The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-01

two or three hundred thousand acres
two years ago, which Is known Is the
! Imperial country" will without doubt
stand a. a monument OF success to
| its promoters and benefit body OF
country otherwise worthless. giving to
this whole valley a great advantage
and encouraging capital to invest in
| futures.
Capital, ready to begin determined
hunt for an artesian we'll. is on the
ground. and will soon begin operations
in or near Yuma.
The leading ranehers declare that
they will control the entire hay, grain
iGnd feed stun Tor the entire Territory
hot excepting anything, in five years.
! That sounds like business
! A second survey was recently com
pleted from San Diego to Yuma by tnf
chief engineer and consulting engineer
Of the Rock Island This could mean
a continuation OF that road to San
Diego via Yuma. and Is believed by
! business men here 10 indicate some
principle upon which they propose to
create results.
/ Fl. II. McPhaui and Billy De Spain
sold mining claim recently to Dent &
Pollock, Of Flagstaff, for $4,000 spot
cash. The ore carries copper. gold ami
I silver and Is said tn be very high
grade. The vein shows up like the
/ Copper Queen, and the present owners
are confident OF having bonanza
which they will begin Immediately ~
put machinery upon for development.
This property Is one OF many in Plo-
mosa district. about 100 miles from
here. and is In a district heavily i'm
pregnated with iron and lime. which is
a point In favor Of any prospects near
/ by.
| Charley Cowell has fine property
east of this property Id the same belt.
principally of lead ana ,old, and Is
high grade In big bodies.
! The Rawlns Investment Company. OF
Denver. near the Bin Williams Fork
and In and around this. same district.
owns o fane gold suiphide property that
alone would make Arizona famous for
wonderful mineral deposits. so old ex-
pert miners say.
IA survey for q railroad beginning at
Congress Junction. en- route to San
Diego, is being made. This road would
tap the Bill Williams, riDmosa and Pi-
cacho districts, touching the big Pi-
ehaco miue. which III now running q
,0sio-ton roller prpcess min and IL rap
idly incrsasinE IN 14cilitles for turning
ont the drstae toales OF ore ready
/ for ship uas1af
| This road iss seeking, through that
loneiet. u crossing over the Colorado.
where 4 II eetd tw0 points can be
e1xily reaeheds Id tilat direction as a
lcrpaslIsg. Araf Tint these points alone
sAre ~ " hHd &Aete nature epasplres t,
assist man Il, securing i sure fonnaa
ton that viii plose unchanged by time
or tide.
yhma county has soma fine showirs :
for big mining developments in th4'
near future as well as capital used by
men of means 10 varions home enter
tprises that should result Ia a perma-
neut enrichment OF the people through
cut.
Hay will range In price this year
from sio to $i4. viii sell on the aver
age at si3.
E. l.. Crane. one OF the leading
farmers in the valley. declares times
are good--Yaeser better: abundant
crops Of hay and grain. and no trouble
to sell at fair figures. Mr. crare has
lived here for fifteen years. and should
be good judge as 10 the positive re-
suits of long~continued efforts.
I. j. Johnson. OF Phoenix. heads the
list at the Jaeger house this week.
Robert u. Lace. of the Castle Dome
mining company. left for the mine
this morning.
r. A. Miller Of Jerome came In from
the west this morning
r. @. Duncan. ex-trainmaster. who
90 ably served the S. r. railroad at
this and other points for years. sue
fumbed tc the inroads OF III health and
re Erred to Los Angeles last Tuesday.
c. %. Baker. who every one knows
AZ the genial proprietor of Hotel Gan
dolfo. has recently purchased q South
African head gear that resembles a
canoe turned over and draped In
| "miasmatic influenza or In other
words. "ecra1 De chine" but the wealth p
admits of any covering now. or none
principally soliciting beauty and COM
fort. which ] am sure this affords a
plenty of both.
MIR Sforey the prime factor in the
Yuma bakery. has decidedly succeeded
In proving to. the public what pluck
will do. He came here six years ag1
a sick man. and with his sagacity a.
his principle stock In trade. which has
resulted in his now owning oneNof the
best little businesses in town. as we'll
as the universal friendship OF every
one.
Nosqaitos seem cheerful: sing, all
the time. never complain OF the heat,
I'd are full of-business.