Mesa free press., 1893-11-30
The pleasant home of L. L. Leavitt

just east of the city was the scene {
one of the most enjoyable social event
of the season last Monday afternoo
and evening, the occasion being
birthday surprise party rendered t
Mrs. Lottie Lamb by her mother, MI
Judge Hakes and her sisters Mrs
Leavitt, Mrs. Johnson and Miss Eff
Hakes The whole affair was com
plete surprise to Mrs. Lamb, as sh
had been kept in blissful ignorance o.
all the elaborate preparations for tn,
entertainment. A large number 0
the relatives and friends filled the par
Tors and at about two o'clock gathered
around the banquet board which wa.
laden as sumptuously and we'll
prepared as ever graced Il banquet ia
BILE. The afternoon was spent III the
enjoyment of the banquet and in SO
cial converse and the pleasant occasion
closed with a social dance in the
evening.
The only obstacle so far encounter
ed in the active prosecution of mining
operations in the Superstition district
is the shortage Of water. This diff
Guilty will be overcome in the near
future. There is a good supply of
water beneath the surface, as is shown
by the fact that water in considerable
volume is found in all the shafts at
from thirty to sixty feet. The fifteen
stamps of the Mammoth are kept
hammering on marvelously rich ore
on nearly full time. and the entire sup>
ply of water comes from the working
shafts of the mine. A pumping plant
on the Salt River, seven or eight miles
distant, however. is thought by some,
to offer the easiest solution to the ques-
ton of an abundant water supply. It
is highly probable that this will be
done in the not long hereafter.
The newly discovered gold fields
west of Mcdowell are attracting con-
siderable attention, Eand some claim
that they will eventually compete
with Goldfield for the honor of being
the richest camp in the territory.
Large numbers of people are now up
there and large scope of country has
already been located. While several
parties say they have failed to find q
color in horning the rock, the assayer
tells us that all the ore viii Oh he ha
assayed gives highly hsttering results.
A number of the first locators went
mp Monday to begin develop ment
work. 1t does look as though Mesa
was to be literally surrounded with
bopanzas.
A custom mill is badly needed in
the Superstition mining district
Among the scores of mines on which
development work is being prosecuted
to a greater or less extent, theresis not
one which would not now amply pay
all expenses of development were
there a custom mill there to work up
the ore as is taken out We under
stand there are parties who contem-
plate putting up custom mill there,
and when this is done the real, genu-
inc boom of that bonanza camp will
begin.
The organization Of Baptist
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Eudeavor took place at the Baptist
church Sunday evening. There were
about thirty members present, and the
following officers were elected: F. G..
Thompson, President; r. H. Brown,
Vice-Pres.; c. T. Wise, Secretary;
Della Vernon, Corresponding Sccre-
tary. The society will meet every
Sunday evening at $50 o'clock.
We beg leave to call the attention
of our readers to the new advertise
ment of the Mesa Nursery Co. which
appears today This company has
thousands of as fine home grown trees
as we have ever seen, and they are
absolutely free from pests or disease
and are sold at prices that defy COM
net;tiou IF YOU want to plant trees