Arizona republican., 1901-01-25
Touching Arizona


 Pat Slavln. well known character. was found dead in his cabin at Har- shaw last Sunday. He was surrounded with every evidencr of abject poverty, there being little or no food in the hut. and not enough bedding to keep per son warm. Yet in his clothes was found $500 in bills of large denomina- ton and a record of other money which counts. He was formerly in the cattle business with Colin Cameron. but solI out years ago.
 A Mexican from the north side of the Catalinas was in Tucson last Tuesday, with several good specimens of isin- glass which he said he had found whil, prospecting. He claims that there are lodes of it that have comercial value.
 Herb Drachman, of Tucson. is in re- ceipt of a genuine bull pup from Pho'> nix. The Star says the animal has q pedigree that will sometime br given hy installments.
 Word has been received at TucsoN from Tombstone that ex-Shs riff Scott White. while at Naco on Monday cap aured Cornelius Pcsqura. an all round bad man. who has been much sought after by the sheriff's office. As far as is known Pesqura has killed three meN In Arizona within the last six months. He was a partner In crime of the mo- torious Chacon. who broke jail three days before he was to bn hung at Sol omonvllle. He is now in the Tombstone Jail.
 Naco. on the boundary between Ariz' ona and Mexico. is a booming front'ev town. There Is more life in Naco Tn a day than in the average town In . week. A custom house is located at this point, where deputy collector is stationed. with five line riders. The towns population is about five huni rcd. A good hotel, called the Naco house. furnishes splendid accomm0da- tions. The Copper Queen mining cora- nany has a large store 6: this point, The firm of Curry & Co. does large business here and with the surrounding country. Naco is the shipring point from the Cananra mines, sixty miles distant. A large amount of freight goes from here to thesp mines. A mum her of large cattle shipments have been made from Naco lately. Tn last ship ment was a thousand head. Messrs. Curry. Ashton and Frati shipped s thousand head on the 1S.h.
 Mrs. H. F. Leighton will arrive in Tucson on Thursday night from San Antonio. where she has been visiting. says the Citizen. Mir. Heigh,on came tn loc tphnnnsN and Is permanently locatei here in the insurance business. Mrs. Heighton Is prominent as a singer and .n society circles in Phoenix.
 The examination of Comalis Besoar- rio for the murd r of two Mexicans In the Dragoon Mountains in 1898 camr up before Justice Clark. of Tombstone, last week. the Prospector says The evidence pointed strongly to the guilt of thr defendant. yet. taking into con- slderation that two of the Mexlcans who were participants in the murder were caught and are now serving lit. sentences in Yuma. thu justice. in def ference to the opinion of District. At torney Land that about all the evidence that could be produced was in court. "Hu oWiiS to tHe uedtH Cf Nery itH- portant witness and there being no likelihood of conviction, the dcfend- ant was discharged.
 The typographical surveying outfit has returned tc camp near Fort Whip pic. As this is their central camp they have probably returned for supplies and a short rest.-Prescott Courier.
 The Williams shelter was sold at Sheriff's sale on Monday on a Judgment of the district court in September in gavor of R. R. Coleman in suit against the Tusayan Development Co. The property was bid in by E. M. Doe for the creditors, his highest bid be- ing $5,000. Ths sm, lter has, We under