The herald., 1894-12-11
MATTERS AT PHENIX.
THE RAILWAYS ADVERTISING
TEAT CITY AND ARIZONA.
Tho Advantage of Having Competing
Railway Opposition to Cover
nor Hughes-Mfning Ds-
velopmsnt.

PHGNIx, Dec. 7.-The announced pur-
pose Of Auditor Healey OF the North
and South road Of having printed at
Chicago immense editions of pam
phlet setting forth the attractions
of the Salt river valley. seems to
have stirred the Southern Pacific COM
pany to a revival of activity. This week
thei- agents here were requested to for.
ward all possible data. descriptive and
illustrated. of Phoenix and surroundings
for the evident purpose of getting out an
advertising publication OF some kind on
an extensive scale. From these two is-
sues of railroad advertising will Phoenix
taste the first fruit of being q point in
competition between two great trans
continental roads.
OPPOSITION TO GOV. HUGHES.
1t is not generally known here that
vigorous efforts are being made by the
political enemies Of Gov. Hughes, to
nave him removed from Office. The
charge which is expected to have great.
est weight with the national administra.
tion is that Gov. Hughes and his imme>
dlate advisers arc largely responsible for
the defeat of the Democratic candidate
for congress ut the late election and the
present disrupted state of the party in
Arizona. 1t 10 alleged that while q few
OF the governors closest supporters and
party adherents declaimed loudly and
made heavy wagers against the Dem
ocratic candidate, all worked secretly,
and the policy Of the Star, the governors
paper, is adduced IS testimony. Inves-
tIgating officers have been here from
Washington and the outsiders are pray
ing daily as result for the dropping OF
the gubernatorial head. 1t is reported
that the support OF the secretary, mar
shal and attorney general OF the territory,
the two last being appointees OF Gov.
hughes, nave been withdrawn and that
Sec. @. NJ. Bruce, ex-Conncilman
Thomas Smith and ex. Gov. Zalick are
regarded IS Of gubsrnatorial timber in
the event OF decapitati,n.
The strongest argument in favor OF
Governor Hughes retention is the fact
that lie has made splendid executive.
His report has just been received IRON
the government printing Office and is
q mastery document. 1t proves him to
have been painstaking and thoroughly
alert to every requirement and interest
OF the territory. No matter what may
have been Governor Hughes record In
the past or be his political attitude at
present. as governor, it is generally
conceded that he has dons well.
MINING NEWS
Bv mesns OF Grrastres, one of the most
primitive methods OF working ore, is
the rich Griialva miEe In FOOLS C, II IN.
40 miles from here. being worked. I,a
Mexican owners, who have given their
own name to the property, are TAX ing
out $l2JJ a week at an 9 x pense OF SIS or
S30 and have no desire TO make any ex
periments with more modern machinery.
Three months ago the Hassay lmpa,
Ar:zona's most famous stream, went on
even greater boom than Is its wont.
Always variable Tributary, almost dry
one day and impossible the following,
II seemed last GUNNER determined to
surpass all previous records. One OF the
results of iGs wasnings was the laying
bare of rich body OF gold ore in the
csilon. which was first noticed by an
aged Mexican named Flaco.
Flaco now says that his ne;ghbors,
the more cunning Grijalvae, upon see
ing the richness of the ore, by freely
treating him with mescal and getting
him fuddled, induced him to part with
all his interest in the claim for the
paltry sum of $500. Since its develop
ment Of wonderful richness he has an
nounced that he will test the validity OF
the drunken transaction.
The fret general information OF the
existence OF the property was epread by
the exhibition about the city, month
or six weeks ago. of some of the riches.
and most beautiful specimens of gold
quartz that have ever been seen here.
The rock ia mostly milk white.
Thickly imbedded in it are layers. veins
and even chunks OF bright, yellow.
virgin gold. The mine ia being worked
with as great degree of secrecy aa DOS.
sible. None but the men engaged in
getting out and crushing the ore are al
lowed near the ledge. By day and
night each approach to the claim is
guarded by men armed with shotguns.
and curious visitors are warned that too
close an investigation will be desper-
ately resented.
Some interesting particulars of the
ct working the ore and its rich
ness were learned few days ago from a
Mexican, Peralta. who had been until a
week before employed there as a miner.
The arrastres are three in number. and
are but so many round wooden vats or
huge tubs. From the center of each is
erected pole or mast. from q point near
the base of which and opposite the up.
per rim of the tub another pole is rigged
To the horizontal pole
heavy stones are fastened. and to Its
outer end. extending over the rim, q
horse is harnessed. The ore, broken BY
hand, is dumped into the vat and there
further crushed by the heavy stones
which are dragged over it and kept in
motion by the constant circular peram-
of the horses outside.
The extreme richness of the Grijalvs
claims has been the subject of mnch
comment and speculation in Phoenix.
and prospecting parties set out for the
region almost every day.
Where one makes rich strike, the
names OF those who return with lean
pack animals. empty -four sacks, long
whiskers and subdued spirits are le-
yion.
Cesey L. Montgomery, auditor of the
MaricOpa and Phoenix road, has resigned
and will go January 10Th to Buffalo, N.
Z, to engage in the electrical business.
ONTARIO,