Mesa free press., 1893-08-10

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The new ROAD to the Superstition
mines is in popular favor with every
one who visits the bonanza The
county constructed the bridges and
culverts which are few on this road,
while the Mammoth Mine Co. cut the
brush and did the leveling. The road
runs with no variation whatever due
east with Main Street in Mesa, for
fourteen miles.
Curt Miller the handsome editor of
the Tempe News called upon us last
Thursday evening. Curt is the heir
apparent to the Tempe post Office, and
if the rascals must 60, Curt ought to
be remembered by the powers that be
in washington. He combines all the
Jacksonian qualifications, and endorses
Cleveland's theory that public Office
is public trust.
Twelve or fifteen miles northeast of
the Superstition mines is a mountain
which is composed of what is sup
posed to be chrome iron or mineral
paint. There are several old tun-
nels in the mountein which are ouly
partially filled up by the debris of
time, Large palo verde trees grow in
the mouth of the tunnels. It is sup
posed that the paint with which the
ancient pottery, found SO abundantly
throughout this country was painted
was obtained from these tunnels.
Leading off east from these tunuels
over the rugged mountain ranges are
paths or trails worn down in places
oyer six feet in the solid rock.
Three Mexicans went into Wing
& Pederson's place Monday evening
and called for drinks. After drink
ing the barkeeper asked who was TO
pay for the drinks They began to
abuse him and were elected and
one of them started to draw knife.
A pistol was handed to him when
the Mexicans ran, the marshal in
the meantime having captured one
Of them. The captured one struck
the marshall in the mouth with
club. Two or three parties followed
the fleeing Mexican and finally
brou ght him to halt after cover
ing him with a sixshooter. They
were given 80 and SO days .spect
lively Tuesday morning.
The City Marshal on Monday re-
ceiYed card from Fl. MaComas from
Chicago in which he said his son Roy
was getting along nicely. He said
there was young lady at the Pasteur
Institute being treated for bitesfrom
mad cat, aud advising that the cat
bitten by the dog which bit his boy be
killed. The marshall informed lis
that the cat bitten as above mentioned
had been tied up until few days ago
it became Enthusiastically mad when it
was killed. He said the dog that was
also bitten about the same time ap-
peared all right until Saturday night
when it suddenly disappeared and has
not been heard of since.
While much has been written and
said about the prehistoric ruins Of
Southern Arizona, there is one relic
which has been heretofore apap-
rently unnoticed. 1t is situated in
Garden Valley, thirty-two miles
east by north of Mesa, and consists of
the ruins of stone house. about 300
by $50 feet in dimensions, and seems
to have been at least three stories in
height. In the center is evidently a
large court, the stone pavement of
which is plainly in places discern
able. The walls of the building. of
course have crumbled to very great
extent, but the ancient pile is there
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