Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-24

Eight finger boards Will be sent
around the county soon, TO save ques-
tons by travellers.
Improper and deficient care Of the scalp
will cause dryness of the hair and bald
ness. Escape both by the use of that re-
liable spec tic Halls Hair R5newer.
A survey of public land-eight or
nine townships-has just been CON-
plsted along the line of the new South
CHA canal. Ex-Gov. Wolhey did the
work.
The crop of alfalfa in the ella valley
in this county will be larger than g, or
before. L. has been only a few years
since the raising cfalfalfa was eommenc-
ed in this valley, but now there are
thousands OF acres of alfalfa growing
along the stream.
4 wood ibis (Tantalus loculator) was
shot by Mr.. Bob Harrison on Silver
Lake a few days ago. While a rare bird
in the arid regions it is a common resi-
dent of all the Americas. Although
classed as an lbs it Is in reality men,
Der of the stOrk family.
The water developments for tie
Antelope mine are most satisfactory.
The flow at the new well, sunk on the
no water no cash" principe, Is now
eighty barrels a day. and beyond hand
power 4 steam pump and boiler were
90 out tonight to the mine. The well
is now down fOrty-six feet. The water
anxiety by the owners Of the Antelope
Is over.
Bishop Bourgade has been making an
extensive tour ID Mexico. that will be f
interest IN Tucson. Ii was for the pur-
pose Of raising money toward fine and
roomy cathedral 10 this city, the present
house of worship being too small The
church already Owls a very fine site, the
Old cOmmlssary square between Convent
street and Store avenue. The bishop
viii be home tomorrow night, coming 10
on the 10 o'clock train. he will be
welcomed by the Philharmonic band
ana numerous parishiOGers.
A year or two ago a clever ruse of the
Chinese in Mexico, wanting 10 return 10
China, Was to "smugele" themselves
across the border, get caught and con-
victed, aud remanded TO the Elowery
k.nG dom. The scheme ran against a
snag when Charlie An See was hauled
before Commissioner Cumming and
given year at Yuma before making his
trip. His yesr will expire on the 24th
The marshal will then take him to the
C Hector of the port at San Francisco,
who will see that he is properly
In Graham county, says |. E. Sol
ONION, ID from there, crops are being
cut ard are first rate. Barley is goi g
thirty-tive bushels 10 the acre. Five
crops of alfalfa a year are being cut,
a ton and half to the acre. Ready
market at good prices is found for the
crops. which the various military camps
purchase. Business is prosperous in
Graham county. There are four can
didates for the cleTkshIp of the district
court-Dr. HoeiTer, NJ. Michelena and
Henry dowding, of S5lomOnville, and
Mr.. Adam of Duncan.
Water scarcity in southern Pima
county is unprecedented. K. r. Rich
ardson has been obliged to move from
the site of old Camp Crittenden, where
for years and years half dozen troops
were supported, as be cru,d not there
obtain wafer enough for family pur-
poses. At both Bowie post and Hua-
chuca water is very low. On the con
trsry north OF the line of the last rain,
along the ella, water is plenty.
Two cannon ball mills are now at the
Southern Pacific freight house for e. j.
EIbeck, manufacturers agent. One of
them Will be set up at Manning and
Oury's mill at Arivaca. The other, it IS
will be set up at some mine
near Tucson. The great balls weigh
80 pounds each and are twelve inches
through. 4 railroad man informed
some curious Mexicans that they We're
for the International boundary survey
cannon.