The oasis., 1895-11-30
crrx A SD COUNTY.

More deer and antelope are being brought to market this year than for several seasons. An Indian came in yesterday with two deer strapped across the back of the horse he was riding. -IStar.
 Chancellor Billman reports matters at the university moving smoothly along. Things have now settled down lo general hard work and pupils are making satisfactory progress in their studies. Occasionally student weakens in his task, but upon being given proper encouragement many of them have again gone to work and mastered what had previously ap- peared impossible.
 The Tombstone Prospector says: Samuel Donnelly is in from the Cop per Glance. He has had petition presented t0 headquarters for per init to build a road through the Fort IInachuca reservation. and although endorsed by the commanding officer it has heen denied. This will make mat terS quite inconvcnient as all ore, shipped hereafter will of necessity be taken to Crittenden instead of Fair bank.
 The Star says: A letter was re- ceiyed recently from Abe GOldbaum who is now at Cripple Creek and sec retary Of he Gold Mining Stock Ex- change. Cripple Creek, he says, is the biggest mining camp on tue earth and getting bigger every day Exports Of gold from he camp amonnt 10 Sl ,000,- GOO month and new and rich strikes are being made almost daily. The population is increasing proportions ately and newly arrived merchants are paying heavy royalties Ou business sites. Membership in the exchange could be bought a month ago for S2l and are now selling briskly at $50.
 Citizen. Judge Barnes received check Tuesday from Washington for the sum nf sl .G00 for Mrs. Req. widow of Bradford Daley, whose freighting outfit was captured and destrnved by Indians near Las Cruces, New Mexico. twenty-two years ago. Mrs. Req is a second time widow. She lives east of the depot and has heen q resident of Tucson for the past twelve or fifteen years. So far as known thiS is the third Indian depreciation claim that has been paid Success in this in- stance is due to the lireless energy of Judge Barnes who had the case in hand Mrs. Req k the mother Of Bradford Daley compositor of the Citizen office.
 Ex-Sheriif ]. K. Brown was at Tue son last week from the Sahuarito for the purpose of executing lease on the Narragansett mine, q valuable | copper property owned by him since 1879. This is one nf the few mines in 1 Pima county that has been legitimate | ly held for that length of time Many | of the adioiuing claims would not i know their own names if they could | hear them. so often have they been re- ] located and renamed. but the Narra- 1 gansett still wears her maiden name. | In addition tO the annual assess ment | work some $3, 3,000 has been expended. l When the Columbia copper shelter | was in blast few tons Of the Narra- | gansett ore was worked in that plant | aud the yield was 2l per cent. The 1 lease on the property is now given with | a view Of further development.
 When NIT. J. NJ. Crmsby was in Prescott, at the recent meeting of the Masonic grand lodge. he met several of the officials connected with the | north and south railroad Among | them Chief Engineer Drake who in | discussing the roadbed as surveyed be- tween Phpnlx and CalahaSas said that 1t was an ideal road. The only dili- cult piece of engineering on the entire line is the crossing of the Salt river. | The crossings of the Gila near Flor ence is less difficult because of the | high hanks on either side. The same | may be snid of the Santa Cruz. Frank | Murphy is nov in New York with all | the required data and the impression gained by Mir. Ormsby was that the | road will surely be built and that the close of 1896 will see Tucon situated | on the main lines of the two big trans
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