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The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 4. To the Senate and House of Representa- tives cf the United States in Con-
 nress Assembled.

We, your Memoriaiists, the Nine teenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, respectfully rep resent that the National Irrigation Congress, held in Phoenix, Arizona. on the 1lth of December. A. D. 1896. unan- imously adopted the following:
 Whereas, The Pima and Marcopa Indians, tribes numbering in the aggregate ten thousand souls. have been deprived of the waters used by them in irrigation before the advent of the white race in America, through the appropriation of such waters by settlers or the headwaters of the Cila river; and
 Whereas. Through the loss of such waters the lands once cultivated by these tribes have become barren and worthless and the members of such tribes have become a charge onthe Government. and forced by the loss of their fields into lives of degrada- tion and penury and
 Whereas Such tribes have from the ear- Hest days been the friends and allies of the white race; and
 Whereas, The people of the United States have pledged themselves by solemn treaty to protect such tribes in their property and property rights; and
 Whereas, The Government of the United States has and now is engaged in the ex- penditure of hundreds of thousands of dol- lars for the construction Of works of irriga- tion for the reclamation of lands belonging to other Indian tribes; therefore be it
 Resolved, That this Congress dO approve the proposed construction. under the plans of the U. $. Geological Survey. of the Buttes reservoir. in Pllal county, Arizona, recently reported, to again reclaim the lands of these tribes, believing that by so doing can the Government alone honorably redeem the broken pledges made by it to these people, and thus preserve from further want and degradation two of the surviving Indion tribes of the American continent that have always been the constant friends of the white race.
 Resolved, That we approve the proposed construction of such reservoir not only as just and philanthropic, but as economical aud good policy. as in a comparatively shor. time the expense Of maintaining such In- dians as sGovernment charges will far exceed the cost of the irrigation works required to make them Q selt-supPorting and self-re- specting community.
 New, therefore, your Memorialists, the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, desire to go on record as earnestly endorsing the above recommendations 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 Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
HE CASA eaANpE VALLEY.
information for Those Seeking Homes
 In the Garden Spot of the West.

Pinal county was organized in 1875 from portions of Pima, Maricopa and YayGpai counties, and contains an area of ,S6s ssGraro miles. or s,4ss.520 acres one-third of which could be made productive by systematic storage of the surplus water now running to waste. Next to Maricopa it Is the most important agricultural county in the Terri tory. It is treversed from east to west by the Southern Pacific railroad. and a branch of the great Santa Fe system is now ap- preaching from the north. The objective point of this rond is a connection with the Sonora road, of the sams system. The Southern Pacific is also building in this direction from Tempe and it is confidently believed that work will not cease until the Deer Creek coa, fields are reached and con nection is made with another branch of that road running from Bowie to Globe and now completed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that Pinal county Is the theater of railroad building at the pres ent time and inside Of @ year Florence, the county seut, will be
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
EGYPTIAN PRINCESS FOR SALE
Daughter of the Phnrnohs Fetches Up in an English Auc-
 tion Room.

Lot 270a,n said an English auction- eer. ',is a princess. an Egyptian prin- cess in mummiiicd condition. There it is, q very perfect mummy"
 or truth it is an irreyerent age, dull, yandal, detestahly democratic age, in which daughter of Harnesses H., together with two X-ray full- plate photographs showing the pres ervation of her bones. can be hawked in Coyent garden sale room for G1O 1os says a London newspaper.
 True, she was. as the auctioneer put it. in nummified condition. But what of that. Was it, then, for this that she slept for 90 centuries amidst the dust of the kings of the earth? Was it for this that the cunning em- palmer, when the world was young. lapped her tender li1nps in spices, swathed her unsul'ied body in fine twined linen? For e1O los?
 Had it. now, been the dead clay of imperial Caesar enc would have mind ed less: in this case Shakespeare prepared us for some such thing. But an Egyptian royal princess-one of the l19 daughters and sons of Sotep- en-Ra Ramessn-meri-Amen, who knew not Joseph be lying here on bench, her sarcophagus burst open, sniggered at by bargain hunt CTS. Was it revenge,
 "A royal mummy for 10 los-that's , absurd moaned the auctioneer: '.it's worth that to paint manufacturer {"
 That was the end.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
suNsTRokE Is UXKNowN.

Ill fact, in residence of twenty-one years in Arizona the writer has only known two persons to be overcome by the heat, and they recovered. Their condition however, was more the result of whisky than heat The air is so dry here that a registered temperature of ll0 degrees is not IS oppres- sive as 80 degrees in St. Louis or New York. The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact, and reports the difference between the apparent and sensible temperaturs to be fully 90 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., 1901-07-06
PRICES OF LAND.

Improved lands, with government title and water right, can be bought for from s2O to $50 per acre, according to location and im- provements. In the immediate neighbor- hood and to the south of the Casa Grande ruins there are thousands of acres covered with heavy growth of mesquite timber yet open to settlement. These are among the choicest in the valley. Water in inexhausti- ble quantity is found at a depth of from twenty to thirty feet; in fact, river seems to be flowing underneath. Here is splen- did opportunity to take up and improve land with pumping system of irrigation which is said to be successful on small tracts.
 However, with the completion of the San Carlos reservoir, pumping will be a thing of the past, and it is only mentioned here for the purpose of showing what can be done. and to magnify the further fact that what was once considered
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
MeteoroIoaloaI statistles.

The signal service of the general govern Dent maintained station at Florence from 1874 to 1882. The reports covering the period from July. 1880. to April, 1882. gives the fol- lowing statistics. which may be takon as a safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six years:
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains a population of
 bout l5tO, but with the completion of these
 railroads and the San Carlos reservoir no city in Arizona can approach 1t for natural advantages, and a large increase in popula- tion will follow. Florence is ut an elevation of 1492 feet above sea level, situated near the Gile river. twenty-six miles northwest os the railroad station of Casa Graade, with which it is connected by fin elegantly equipped daily stage line. Going and com ing stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins and passengers are allowed short time to inspect them. There are many handsome private residence in Florence. several brick stores, good hotel, an excellent graded school employing four teachers, churches, secret societies, Commercial Club, two newspapers. and the handsomest court house in the Territory. Here is held tho United States Court for the district composed of Gila. Graham and Pinal counties. The streets are lined with shade trees. which impart an air of com fort on the warmest days.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
LOCAL TIME TABLE. Mountain Time.
southbound No.I NorthbOund No. :.

For time at other local stations call on Agent.
 Dining Station. CONNECTIONS: Jerome Junction with U V. & P. Ky, for Jerome; P. & E. Junction with P. & E. R. R. for Huron and Mayer; Mayer with stage to Grown King and other mining points; Prescott with stage lines for all the principal mining camps: Congress Junction with stage lines for Congress. Harqua Hala, stanton and Yarnell; Hot Springs Junction with the c. c. H. s. & l. Co.,. for Castle Creek Hot Springs, the all-year-round health resort; Phoenix with the NJ &P. & s. R. Y. R. K. for points on the :. P. system.
 II. P. ANEwALT, Gen. Pass. Agt..
 Prescott, Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
THE EAHLY MARKETS.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews is formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly scale-bug. and the fruits of the valley are all bright and clean. All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi tropie zones are easily grown here. the long seasons giving a succession of crops that double or treble the productive value
 I the land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
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The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
UNTOUCHED BY FROST.

Orange and lemon trees require slight 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 hero for his health" it is an undisputed fact that for all pulmonary ail- ments 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 tor all that, the wonderful Casa Grande valley is some thing better than health resort.
 That portion Of the great Casa Graude 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 insignificant Southern Ari- zona, Great changes have been mnde 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. IL is useless to deny that under our present water system there is nothing like sniii- eient water to irrigate this vast body of land.
 THE CASA CYANIDE VALLEY CANAL
 is forty three miles in length and covers e0O00 acres of land, about LOO of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it canb be easily enlarged and it's capacity in- creased. A reservoir covering l.6eo acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gal Ions, in the southeast corner of township s, range 9, gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by a shortage Of water during few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con- struction of Q huge reservoir near San Carlos, which would stcre 2si.s95 acre-teet of water, capable of irrigating 1i0,69s acres
 of land. All of this land would be in the
 vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam is si 0sS, ,926. This survey was made by order of Congress. for which S20OOO was appropriated. Mr. ]. D. Schuyler, of Los Angeles, the noted irrigation engineer. fully
 verifes Mir. Lippineott's report. and strong ly urges upon Congress the dnty of con-
 structiDg the work. dam 200 feet in height. which Mr. Schuyler considers per-
 feetly feasible, would store 5J0,000 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 Dc built up in the
 valley of the Gila river where desert now exists, a community of fully 4O,0o0 souls and
 the creation Of many million dollars of tax | able wealth without permanent outlay on ! the part of the Government" A bill is now { before Congress for the construction of the i work. and there is little doubt of it's passage when its merits become known.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06

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., 1901-07-06
PRODUCTS OF raz VALLEY.

Unlike the Salt river. the waters of the Gila are fresh and pure; the soil contains uo oalkall. is a deep, rich gray ash, especial ly adapted to the growth of the prune, olive. almond, peach. fig, pear, apricot and fruits of all kinds which pay largely On the invest ment. It is also the natural home ot alfalfa. which grows in the most prolific manner. The grape does exceptionally well in tkis valley, and wine and raisin culture is destin- cd to become a prominent industry. Citrus fruits have been cultivated to Q limited ex- tent; there are a number of orange trees in the neighborhood of Florence which bear their golden fruit each year without pro- tection, and few date palm trees are also in full bearing. The season Is from six weeks to two months earlier than Southern California, which gives fruit growers an appreciated advantage in
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
CASA GRANpE RESERVOIR.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is the largest in the terri tory. It covers surface of 1900 acres, with an average depth of F feet. and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. It is situated fifteen miles south west of Florence. A levec of earth has been thrown up across depression In the plain l4,000 feet in length. l25 feet in width at the bottom and g feet in width at top, to slope on each side. and an average height of 25 feet The waste is regulated by 3 cast iron pipes feet in diameter, set in solid masonry. regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost sl50,O0O. and supplies water for 6,000 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06
AN uNIsHAB1rABrz DESERT

is in truth the most productive land on the globe, and that there is water in abundance
 bring every foot of 1t under cultivation, only waiting for the magic wand of capital to develop it. There is no water-storage scheme on the Pacific coast that has one- half the natural advantages and so few en gineering difficulties as the san Carlos reser voir. Here nature has built the abutments in ever-living rock. and all that is left for man to do is to put in the headgate, the bluffs which form the gorge being only separated by paltry 22O feet. 4 country is drained through this narrow canyon 200 miles square, representing l0,0eO square miles, or larger than Maine and Massachu- setts combined. The rainfall is sufficient to fill the reservoir twice year. and the land to be brought under cultivation is pructi- cally limitless. This may read ike a fairy tale. but is is every word true. and has been
 eriiied time and again.
The Florence tribune., 1901-07-06

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
DOINGS OF THE DAY
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Joint Postal Commission Sub
mits Report,
NEELY is EXTRADITED

Bill to to Create Court of Pensions
Appeals Favored by G. A. R.-Condi-
tion OF President McKinIey-COn-
gresham Neville Is Ill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-When the
house met today Mr.. Loud of California
presented the report of the joint postal
commission which had been investigat-
Ing the question of railway mail pay and
other matters affecting postal affairs.
This was district of Columbia day under
the rules, but the district committee
yielded to the river and harbor bill with
the understanding that the district
should have next Monday instead of to-
day.
Mr.. Lawrence of Massachusetts, a
member of the committee, protested
against the appropriations in the bill for
great national projects being changed to
the states in which they happened to be
located.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied to some re-
marks made by Mr.. Cushman of Wash
ington on Thursday relative to the APP
preparations in the past for the Column
b1a river.
Mr. Morris, of Minnesota, another
member of the river and harbor COM
mittee, also defended the bill along the
lines followed by Mr.. Lawrence, that
appropriations for big national projects
could not properly be chargeable to the
states in which they happened to be To-
Gated.
The postal commission OF the house
and senate which has been Investigate
ing postal matters for the last two years
made it's report today. The commission
unanimously reports in favor Of exclud-
ing secondclass matter mail rate, first
books, whether bound or unbound; sec
ond, newspapers and periodicals unsold
sent by a news agent to another news.
agent or returned to the publishers;
third, sample copies of newspapers aboya
certain small fixed proportion of the
circulation. The commission also unan-
imously reports against the continuance
OF the system transmitting mails in the
pneumatic tubes under present condi-
tions. The commission unanimously re-
ports that neither a change In letter
postage nor the establishment of a sys-
tenn of parcels post is practicable under
existing conditions of revenue and ex-
penditure. even if otherwise desirable,
upon which no opinion Is expressed.
Upon the question of railway mail pay
there are Ave reports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
LADY ChurchiI1s Patriotic Retort.

Lady Churchill has inherited the wit
of her father, as she demonstrated up
on one occasion to IN eminent British
politician. He wa somewhat annoyed
at the campaign she had made and
said:
81 really don't understand, Lady
Churchill, why or how it is that Amer
ican ladies refuse to enter political life
In their own country, but overwhelm
us here in England"
'"That is because you have never
Travelled in the United States. The
men there are so intelligent and patri-
otic that they do not require the serv-
ices of our sex as an educating force"
Saturday Evening Post
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
RAILEY's CATTLE SYNDICATE
Texas Congressman Engages IL the
Business.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. t4.-Con-
gresham Bailey of Texas is organizing
a syndicate to largely control the cattle
trade in Cuba. 1t is stated reliably here
by those interested in the plan that the
recent visit of the Texas Statesman to
Havana was for that purpose, and that
he has already secured an option on
some of the leading cattle dealing firms
on the island.
The shipments from Florida and gulf
ports. including Galveston, at this time
is about 100, 900 head week. It is the
intention of Congressman Bailey, with
the aid of eastern capitalists, to pool the
various shipping interests in Florida,
Alabama and the southwest and thus
regulate the shipments. Those inter-
ested disclaim any intention on Mr.
Bailey's part to form cattle trust, or
to regulate prices
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
Death In the Electric Chair.

SING SING, N. Y, Jan. William
Neufeld, who murdered his mothers
cousin, Miss Annie Kronmann, in her
apartments in West Thirty fifth street,
New York, Aug. Z, 1899, was put to
death i'll the electric chair in the state
prison here at sos o'clock this morning.
Neufeld was the thirty-third electro
cution in Sing Sing. He killed Miss
Kronmann to secure her jewelry. Neu-
field disposed of some of the jewelry at
a pawnbroker's, which led to his arrest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-At the open.
ing of the senate today a bill with refer
enoe to the employment of clerical as
sistance in the District of Alaska was
passed. Mr.. Wolcott presented the final
report of the postal commission, Mr.
Allison, of Iowa, reported favorably
from the finance committee a bill CON
corning the distilling of brandy from
FRUITS the idea being to add cherries
and figs to the list of fruits included in
the present law. The bill went over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
DURBlN IS INAUoURATED.
Indiana's New Executive Takes the
Oath of Office.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. H.. William I.
Durbin was inaugurated governor of In
diana at noon today at t. capitol. The
oath was administered by Judge Dowl-
ing of the supreme court.
The occasion was marked by civil
and military display. Governor Mounts
staff escorted Colonel Durbin from the
Dennison hotel. Numerous military
companies were also in line. Colonel
Durbin was introduced to the joint as
sembly by Governor Mount
In his inauguration address, Governor
Durbin commended the administration
of his predecessor. James A, Mount, fa-
vored the nonpartisan management OF
state institutions and warned the legis-
lature against the danger of overbur-
dened statutes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
Plotted Against Cars Life.

NICE, Jan. 14.-The police have ar
arrested Prince Victor Nakadichidez, a
Russian, on the charge of plotting to
take the life of the czar on the latter's
approaching visit here. Prince Naka-
dichidez, who is a Nihilist, was con-
demned to death in Russia as an accom-
plice in the conspiracy Of 1886 against
of the present czar. He was also con-
victed in Paris of being illegally in the
possession of explosive machines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
Feting Should Be stopped.

LONDON, Jan. 14.-Lord Roberts has
written letter to Lord Mayor Of Lon
don Frank Greene, expressing the hope
that in the present unhappy circurn-
stances in South Africa, there should be
no further feting for some time. His
lordship's decision applies to alt similar
proposed functions, He visited the
queen at Osborne today, but it is said
his visit is not connected with the war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
British Ront Rahals.

BATHURST, Gambia, West Africa,
Jan. 1.-THE British punitive expedi-
ton arrived at Dumbutu Jan. IL and
completely surprised and routed the
rebels. The troops captured the town
after an hours fighting. Sixty rebels
were killed, so wounded and 200 cap
tured. Six important chiefs will be
brought to Bathurst. The British cas-
ualties were six West Indians wounded.
More fighting is expected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
Manchester's Bankruptcy.

LONDON, Jan. 14.-The bankruptcy of
the Duke of Manchester was again aired
in the courts today. An appeal was
lodged against the plea of Infancy" in
respect to a claim Of 1850 for jewelry.
The appellants submitted that in view
of the dukes position jewelry was nec-
essary even though IAN infant" The
hearing was adjourned to see if the
duke on his return from America had
desired to maintain the plea of ''In-
fancy"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-15
Republicans WIN Not Fuse.

RALEIGH. Jan. 14.-The Populists in
the legislature offered to vote for the
Republican nominees for positions in
case the Republicans would agree to
vote for Marion Butler for United States
senator. The Republicans declined.
They Will vote for Pearson. The Popu-
lists urged that if Butler got the vote it
would strengthen him in the fight
against f. M. Simmons taking his seat
in the senate