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Graham guardian., 1897-10-15
STAFFORD, GRAHAM COUNTY.
Flour city of Arizona-Settled Largely by
Mormon Families.

Flour city ofArizona-settled Largely by
Mormon Families.
Correspondents to the Phoenix Republican
"As Rochester is to New York
state, so is Saffcrd to Arizona--
the home of Touring mills in the
territory. Your correspondent
was agreeably disappointed in his
estimate of Stafford -four miles
west of Solomonyille), as he had
formed an opinion at long range,
as also of the ella valley. The
sharp notes of whistles at the three
grist mills were gentle reminders
that Stafford was a live town. 1t
was indeed refreshing to hear the
sound of whistles. They say that
the seat of county government
will be in Stafford one Of these
days. Speaking Of -four mills,
Stafford is strictly in 1t in that re-
spect. The oldest is the one in the
east end of town, which was built
IN 1878 by Cottrell and Jacobs Of
Tucson thea run by water power.
INC bUrys being operated. Next
c. Layton run it several years and
in 1898 John Blake end J. T. Owens
took charge and introduced steam
power, rollsr mills and an elevator.
Owens sold out five months ago to
z. c. Prina and ]. G. Pursley, the
firm at this time being u. G. Prina
& Co. The mill has capacity of
fifty barrels daily, twenty-four
hours run, the quality of -four
equalipg the Pride of Denver, they
say. Mr.. Blake has an interest in
the mill and keeps general store
close by.
l. F. Campbell & Sons have con.
Quoted q grist mill five years on
the northwest end of town. In
the twenty.four hour run the mill
can turn out forty barrels, by the
Cornelius roller process. Mr.,
Campbell said his mill was the
best equipped in the territory, and
took occasion TO speak of the fine
meal ground. A general store is
associated with the mill. A sample
of the meal was sent The Republican
Office.
Four years ago the Stafford Mil
ling company was incorporated OF
THE cooperative plan. The present
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15
1t saves theCroupy ChlIaren.

Seaview, Vr.--We have spleu.
did sale on Chamberiain's Cough
Remedy, and our customers com.
ing from far and near, speak of it
in the highest terms. Many have
said that their children would
have died of Group If Chamberlain
Cough Remedy had not been given.
-Keilam 4 ourren. The % and
SO cent sizes for sale 81 all dealers
medicine
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15
THAT EASTERN TRIP.

Going Feast, take the Santa Fe
Route as far as Chicago.
Most direct line from the South
west generally, and thirty miles
the shortest between Missouri river
and Chicago, which lnsuIes quick
time and sure connections. Track
is straight and rock-ballasted, with
very few crossings at grade.
Vestibuled limited express, with
latest pattern pullmans and free
chair cars, meals in dining-cars serv.
ed al carte.
Inquire Of nearest agent, or ad-
dress ". J. Black, G. P. A., A. I,
y S. F. Ry., Topeka, Kas. If
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15
BLACKSMITHING.

Sheriff Marshal has one of the
best equipped blacksmith shops in
Graham county, with the best and
quickest blacksmith employed IN
the Territory. All iron, steel aud
wood work guaranteed. Once give
this shop trial and you will go
no where else. 9-l0-tf.
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15
ESTABLISHED FACTS.

Concerning Graham County, Which are
Well Worth Serious Consideration
by those Seeking new Homes, or Men
Seeking Profitable Investment for
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15


Milk COWS $500 to $4,000
There is at present about 11S
miles of irrigatlng canals and main
bitches, not including the Lateral
bitches which will make the total
several times this amount. This
gives ample water to assure crops
for about $4,000 acres. When the
Enterprise canal is finished it will
water several thousand acres of
rich table and bottom land. 1t
has been estimated that a quarter
of million acres of additional land
could be irrigated if storage dams
we're built. This could be done
in several places, notably at the
narrows about Is miles from SAT-
ford where a box canyon exists
through which the river passes.
1t is from this point the Enterprise
company are building their canal.
Graham county covers an area
of 1000 square miles.
The Gila valley is 35 miles from
the narrows to the edge of the res
ervation, with an average width of
bottom lands of Two miles, the dis
lance between the foot hills being
six miles. The valley is fanked
on the north by the ella mountains
and on the south by the Graham
mountains, Mount Graham being
the highest peak, with an altitude
of ten thousand feetabove Sea level,
Although but little prospecting
has been done in either the CHA
or Graham mountains, the few
properties which have been de
vcIopud show ."aL tue oIo Oouy
is practically inexhaustable; while
copper predominates, there is both
cold and silver in paying quantities
| It is q virgin field for both the
minor and capitalist and one which
promises grand results.
The two principal mining COM
panies are the Detroit, at Morenci,
and the Arizona Copper Company,
at Clifton. The former employees
800 men and the latter 600,
The output of the Arizona comp,
any is 20 tons of copper per day
land of the Detroit about 10 tons
per day. These two companies
alone pay out for labor about $780,
900 annually.
Experts are at present prospect
ing near Safoad for coal,
There are twenty-five schools
and one Academy in Graham
county. The examination TO,
teachers is very strict; only those
who are thoroughly qualified be
ing able to procure certificates
IL churches of different denomi
nations look after the sp,ritua
welfare of the community. Soci
ETY. is rs refined here as IN any
| of the old eastern cities.
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15
PROCLAMATION OF REWARD.
TERRIToRY OF ARIZONA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

To all to whom these presents
shall come:
WHEREAS official information
has been received by me from the
District attorney of the County of
Graham, Territory of Arizona, that
Augustine Chacon, who was con-
vlcted of murder and sentenced to
be executed at the May term of the
District Court, 1896, at Solomon.
vile in the County of Graham, the
judgement of said court afterward
being affirmed by the Supreme
Court Of the Territory, and the
SAID Chacon being re sentenced to
pc executed on the 18th day of
June, 1897.
AND WHEREAS / am official
~ Informed that said Augustine
Chacon did, on the 9th day Of
June, 1897, escape from the jail at
Solomonville in the said county of
Graham.
NOW THEREFORE, /, b. j.
franklin, Governor of the Ter.
ritoy of Arizona, by virtue of the
power and authority in me vested,
do hereby offer FIVE HUNDRED
$4,000 DOLLARS REWARD for
the apprehension of said fugitive
from justice and his detention in
any Jail in the United States.
IN TESTIMONY
THEREOF, j have this
twelfth day of June set
my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the Ter
to be affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the
Capitol, this twelfth day
of June, A. D. 1897.
By the Governor,
B. J. FRANKLIN.
CHAs. NJ. BRUCE,
Secretary of the Territory.
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15

The largest and best line Of
boots and shoes at John Blake &
Cos. They are selling many lines
at nearly cost to make room for
new stock. 9-H-tf
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15

When subscribing for a paper,
remember that you can get rus
GUARDIAN for $3.50 per year, after
Sept. Isl, when paid for in ad-
vance.
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15

The largest and most select line
D." -t-LL;---- - T-L-> Dill o -
oI CIoIninS a. y oIAIi Diane ~ 20 s.
at prices very low. 3-27-tf.
Graham guardian., 1897-10-15

| Well Worth Serious Consideration
| by those Seeking new Homes, or Men
Seeking Profitable Investment TO,
Capital.
The agricultural resources of the
ella valley are both varid and ex'
tensive, comprising an area OF
arabic land of which there is at
present tributary to canals and
bitches, 10000 acres which is
capable of being irrigated. The
principal products are alfalfa, wheat,
corn, barley, oats, vegetables, de-
cidious andcertain classes of citrus
fruits.
This is the natural home of
alfalfa, of which from 4 to 8 crops
are grown yearly, yielding from 8
to s tons per acre. 1t is not as
stocky as that which comes from
the Salt River valley and is pre-
ferable for either horses or cattle.
Wheat, barley and oats grow
prolifcly, the former containing a
very large amount of nutrition.
Yellow dent, white gourd and
other large varieties of corn yield
productivity, vegetables are large
and solid and come to maturity
two months earlier than in the
eastern and middle states.
The valley and hin lands are
adapted to all Of the products Of
the temporal zone, and many Of
the fruits of the semi-tropical
countries. The apples equal in
size and flavor the prize winners
of the eastern states. The seed
ling fruits are unexcelled in size
and general excellence. Apricots
and apples both grow with sur.
prising rapidity. The peaches in
appearance and taste are identical
with those which come from the
famous orchards of New Jersey.
Canagrie grows wild, some of
the tubers being as large as good
sized potatoes. Tests now show
that canagrie root, which flourish.
es near Thomas, In the lower por-
ton Of the valley, contains large
er per cent of tannic acid than any
ever sent TO the extract works
from either Arizona or New Mexi-
co.
Farming lands can be purchased
at from $50 to sl00 per acre, in
Guiding improvements and water
rights.
Upcultivated land without water
right Is free to any settler under
the United States homestead law.
This class of farms will eventually
become valuable when the canal
facilities have been increased,
The cost of maintaining the ca
nails which are owned by the farm
ers varies from 80 cts. to $l.0Q per
acre per year,
The following are the market
values of the products of the soil
at the ranch, there being ready
sale for everything raised in the
valley.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11

stream and looked, not another log was
in sight, and his wonderment increased.
Gathering himself together US well as
possible he sought a sheltered spot, and
with dry matches found in an inside
pocket kindled fire and dried himself
and sought composure after his thrill
ing experience.
Several hours later he made his way
downstream until he found place to
cross, then retraced his steps to the
drive and started back to camp. About
half way up the mountain he found an
explanation of the missing logs. The
log next to the one on which he had
been perched had evidently snagged on
something in the drive, and its sudden
stop had tumbled the whole string OF
90 in one promiscous heap on themoun-
tain side, breaking the drive and tear
ing small trees out of the root.-Belle-
fonte (Pa.) Cor. of the Philadelphia
Times.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
REsplcE FI:iNl,E:M,.

Lie has duh days In which dun clouds are
trimmed with sad repining.
But back OF these on Gods own smiles the
sun Is brightly shining:
Though storms blow cold across the void
In bitter winter weather.
Somewhere the palms wave in the Gains,
and bloom u on the heather:
And though We bend DER coftined forms We
lay beneath the daisies,
The living souls Of those We loved In
Heaven are singing praises.
No matter what of Ill may come. the pains
and trtbulations.
The woes which cluster here on earth
round families or nations.
The small annoyances which fret the spirit
unto madness.
The disappoIntments ciouding Joy with
somber wells OF sadness:
We shall have better days betimes. sur
cease of all sorrow.
And though the stnrless night be black the
sun shall shine tomorrow.
Sometimes at morn the ieaden sky is pail
like In its dullness,
But through II shines the glorious sun In
all its dazzling fullness;
Or sometimes at the twilight hour WHEN
western skies are darkling.
High over these the sunset glow - through
pearl portals sparkling:
While bars OF golden glory fash Ger
heavens unmeasured spaces,
And all the stnbeams seem but smiles on
shining angel faces.
No rain so long but ends at last In RAIN
bow or In beauty.
No season but leads on to autumn plenty.
fresh md fruity,
No pool 80 black but loves to mirror stara
and moonlight splendor.
No winds 50 harsh but sometimes turn to
zephyrs warm and tender:
No soil too dark or dank to bloom In fra.
grant petaled sweetness,
No bud but may ere long produce the
beauty OF completeness.
Sing then. my soul. though skies be dark.
heir art thou Of perfection.
Though thy dim path to dnal good subject
thee to correction:
Keep thou thy courage under al with hope
and true persistence
What matters It that ruth and wrong too
oft obscure the diStance7
Thy birthright Is eternal joy though trou-
BILE cloud thy story.
Look forward to the end and keep I'M.
changed thy path TO glory.
multiply reflections:
Ills are but thorns which guard the rose
and all its rare perfections;
The light within thee. beacon soul. 10 that
from realms supernal,
Thy hope no cloud or storm can dim. thy
glories are eternal.
Rage storms and ills Of earth. secure are
wisdom's ways and wages.
They cannot harm the sunllt soul safe on
ene i'0eA o. 1Asf 1. EDGAR JONES.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
NoTEs AWAEEI.

sandow. the strong man. has entered
the cycling fleld. and has already Is
sued challenges to Rome o. the leading
racing men to meet him on the track.
A bicycle riding expert says that the
indications are that the racing season
Of 1897 will be one of small teams. fast
riding. fair play on the part Of riders
and = general revival In racing in al
parts Of the country.
The latest suggestion for cyclists In
the way of footwear Is sandals. They
would certainly be easy. and better
than any other foot covering from .
hygienic standpoint, but It Is too rad
ical departure TO find favor with most
riders.
A great deal OF sentiment is wasted
on the good old ordinary" and some
riders try to imagine that they had
more fun in the good old days. They
never had. It is all moonshine; and
they would not ride the old ordinary
,again for a dollar an hour.
coasting races will be popular again
this season. Under proper regulations.
coasting is safe enough. but when anna
tours indulge in improvised coasting,
the result is always one or more dam
aged wheels, and usually some broken
limbs. The safest place fo- the feet is
on the pedals.
Professional racing men, who have
been riding In years past for the makers
Of certain wheels, are now very little in
demand. The majority of manufac-
turers have realized that their sales are
best helped by making strictly high
grade wheel and then advertising In the
newspapers.
There is q great deal of talk always
going on about municipalities, and It is
wonder no one has thought of making
the name plate a permanent part of the
front fork by casting it in the metal.
The ingenuity of mechanic ought to
be equnl to that, and it would prevent
many q bicycle from being stolen.
Cyclists should never try to pass too
near the head of standing horse.
Some cross animals delight to nip the
arm or clothing OF anyone who passes
within reach. Again, in passing too
near horse, the animal may be
startled, and in throwing his head up
in fright, may catch the cyclist a blow
which may prove disastrous.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11

Choice seed oats, all kinds of
grass seeds. salt and fertilizers,
for sale by AMOS PAYNE. 1s.tt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11

Sweetwood, lumberman in the wilds
of the Allegheny mountains. one day
recently, corners the market on fast
travelling.
Sweetwood is young man about 22
years of age. He is the son OF farmer
from one Of the most rural districts of
this county. big. rawboned, and fearless
of anything on top of earth. As with
all formers, SO with this one, work dur
ing the winter season. is slack, and
John, thinking to earn IN extra penny
for himself, determined late in the fall
of 1896, and with the opening of the
numbering season, to go into the woods
and spend the winter logging" In
numbering, Us in every other kind of
employment, experience counts for a
great deal, and the inexperienced, or
"greenies," as they are termed in the
lumbermen's camp, are not deemed
capable of performing the work OF an
old hand ut the business, and so are gen
erally put Mt work on something more
simple.
Fifteen and twenty years ago lumber
ing was vastly different IN the Allegha-
mics from what it is to-day. Then vir-
gin forests covered the entire range OF
mountains and the iumbermen had only
to select the timber nearest to some
stream, and the work of getting the
logs to water to float down to market
was a question of minor Importance.
Now, owing to the fact that all the TIM
Der along the large streams has been
cut, the getting of the logs to water is
one of the gravest questions confront
ing the lumbermen. Where practical
BILE. what ara termed "log drives are
erected for this purpose. y LOG drive"
is simply constructed by laying two
hewed logs alongside each other, in
trail cut from the camp to the nearest
stream, sometimes five, eight or ten
miles away. These drives are usually
prepared early in the fall, and when the
first fall of snow comes they are put
in condition for use by hauling a drag
along between them. which packs down
the snow. On this water is poured and
allowed to freeze. the result being n
rude trough of leo. over which the logs
glide down grade with startling swift
ness. But these drives IRE not all down
grade. Perhaps half the distance viii
be up grade, and to get the logs up the
mountain teams of horses are used.
After the logs are rolled into the drive
a team is hitched to log with perhaps
100 ahead of it. according 70 the steep
ness OF the incline, and in this way the
whole string is pushed to the top. 1t
wns while working on one of these
drives that sweetwood met with the
following thrilling experience:
with canthook he was to follow the
first log as O sort of steerer. whose duty
n was to see that all was well. IfthS
log caught fast on any protruding ice,
snow or wood. with his hook he would
lessen Il 10 TINT the trail would come
ON. When the drive is in bad condition,
tbe steerer always finds plenty to do to
keep him busy, but II there is lots of
snow and cold weather. the slide is
usually all TINT can be desired, and the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
RREvlTIES.

q
The diamond has been found on oil
continents and in almost every country
in the world.
The longest single arch in stone
bridge is 9shs feet, over the Rialto at
Venice.
In Japanese saws the teeth point to-
ward the handle, and both saws and
planes cut toward the workman.
Thrce-fourths of the earth's surface
cannot be cultivated on account of
mountain ranges, deserts, swamps and
barren ground.
Until the discovery of the gold mines
in California Russia was the greatest
gold-producing country. mining about
s1s,ooo,oOo u year.
The two highest inhabited spots on
earth are Arevichiary and Mucapata,
mining camps in the Andes. The form
er has an elevation of 1880 feet.
Al break in the main water pipe in
street In Tombstone. Ariz., in No
yember, wns found to have been caused
by the roots of q tree, which had
grown around the pipe and crushed it
30 that it burst
In poetry yiolets are always "blue,"
never purple. But as q matter of fact
but half of the 20 and odd yarietiesii in
the United States are blue. The rest
are purple, yellow. white. lilac and one
green.
When once filed in, Mosiem grave
is never reopened on any account. To
remove the faintest chance of it being
thus defiled, cypress tree is planted
after every interment, so that the GEM
eteries resemble forests more than any
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
n. had Lived and Learned.

It was related of one of the members
of Grants first cabinet. @ former col
lege professor of the "lenow-it-all'' va
riety, that he was on one occasion dis
coursing on the subject Of the Drusea.
when an auditor interrupted him with
the remark that the cyclopedia did not
agree with him. "Ohi" was the re-
ply. 'I know o great deal more about
the Druses than / did when I wrote
that article in the cyclopedia- ALBANY
Argus.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
A TERRIBLE RIDE.

\ these days of
modern appliances
and pcrfe c e d
means of travel
by steam and cleo
tricity mutilat-
ing distance ut the
rate of a mile a
minute, or even
more. is considered
nothing so stnrt-
ling. but the rapid
transit and the
modus opera n d i
there o Z parties
mated in by John
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
Abraham Lincoln said, Neigh

Abraham Lincoln said, Neigh.
bors give your boys chance
How many have had their chance
The April fool is indeed the one
who finds in himself no change
for the better, since last April.
Be prudent. be wise, be accumn-
lative. Open your account at r.
T. Lowndes 8 Co. Savings Bank.
There is no fee attached. Books
always open. 2l-h.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11

Why pay q big price tor sad
dies and harness when you can
buy them SO cheap at VIM. s.
Summers tsnnery West Nam
Street 17tf:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11

Thirty years is long time to fight so
painful trouble as piles, but Jacob
Mitchell. of Unionyille, Pa, struggled
that long before he tried DeWitt's
Witch Hazel SaIye, which quickly and
permanently cured him. It is equally
effective in eczema and all skin affec-
tions. RI Criss
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
nnTiiMlTiSM GuRED N a DAY.

..Wystic Cure for Rheumatism and
n, nralria radically cures in ! to days.
It's action upoh the system is remark.
ala and mysterious. 1t removes at
~. the cause and the disease immedi.
otniy disappears. The first dose greatly
henefits: S5 cents. Sold by Cunning
bom RIOS, & Co., Druggists. Clarks.
hnro. l6-6m
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-06-11
Long & Grille.
Sole Agents for Lamm 6 Co.
Rooms 5. 6, Z and 5, Cot Block.
81

1SOUI1I'' y " "t1Sh y go
II you have ever seen child IN the
agony Of Group, you can appreciate the
gratitude of the mothers who know
that One Minute Cough Cure relieves
their little ones as quickly as It IS al
ministered. Many homes in this city
are never without it. r. j. Criss,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-13
THE THORN TRIAL.
sleknss, of Juror stop. rroeesdin 3,
IN his Case

IN HIS Case
New YORK. Nov i2.-when the
Queen county court OF oyer and ter
miner opened at Long Island City Il
was represented TO Judge Smith that
Magnus Larsen, one Of the jurors slt.
ting IN the case Of Martin Thorn. ac-
cused Of the murder OF william Gul.
dcnsuppo. had been obliged to submit
70 a surgical operation fer appended
tls and that under the most favorable
conditions he would not be- able 20 re-
sumo bis seat In the jury box in less
than three weeks Howe. counsel for
Thorn. suggested the retention Of the
rest OF the iuroIa lor the trial and I'M
panoling the twelfth Juror. 20 whom
the proceedings be- read from the court
reporters notes Dictrict ATTORNEY
YonnEH asked for time 10 which % lool
up authorities before deciding 10 &C
cept or reject the proposition, and
Judge Smith adjourned for consldera
ton OF the case until o'clock Ia tbs
afternoon.
After an hours consultation be
tween District Attorney Youngs ant
Mr. Howe. the latter. emerging from
the anteroom. said 10 waiting report
erE:
"Geltiemen. can now tell you posi-
lively that there Will be- an entirely
new Jury selected. ! have iuFt spokei
10 Mr.. YOungs and found his asso
olates not In favor Of adopting the plar
which I proposed IN the courtroom
Younes will have a new panel OF 2O'
talesmen made mp and subpCenas VII
be served Immediately"