Arizona republican., 1913-11-29

showing growing crops of all kinds. and they will be used in giving this section of the country publicity. If e man from the show-me state doubts the fertility of the soil, glance at the pictures Of cotton fields, growing milo maize, corn, etc, should convince him that this is the place be should come to live.
 The station platform at this place is constantly covered with ore from the Lake Shore cOmpany's mine, the "OriZba," and ore from the Cop perosity" Ben Wilson is the man ager of the former property, while J. F. WagnOn is in charge of the latter. Both these properties are pro- ducing fine grade of ore which is brought to this place for shipment to the Fl PasO smelter. The Lake Shore company has 150,0 tons of ore on the dump which could be cobbe0
 down to 7a,O00 tons Of 8 or 9 per cent ore They have a fine big Alec
 truck running between the mine and
 the railroad to handle the freight.
 The COperOsity is located about 2
 miles from Casa Grande and devel-
 Cpment work on the property is pro-
 greSsing in good order and shows a
 continuance of good silver and cop
 Ter ore The property is about three
 miles from the Vekol, the famous sil- Yer mine which produced over $3, 3,0OO,- GOO in the white metal before the de- rreciation of silver Samples of rich i lead and silver ore have been brought into town which run 48 per cent in | lead and as high as 1900 ounces of silver. The specimens were taken ! T Gates in the country adjacent to the , above producers. It is stated that
 an expert recently examined the property for parties who are figuring
 on taking tt over for $1OO,O0O
 w. A. Tehny, the transfer man will probably soon be known as the Cactus King" Over the Pacific i coast and at different points in the east, candy firms have commissioned Dad" to secure for them carload shipments of the niggerhead cactus ! which is used in the making of cac- tus candy. MT. Tenny is familiar with the proper species of the mig Ecrhead which makes the best con i tectiOnery and he has all the faciIi- i ties for the gathering of same anC i thinning for shipment
 A line Rumley traction engine has arrived and will be used by the bis ] German colony which recently located 1 in the valley near here. Every few i days new settler belonging to the 1 colony arrives and calls at the office i of !. N McFate. who is the Ioca | agent The engine will be used fol i clearing the land and it is said that numerous wells will shortly b, drilled. The colony was organized bl number of prominent German min isters who represent ten different states. A section of land has beer dedicated to the church and a temple
 nd other buildings will be erected Mrs. Magic Fordham, formerly O.
 Phoenix, is conducting the Palm. ! first class roOming house. The Casa
 Cirande hotel is run by William
 Could, an old timer of Casa Grand,
 and progressive citizen. Both house,
 show q fine patronage and aIe spokeI well cf by their guests.
 Everything is now nice and snu; in the new Casa Grande postoffic
 and Miss Tula Humphries. the cap able postmfstress, finds it a grea deal easier to dispatch the work O
 the office in the new quarters. Fret
 Humphries, her efficient assistant
 was busy for some little time con