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Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
Sheri&'s Sale.

In the District Court, Second Judicial District
Territory of Arizona, in and for the County o.
Graham.
VIM F. Hagan and Sarah J. Hagan, co-part
ners, doing business under the firm name o
Hagan and Company, Plaintiffs.
VS.
The Gold Bullion Mining Company, corpor
alton, Defendant
By virtue of an execution issued out of the
above named court on the 2nd day of May 1895
and to me as Sheriff duly directed and delivered
ON judgment rendered in said court IN favor
of the plaintiffs in the above entitled action for
the sum of Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five
Dollars and Fifteen cents, (725.15) with Sixteen
Dollars interest, together with accrued costs
of suit, amounting to sixty dollars, and accrn-
ing costs, did on this Sd day of May, 1895, levy
upon the following described property, situated
in the Greenlee Gold Mountain Mining District
in said Graham County, Arizona.
One lumber house, three rooms; One stove
cooking OUTFIT etc.; Two canvass houses; One
lum Der house two rooms One assayer's OUTFIT
complete; Two assayers scales; One assayer's
furnace; Forty seven boards 1x12xl4; One Mar
shal gold mill; One silver plated plate One 35-
horse engine: One boiler; One wire cable: One
lot Of betting: One pump; One lot one inch pipe:
One lot of fiat irons; One Grind stone; One mill
house with everythsng pertaining thereto; 125
feet IL inch pipe used as ore shutes; Forty cords
wood, more or less; One Gates erusher, complete
with building; Three ore cars; One chain, block
and tackle: Three miners shovels: Twelve pull
leys; One lot l X inch pipe; One lot casting: One
lot three inch pipe: Six sluice boXes:One English
bduule, lOl Oh uOOlS, DeIunS, harness, valves,
hose-pipe, tongs. pipe-cutters, etc; One black
smiths outfit Two tents; One bay horse; One
sorrel horse.
Also the following described real property,
recorded as follows:
Gold Bullion No. A, Book Record of Mines
page 1886.
First Location, book T. record of mines p 1886.
Wonderful, book Z, record of mines, page 337.
Gold Bullion. book z, record of mines, page
33S.
Last Location, book I record, Of mines sss.
Gold Vault Placer :" z 81" p $40.
No 2,book record of mines
page 34l.
Gold Vault Placer No 8 book record of mines
page 3i2
Gold Bullion No 2 book record of mines p 3is
p344
All of the above mentioned property is situat-
ona and all of said personal property, machine
ry, mills etc, being situated upon the forego-
ing described real property. All of said records
of mines being In the office of the Co Recorder of
Graham county, Arizona, reference TO which
said records is hereby made for q more particu-
lar description of said mining locations.
Public notice is hereby given that will at
the north door of the Court House In the town
of Solomonville, Graham county, Arizona, at
the hour of o'clock p m. on the 27th day of
May, 1895, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, in lawful money, the above
described property of the defendant, or suf-
ficient amount thereof TO satisfy said judgment
and all costs of suit
ARTHUR A. WIGHT.
Sheriff of said County,
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
A BIG RIFLE.


Dragging Sixty Tons of Steel Up q Steer
Hill.
The labor of lifting 80 tons OF
metal 40 feet long and about nine
feet in diameter at the base from
the sea level up to the crown OF
the hill above old Ft. Point has
been going on for two weeks.
1t is the first Of the new twelve
inch rife that are to be mounted
on the new defenses of this point.
No trucks can be found strong
enough to support 10000 pounds
of steel, and consequently this great
mass must be dragged foot by foot
on well-oiled ways around the sharp
turns in the road on the ascent.
Four square timbers 90 feet in
length each are laid in pairs, max
ing a double track 230 feet long.
Two great three-sheaved iron blocks
through which is rove a Manila
hawser, two inches in diameter,
makes a tackle by which the donkey
engine slowly moves the gun. The
engine slowly moves the great
weight about so feet a day. After
having passed the steepest part of
the way the contractors expect to
move 100 feet day. Mcmahon &
Sons have the contract to move to
their mounts the three monster
guns, which will defend San Fran
cisco from foes without. Two will
be mounted on this side of the har-
Dor entrance, and the other on the
highest bluff of Lime Point. They
receive for their labor So, $50. The
range Of the rifles is twelve miles
and the weight of the projectile is
1000 pounds. The "life" of these
pieces is abouts 95 rounds apiece.
The mountlngs have not yet arriv-
ed from the Eastern foundry.-S.
r. Call.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
On To Washington.

A recent dispatch states that
"Gen." G. +. Kelly, who led de
tachment of Coxey's army to the
nationalacapital last year has left
for Washington, accompanied by
his wife and two children, in a
prairie schooner on what he con.
siders an important mission. he
believes that a monster petition
will be as likely to obtain recogni-
ton from Congress as crowd Of
hungry men on the steps of the
Capitol, and the purpose of bis
trip is to obtain signatures to his
prayer for national help in times
OF general depression.
Kelly will deliver lectures at all
places through which he will pass,
and, after explaining the purposes
of his mission, will submit ths
memorial to Congress.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
A Thoroughbred Democrat.

On my return a few days ago
from an extended trip through the
Territory, | found notice inform
ing me that my subscription to the
Republican had expired, with a re-
quest to renew; Which l would
have gladly done, but for one
reason, and l write this to inform
you why declined.
l have been life long Democrat,
and in our last campaign l was
honored by my party with the
chairmanship of the County Cen
tral Committee. 1 always admir-
ed the Republican for its old de-
fence Of Democracy. But, a cir
cumstance occurred which changes
my opinion as to the character of
that paper.
Some time ago an article appear
ed in it under the head; " The Nor
mons in Missouri" That article
was full of SANDER, abuse and mis-
representations duOQl bllC hOI iuOilc
which l personally know to be
such, for witnessed many of the
scenes that the writer pretended to
describe.
wrote reply to the article,
and sent it to the Republican for
publication, in order that it's read
ers might hear both sides of the
question, WITHOUT which they
would not be able to judge impair
TALLY. For the wise man gives us
to understand that, she that judges
a matter before hearing both sides
is a fool" Yet there are many
who are willingly persuaded by
hearing one side only, and often
condem the innocent.
You refused to publish my ar
ticle, which l consider to be in
just and dishonorable, for this
reason l will look elsewhere for
my Democratic literature in the
future.
If can find papee that will
deal justly with me, publish the
truth boldly, and shane the devil,
| will patronize it rs long as /
live.
R. A. ALFRED.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
WALNUT GROVE DAM.
THAT HUGE RESERVOIR TO BE
RECONSTRUCTED.
Amended Notices OF Location and Ap-
preparation Filed In This city May 23.

preparation Filed In This city 8iay 23.
The great Walnut Grove dam
whose mention recalls the mos
dreadful disaster in the history o.
Arizona, is to be rebuilt. Amend
ed notices oflocation of the dam sit,
at the head of Walnut Grove can
yon in Yavapai county and of the
appropriation of all waters Of
Hassayampa creek were filed May
23. The original notice of ap
preparation was filed twelve years
ago by Wells II. Bates, and loca
ton of the dam site was made
three years later.
The rights of the locator were
soon after transferred to the Wal
nut Grove Water Storage company
organized under the laws of Ken.
lucky.
The construction of the great
dam was commenced Immediately
1t was built of solid stone and rose
to a height of 1l0 feet above bed
rock, creating a reservoir having
an extent of $50 acres. In three
years $3.50, ,00G was spent upon the
construction.
When 1t was nearly finished it
gave way one night before the
weight OF waters gathered from a
February storm. That was such a
night of horror as had occurred only
once before in the United States,
when Lake Conemaugh went out,
and never since. The mortality
attending the Johnstown food was
greater only because the popula-
tion in the narrow valley of the
Conemaugh was more dense, but
sparsely settled as the banks of the
Hassayampa where the Walnut
Grove flood found not less than
eighty victims that night, nearly
one-ffth Of one per cent of the
population of the territory.
Little was seen Of the havoc.
The roar of the water was heard
for miles and as the solid wall
dashed along phosporescent CLEAN
through the inky darkness of a
cloudy night, was thrown from Its
angery crest. Everything went be.
fore the food. There was absolutely
no obstruction. Rocks weighing
tons and tons were not rolled
along, but were picked up and toss
ed like blocks ofwood. The great
est mortality occurred in camps on
the lately dry bed Of the river, al
ways dangerous camping ground
Others were swept away from
places of supposed security farther
up and beyond any height ever
reached by the Hassayampa in its
angriest mood.
Bodies were picked up along the
basfniks aa5y Us aafter, and weeks weeks, months
and even years later there were
found half buried in the sand the
skeletons and occasionally the
strangely preserved bodies of men
who had been swept along in that
awful food.
The occasional sweep of the Miss
issippi covering tier of counties
on either side conveys a stronger
impression of the majestic and ir-
resistible power of water, but never
was there a more striking exhibi-
ton Of its structive force than was
witnessed on that February morn
ing after the Walnut Grove dam
went out.
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
WONDER OF RELATIONSHIP
Man Committed suicIde After Finding Hns
was His Own Grandfather.

Man Committed suicrde After Finding Hss
was His Own Grandfather.
In an old scrapbook which has
been in the family of the editor OF
"Notes for the Curious" for twenty
five or thirty years, and which
contains a number of clippings
without date, 1 find the followings
William Herman, who committed
SUI eide at Titusgille, Pa, shork
time since, did so because soma
one had convinced him that be WAS
his own grandfather Here is q
copy of the singular letter he lefS
/ married a widow who had q
grown-up daughter. My father
visited us often, fell in love with
my step-daughter and married her.
Thus he became my son-in-law, and
my stepdaughter became my moth
er, because she was my fathers
wife. Soon after this my wife GAVIN
birth to son, who, of course, waH
my fathers brother-in-lsw, and my
uncle, for he was the brother or
my stepmother. My fathers wihe
also became the mother of son.
He was of course, my brother, and
also my grandchild, for he was TIM
son of my daughter Accordingly
my wife was my grandmother, be-
cause she was my mothers mother.
| was my wife'shusband and grand
child at one and the same time.
And as the husband of PERSONS
grandmother is his grandfather, 4
was my own grrndfather~ Was Il
any wonder that the poor man rid
himself of such tangled relation
chin7
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01
Notice for Publication.
Homestead No. 1Oss.
LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON, ARIz.,l

LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON, ARIz.,(
April "a, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the clerk of
the District Court at Solomonvile, Arizona, on
June 3, 1906, viz
William A. Clark, of Eden, Graham county,
Arizona, for the Z X of N W and s u of N
24E.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivated
of, said lend, viz:
John Waddle and William A. Carter, of Mat
thews, Arizona and Thomas A. Fuller and
Wiley Holiday, of Eden, Arizona.
4-27-6t EUGENEJ. TRIPPEL, Register
Graham guardian., 1895-06-01

The Mexican who was on trial at
Florence for the murder of Mr..
Doll was acquitted of the charge,
but will now be tried for the muir
der Of the aon.--lStQr.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
Midsummer Mining Edition.

A midsummer mining edition of the JouRNAL-MNER has just been published in this office by Orick Jackson, Territorial Commissioner of Immigration for Yavapai county. Mir. Jackson has been engaged on this edition for the past two months and has succeeded in compiling and publishing a very exhaustive des- cription of the mineral resources of the county, although he was com pelled to condense very much of the data secured. The subject grew upon him and the data accumulated as he progressed with the work so much that he might have increased the edition to twice its present size.
 The edition consists of four pages, of six columns to the page, without a single line of advertising in it. The entire write-up is free, as not single line of it is paid for, hence it is entirely impartial. The edition contains four illustrations. One is of Prescott in 1864; one a partial view of Prescott to-day; one beau tlful picture of Rich Hill, celebrated for its fabulous production of gold
 uggets in the early days, and an other shows the location of the ssrious mining districts of the coun- y from Prescott. The latter illus ration originated with Mr. Jackson
 Id while simple in form it is
 lo .e volume in itself. This edition saoU ! prove of great value to the .cOupfv
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
Patriot Business Men

Merchants of Prescott have agreed to close their respective places of business on the 2d, Sd, and 9th of July, 1895, between the hours of and 6 D. m., and on the Fourth ei July, 1895, from 10 a. m. for the balance of the day. Those desiring to purchase goods should take note of these hours.
 This IS done in order to give all employees a chance to celebrate and to show our visitors that the ocea- sion is, as much as it can be so made, one of patriotism and jolliication rather than one of barter and com merce; that thoughts of gain shall be banished as much as possible while We entertain our visitors on this, the grandest of occasions.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
vavapai's school Children.

The census report of the county school superintendent of Yavapai county for 1895, shows number of white children between 6 and Is years of age, boys, 7I2; girls, $50; total, 1862.
 Number of colored children be- tween 6 and Is years of age, boys, I2; girls, 12; total, 24.
 Total number of census children between 6 and IS years of age, I.3S6.
 Total number of census children between 2 and If years of age, 752.
 Total number of children between 6 and IS years who have attended public school, white, 1,0l9; colored,
 Total number children who have attended private schools, 3S; total number of children who have att tended denominational schools, sI; total number children between 6 and Is years of age who have not at tended school, white, 223; colored, 9. Native born children, native parents. JOSS; one parent foreign, 154; both parents foreign, 135; foreign born, II.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
Nrust rnvnRnraIrr.

CrTY OF MExIoo, July I.-The Gov erument of Mexico today resumed control of the hints, and will here after levy a uniform tax of 5 per cent on all the gold and silver con tained Tn the ore mined in the coun- try, without regard to where it is smelted. For several years the hints have been leased to private individ- uals, who, while they have charged a mintage tax, have put it on a some what different basis from that pro posed by the government. Tbe charge for minting gold and silver has been almost 4 per cent. while the government has collected in ad- dition .61 of one per cent, making a tax of over five per cent. to be paid by all Mexican mine owners having their ores coined into money in Mexico, while those who sent their product to smelters either in the United States or Mexico escaped the tax. It was this condition of affairs that induced the government to as- sume control of the hints, and to tax all ore irrespective of where it is treated.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
Ash Fork Items

AsH FORK, June 25.-John Denair, superintendent of transportation was in town yesterday.
 The sheep-shearers are here, aud the saloons are busy reaping their harvest.
 Manager Davenport's wife and Agent Silcox's wife will spend the 4th in Prescott together.
 Mrs. Walter Her and daughter, violet, will also be in Prescott on the 4th.
 Robbie Clark will be entertained by Messrs. Crandel and Lantry on the 4th.
 Mrs. Foley and family, Tom An drews and family, Harry Van Allen and wife, also Miss Boyd, expect to celebrate the glorious day in Pres colt
 w. W. Ross, of Prescott, paid Ash Fork flying visit, upon his re- turn from the Grand Canyon.
 Quite number of officers from Whipple have been in town during the week.
 k. R. Coleman was in town Fri day.
 Mrs West, of Chicago, Mrs. Her and children, Mrs. Kelly aud child ren, spent Sunday with Mrs. Cohen and children at their new home.
 Jerry Sullivan is in town, busy shipping cattle for Mrs. Kate Mur- ray and himself.
 Mir. Burt is again able to be at his desk in Agent Silcox's office.
 The Prescott boys, and officers from Whipple returned from the Canyon looking a little fatigued. but expressed themselves as having had good time (e1cepting the loss of four mules).
 Mir. and Mrs. Ross and son, Gar land, are guests of Miss Lewis.
 Geo Thornton, from Williams, IS Tn town at the Harvey.
 Jack Walden arrived yester- day from Jerome to meet his wife and little daughter, from the east.
 Garland & Ross, also Geo. Thorn ton, are shipping about 40 cars of stock today.
 A couple of Mexicans got into a dispute over some trifing thing and one of them tried his luck at shoot ing while the other used dirk. Sher- if Andrews immediately arrested the men and had them handcuffed and at bay in his saloon, but while the eagle eye of Tom was drawn in another direction, the fellows made good their escape for liberty through an open window, and up to this writing they have not been found. Mir. Andrews started in pursuit this morning, and they will probably be recaptured near Del Rio, as one was a morphine fiend nd out of the drug, so they think he will surrender quickly. They were handcuffed to- gether.
 Miss Etts Foley is visiting her sister, Conductor Latta's wife, at Williams.
 MARGUERITE.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
LAST CHANGE FIRE.
4 Valuable QaartE MII Burned Down Yesterday Afternoon Near
 Prescott.

A disastrous fire occurred about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon about four miles west of town, de- stroying the Last Chance milf, owned by Hartin and Fisher, but being operated under lease and bond by the Wilson Gold Mining Company with James Shir- ly as superintendent. Mir. Shirley has had the mill in operation for several weeks and had made success of 1t. In fact so successful had he been that be had just made arrange ments to put in five additional stamps, and to spend about Sl0O00 in making other improvements.
 The fire is supposed to have start ed from sparks from the smoke stack. The mill is a total loss and was in- sured for only Sl,500. The owners were intending to take out an addi- tional policy in a few days. The property seems to be very unfortu- nate. Last winter c. Nj. Clark had a lease on it and was just about making Q success of 1t when cave occurred which he was unable to re- move and had to abandon it, and now just as the present lessees have demonstrated the value of it, this fire occurred.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
Bass wssAnR,rh,.

Editor JOURNAL-MNER-Ths Will Hams News of the 18th inst, con tains an article, which in justice to MT. ". W. Bass, I feel it.. my duty to deny. I was a member of the Grand Canyon party referred to and was wholly responsible for the wagon, as it was not a government outfit. Mir. Bass took the wheels from the wagon for the purpose of repairing the tires before starting for Prescott and he did SO at my especi' request.
 The mules were lost at Grand Canyon the day alter our arrival and MT. Bass furnished a team to bring us to Ash Fork and was with us seven days.
 W. ". Ross.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
Detwener On A Wheel.

Jack Detweiler, the poet-engineer
 of the s. F. P. & P. railroad. had an
 exciting adventure yesterday after
 noon. He is taking a few days lay
 of, and concluded he would put his time in practicing on bicycle, so he
 procured a wheel yesterday after noon and after receiving "clearaneen started for Whipple barracks. The trip out was made all right without either incident or accident. On his return however, his experience was somewhat different. He started down the hill just beyond the depot intending to make brilliant run into the depot, but had not proceeded far until he discovered that he had lost control of his machine and the "air" would not work. He whistled wildly for "brakes" but the machine kept gaining hesdway, making bet ter time than will be made in any of the cycle races during the week.
 All things however come to an end, and no bicycle ever yet gained such speed that it did not stop sooner or later. Detweiler's was no exception and when it did finally stop, it stopped very suddenly, land ing on it's riders back, in which posi- tton it took thirty yard ride down the hill while the 'poet-engineer' slid on his stomach somewhat after the fashion of a base ball runner reaching for base. The wheel es- capped unhurt, but Detweiler has gone to the hills where bicycles are 1 and will not be visible 10 | his friends until after the six days celebration is over. The subject of | his next poem will be: "What I don't | know about bicycle riding, or a tale of the wheel"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
pl.,rlet Court.

Ollie Sshekals ys. Ira R.Sehekals case submitted.
 J. I. Gardiner ct al vs. City ol Prescott ct al, case tried and sub mitted..
 Alex Thom pson vs. Heisler ct al demurrer to amended plea of inter Yention oYerruled.
 Frank Krell Ys. J. I. Bobcats ct al, judgment for plaintiff.
 S.L. Riley ct al ys F. L. Carlisle ct al; demurrer to complaint over ruled; motion for rule for cost bond sustained.
 Ames & Miller vs Prescott Driving Park association; motion to open de- fault-denied.
 S. c. Miller vs same; same order.
 T. Fl. Zeigler vs c. W. Meyers and l. Fl. Hamilton: the death of de- fendant Hamilton suggested, his legal heirs and executix substituted and a guardian, ad litum, appointed for minor heirs.
 Arizona Central bank, vs E. J. Austin ct al; motion for a change ot venue: case transferred to Judge Baker
 Joseph Dougherty vs NJ. c. Camp bell, garnishee of John R. Wells; dismissed.
 Joseph Dougherty ys John R. Wells; Judgment for plaintiff.
 Frank Krell ys J. l. Roberts ct al; tried by court and submitted.
 Joseph Doughertv vs Wm. Stew art; garnishee of Burke and Clay; judgment for defendant, garnishee.
 Wm. J. Simmons vs Wm Stewart; 1; garnishee of Burke and Clay; judg- ment for defendant; garnishee.
 J. P. Hedigan vs C.. H. Clark ct al; motion of Samuel Hill for leave to intervene; sustained.
 Farmers Loan and Trust Go. vs Walnut Grove Water Storage Co.,; Fl. D. Aitken appointed auditor.
 J. F. Hedigan Vs G. H. Clark ct al; judgment for plaintiff.
 T. W. Otls, appellee vs City of Prescott, appellant; amended appeal bond filed.
 J. Fl. Braley vs Edwin D. Morgan; judgment for plaintiff.
 A. E. Smith vs Gilbert D. Johnson ct al; judgment for plaintiff.
 w. E. Hazeltine Ys Yavapai coun- ty; evidence closed; case to be sub mitted on same and written briefs. Saml. Hill vs Morning Glory M x M. Co; judgment for plaintiff
 Sam1. Hill ys Burke & Hickey; demurrer to complaint overruled.
 F. G. Brecht vs same; same order. Brown Bros. vs same; same order. B.-B. Co. vs same; same order.
 Wm. Potts, appellant, vs ". N. Kelly, executor estate of T. Otto, deceased, appellee: judgment for plaintiff and appellant