Arizona republican., 1896-08-15

published in The Republican for the benefit of the taxpayers of the city.
 D. H. Burtis reports plenty of bus mess in the thinning and plumbing line. His workmen have just com pleted the tin work on the Hickey & Pratt buildings on West Washing gtQn, beside the handsome Orchard Grove building on First avenue and Adams street This same firm furnished the elegant porcelain bathtubs fo& Geo. Kane's barber shop and are now en- gagged in fitting Shirley's bath rooms and the new Palace restaurant.
 Last night wals given the benefit performance of the Bryan-Sewall club at the park theater, The auditorium was well filled and all laughed heart fly at the great mirth provoker, the Texas Steer" The lines of the piece were changed in some things to make applicable local pun and political hit. Miss Frances Neaville sang a couple of songs by local composer that had the true silver ring and provoked great applause.
 The petition being circulated to se- cure signatures to be presented to the
 
 of the militia be ordered this fall is being numerously signed. Ever since the territorial militia was organized they have never had an encampment and no provision has ever been made by the legislature for such a purpose. The National Guard of every other state and territory in the Union hold annual encampments. The idea of an encampment is not in a sense picnic party, for the boys are drilled and held under the strictest discipline as though in actual service It would be a great benefit to the citizen sol diery for it will teach them more than they ever would learn in their own barracks
 E Lord Sholto Douglas, the irrepressi- ble scion of nobility, arrived in Phoe- nix yesterday from, the verdant Kirk land valley. His leraship was attired in a slouch hat, white shirt and trous- CTS of a color unknown. "Whither bound?" asked Republican reporter. q am going to leave this blasted coun- try tonight" he answered He said he wasted much valuable time in dig ging a hole in the ground with the expectation of finding a fortune. He took out much dirt, but little gold, so in disgust turned his attention to fruit peddling. But he made failure likewise in the latter venture At last becoming disgusted he made up his mind to leave Arizona forever. He says the country is too warm here and his prospects of making a fortune too a 1nff 1,<, night.
 Tucson Star: Further investigation of the fGant quartz lode proves it to be a bonanza beyond a doubt. A twelve foot shaft shows several tons of sandy looking ore strongly impreg- hated with iron The gold, however, seems to be all free, as it is seen clear, and bright in the hornspoon. Three assays covering 200 feet along the lode gave in value $5, $8 and $65 per ton in gold The discovery is outside of the gold belt proper and was supposed to be barren. It is situated in a de- pression and the outcrop is from four to nine feet thick The facilities for milling are the best; plenty of wood and water are handy. The strike of this vein is contrary to every known gold vein in this district, being north- east and southwest. A miner who has seen both says itsis an exact duplicate of Minas Prietas on the surface. Wm. Wilde, a prospector of experience, is one of the lucky owners.
 Frank Harris, a young man who lives across the river, had a battle royal yesterday morning near the Wilson crossing. He was riding horseback and in descending a slope towards the river the horse shied at something and almost instantly Harris heard an omi- nous rattle that sounded very famil- far. He looked on the ground and saw a large rattlesnake coiled as if about to spring at the horse. He rode a. snort distance and dismounting picked up a heavy mesquite stick and pro- ceeded to kill the snake. While en- gagged in the work he was thunder struck to see another rattler glide to- ward him from under a clump of dead brush by the roadside. He now had two snakes to kill which he did with out any great trouble. He mounted his horse again, but had not proceed ed but a short distance before he saw another snake in the road. He also killed it and brought the rattles to town.