Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-10-21
Pima County:

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 The idea of grand excursion from this city to Phoenix under the auspices of the A:izopR Pioneers Historical So- cisty seems to be meeting with populsr favor, both here and in Phoenix. It is talked of!seriously, to ocouR sometime about the first of Novem Der. In case the excursion is assured 8 large crowd of ths people of Tucson and vicinity would gladly take advantage of the op- peFsunisy to visit Phoenix and the Salt River Valley Tucson Citizen.
 MF. Phil Contzea, the surveyor, re- turned from NogaIes Thursday evening and reported sn odd condition of affairs at the international boundary in and near the "iine city" He hsd gone down shsFe a feR days ago under in structions from Washington to survey the sixiy-foot strip that has been re- served there un the American side, the the intention being to have the strip straight from end to end. But MT. Oontzsn found that the boundary posts had not been placad in 6 straight line
  his orders, part Of the strip would fall iu ths United States and part in Mex ico. Ia thte dilemma Mf Contzsn tele- gFaDhed Washington for further In- struotione and is awaiting reply. As the intention vas undoubtedly to have the boundary run in straight line to the point six miles vest of Nogales, where the line sweEves north wsrd, 1t it would seem thsa County Surveyor Coutzsn is able to give points to the government surveyors Tucson Star.
 The yellow fever quarantine in the East still intsrferes seriously with the s. P freight business. Many of the crews are still laid of, and Tucson meT- chants complain of the slow arrival of goods. But what & blue community New Orleans must be, where the trade loss already exceeds twenty fivs million dollars. Tucson Star.
 While ths Gulf States are either pos sed by yellow fever CT in moFtel fear Of it, and praying for frost, we of Arizona. fortunately have ehe best and beaithieet climate in tbs world. No disease has sver been epidemic in Arizona. No scourRe of pestilence hes ever effected us. Our los Is csrtainly to be eDvied. With the bset of beef cheap and sbund- ant, the product of our vast pasture ranges; the finest of crops that never fail under our system of irFig gation; the country filling up with intelligent peo- pie, and property steadily advancing; Arizona is the place to come to.-Tuc- son Citizen.
 A. Shultz, of Silver City, N n., is in the city looking for locstion for dry goods store, He thinks so favorsbly of Tucson as good business point that he had already ordered his stock of goods after being here but two days. As soon as he can secure a suitable store room which he finds very difficult at the pres ent time be will oper up for business Citizen.
 Mr. Phillip Oontzen has returned from tEip to Nogglss where he went few days ago iu response to instructions from Washington 60 survey the sixty foot strip that has been reserved theve on the American side, the intention be- ing to have this strip straight from end to end MT. Oontzsn found the bound aFy posts had not been placed ia 8 straight line and wsre he to gtsemps to carry out his orders part of the strip would fall in the United Staaes and part in Mexico. Ia this dilemma he tele- graphed to Washington for further in and is awaiting 8 repIy.- Citizen.