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The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30

 make them self-supporting and self-re- specting community.
 Now, therefore, your Memorialists, the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, desire to go on record as earnestly endorsing the above recommendation of the Sixth National Irrigation Congress for the following reasons
 l. The reservoir site referred to having been withdrawn iron entry by Government authorities, cannot now be utilized by any private corporation, and the Government therefore occupies the indefensible position of doing noth- ing itself or allowing any one else to improve this great natural reservoir site.
 2. We firmly believe that the inter- ests of humanity dictate that the h. dians should be gathered on the reser- vations, have lands allotted to them in severalty, and that they be furnished with farming implements aud an inex- hanstible supply of water for irrigation of their lands, to the end that they may become self supporting. By this means will a home life be furnished for the Indian and he will more rapidly advance in civilization as conse. uuapaa Ha x.,;1l o hando,, b;e ,,o,,,o . |, life; his children will be kept at home and educated in neighborhood schools instead of being sent to large Indian schools at distance where the, are kept Gas it would seem) for mere purposes of show. After being in structed in the arts of civilization for { time they are returned to savagery, to become more unhappy and discon' tented than if they had never received the questionable advantages. We fee that the present policy of the Indiar department is all wrong in this regard
 3. The Pima and Maricopa Indian reservation contains 350,000 acres of us
 
 fertile land as lies within the bound aries of Arizona, and is admirabl, adapted for homes for these people, as we'll as the wandering Papagoes, wh, are now compelled to prey upon tn, herds of our farmers and ranchmeu fo subsistence.
 4. The construction of storag, reservoir at the Buttes by the Govern ment offers plain business proposi ton for the correction of these evils
 Resolved, that the Secretary of tn Territory be instructed to transmit copy of the foregoing Memorial to ou Delegate and Delegate-elect in Con gress, and also copy each to tn President of the Senate and Speake of the House of Representatives.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
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The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
PRICES OF LAND.

Improved lands with government title and eter right. can be bought for from S2o to i0 per acre, according to location and i'm royements. In the immediate neighbor- pod and to tho south of the Casa Grande iins there are thousands of acres covered ith heavy growth of mesquite timber yet pen 10 settlement. These are among the loicest in the valley. Water ininexhanstI- ie quantity is found at depth of from senty to thirty feet; in fact, a river seems be flowing underneath. Here is splen- i'd opportunity to take up and improve md with pumping system of irrigation. hich Is said to be successful on small -acts.
 However, with the completion of the San arlos reservoir, pumping will be thing of le past. and it is only mentioned here for le purpose Of showing what can be done, nd to magnify the further fact that what as onee considered
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
LOCAL TIME TABLE. Mountain Time.

For time at other local stations call on Agent.
 Dining Station. CONNECTIONS: Jerome Junction with U. V. P. By, for Jerome P. & E. Junction with r. & E. R. k. for Huron and Mayer ; Mayer with stage to Crown King and other all the principal mining camps; Congress Junction with stage lines for. Congress, Harqua Hala, Stanton and Yarnell; Hot Springs Junction with the c. G. H. $. & I. all-year-round health resort; Phoenix with the M &P. & $. K. Y. k. k. for points on the s. F. system.
 H. P. ANEwALr, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
 Prescott. Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
MeteoroIonIcsl StatlstIes.

The signai sorvice of the general govern aent maintained station at Florence from S7i to 1882. The reports covering the period rom July. 1880. to April 1882, gives the fol- owing statistics, which may be taken as a afe guide to the prevailing temperature iyen during the series of six years:
 nFf-
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30

Between Phrnix. Kansas City, St. Louis
 Chicago and all points EAST.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
AN uNIsHABIrAnLE pEsaRr

in truth the most productive land on the lobe, and that there is water in abundance ybring every foot of it under cultivation. nly waiting for the magic wand of capital ) develop it. There is no water-storage eheme on tie Pacific coast that has one- aifthe natural advantages and SO few en ineering difficulties as the San Carlos reser Dir. Here nature has built the abutments . ever-liyinR rock. and all that is left for nan to do is to put in the headgate, the lufIs which form the gorge being only .purated by pnltry 220 feet. A country is rained through this narrow canyon 200 iiles square, representing 40,00O square iiles. or larger than Maine and Massachu- stts combined. The rainfall is sufficient to n the reservoir twice year, and the land } be brought under cultivation is praeti- ally limitless. This may read ike a fairy .le. but is is every word true, and has been erihed time and again.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
THE CASA eaANDe VALLEY.
ormation for Those Seeking Homes In the Garden Spot Of the West.

inal county was organized in 1875 from 'tions of Pima, Maricopa and Yayapai mites, and contains on area of :, ,s68 square les. or s,4Sl,52O acres, one-third of which id be made productive by a systematic rage of the surplus water now running waste. Next to Maricopa it is the most portant agricultural county in the Terri- y. It is traversed from east to west by Southern Pacific railroad. and branch the great Santa Fe system is now ap- oaching from the north. The objective int of this road is connection with the nora road, of the samo system. The uthern Pacific is also building in this 'ection from Tempe, and it is confidently lieved that work will not cease until the CT Creek coal fields are reached and con ction is made with another branch of at road running from Bowie to Globe and completed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus 1t will be seen that Final county is theatcr of railroad building at the pres ttine and inside of year Florence, the rnty seat, will be
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30

The mineral called gray copper technically known as Tetrahedrit--is a complex substance containing at times copper, iron, zine, arsenic, an- timony, sulphur and even mercury In various proportions, as well as invaria- ply q percentage of silver and some times gold. It is gray in color, usually rather fine grained in appearance, and varies as to hardness, specific gravity, etc., with the composition. The Germans call it "fahlerz." and this name is used by many Americans.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
suNsrRoKz IS UNKNOWN.

In fact, in a residence of twenty zone years in Arizona the writer has only known two persons to be overcome by the heat, and they recovered. Their condition, however, was moro the result of whisky than heat. The air is SO dry here that a registered temperature of no degrees is not as oppres- sive as 50 degrees in St. Louis or New York. The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact. and reports the difference between the apparent and sensible temperature to be fully 30 degrees. At nearly all times there Is pleasant breeze; the nights are invari-
 ably cool in the summer. and outdoor labor is performed without serious discomfort to either man or beast on the warmest days Very seldom does the thermometer get be- low the freezing point in winter. and in the gardens of Florence to-day are castor bean plants two years or more old,
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30

The heat as represented in the above table during the months of June, July and August is nothing like as unbearable as in the Eastern States, and death from
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains population of out ia1o, but with the completion of these
 railroads and the San Carlos reservoir no v in Arizona can approach it for natural lyantages, and a large increase in popula- on will follow. Florence is at an elevation ll92 feet above sea level, situated near the la river. twenty-six miles northwest of railroad station of Casa Grnnde, with hich it Is connected by en elegantly Iuipped daily stage line. Going and com 2 stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins, d passengers arc allowed short time to spect them. There are many handsome 'ivate residence in Florence. several brick ores, good hotel, an excellent graded hool employing fonr teachers, churches, cret societies. a Commercial Club. two swspap-rs, and the handsomest court ,use in the Territory. Here is held 'e United States Court for the district imposed of Gila. Graham and Pinal ,unties. The streets are lined with 'ade trees, which impart an air of com 'rt on the warmest days.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
TIE EARnY MARKnrs.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews is a )rmi6able obstacle to the destructive and nsightly seale-bug. and the fruits of the lley are all bright and clean. All the agri- iitnral products of temperate and semi epic zones are easily grown here. the ng seasons giving a succession of crops 'at double or treble the productive value the land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
UNTOUCHED BY FROST.

Orange and lemon trees require slight protection during the winter for year or two. until the wood is sufficiently hardened,
 While it Is popular thing for one to say that he is mot here for his health" it is an undisputed fact that for all pulmonary ail- ncnts no climate on earth is equal to South- ern Arizona, and there are numbers of active, industrious citizens with but one lung. who came here years ago, expecting to live but few weeks. But for all that, the wonderful Casa Grande valley is some- thing better than health resort.
 That portion of the great Casa Grande valley lying along the line of the Southern Pacific railway in the vicinity of Casa Grande and Arizola is at present, and with good reason, considered one of the most desirable portions of this magnificent Southern Ari- zona, Great changes have been made in the appearance of this part of the valley during the last ten years. It was about that long ago that the Florence canal was completed and the work of actual improvement begun. It is useless to deny that under our present water sSstsm there is nothing like a suffi- cient water to irrigate this vast body of land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
cAaA nRANpr REsnnvo1R.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley anal company is the largest in the terri ory. 10 covers a surface of 1900 acres, with n average depth of 12 feet, and contains bout eight thousand million gallons of Inter. It is situated fifteen miles south est Of Florence. A leyee of earth has been brown up across depression in the plain LOO feet in length, i25 feet in width at the ottom and 25 feet in width at top. ? to 1 iope on each side, and an average height of , feet. The waste is regulated by 3 cast ron pipes feet in diameter, set in solid insonry, regulated by gates and tower. his reservoir cost Si5o.oo0, and supplies 5ater for 5000 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1901-03-30
THE CASA eRANDE VALLEY CANAL

is forty three miles in length and covers 5000 acres of land. about 1000 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it can be easily enlarged and its capacity in creased. A reservoir covering 1,600 acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gal Ions, in the southeast corner of township 6, range 9, gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by shortage of water during few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con struction of a huge reservoir near San Carlos, which would store 2Sl,S96 acre-feet of water, capable of irrigating 140,6a8 acres of land. All of this land would be in the vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam is S1 .Oss, ,926. This survey was made by order of Congress, for which s2o,0Oo was appropriated. Mir. J. D. Schuyler, of Los Angeles, the noted irrigation engineer, fully verifcs Mir. Lippincott's report, and strong ly urges upon Congress the duty of con- structing the work. A dam 2e0 feet in height, which Mir. Schuyler considers per fectly feasible, would store S50000 acre-feet of water and the reservoir would have life of sixty three years without dredging. The report says: ''In the event of the construc- tion of this dam there will be built up in the valley of the Gila river, where a desert now exists. community of fully 10000 souls and the creation of many million dollars of tax able wealth without permanent outlay on the part of the Government" bill is now before Congress for the construction of the work, and there is little doubt of it's passage when its merits become known.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26

ray, and commanded that gentleman to
hand over a gallon or two of the best
iIuor in the stock. trouble followed.
Billy was not faring very we'll when
Policemen McGillie and Steinborn APP
feared and bundled him out of the
grounds. On the way to the station that
fighting spirit which always eccomp
anies bad juice got the better Of the dis
turber The policemen We're, without
warning, attacked by little Billy and
Patrolman Schmid Joined his fellow star
wearers. Schmid permitted his hand to
come in contact with Corners teeth and
as consequence part of his thumb is
missing. Connors chewed the police
mans thumb as though it were delici-
ously cooked steak. He refused to quit
until q crack over the right ear put
him to sleep.
Connors entered pleas CT not guilty to
charges of disturbance and resisting ar
rest and will be heard next Friday ut 3
o'clock. A charge of meyhem will likely
be placed against Connors by Policeman
Schmid.
Three juvenile pugilists next appeared.
All were on the carpet for fighting on
West Park street The lads are each
hardly II years of age, but according to
police reports they made things lively
while their three-handed encounter
lasted. Neither seemed to know which
of the other two he had been battling
18th and all insisted that they were
"only foolin', anyhow" The boys will
be- tried at the regular hearing next Fri
day.
Joseph Sullivan and J. J. McKaig,
claimed that they are hard working in
dividuals. The bruises which doomed
Up SO plainly about their faces were the
results of little fun" But had not
l,cen fighting, they said. Sullivan and
McKaig couldn't make the necessary i'm
preston ON the court and will come up
with the bad bunch next Friday.
Josie Olson had had trouble with two
women. Her arm had been cut ard her
face disfigured. She pleaded not guilty
to a disturbance charge and was re-
leased without bonds until her hearing
Friday. Josie Palmer and Lilly CALI
ger, the pair who caused the Olson won:-
an so much trouble pleaded not guilty
to assault charges and will also appear
Friday. Josie Palmer pleaded guilty to
disturbing the peace and paid $40 fine.
while her partner said not guilty when
asked to tell Of her connection with the
fighting affair.
An alleged wife beater appeared in the
person of Willard Shraw.
It is charged that Shraw abused and
thrashed his better-half yesterday to
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26
bAN0AGEO HEADS WERE
Muchi In nd Eyes Were
IN COURT IN CLUSTERS

principals in this four handed encounter.
Policeman Mcdonald and Murphy at
tempted to stop the row but were turned
upon by the scrappers and received
some severe treatment. They succeeded,
with great deal Of difficulty, in getting
the men into the street and calling the
patrol wagon. but the fighters again at
tempted to make trouble. Policemen
Moore and Roach assisted in landing
the men and all Of the patrolmen were
kept busy attending to them until they
wer landed back of the bars at the city
Jail. The prisoners pleaded not guilty
to charges of disturbances and resisting
arrest this morning and will be given
hearings next Friday at o'clock.
Billy Connors is a small man, but he
has a mind of his own and a mean one,
at that. Billy called at the street fair
late yesterday afternoon. Because
everyone could not find time to give him
all the attention he desired Billy con-
cluded to close the show. He met with
considerable success and frightened a
number of the booth keepers away from
their exhibits, but when he bumped
against Mr.. Trevis, in charge Of tina
Caplice Commercial compary's fine ar
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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26
PARK TOURISTS IN BUTTE
Many Who Come From Foreign Lands
to See Yellowstone Inspect
This CITY.

There are great number of
National Park excurs:onists passing
through Butte this season." said H. O..
Wilson of the Short Line. 1.-THE Short
Line has inaugurated new plan of
carrying passengers through Wonder
land inconnection with the stage line
that has headquarters at Monida, and
1t is a good thing for Butte. The pas
stngers are all taken in at MOnida, and
go clear through the park, coming out at
C!nnibar, through the Grand Canyon. 1t
is really in the interest of the traveller
for otherwise one going in from the west
ern side could not see the really great
wonder of 1T all. the magnificent canyon,
without spending too long time in the
tourney, driving across and back. 1t
makes as long trip as most travellers
cars to make, across from Monida to
Cinnibar, and then it is easy to take the
Northern Pacific around through Butte.
Most of the travellers are willing to see
turn.
'ln the course of year. good many
hundreds of foreign eastern travellers
stop in Butte. and one and all they take
away very favorable impressions of the
city. Coming direct from the wildness
OF the park to the bustling city where
everybody is busy. the contrast is so
strong as to exaggerate. If possible, the
activity Of the place. The Short Line is
doing some great advertising Of the city
of Butte, in business way, perhaps, but
none the less effectively"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26

without headgear. appeared on charge
Of lighting, the third, who had received
the full effects of her companions at
tacks. had a somewhat punctured face
and a badly lacerated arm where her
benevolent sister had attempted to in
sert the dull blade Of a pocket knife.
The most peculiar part of the morn
ing's proceedings was the promptness
with which all entered a plea of not
guilty to charges of fighting. Notwith-
standing the very apparent evidence Of
bloody encounters with some one and
the numerous bruised heads, faces and
hands none. according to their stories,
had disturbed the peace. None had en-
tered into a personal encounter and
none had resisted officers. All were the
unfortunate subjects of an accident, ac-
cording to their version and all are
peaceful law abiding citizens with good
natures and much respect for law.
Probably as desperate a saloon brawl
as has given the police trouble for some
time occurred in a resort at the inter-
section of Main and Quartz streets last
evening.
James Pollard. James Gleason. John
Gleason and Philip McGraff were the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26

such an extent that policeman was
called to preserve peace. Shraw's case
was placed on the court docket for
next Tuesday. His bond was fixed at
$50.
Along with the white men ana women
came tall. lanky. negro with high
cheek bones and the usual short kinky
ra1r. The dusky individual gave his
name as Benjamin johnson st. Clair.
benjamin was arrested because he had
walked about the streets with a horse
pistol projecting, in a threatening man.
ner, out of his coat pocket. The gun is
nearly yard long and has hammer
about the hize of an ordinary nail
driver. Judge Boyle asked the negro If
the gun down stairs in the keeping of
Sol Levy belonged to him. Benjamin
answered, Eyes. sah!" The court then
suggested that he would be better able
70 carry it about If he would put wheels
and trucks under 1t. The negro was
fined $40.
| c. w. Wilson, c. N1cGraff and John
Harrington were the only drunks who
Q ppeared to meekly plead to that
charge. Wilson and HARRINGTON an
swered guilty and were fined the usual
s. McGran will be heard Tuesday
afternoon.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26
Casualty Session Of Police Court
Bolts Of Cloth Were Required to
Bandage the Cuts Of Prisoners
But They Were All Inno-
cent, Much Abused
People.


When Judge Boyle took his seat at this
mornings session of the police court his
eyes met the gaze of as hard looking
array of petty offenders as has appeared
at one session in many days. The crowd
consisted of white men, negroes, and
women. All mingled together and all
looked worse than his or her immediate
neighbor.
There was sufficient bandage cloth
wound about the heads Of the aggrega-
ton to make sheets for an entire army.
The bandages We're there for a purpose
and a necessary one in each instance.
Most Of the offenders consider them
selves fighters and most are fighters, but
some are better than others. 1t mat
tered little. however. how good they were
in emulating the tactics of the famous
old John L. with the chopping blow.
When one of Butte's blue coats mixed
into the affair there was soon need Of
the city physician. Three women, two
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26

get guess for that West Side building
lot to be given away Aug, LIST. Christie
& Legs. II N. Main st.