Arizona republican., 1899-11-19

that it will pay we'll to chloride. They
will go to work Immediately. These
two men are anxious that the Ray
wagon road will be built from Mesa, as
it is a matter Of great importance to
them to reach this valley for supplies
and a shipping point.
w. P. Durham is coming to the ella
for lumber. Mr.. Durham is erecting
winter quarters at his mines across
the ella. He has Increased his force of
men.
4 Milwaukee concern is in the dis
trict looking over the ground. Mr.
Whitefor is hopeful of concentrating a
deal with these people. The representa-
tive of the Milwaukee firm has ex-
pressed himself most decidedly regard
ing the great future of Mineral Creek.
J. d. Spires has, after long delibera-
ton. decided to build large saloon at
Ray. He was undecided for a long
time whether the new town of Calvin
afforded more inducements than Ray
The building will be put up by a Tue
son firm.
Last pay day proved to be
marked with little more than usual
excitement. The Mexicans reveled for
sevarl days in the hilarious expendi-
ture of their earnings over the bars Of
the four different saloons. on the lhird
day matters were getting so uncertain
that one saloon man gathered up his
papers and money and deposited them
in a safe place. He then secured the
services of John Johnson as bar tender
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known on the south side, where he is
Familiarity and appropriately called
Jumbo" OF all the alfalfa grown
giants on the south side Jack is the
biggest giant of them all. The wisdom
of the saloon man can readily be seen
in securing Jack as special officer u
preserve order.
That evening there were some fifty
MeXicans in this particular saloon keep
ing four bar tenders busy serving the
drinks. At 10 o'clock knives began to
flourish in the air. Pandemonium
reigned supreme, when above it all was
heard the order: Jack, clear the
house,"
Jack went over the bar with a leap
and began herding the rabble out of
the door. Any who resisted in the least
he knocked down with his fist like
nine-pin. The spectators outside said
the MeXicans came piling out of the
door like potatoes rolling out of a sack.
In two minutes the saloon was empty
and peace and quiet held sway within
and all would have been well with Jack
had he not followed the route he did.
On the outside the MeXicans swarmed
around him and poor Jack had them to
battle for his life. y knife Travelled all
the way across his back. cutting his
two shirts through but not reaching the
skin. That Mexican fell like a log and
several others Immediately after. In
the skirmish Jack received a knife jab
in the side. In going after the man
that made the thrust Jack knocked
down four or five MeXicans. one who
had slit his finger open to the bone. On
reaching the man he was after he de-
livcred a blow at his head with his re-
volver. The Mexican saved his life by
ducking his head and the pistol flew
out of Jacks hand. Jack knew the
fellow had a gun so the next instant
the MeXican's head was between Jacks
knees and Jack was STOPPING over
searching for the gun. The first pocket
he went into he found $3.50. which he
put in his own pocket. He found the
gun and was reaching over for his own
when another Mexican hit him a sledge
hammer blow over the back of his head
with a beer bottle full of beer. The
crack of the blow could be heard all
over camp. 1t was thought by the spec
tatOrs that Jack was killed outright
and several parties who had gone to
bed and had pOked their heads out to
see what the trouble was, rushed back
to put on some clothes and go out and
take hand in the fracas.
Jack was stunned but an instant.
of the Mexican between his
knees he rushed with the captured re-
volver, blind with rage, after the
Mexican who had hoped to end his
career with the beer bottle. In the rush
a dozen men either fell out of the way
or were knocked out. Overtaking the
man with the beer bottle Jack
knocked him down and began working
the gun at him. The gun was empty.
His rage was unbounded. He jumped
on the PROSTATE Mexican and trampled
him in the earth.
By the time his would-be assistants
on the scene Jack stood alone
master of the situation with MeXicans
lying all around him. He had $3.50 and
three revolvers, but his own two guns
were missing. Since that time among
the Mexicans there is not u more popu-
lar man than Jack, who sells more
meat than his competitors twice over.