The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26
Arizona.

PHGNIX, Sept. 24-W. 7. Little OF San
Francisco has just arrived in this city and is a
guest at the Commercial Hotel. Mr.. Little is
down from his Red Reck gold mine in Yava-
pal County, where he has been superintend-
ing development work. He will remain in the
Territory for another month and then return
to San Francisco
]. Shirley a retired capitalist of San Fran
cisco, is guest at the Adams Hotel in Phe.
nix, from which point he Will explore the Salt
River Valley and then proceed on his journey
to Ell Paso, Tex, where he goes TO visit rela-
tives
Mining Experts L. W. Hnliker and G. w.
Beebe of California will return TO San Fran
cisco early next week from their tour of in
spection of the Bonanza mine and its adja-
cent properties near Babiacori, in the Arizpe
district OF S, ,utheastern Arizona.
Henry Wickenburg, the venera Bile California
and AriZour pioneer who in 1868 blaZed The
pa aIhway through Central Arizona aud who
esta blished the now prosperous town of Wick
enburg thirty-four years ago, has arrived in
Phoenix after absence of many years.
Though quite an elderly man he is still hearty
and robust and declares his ability to sleep
out on the de serU and su bsist on ''jerky" with
the hardest OF the present generation of
prospectors.
General A. ]. Sampson, for many years q
resident of Salt River Valley, one OF the most
prominent 6. A. r. men i'll the Territory aud
president of the Phoenix Chamber OF COM
merce, has just been appointed by President
Mckinley as Minister Plenipotentiary 10 the
republic of Ecuador. The salary is said to be
$4,000 year. Henceforth the general and
his family will reside at Quito 200 miles IN
laid from the seaport OF Guayaquil. The ele-
vstion OF Quito is $500 feet, making it the
highest habitable city in the civilized world,
1t is reported at Prescott that Mrs Thomas
Newland has located another claim of re-
markably rich ore. Mrs. Newland is one of
the best-known and most successful prospec-
tors and practical mining operators in the
Southwest. She has well-to- do and influential
relatives in California, United States Marshal
Barry Baldwin of San Francisco being her
son-in-law. She is lady OF intelligence, re-
fnement and education, but she prefers the
inspiring ana health-giving freedom of the
hills and the desert to the restraints and al
fectations of social existence in the cities
Colonel J. F. Wilson, exAttorney General Of
Arizona, has just returned to Phoenix from
Prescott, where he is engaged in the prepara-
ton OF one of the most important mining
suits ever brought in this Territory. Its title
is We1ser, Field and Other Stockholders of the
seven Stars Mining Company versus Lawler
The property involved is known as the Hill.
side district which Lawler of Prescott sold to
a rich New York syndicate for S4OO. 900. of
which amount more than ore-half was paid.
The entire sum is now in dispute.
Colonel Sias st. John, whose first advent
into southeastern Arizona was in October,
1857, in company with Captain big Foot
Wallace OF the United States army, is now
visiting friends at Tucson. The colonels first
visit to this ancient pueblo was in connection
with the establi> hment OF the Sln Diego and &
San Antonio mail line. The colonel is still
young man in spite of his years anu full OF
interesting reminisce nces