Arizona republican., 1899-01-12


 perfume times, when MT. Scott womb
 have preferred to sec any other mi neral. Fortune not only drowned
 upon him, but kicked him in a pec0lia1
 way. His voice rose once in noisy sup
 plicatiOn tc the goddess to send hin
 one of those two fateful numbers. His horse dOZing at hitching r0sS outside
 was suddenly reused and fell in a maze | of shafts and harness, crashing the | former and snapping the latter The Ipalice were summoned to extricate th7 animal. MT. Scott estimates his dam age a5 from $7 to $11. So his prayer was not entirely unanswered
 BUILDING UP AGAIN. MT. w. s. Adams Of Jerome arrived in the city last night. He says that Jerome is en- terfng upon new period of substan-
 ti3l growth in mining Four large companies have recently become inter- ested in mines at that camp and all of them are developing their mines with the intention of equipping them for aa- tive operation later on. Work has begun on the neM Masonic temple, 9 said he, "and the naw opera house which the United Verde company is
 going to build will be a crdit to the territory Mr. Allen of the Verde has completed a handsome residence and I doubt if there is a more pretentious home in Arizora On the whole Je- rome will not suffer from the fire, as the burred buildings are being re- placed by better ones. and the camp will be more metropolitan in it's ap~ pearance when all of the improvements planned are completed"
 THE HOST DUTCHMAN." A Darty from the valley will leave today for the Surerstit on mountains. where it will spend some time pr -spe ting for the famous "Lcst Dutrhman'' gold mine, which has been hunted unsuc- cessfuIly for the Tast four years or since the death in this city of Dutch IacOb,' the man who owned the mine. He made periodical visits t. the city and never failed to come well loaded down with bullion He divulged the secret of tie mine to 2. woman who was with him at his death bed. She made an attempt 10 find the mine, go- ing to the Superstition m 7unt3ins with on old pr0spectOT ramed Bob McKe9, and remained tbera three months. They were guided by q awings left by Dutch Jacob.' but their trip was net rewarded further than by the disc oveTy cf 9 shovel which was suOpOsa ad t0 have bon part If tn Dutchman's ute sis for mining his treasure. The party is in possession Of infOrmat on sXhich they think will lead to the diScOve. y of the mine. Ex-PCstmaster w E. Thomas. Will Ccx-whc s known all over northern Arizona as the leader of Cox's army since fe esccraed a large number of people on an over land trip to the Grand can~ two years pgo-Frank Fowler and .Tamks McGiIl compose tke -ty f t:oa:ur3 hunters.
 A! VETERAN FISH FER Col Mike Gray has arrived in the city from ground early in order to become &C., 1uairted with the new m1m hers Of the legislature, of which he $ u be Col. Gray is one oi the earliest settlers in Arizona. He was Identified with the early hiatOcy Of | Tombstone when that camp was at ! the attention of the world as silver producer. Col Gray spent yes ,erday at tn democratic headquarters t the Ford 2s the guest 0s Chairm n | 7arish. q began my career a ln In j. an fighter" sai he, when I was but i years of age, and I ac0ui ed a love CT adventure which is sti strong, all hCugh l am old Col. Gray IS a vet ran of the Mexican w1-. and h. took 'art in the battle of M-n.etey and other leading battles Of that Wi. q got the title of colonel in a rather range way" continued Gel Cray. After the civil war Sroka 0"t I was commission as colonel Of aTaTy by the sOI CT o. Of a form a. fly interests and sympathies were with he south and l was TO. disPcs to ac- ept 1t. The governor he the com nissiicn two weeks awaiting my de- ls1On, but when 1 gain Geclirel it he endered 1t to another ma1. The news aPers got hold of it and they imme- lately gave me the tit,e which las al. 72yS stuck to me-
 A BEA UTTFUL CHRISTMAS PRES IN T.-Mr. F. J. 'WatrOn Of H0lbrook nd she if cf Navajo c0u ty presented 3 pr. M,ile- for the Arizona Antiquar- 2n association a beautiful antique isse With bear handle. The Vase measures five inches in height and 5 five and 9 half inches at it's gre3test i3mcter. IL is beautifully decorated : n black. The following nCte aCcOmp5- : led the vase: Pear handled D tcher { vsse) dug up at Ha-wt-kuh. fir vii $ age situated southwest Of Zuna. Ha- f 1i-kuh was cne of the seven cities of .ibo'a, where Negro 'Fs.evan' was filed on or about May Fist, 1539' 'riar Marcus de Niza's exploration aTty which started from Cu'ican to nd the seven cites March '. 1533. This itcher (vase) belongs to the back j re period and is a very rare specimen. ' niy two others having teen found in ( his section of the country" If this t bject docs nothing mere, it carries US I ack to the days of Spa ms supremacy ( ] this part of America nd serves to Z sfresb cur memcrics of Sci2in's honor | nd chiyalry, as exhibited toward the T Ztecs and other natOn of Ama -ica I hose civilization was grester than 2 pain hgs evsr known. The Iiztoi ical z alue of this sing,e Ctj5-t O the ss 0 l atiCn is priceless. And the associa 1 on desires to thank MT. Wa.ron fer !