Arizona republican., 1893-05-14
MESA MATTERS.
vosterday's Happenings on
 the South Side.
-.. Interest In the Superstition Mines Rapidly Growing Into
 Wild Excitement.

,udge Pomeroy come in from the
 thing district in the Superstition unnntains yesterday and reports quite lively times at the mines. Some forty man are making things lively with .bsir hope. at least and expectations srd finds, Clemins X Hall have sunk s.bsft about fifteen feet deep at new H,sce on their ledge through ore that EiII assay from $2, ,000 to $5, ,000 per ton. .nd the further they go down the bet. srit gets. R. L. Morse, one of the c,iginsl owners of the mines, is using ,bs gold pan to good advantage. He averages about Sl00 to the pan. He sys he can with e dry washer pan out ,tleast s2OO per day. He says he is rot psrticular whether Hall takes the mine, or not. There is no question of tbers being gold there but the question i,h how much. Everybody seems im- bred with the idea that this is but a Sspch of the main lead which all are ysry anxious to find.
 The plans for Wm. A. Kimba new hotel gre completed. It will have 69 rooms besides offices and will be quite elegant for a town of this size. He will st the contract next week for one wing of inc building; this portion when com pleted will consist of 23 rooms only. Nr, Kimball's reasons for building in tbi, manner is to have a portion of the hotel finished by September l, when tbe fall and winter rush will commence.
 Several gentlemen from the east came in yesterday, and are looking over the Mesa country. Among the number are Messrs. Adams and Bullock of Iowa, Prof. Veach of Kansas, and Nr. Wright of Pittsburg, Pa. So far as tbey have seen, they are we'll pleased with Mesa and the surrounding coun- t!.
 Mesa was visited by a copious rain last night. About two inches of rain fell and everything look fresh and green. While considerable hay was spoiled, no one can afford to complain as the rain will be of incalculable benefit.
 Mesa Lodge l. o. o. F., is in very prosperous condition, the lodge now numbers about 56 members and the rusk of applicants still continues with increased rapidity, since the institution of the lodge.
 The Foster & Cuber's furniture and second hand store is nearly completed. Five or six workmen are making things hum and if nothing happens, they will be ready for business in few days.
 mulberry leaf three weeks old, was brought into the office yesterday which measured 10 inches in circumference, l34 inches in width anu 1314 in length.
 J.L. Watrous has sold to Ernst F. SChrsb piece of land near Mesa for t2,6O0. The sale was made through W. [, POmeroy and company of this city.
 W. A. Kimball, F. T, Pomeroy, George Anderson and Mrs. s. NJ. Po- mercy, went to the capital city this morning on land business.
 4. P. Walbridge, manager of the ElsOr institute of Phoenix, is in town | On business connected with that insti- | tltiOn. Superintendent of Public Instruction | Netherton went to Phoenix this morn- ing, He may go to Tucson before he returns. Our new postmaster, 0. 1. Robson, expects his commission to arrive soon, when he will assume his duties.
 Van Guthery is erecting a shooting | aIIery on Main street, opposite Le- Baron brothers old stand.
 Mrs. J. L. Wstrous expects to go east oUst the worlds fair and also her od home in Pennsylvania.
 C. NJ. Tiffiny and George Harper, were in town from Lehi yesterday on Olsness
 U. l. Robson yesterday sold two lots aIIS1}2 in the business portion of DNn.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Watrous came in day.
 Fred Weeks of Mesa, has gone to nsIIe Creek, for 50 head of beef cattle. The protracted meeting at the First 04psst church, closed last night.
 RN, Webb was up from Lehi yester- day on business.
 V:C. Dana was in town yesterday on olsness.
 John Richards drove down to Phenix Je'terday.