Notes of Interest from the Sun
Kissed Territory.

Kissed Territory.
Tombstone Prospector, December IL
Ore similar to the late strike in the
Black Thorn, Golden Rule district, has
been discovered north Of, and within a
few hundred feet of the railroad track.
Orders were received from San Fran
cisco last Monday to do the assessment
work on the Head Center property. and
| George Oaks, Charles Weiser and J. F.
Duncan are performing the duty.
And now come report of q new strik e
in the south end OF the Dragons, on
their eastern slope, two to two and a
half miles distant from Turquois. The
ore was discovered by wood chopper
in the employ of Nardini. The ledge lie
said to be continuous for four claims in
length, the outcrop at places being very
prominent and strong. and the assays
go in the hundreds. Turquois is wild
over the strike.
Tucson Star, Dec. 81
Suit has been filed with the clerk of
the district court by the Canon del Orc
Mining company against G. G. Reitz to
compel defendant to glve deed to GER
tain mining property in accordance with
contract.
Territorial Auditor Hughes has re-
turned from business trip to Phoenix.
He reports that of the 81 800 600 worth
CT bonds accepted by Chicago capital
represented by Attorney Woods, mem
toned elsewhere, s400,000 has already
been paid, and the balance will be paid
in monthly instalments OF 5000, 900 each.
Yuma Sentinel, Dec. g.
John Hicks was down from the Gold
Rock mine, near Cargo Muchacho, on
Monday. He said that the great vein
was from 6 to feet wide and that it
averages from IS to SIS per ton in gold.
The ore is free milling.
The Hardie river now enters the Colo
RADIO three miles above its old mouth.
having cut through its east bank, MAX
ing an island between the old channel
aud the new. The October tides were
the highest known for years.
Geo. w. Lang arrived in town Wednes-
day from his cattle camp near Indian
Wells. where his cattle are fat and sleek.
He said that there were not less than
$4,000 head of cattle in that section of
the great Colorado valley, and yet not
one fourth of the area of the valley is
occupied. Allison Bros. will put 5000
more cattle on the south side of the
1hTule river.
A large company of Japanese capital.
lists have offered to take all the lands
owned by Gen. G. Andrade, near Yuma,
at his price, paying cash for them, and
upon which they propose to settle hun
dreds of families of their countrymen,
who will devote their energies to raising
cotton, tobacco, hemp, rice, sugar cane,
sugar beets and semi-tropical fruits The
taI Sba,, 4, xl
lands were not taken by ex- Senator Fair
or the Pennsylvania capitalists, now ne
gotiating ior them, they could have the
lands at their offer.
Charles Egan and John Hopkins of
San Francisco arrived in town Sunday,
having come from San Diego on horse
back across the great valley of the Colo
rado in nine days. Near Cariso creek
they fell in with the McFadden party
from Orange and the Smythe party from
Santa Ana, consisting of Is persons who
were on their way to look over the fine
lands lying along the boundary line.
Mr.. Egan is son of Major Chas. p.
Egan, chief commissary of the U. S.
army and well-known in Arizona.
The Colorado river has cut through
the neck at the foot of the Hanlon
reach, leaving the great bend, out OF
which flowed Carter river, high and dry.
A large stream OF water still flows down
the west bank and runs into Julullu
lake through the Padrones river and six
other streams that flow off into the
south and west. The cutoff caves nine
miles in the distance from here to Lerdo
colony. The river crosses its June
course at right angles in two places,
shortening its length IA miles.