Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-05-14
WHY A SCRIBE LAID OVER
A Good Breakfast for Only sev
 enty Five Gents.
The San Simon Valley-what it is, and What it May Become. Lords burg Mining Notes, Glowing Out look New Managers of
 Clifton Mines.

Seventy-five cents for a breakfast, were 1t poor one, might be considered an exhOrbitant charge by some, but af- ter being aroused from a warm bed at midnight and ioltlng along in the cars all ths way from Tucson to Bowie, whilst inhailing the brisk health-laden Arizona air, the ravenous appetite that IS worked up overcomes the penruious feelings, and makes one ashamed to kick at such a table as Scott White spreads before his patrons. If there Is anyone who ever earned an honest dollar in hls life it is certainly the newspaper man. 1 mean generally speaking). And furthermore, If there is anyone in the broad world that has more need for his dollar occasionally I'd like to see him trotted out and the color of his halr inspected; yet every pencil pusher in the country will agree with me that seventy-five cents square meal IS dirt cheap providing he has the money to spare and can't get 1t for less. Not because was the biggest eater or the slowest either, who took breakfast at Bowie on the 4th inst, that had to wait for the next train, but it was owing to that unsuitable inquisitiveness akin to newspaperdom which I was trying to gratify. It was the first time was ever left behind while travelling during 8 rowing career of over forty years, but 1 made the best I could of the day by gleaning wisdom and a few sheckles from the happy derizens of this station. Capt. Tevis who also keeps frst-class eating place afforded me large share of my days entertainment by the free ex- ercise ot his charming conversational powers. The Captain thinks he has what might turn out one of the richest tin mines 10 the world His opinion IS based on recent assays. Let us hope it may not prove & delusion. No one ln Arizona more truly deserves fortune than Capt. Tevis, as he came to the country at very early date and re- mained in it, braving its many hard ships--"fghting midst dangers whilst others fled" An inspection of Capt. Tevis' orchard, wherein may be seen score of different kinds of fruit trees loaded with half grown fruit is convin- cing proof that the San Simon Valley can be made a great fruit growing coun try, when the artesisn well-boring en- terprises are more vigoriously prose- cuted. There is good reason to believe that Tn time artesian water will be made the key that shall unlock Natures boundless store-house of semi-tropical wealth. A valley of thirty by one hundred miles in extent, level and pro- ductive soil, awaits the development of capital and enterprise, and eventual transformation into homes for the peo- pie.
 The cattle kings, little and big, with their vaqueres are now busy at their "round up in this valley, and a reliable estimate places the losses since last years round up at about 9 per cent. which will be more than covered by the increase. The grass is still short and more rain is wanted to maintain the present growth through the summer.
 Hon. Jas. Tevis will introduce some stringent measures in the next legisIa- ture, if the honor of an election Is forced upon him by his fellow citizens. Among the radical enactments which he fayors IS one making 1t a penal of fense to buy, sell or smoke cigarettes,
 l noticed large force of men at work changing the grade and track between Ochoa station and Dragoon summit to higher groand than at present. 1t will take several months yet to complete the work.
 No great changes were noted at Lordsburg since my visit last year. The water question is still the unsolved problem of the hour. The R. R. com paDy have expended many thousand dollars in the last few years ln endeav- bring to get an adequate supply, but so Tar have failed. Enterprisiug citizens offer to guarantees to secure the much coveted prize for terth of what has already been spent in the vain effort to obtain It. Should the water difficulty be overcome, it is csndIdly believed that LordsOurg would soon become a more important centre than ever.
 In conversation with Don Kediie of "The Liberal" learred that Gold Hill Mining Camp still maintains it's usual prosperity. Tom Foster has made slO,- OOO out Of the Reservation mine which he bought year ago for S6,000, and has not touched the main body of the ore.
 c. $. Killeu has lately made A rich strike on the Engineer mine. Jas. Pat terson is getting rich out of the Hope mine.
 The stock holders of the Big Six mine are among the happiest men in Gold Hill, having made splendid shipment lately. knott < Noel have just erected new 5-stamp mill in place of the one burnt last year.
 The new camp called Piedmont is hourishing.
 The Jim Crow mine IS yielding ore worth dollar a pound, and the Ala bams is also working high grade ore.
 An interesting ride of seventy-one miles north from Lordsburg lands me at the Clifton hotel in Clifton, we'll managed by Mrs. J. Abrams.
 In my next letter 1 will note some facts about this great copper camp. At present the camp is not running at high pressure on account of the low price of bullion. Ten per cent. reduction in the wages of all the men of both com panies has taken place lately, Jas. Col quahoun succeeds Mir. Sherman Gen eral Superintendent and Wm. Terrence takes the place of G. NJ. Heggie as store manager. EEL.
 CLIFTON. May 2, 1892.