The herald., 1895-05-10
IN THE SUN KISSED LAND
News Matters From Cities in
Arizona
PERALTA LAND GRANT CASE
The Mining and Cattle Interests all
Prosperous
New High School at Phoenix-r1any Railway
pERALTA LAND GRANT CASE
Projects - Penltentiary Affairs
at Yuma

PHOENIX, Ariz. May u. "A mass meet
school building to determine the location
of the Union high school. General
Churchill presided as chairman and Judge
Johnstone acted as secretary. A motion
was made and carried to have high
school located in Phoenix district No. I.
The proposition was made that the Cen
trail school be used as Union high
school. If this was done another school
would have to be built in a convenient
reighborhood to relieve the overflow.
The sentiment was unanimous that a
Union high school be built on the block
occupied by the Central school.
Railroads are Ill the air at Tempe. En-
gineer Trott and corps of surveyors are
at work running the Mesa line for the
Marcopa and Phoenix along the Hayden
ditch, and have driven their stakes at the
eastern line of the townsite of Tempe.
The grade OF the road on the north side
p. & P. is also active. The force of En-
gneer Gwin is at work just opposite the
head of the Consolidated canal. The sur
vey will this week will have reached the
ri yer at Teme bridge.
The Wharton block on North Center
street has been purchased from NJ. w:
Kales by w. r. Smith in consideration of
$l4, 900. The lot. 5Ox1OO is covered with
a two-story building.
Returns from the Peoria school district
No. IL, shows the election OF W. p. Han
ma as trustee.
Over 1900 people from this city, making
two trainl loads, went on grand picnic
miles north of Phoenix. 1t was a very
delightful affair.
Jake Miller reports that his cattle
ranges on the Big Bug are in fine shape.
He I as Just driven 300 feeders to this
valley and on May 18th there will be an
other drive Of 800 head. These cattle
will be pastured by Mr.. Miller and W. W.
Snyder.
Colonel Campbell recently purchased
four and five thousand head of cattle in
Yavapai county. These cattle he will
ship to Kansa and Oklahoma and fatten
them for the market. He purchased
while here a carload of COW ponies which
he will take back with him for use in
herding the cattle.
A cyanide mill to cost $1,000 is to be
erected at Seymour to work the taiiings OF
the Vulture mine. of which there is 00l
TONS and it will take years to work it. A
200-foot wall has been sunk to replace the
one that caved in during tue last rise oi
the Hassayampa.
The Episcopal convocation for the ju-
risdictlon of Arizona convened last week.
Bishop J. M. Kendrick presided Rev.
w. H. Fcnton-Smth was ordained priest.
Is. w. Tichenor of Tucson was elected
treasurer. Rev. L. W. Meany was elected
delegate to the general convention t o be
held in Minneapolis in October.
The Demund Lumber company is ship,
ping daily from one to three carloads OF
lumb ber to points on the north and south
roads.
Judge Wells Hendershot OF the Hudson
Canal company, it is reported, is in san
Francisco, engaged in the promotions on
the Central Arizona railway enterprise.
He wants the San Francisco and San Joa
quin Valley road to form an eastern con-
nection with it.
The Peralta grant case is set for trial in
the private land claims court in June.
The Gazette says: MIR. Reynolds be-
lieves that he is prepared not only to de-
feat the right OF the present claimant.
but to go even further and challenge the
existence OF any such grant to the alleged
Baron Peralta. In other words the gov
ernment Investigation just concluded BY
Mat u. Reynolds discloses this claim to
property valued at ". 600, 900 and rapidly
growing in value rests upon nothing but
a stupendous foundation OF fraud"
In his letter to Attorney General Olney
the attorney of the court of private land
its course. Forgery, perjury and subor.
nation of perjury have been committed in
almost every form. This claim has been
hanging over the best part of Arizona fol
twenty five years. 1t has clouded titles
and forced investors and residents to pay
large sums for releases. 1t has delayed
sediment and Development and now the
end has come"
Prescott
PRESCOTT. May ST. Prescott is going
to have grand Fourth OF July cslebra-
tion as we'll as Flagstaff. She wants tc
make it a territorial affair. The Courier
proposes grand barbecue, steer tying,
baseball contest. gun clup shoot bicyc le
races, horse racas and hose races. to be
followed by grand ball in the evening.
Louis Douglas reports extensive sale ol
cattle on the Aqua Fria. One stockm an
alone has sold over 5000 head. The spri ng
ranges there neve.' afforded better feed
than at present.
Major W. Vaughn has resigned his po-
sitiOn as manager and chief engineer OF
the Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix rail
road. and leaves this week for his home
at Leavenwoith, Kan. where he has pri
leading cattleman says that there is
a scarcity of cowboys in this section.
General order No. of the departm mt
Of Arizona. 6. A. R.. has been issued by
Department Commander Charles Y. b ell
den. 1t states that the eighth annual
encampment will convene at Flagstaff on
June 1lth. Among the features of the
encampment will be a trip to the grand
canyon of the Colorado. An informal
convention of the Womans Relief corps
and of the Sons of Veterans will be held
if a sufficient number of either association