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The oasis., 1895-07-06
CALABASAS GRANT.

An old Mexican land grant, with a strange and bloody history, but with no title, is the Calabasas. 1t has just been wiped off the map of Arizona by a decision of the Court of Private Land Claims. When the news officially reaches Boston counting rooms there will be $75,000 and upward to credit to profit and loss. This old grant is called the Calabasas because that is the easiest pronounced name of the three which belong to it. In reality, this is the TumacacOri, Calabasas and Huebabi grant. It had no title; it had been nursed into the semblance of something real; it had grown to many times it's beginning, and finally it had been unloaded upon timid Yankee capitalists at round figure. So, in several respects, the Calabasas is a good type of a certain class of land grants which has cursed the South west. One of the largest and best ap. pointed hotels in Arizona, handsome brick structure, stands on the Calaba- sas grant a mile from any other house. Why it was put there is one Of the mysteries to be charged to the mental vagaries of the boomer. This hotel has electric bells and all of the modern conyeniences. The Santa Cruz river flows through the grant. It is very respectable stream in the eyes of the irrigator, but in the mind of the nayi- gator it would inspire our. contempt Yet, when the grant was unloaded on Boston moneyed men, the deed was accompanied by pictures showing steamboats puffing along upon the bos- som of the Santa Cruz. There was once an Arkansas Commodore who vowed his sternwheeler was so light of draft she could run on heavy dew. That was more probable than the pict- ures of water transportation m the Calabasas grant. The lonesome hotel and some other improvements made by the company are accounted for by story. It is said to have been the purpose of these rich men of Boston to make profitable plaything of the Calabasas grant. The cattle invest ment was expected to furnish the pro- fits. The hotel was to be part of a great hacienda on the Mexican plan, where the capitalists and their fami- lies could go to enjoy the finest climate in the world and where by irrigation they would feast on fruits and pro- ducts of two zones.
 The walls of the old mission church at Calabasas still stand, but the roof is gone. In the cement floor excaya- tions have been made to some depth, and fairly well authenticated legend belongs to them. Knowing their dan ger from Apaches, the priests of the early period of mission work among the Pimas buried the gold and silver which the Indians brought them as offerings. The hiding places were be- heath the floor of the church. When a deposit was made in the primitive bank, diagram was drawn and the secret place was shown on this dia- gram by measurements from the altar. A CODY of the diagram was forwarded to Rome, so that, if the mission was wiped out by the Apaches at any time, the church authorities would have a guide to the location of the treasure
 This forethought resulted just as in tended. Forty years after the Apa
 ches came down like wolf on the
The oasis., 1895-07-06


 Operation is projected Of new mines named La Fortuna, La Blanca, Cello.
 A private letter from Miss Burris, the Congregational missionary who has been conducting school in Prie- tas, states that she will spend the summer in Oklahoma City, o. T. She will be sadly missed by her host of friends.
 Many new buildings are going up in the camp, and the new hospital build ing for the benefit of the miners is almost completed. It is a handsome and convenient structure. It is said that in the near future the camps can boast of brick buildings as brick-kiln is being established.
 Four or five contemplated resigna- tions from various prominent positions in camp are reported on account of the warm weather which is said to be an omen of increase in contagious diseases. Ky older residents this theory is said to be fallacy, as the camp is healthy at all seasons.
 A new and very valuable gold ledge has been found in the "San Juan ground, property belonging to the Colorado Creston Co.,, and an exten- sion of the Colorado claim. It was discovered by some Yaquis, who were clearing some ground on which to erect their cabins, and in doing so they uncovered ten foot ledge, crop pings from which yielded assays rich in gold.
 At the old Prietas mill work on the new roasting furnaces is progressing rapidly. Two furnaces of the White Howell patent of daily capacity of sixty tons each are being put mp, and the building is being erected on scale which will admit the location of two more of the same capacity when needed. Those now in course of erec- tion will soon be in operation and will treat daily l2O tons of Creston ore.
 The popular and enterprising Pedro Negro has recently incorporated seven teen mines hereabouts under the name of La Union Minera de las Prietas." The headquarters of the company is in Guaymas, and it is re- ported that the shares were taken up in Guaymas and Hermosillo soon after being placed on the market. G. Hun pignel Is the director, and Pedro Ne gro is superintendent. The working of these new mines will increase the demand for labor
 MT. Ignacio Bonillas, the well and widely known engineer for the Colo rada- Creston Co.,, has just completed an accurate general and typographical map of the Minas Prietas mining dis trlct, showing all the mining claims, camps, mills, etc., as well as the gen. eral topography of the country. It is on a scale of one te 10000 meters. It will be approved by the general gov ernment at the City of Mexico, and adopted by the State of Sonora as the official map. MT. Bonillas will furnish blue prints to those who want them, and when approved the map will be published in regular form.
 All who have sat at the festive hoard of a typica Mexican restaurant are cognizant of the fact that their food is generally highly seasoned with
The oasis., 1895-07-06
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travelled from Santa Fe to Calabasas. He carried papers sent to him from Rome. The ruins of the old church were found. The measurements from the altar shown by the map were taken. The cement floor was cut and the buried treasure was found exactly as described in the reports sent in by the mission fathers. As much gold and silver as would load two of the twO-wheeled carts common to that period was taken from beneath the floor of the old mission, and the holes are there today as evidence of the search that was made.
 In 1897, as the story goes, the h. dians of the mission of Tumacacori appeared by deputation before the Governor of Sonora. These Indians were Pimas, peace-loying, grain growing people, who were gathered into the Catholic church by the all- conquering and all-conyerting Span- iards. Then they were called Papa goes which means simply baptized Indians. The deputation of Indians from Tumacacori told the Governor they had lost the titles to their mis- sion lands, and asked for new titles. They say they wanted town site at the mission and certain other tracts for a stock farm. The Governor granted the prayer of the Indians. He sent an order to the commandant of Tubac to make a survey. But before the survey was taken these Indians presented themselves before the com mandant with an additional request. They told him that the mission of Calabasas and that Huebabi had been abandoned. They asked that the lands of those two missions be included in the lands granted them by the Gov ernor of Sonora. The Indians pre- sented witnesses to show where the original monuments of the lands of the two missions were located. As the missions of Calabasas and Hue babi had been dependencies of the mission of Tumacacori the supple mental petition of the Indians was al- together proper. The commandant of the garrison at Tubac went ahead with the survey. His report was forwarded to the Governor at Arizpe. The Gov ernor approved the proceedings and a title was given to the Indians. This title was in the form of permit. It authorized them to use the land sur yeyed, and stated that the amount thus con, eyed to them was six square leagues. That was 2s,O4O acres. The matter of acreage is interesting. It affords an illustration of how many or Spanish and Mexican grants spread" as time passes. In the permit no area
 was given beyond the estimate of
 s4about six square leagues No con- sideration was mentioned. The out lines of the lands were designated, as
 was usual in that day, by natural
 landmarks. A starting point was given, and from there the lines ran to
 these landmarks.
 In the survey for Tumacacori, to be
 used for the town site, the comman-
 dant's report said that he started from
 a point in the old cemetery hill. He
 ran line north to Lookout Hill" | Then he came back and ran east to "a
 mesquite grove The west line went
 to "a fiat mesa, and the south line 10
 a point "near the boundary line of the
 old Calabasas tract The survey men,
 tioned the distances to these land marks, but when recently the attempt
The oasis., 1895-07-06
MINAS PRIETAS.
Special Correspondence.

LA CoLoRADA, Sonora, Mexico. ]
 July 3rd, 1895. !
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
All Arc Son. of Aham.

It looks as though five races of mankind were represented by five of the police detectives who were assigned to police job one day in this city, and whose names were O'Donoghue, Petrosini, Krauch, Co., hen and Butler. Most people, in looking at thcse names, will be apt to make a guess as to which branch of tho human family the bearer of each of them belongs. His guess may be right, or it may be wrong in every instance. The first named of these detectives may not be of the Celtic race, or the second of the Ital- ic, or tho third of the Teutonic, or tho fourth of the Hebrew, or the fifth of some race different from the other four of them. It would not be safe for any one to make bet upon tho racial affiliation of each or all of tho five men named, unless the bet tor had previously ascertained the facts. In New York you cannot al- ways tell by mans name what race he sprang from. It were possi- ble that a man bearing any one of tho five names here given might be a Pottawatomie Indian, or a Turk, or Mexican, or Portuguese, or a Greek. There may be magic in a name, as a poet, who died long ago, once suggested. New York Sun.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
Only FunRt.

It is said that the poet Tennyson, although he was himself a scientific thinker, often complained of modern thought and teaching because they tend to take the romance and poet ry from children's lives. Perhaps he did not always remember that science, in destroying a pretty be- lief, usually puts some other in its place. It seemed to him that the loss was irreparable.
 An illustration of the prosaic bent given the mind of the modern child once came out in the course of the poets conversation.
 It was only yesterday, said he, "that 1 was walking in the fields with one of my nephews, a little chap of s or 10, when we came to a fairy ring. Look, said, look here, my boy, here is a fairy ring
 A what, uncle?' he asked.
 "Why, q fairy ring. The old folks would tell you that these rings are so called because the fairies were dancing here last night.
 "'Oh, uncle, he replied quite gravely, it is well known that these fairy rings, as you call them, are caused by species of fungusr r"- Youths Companion.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
4 HIghwayman in Love.

BOSTON, Oct. 14.-The Globe says: Andrew J. Freeman, post office thief, gentleman burglar and high wayman, who has escaped from three prisons, who has time and again held the officers at bay with his revolver, who has terrorized villages and carried away thousands of dollars worth of booty in the face of bands of pursuers, quietly surrendered when a Boston police inspector informed him that he was wanted at headquarters. Police and prison officials and those who knew Freeman wondered why he. who had never before allowed him self to be taken without a struggle, gave up when a single officer stood between hlm and liberty, and had boasted often that it would take half dozen men to secure him.
 "Now the reason is known. Andy Freeman was in love, and because of his love be allowed the Boston police to do with him as they liked, and has gone back to Maine to an swer for many crimes. The day he returned with State Detective Odlin to Maine he confessed to series of burglaries in that state and says lie will go to court with a plea for mercy, claiming that it was love that directed him on the course ho fol- lowed. His surrender and admis- sIons of guilt are made, he says, in order that the court may not bring up any old cases standing against him and allow him to come out of prison after the expiration of the shortest sentence which can be inn posed under the law"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
Conferrlng the Pallium.

On next Thursday, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, one of the greatest religious ceremonies of the Catholic Church will be performed. It con- sists of conferring the pallium upon Archbishop Chapelle. Cardinal Gibbons, according to the services of the church, will conduct the ceremony. The pallium is a small woolen garment, in shape like lace collar, which rests upon the shoul- der and is the insignia of office of an archbishop. This degree is usu- ally conferred in Rome upon the visit of the Archbishop after his appointment. This pallium is woven only at the convent of St. Agnes in Rome by the sisters of that order from the fleece of lambs raised at the convent for this particular pur- pose. The rarity of such an occa- sion in the United States, will be the reason for the getting together at the City of Holy Faith. Cardinal Gibbons, Monsignor Satolli, several Archbishops, twenty Bishops, thirty or forty priests and many of the leading lay Catholics from all parts of the unlon.
 Archbishop Chapelle is the sue cessor of Archbishop Salpointe, for merly bishop of Tucson. The lat ter, now seventy years of age, has retired, owing to physical infrmi- ties which incapacitate him from the performance of the active duties necessarily connected with the Arch bish6p's office, which comprises Col orado, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
 Archbishop Salpointe, after an active life on the frontier for forty years, resigns his high dignities full of grace and holiness, and is sue ceeded by one of the religious lead CTS of the world.
 Rev. A. Quetu and Jos. E. Morri- son will represent Northern Arizona on this occasion. They left this morning for Santa Fe.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
ooA1INe coTron mrH sILk.
A Process similar to silver Plating Tried
 on Textile Fabrics.

A Process similar to silver Plating Tried
 on Textile Fabrics.
 A great deal of tableware is made of an alloy containing copper, zinc and nickel, plated with silver. Simi- larly it has now been found practi- cable to give a silk coating to cotton and lin,ti ferries. thus imparting to the goods a bcautiful luster and a soft feolingnot found in the euntrcat. cd material The silk used for this purpose t. waste that could not be devoted to any other service.
 A French publication, Le Moni- teur do h Teinturo, recently dc scribcd the apparatus and processes required for this work The solid framework of all vegetable fiber is composed mainly of a chemical com pound called cellulose Any cellu- lose tissuo may bo treated success fully by this system. Tho yarn or woven goods are first run through a bath of strong sulphurio acid or caustic potash If there be any ami nal fiber intermixed with the cellu- loso the aeid bath is preferable By conpressing the material with roll CTS the air IS forced out of the pores and tho liquid is more readily ab- sorbed. Then. after going through Q washing machine, the cloth is dried under tension to keep it from creasing Tho tissue has now not only been freed from certain impu- rites and become winter, but its na- ture has been slightly modified. An other bath is prepared, in which silk waste has been dissolved. The liquid used for this purpose is a solution of very pure hydrated oxide of cop per on nickel in ammonia, although hero again an acid may be used in- stead of an alkali.
 Special provision is made, through water jackets, for keeping all these liquids corl Tho temperature must Do mainiqinod at or below 45 dc. grcos T At lcueth the goods to be con cl gro run through tho silk solution and squeezed as hofore to exclude air and absorb the liquid T1o s.l,- i.3us pehetrates all through tLo cellUloso In the next drying the cloth il-es tho ammonia, which Is c-> cfuily recovered in tho form ot vapur, cnndcnsed and used again. The ma is therefore soaked in a weak solution of an acid having a sDeci: affinity for that metal, and formiue. herewith q salt which easi. ly dissClyes. After fgaah washing then the celluloSc is left with a coat ing of si!k and nothing more. If this first ccat k net as thick as is desired a second and third may be applied, and then tbs silk tissues are mech anically finished by heetling. calen- derng, brushing, polishing and press ing. If any dye is to be imparted to tho goods, it is used just before they are immersed in tho silk solution Now York Tribune.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder so pure or so great iG EeaVs ening power as the Royal
SERIOUS EXPLOSION.
Boys Experience With Carrying Matches, Powder and a Rock in
 His Trousers Pocket.


 Matches, Powder and a Rock in
 His Trousers Pocket.
 Little Louis Cooper, the eight year-old son of Mrs. s. Adams, met with quite painful and serious accident last evening. He had a little tobacco sack full of powder, some matches and a small piece of quartz in his pocket, and was fumb- ling them oyer with his hand, when the matches struck the quartz ig- hitting them. The powder ignited from the matches and a terrible ex- plosion followed. The explosion was so sudden and unexpected to the boy, that he really did not know what had happened and he started to run, yelling that some one had shot him. The accident happened in front of Dr. Buffers office, on the east side of the plaza, and the frightened youth started with the speed of deer toward the store of NJ. Goldwater & Bro. The porter of the latter place attempted to catch him to extinguish the flames, but the youth was too fleet footed for him. As he entered the store Henry Goldwater and his brother Ben succeeded in cutting his clothes of him and wrapping him in bed comforter. and he was carried to Dr. Buffers office where Drs. Sewall and Butler dressed hls wounds and he was carried home. His right hand and right side were very badly burned, though the doctors think it may not prove fatal. The explo- sion sounded like the firing of blast and in fact was so loud, that it seemed impossible that it was caused in the manner it was. The smoke from the powder and the burning clothes of the boy caused the fire department to turn out, although no alarm was sounded and their services were not needed. The boy was resting easy to-day.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
The Normal school.

Principal McNaughton, of the ter ritorial normal school, was in the city yesterday accompanied by Misses Sharpe and Rice, teachers in the school The attendance has now reached ll3 students, almost too many for the capacity of the old school building and too many for the force of teachers to effectively handle. It is understood tha. the board of regents will soon employ another instructor. Work on the new building is going ahead again and the structure will probably be ready for at least partial occupation by the beginning of the school term next fall.-Republican.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
Here is an onnortnnitx.

Just opened a large select and varied assortment of GENTS CLOTH ING, FURNISHING GooDS, HATs, BooTS AND SHOES, STATIONERY, Etc.
 We aie close buyers, nave bought 9t time of general business depres- sion, and believe we have the ability as we'll as the desire. to sell goods lower than our competitors
 We are thankful for the very liberal patronage extended us dur irg the year just passed, and intend to merit a continuance of the same ty giving our customers good value for their money.
 Call and examine our goods and prices before purcnasing elsewhere.
 KELLY & STEPHENS.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
OUR ASH FORK BUDGET.
MignOn DisoOurses on Love, Theatrical
 and Gossipy News in General.

and Cosby News in GensFal.
 AsH FORK, Oct. l4.-[Special cor reSpondence. Mrs. Kelley visited Conductor Corrigan ana wife in Prescott last week.
 Miss Birdie Butler and Miss Katie Kelley visited the Phealans during the week at Williams.
 Mir. Robbie Clark has returned home after a ten days visit with friends-in Los Angeles.
 Miss Rena Cohen has accepted employment in Williams. So Ash Fork is minus one of its fair daugh- ters.
 MT. and Mrs. Ellington and chil- dren have moved into Bishops house, Mir, and Mrs. SilcOx having taken Con Clarey's neat little cot tage for the winter.
 MT. Lev Nellis is erecting a story and half residence in the western part of town.
 Mrs. George West, Ash Forks posfmistress, is visiting her husband at Congress, Mir. John Healey talk ing full charge of the office during Mrs. Vests absence.
 Mackie Stewart, who has been so very i'll since July lst, is now con- valescent and will be able to be out in few days.
 A party of ladles and gentlemen chaperoned by Mrs. Kelley enjoyed a horse back ride Sunday.
 We note that one of Agent Silco1's clerks is very attentive to Ash Forks instructress and we look forward to a wedding before Xmas.
 MT. Nickols has possession of the pump at Ash Fork, Mir. John Raens and family having moved to New berry, Cal.
 Miss Lillian Mason, supported by company of talented artists played at Ash Fork last night, Williams to- night (Monday) and will show in Prescott the latter part of the week. They are GU route-to the Atlanta ex- position from Los Angeles, making | the trip on wheels. As they are not certain how long it win take to wheel from Ash Fork they are un- able to announce definitely their ap- peaTance in Prescott. Miss Lillian Mason has a sweet voice and charm ing personality and any one at a glance could not help from falling deeply in love with her for she is certainly a clever woman. As for ! the rest of the company they are all good. An original farce comedy entitled An Official Husband, is an assured success with this clever com panp with Lillian Mason in the lead ing role, supported by the clever singing and dancing soubrette, Miss Pauline Claire, (and who, by the way, is blushing bride of three weeks,) and the versatile comedians, Billy Goodrich and Vim. F. Gill; more. The comedy IS interspersed by some frst-class specialties and also some original songs and med leys arranged by Prof. J. W. Camp bell, the blushing groom. MT. E. A. Leopoldt, the manager of this company, shows a good eye to busi- ness as he has engaged MT. Joseph Mosgrove, who is the best sketch artist in America. So after such a puff Prescott ought to all turn out and get the worth of their money, besides spending a very pleasant evering with Miss Mason and her jolly company. MIGNoN.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
For Sale.

A chance to buy a first class, clean stock of books, stationary and periodicals. Doing a good business. Apply to JACOB WELTMER,
 l2o6t Prescott, Ariz.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16

For Sale-At a bargain, lady's bicycle; good as new. Address box 10, Prescott. ol43t
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
Warning Nntica.

To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
 All persons are hereby warned against trusting any one on my account, except on written orders signed bv me.
 s30tf WILLIAM THOMAS.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-16
WILLIAM THOMAS.
HIGH GRADE BICYCLEs. .

Model 1896. Ball Bearings in Every
 Part. Wood or Steel Rims.