Tombstone epitaph., 1892-03-13

the mountains. The soil is wet to good depth, and grasses are com ing forward, though rather slowly. Nearly all the valley grasses are late kinds Our early sorts are at high elevs tions but they are not plentiful. When they are we'll up, stock ramble greatly in hunting for them. and do not improve in condition AS rspIdly as one might expect.
 SOMETHING FOR FRUIT GROWERS.
 James Scow saved his peach crop last year hy throwing cold water over the budding trees in frosty mornings. He had an immense yIeld. the only barren trees being two that be did not treat with water It is the morning sun which kills the frozen buds, and the water should be applied just be- fore the sun strikes them. Ii used in keen frost when the trees must still be for some time in the shade, harm IdluSi SOoA DS oOhC- as cold water draws the frost out of a frozen post, so it acts upon the buds. MT, Scow has sprayer this year to apply the water, but in absence of that a wetting can be given to the branches and twigs by using g basin or dipper.
 There is a free-stone peach coming into prominence now m New England which is said to be proof against even heavy frosts. The buds are regarded as "ironclad' or frost proof. Its late ness in ripening too, gives it special advantages in the market. This is just the kind of peach required in | Arizona,
 THE COOPER MILL
 Debts have mostly been paid, and the soft-soled miners hired by the year have been turned adrift. Some of our local miners are now employed. The mill, it is expected, will soon be in operation.
 THE OLD ROUSE LODE | Which had considerable work done on it last summer, is idle at present. MT Lodge, who bought the Fowler and McGregor mill year ago, has not re- turned from California yet. It Is said he will move that mill to 6 point near the claim, but no one seems to know exactly what his plans are. AN OLD PIONEER
 Has been heard from. Charlie Was helm, who in the booming days when Motner Hicklin rode high horse i'll this burg, was express agent, postmas- ter and telegraph operator. He is now railroad and telegraph agent m Butte county, California. He thinks that kind of life rather slow and talks of coming back here this spring with San Jose capitalists to look at some of his old mining claims. He was d vised not to give up good poAtion and 6 sure thing of three squs.e meals a day for mining uncertainties and the probabilities 2. light diet ten ] "c m the year. It IS not SO easy to make the California mining oper- ator bite now as 1t was twenty-five years ago. The grand old operators of former days are dead, and in their places we have farthing candle capi- talists, whose only ambition is to take advantage of a ten cent "deal" in stocks when it comes round their way.
 | ANOTHER MILL COMING. | The cannon-ball mill once at Buck horn Basin in the Chiricahua mount aims, and which later on was taken to New Mexico by Judge Baker. is coming back to this district A Colorado capitalist, connected in some way with the Cooper outfit, proposes to set it up on the northern slope of our moun-  tsins, which he regards as mere hills compared to the elevations he has been used to. He wished P A. Boyer to contract for the hauling of the mill over the range, but as a vertical ascent of 1900 feet must be made after the wagon road ends, our blacksmith did not quite see his way to putting in bid. Though the boiler weighs ton MT. Boyer says it can be hoisted oy horse power and properly adjusted block and tackle. Oli settlers may now have the privilege of learning I something about mountain ireighling and mill shaking over lofty summits, which they never knew before. Let us have light by all means. l SALESAEN WANTED
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