Arizona republican., 1893-06-27
MESA NOTES.

Several Indians came up to Mesa yes
 terdsy with salmon weighing abou A sH pounds.
 \ Messrs C. W. Miller, editor of tn X Empe News, and Nj. G. Hill and \ nry of friends, paid Mesa a pleasan \ 1i.t on sunday.
 Al the school election held in Mess I saturday,, Geo. w. Lewis was elected 8 Hustee in c. K. flakes stead, who's, lunl had run out.
 Wm. Stantage, Joseph Stewart and X Chas. Jones we're elected school trus. ses last Saturday in the Alma dis. a rict. Mrs. Geo. r. Dykes was q can.
 dlate, but was beaten ia the voting. 8 W. $. Varnum of Bisbee, came up to \ Mesa last week and expects to spend inc summer and fall with us. He bins hIs wife, who has been teaching br two years in the district school of < Nesa.
 Jones X Bailey, proprietors of the \ arden Gate saioon, are building an ntension to the back of their saloon, b will be partly of lattice work and ] niIt especially for cool summer bause.
 Mesa yesterday for the first time re- rived her Sunday mail, in accordance Tith the order issued by the postotfice spar'ment. This is another step in ne direction of prosperity which is blng 10 Mesa's happy lot. John Morrill, of Junction, Pinto pgn;y, Utah, came into Mesa yester. by to visit some relatives he has here Ipd to look over our prosperous valley. s is favorably impressed with the
 alIO0k and contemplates moving h,s
 usiness here. M,
 grand celebration will be held on As Mesa the Fourth of July. The
 isclsration of independence will be
 rld and progrsm rendered in the
 brenOOn. A dance for the children in 1
 he afternoon, and fireworks and a |
 gand ball in the evening. Mr. Kimbsll Pomeroy, who lately re. !
 krned from Valparaiso, Ind, where he
 hd been attending the normal school, l fatrs that there is a great deal of ex-
 cement regarding the Salt River val
 sy snd a good representation will be w' here next fall to look over the val ] E, I
 Ar. Hall and W. A. Kimball. our EHlaI hotel m an, started for the mines b the Superstition mountains this n rnlng to lncst. a place for Halls ht- and hvery stable, which hs wilt ytup n a few dave. MT. Kimhall nl have charge of the hotel and busi. lsss.
 Ma'hal Eilesworth on Saturday night Err,ted two Indians in a tipsy con. tillOn. They stated that they got the vine from couple of other Indians Eh0 bad gone h me on the river, and lp,u promising to fetch their Ac. Smnlcer this morning were allowed to D. They cam, back this m Irning with he other Indians. Who stated that they snsh' the wine of A Mexrctn, giving d' name. for 5O cents per bottle. It k lrih"r said that any of them could Si rha wine oi the Mexican any time hsv wanted it The officer is now llsr the the Mexican.
 Dr 4. |. Chaniler's surveying corps, siurnei frsm Upper Gila last night, Ihrre they had heen surveying his re. svpr site at tha Hutrs+ on the G la bout 10 miles above Florence. They AiOk the plan is entirely feasible and ha' an lmmense body of water can be bred there at comparatively small rprnse. A dam of POO feet across the "roW canon, will hack the water for VI miles rp the river, storing stuff. sln water IO irrigate the whole of Gila iIlrY. Ar. Chandler contemplates king out two canals from this dam, Inning one on the south side nf the ia covering all that fine extent of nd, and the other on the north side, Herlng all of tht rich fertile irui; soil, 1Iheast and south oi Mesa City.