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t KLOKENCK, - - MARCH 22. 180 ?CLUIIID SVSSY ATURDAY, AT FLORENCE, PINAL COUNTY, T B. C. G. W. BKOWN. A. T Ail f. mmtiratlnn anu ll lltrs rvini- lu to buslues, should o euureeu iu u. unrain. "Etbhnal vigilance" ia not only the price of liberty, but the cupidity ol mankind has alio niadd it the mini mum equivalent ol the material right very many good and honest people in the huniblo walk of life. Men who toil hard and long to build up comfortable homes and surround themselves and families with some of the blossings kind nature has pro vided for the common enjoy ment ol mankind, cannot be expected to pas ively submit to the piratical schemes of the land sharks and suffer the fruit of their patient industry to pass out of their possession without proper recompense therefor. Arizona has long been a rich field of opera tions for these scheming manipulat or! of vugue and uncertain private land grants, and its prosperity is even now overshadowed by formidable combinations that seek through legal technicalities, mercenary consider ations and political influence to se eure possession of the fairest portions of our beautiful Territory. The in famous Pora'.ta grant is laid to rest for all time unless the proposed land . court hill has the power to resurrect it, but other portions of the Territory are still at the merer of this modern enrse. Among them stands prc-emi uent the grant of the San Rafae de la Zanja, covering the most pictur esque, charming and valuable portion of southern Tima and Cochiso conn ties, and owned by the Camerons The origins! grant, though some what vague in description, embraced four square leagues of land, but the claim is set up for four leagues square, or sixteen square leagues a dukedom that in natural resources of land water and scenery CHunot bo duplicat ed on the continent. Sottlers have taken tip and improved portions of the land outside of the limits of the original grant, but by a strange fatality nearly every one has met with some r royntorionCf disaster so discouraging mbt iVv:j 'V-v nsuc .ia 'many instances they have ? .their claims and sought - and safety elsewhere. Their .1 h;we been burned or blown up V . imite, crops destroyed and k !a way with in tho mot salable mauncr, and even their .iiangered until it became ..jjuc uk ttuai a system of persecution sTi-6Ty waged against them. rJl-i retf. be found good people 't.i--t ' these sufforers who do not r 5 L"si '..: to. express their belief th.it 'N ''.! t! ( if troubles were inspired by the ! . ,.fli:!j of this grant, and there has ''-' v r n ; urally arisen n decided antag .. .;;.!. between the settlers and tho :, sr.t claimants. Several years ago . : Camerons commenced the erection i t a substantial wire lence around a I 'i on the of exterior boundary of the ' Vr- i s quare leagues claimed by wr. "iem and the result was that a suit brought in the District Court of (he First Judicial District, at Tucson, ;U!;s name of the United States, t ,,:,:ii Colin Cameron, for the re i int of this fence from tho public '. l iJ, The defendant claimed he "-taj. the right to erect the fence be J cause ii was within the limits of his Wexitmn grant. The court, in a very V wJe acl exhaustive opinion, held that . fcedMfundant had no title until it was V' JxHiflxmed by congress, and that if ho .-V ,' bftdhfi grant was foursquare leagues " and no more, cornering at the point . ailod cu Rafael de la Zanja, or that - void for uncertainty; and as the "---Trnoe " "was outside of these four leagues that it was on public lands - and must be removed. Tho de- lendant insisted that the grant was for four leagues square and as the four leagues were not measured, but esti mated from and to certain landmark?, that they owned all the land within those boundaries, making in all some thirty souare leagues. On appeal to the Supreme Court of the Territory the judgment of the District Court was affirmed in an opinion by Associ ate Justice Barnes, and defendant then appealed to the Supreme Court of the United Stales, where the case now is. II. R. Jeffords, who was Cameron's attorney, is now United States Attorney for Arisona and, of course cannot appear except for Cameron. It .$o duty of the Attorney General to J after this case for the govern- "it, but as late as last December it )' nown that he was not awaro that -."Jeffords was the attorney of record i 5 : the defendant in the case, hence . 6ad never seen the record. It seems ?"; ' " no one is attending to the govern- i)t side of this matter and it is likely ; i jo by default. 8hould this decision " - reversed these grants can be fenced 41 exterior boundaries claimed and I will fence up all the upper Santa ., the Sonoita, the Babocomari :iSihe San Pedro from Sonora to its ; Kulh, thus including all the valuable "t Jid in Pima and Cochise counties t id it will drive hundreds of settlers em the homes they have made by i rd toil. This is certainly just cause 4 'Jf alarm, for there will be little left f fthat part of the Territory worth ': iving when they get through with it ,t importance of this matter and the ml danger encompassing it suggests t inquiry if Don Cameron has got uU claws on the Attorney General aid, if so, if he will write the brief in ii case for the government? Some i -ling must be done and that promptly ie the people will be startled some ' iy by the news that they have been i Abed ol lueir homes and possessions : a perversion of the law and the . ,41 and throush m conspiracy too utterly base for language to express A rniVATE letter from a prominent resident of Arizona, now sojourning in Washington, gives tho following in teresting bit ol information concern ing our political afluirs and couples it with appreciated compliments of the efforts of The Enterprise in behalf of the interests of the people of the Ter ritory : "I read your excellent paper with great interest. The people of our Ter ritory are under obligations to you for your earnest contest for good govern ment for the Territory. I shall com bat for the republican party in Ari zona with all the ability at my com mand, and shall hope for the election of a republican delegate to congress and a republican legislature, but at the same time I acknowledge the great good done Arizona by The Enter prise in exoosinz the venality of many of our public officers and the groat need of reform. The people of Arizona would hang their heads and blush did they know the standing of the governor with many of the public men in this city. Every day the Ari- zonans are asked to explain to some one how such a man could have been appointed to so important an office. He was here, away from his duties, for three months. Do the people know what he accomplished for the Terri toryt Not a single thing that he has recommended has been adopted. Every bill he had introduced has been chanced to such a deereo that he would not recognize it. Many o his recommendations had 'the good of the Territory in them, but every one had some concealed pernicious end His attompt to give away the school lands of tho Territory that have been settlod upon was a most damnable piece of business. hen his bill was read bv a prominent citizen of New Mexico.he said,"if our governor should make such a recommendation to Con- gress tho people, irrespective of party would ask for his immediate removal. His attempt to get the power from Conzress to remove couuty officers eloctod by the people, was so villain ous and audacious that the chairman of tho Committee on Territories would not believe he meant this, but tho j govornor, upon being interrogated be fore tho committee.acknowlodged that this was the intent of the bill. Por haps no official anywhere, or at any time, ever made such herculean efforts to prostitute everything within his reach and power as has this man Wolf ley. But his ignorance and stupidity make his evil designs easy of discovery and as easy to thwart. Everybody is in favor of tho legalizing of our laws if it is necessary: of funding our dobt; of leasing our school lands and of re moving bad men from office, but there is an honorable and upright way of doing all these things. His secret so he thought attempt to defeat Sloan, Kibbey, Jeffords. Drake and Brown aro among his many question able transactions. To show you how fatal is his touch outside of everything in the Interior Department, I will enumerate a few instances. He espoused R. II. Paul's cause for U. S. Marshal and yet that nomination hung in the balance for two weeks and had not Senator Stanford, of California, and U. S. Attorney Jeffords interested themielye')'Ji)!sljrjiMrV'Taal would have been defeated. It is be lieved that his support of Ed. Wells for Chief Justice of our Supreme Court was fatal to that worthy gentle man and inspired the president to ap point an outside man. The many re bukes he cot from officials while here would have sent the ordinary man away to his home or to hiding, but not so with Wolfley ; when he was knocked down he got up, laughed, and marched off to do some other unsavory job. It is hard to write this of the highest officer in our Territory, but I believe it is much better for the future of the re publican party that the real situation be known and that he be treated ac cording to his deserts." Comment is unnecessary. power of congress to pass an ex post facto law, and that the statutes of Ari zona as promulgated are thereby de clared to be legal and binding, will not the Governor stand convicted of violating his solemn oath ot office in refusing to issue his proclamation calling a constitutional convention as provided by the last Legislative As sembly? Verilv. our public affairs ill scarcely be simplified and the en tanglement unraveled by the remedy. But those little offices! What a noble ambition possesses our wise and mighty executive in his struggle for weak pap, particularly as the people do not care a continental who fills those positions so long as the public interests are not imperiled. Eastern newspapers are demanding greater personal safety in railroad travel. They enjoy all other accomo dations any reasonable traveler can desire, even to the blessed privilege of paying for them before the goods are delivered, but people are beginning to offer serious objections to the mang ling process so common in railroad travel, and profess a profound dislike to becoming a possible subject of coroners mauest witn "noooay 10 blame" for the sudden transition. The bill authorizine the county of Maricopa to issue bonds in the interest of a railroad from Prescott to Phenix was taken up and passed by the lower house of Congress last Saturday. The prospects are that it will also pass the Senate. The Phenix Herald intimates that Governor Wolfley will take an active part in behalf of the republican nom inee for delegate to congress, during the coming campaign. In that case the opposition will have a walk-over, The boomers who rushed into the Cherokee strip, when confronted by Uncle Sam's bayonets discovered that urgent business required their pres ence elsewhere with as little delay as possible. Chancellor Bismarck has resigned, owing to a disagreement with Em peror William, and Gen. Von Caprivi has been appointed in his place. LOOKING FORWARD. THIS LESSON TAUGHT BT PAST EX PERIENCE. The Time at Hand for the People to A ert Their Right- -Olre the Po litical Boise Chance to KMt-Haw to Proceed In the Mot. ment. The Citizen s "tow line has snap ped asunder; the homo rule plan of the republican platform rolled down the steps of the White House by the President's "toa line," and Arizona is given a Chief Justice of its Supreme Court from Indiana. There will be Be repetition of the Kilkenny fight bis oonfirniaUou. The whole burden of tho song of the Wolfley organs in support of his measure to "legalize" the laws of Ari zona is that it will force the appoin tees of ex-Governor Zulick to step down and out in favor of those of Gov ernor Wolfl ey. That is the one point they openly commend as tho prime object of the bill now before congress and it must be accepted as a fact that this is just as far as their interest in the affairs involved reaches. Has it at last come to be a mere scramble for a few petty offices that engrosses the exclusive attention and efforts of our talented chief ex-ecutive, and that he Beeks to accomplish such an end un der cover of beneficial legislation? By the confession of those newspapers that profess to speak by the card we can arrive at no other conclusion. The I defects in our laws are more imaginary than real. They have not yet been declared to be illegal and the courts have decided hundreds of very im portant cases under their provisions, without question. Men have suflered the penalty of death upon the gallows .1 :t even, under tnese same laws, mm n they were illegally hanged their exe cutioners are guilty of murder and the courts are accessories. Our revenues have been collected and disbursed and all the offairs of our government have been conducted by the authority of the legislative enactments whose legality is now brought in question for what purpose? Only to secure a few paltry afficesl If the hold-overs possess no legal right to the positions they rofuse to vacote.the remedy lies in ourcourts-uot in the national congress Governor Wolfley is the only person who declares our'laws to be defective and, as he went far out of his official jurisdiction to do this, he surely had some motive for doing so. remaps like the old savinir. "iiive a dog a bad name and then kill him" will explain his purpose. But in the event of the full accom plishment of his ulterior designs, what will be the effect of the legalizing action of congress upon the public affairs of this Territory? It is hardly within the authority of that body to enact a retroactive measure, and will not the hold-overs therefore remain the de facto officials to the date upon Phenix, Ariz., March 17, 1890. Editor Enterprise : Having secur. ed for my first communication to your paper at least one appreciative read er, in the person of your lomtistone correspondent, I am encouraged to attempt another. While I am not especially solicitous to share in the abuse in preparation for your other correspondents, I confess to being suf ficiently enthsuisstic over the subject of legislative reform, that to secure to our next legislative assembly a work ing maiority of capable men, I would willingly submit to any amount of vituperation which the pot-house poli ticians and party hacks of either po litical party might see fit to brstow upon me. But -the question arises what can be done to secure this a consummation devoutly to be wished? What can I, or your other correspond' ents, either one or all of us combined do to secure such an end? I fear me as for us, nothing, except perhaps to howl 1 The remedy is with the people. As it is very aptly remarked by your Tombstone correspondent, "the men who go for the spoils are apt to win, and whether the spoilsmen bo demo crats or republicans I find it always amounts to the same." The thieving 13th assembly was re publican in both houses, while the 14th, which inflicted upon us that job lot of hotch-potch laws, known as the Revised Statutes, and popularly nick named the "Texas Code" for no better reason that all the sensible, and 1 might add, intelligible provisions con tained in it, aside from those few re tained from our previous statutes, are literal transcripts of the Texas stat utes was democratic by a large ma jority ; and the 15th, under the imme diate consequences, ol the evil ma chinations of which our people are now writhing, and the laws enacted by which are principally entitled to dis tinction because they are not worse in quality and moreol them (I) was ackncwledgedly under republican con trol. And so it will go on ad intini turn, the one party alternating the other in legislative control, each avail ing itself of the crying abuses of the other, while those abuses are still fresh in the memory of our people and pronv ising the needed reform as the price of restoration to power, only to re-enact in a more exaggerated form if pos sible, the vandalisms of their prede cessors until such time as our elect ors shall take the selection of their representatives and councilmen en tirely out of tho control of party nom inations. The reason for this situation of af fairs are ouite plain so plain in fact that our citizens have no excuse what ever for not understanding them and at once applying the needed remedy, While the inhabitants of this territory will average favorably in intelligence, industry and morality with any equal amount of population anywhere in the United States not excepting .Boston those of them who would be found to be peculiarly reliable as legislators cannot, under existing circumstances, secure party nominations nor could they afford to accept such' nomi nations if tendered them. And whyT Because : in the hist place, at the very outset the machinery of both parties makes the nominations for either house of the legislature purely a mat ter of bargain and sale. Each party selecting its candidates for those of fices from among those willing and able to pay the largest price, by way of contribution to the campaign fund, for the privilege of having tho prefix "honorable" attached to their names; and in the second place the most ser vile subserviency to the self-constituted party leaders is exacted of the can didates which, owing to the lament ably low mental and moral status of a largo majority of our local party leaders, is far the hardest of the con ditions to be complied with by aspir ants in any way fitted for the positions they seek. Thus it will be s en that the candidate's capabilities, intellectu al and moral, are to a great extent lost sight of, if not entirely ignored, in the nominations, and if by any chance the pecuniary conditions should be made easy for a man m every re spect capable and of whom the people might be justly proud as their repre sentative in tho legislative halls, and If something is not done by the i people to prevent it, in the Minpc ! of a general independent movement, ! devoted solely to the selection, calling out and electing of men to compose the sixteenth legislative assembly, i ho?e ability to make good and whole-. some laws for the correction of exist ing evils is well known, and whose in tegrity and honesty of purpose in their endeavors to serve "Uie best in terests of their constituents is undoubt ed, it is as certain that the democratic party, so-called, ot this territory, avail ng itsell of the existing dissensions n the republican ranks, and the gen eral exercraiion 10 wnicu mat pariy has subjected itself by reason of its latest legislative abortion, will gain the control of our next legislature bv large majority, as it is that the day for our electors so make up their ver dict upon their political experiences of the preceding two years, will come upon the first Tuesday after the first Monday in JNovemuer ot this year. And what have we to expect from a democratic legislature, except a re petition of the "confusion worse con founded ' presented by tue record ot the 14th assembly, intensified to an exasperating degree by the uncompro mising hostility sure to exist between j it and the republican executive: Bv all means for once in the history of Arizona, let us have a peoples' legis lature, composed of men fairly repre senting the average intelligence ot their constituency and wholly devoted to the material, moral and social pro gress and improvement of the terri tory, irrespective of party domination. Unless the oft repeated cries of dis tress from every quarter of our terri tory which find their utterance through the columns of your paper, backed as they are by the facts upon which they are bused, as evidenced by tho unmistakable march of events during the past six years shall serve to awaken our citizens to a sense of their inpending danger and to the im portance of the immediate inaugura tion of an independent movement, overwhelmingly large in its numbers and influence, then, and not before, I shall come to the same conclusion to which your correspondent';Quarl7.burg'' finds himself so nearly ready to sub scribe, "that reform in government is a non-paying investment; and never again will I raise my ieetie "nowi as note of warning in tno mieiesioi law and order while a remembrance of the present unpardonable apathy of our ' intelligent voting population shall re main to me. All that is needed to make such an independent movement a success is that a few active, intelligent and res ponsible citizens, not hitherto distin guished by their party atiuiations or desire for office for themselves, should take hold in each county and by di rect appeals to their neighbors and friends, induce them to organize in the interest of good government, ir respective of party lines, carefully se lecting candidates for the support ot whom all can unhesitatingly unite, and favor them with a written and published call pledging the signers j not not only the support of the can didate selected by their votes and in fluence, but also to the defraying of the expenses of his election outside, ol course, of such private electioneering as he might choose to do for himself. The cost to each individual member of the movement would be but a pal try sum, while the results to tho terri tory would bo incalculable wealth and prosperity. By suclyr.eans can be secured to the service of the people a legislature composed of men of ability, honesty and unswerving devoutedncss tothe public interests, such as no party nominations can secure. Care should be taken to confine the movement solely to the legislative offices, and to secure it against the self-seeking dem agoguery, which has proved the bane of all previous so-called people's move ments in this territory. No prospect ive candidate for legislative honors should take part in Hie organization. In all candor I ask can we not have such a movement throughout our ter T'.tory, or is it wholly an Utopian dream. Blzfiz. THE VEKOL. ONE OF TIIE MINING WONDERS OF TINAI. COUNTY. Mine that has Paid from the 5ra EooU and brought Fortunes to It Owner Its Beat Treasure just being: Developed It Bright Prospects for tUo Future. - The Vekol mine, situated in the Bittcrwell mountains, in .the Casa Grande district, about 35 miles south west of the town of Casa Grande, has fur more than justified the expecta tions of its fortunate owners and has developed into one of the best and most- valuable mining properties upon the Pacific coast. The original location of the Vekol claim was made on the 5th day of February, 1S80, bv P. E. Brady, Juan Jose Gradello and" J. D. Walker. Dur ing the same year Gradello's interest was purchased by Messrs. Brady and Walker and in October, 1881, Lucien E. Walker purchased an undivided one-third interest in the mine. The discovery of the ore was made by a Papago Indian who gave speci- i mens to Judge J. U. Walker ana oner- ed to show him where they were found. The first developments were not very encouraging, for a mere pocket of rich ore was found which was soon worked out and the charac teristic formation that differs so es sentially from any other known mine in the world, was" not understood at that time. The ore pockets were found in a limestone formation and were invari ably associated with a seam of talc which, it was learned from experience, always connected the oroiiauies and serve-.l as an infallible guide in the search. This fact was learned, how ever, only after the curiosity of its own eis had prompted them to follow the slight discoloration that marked the mere thread ol a seam, with a success that was as unexpected as it was grati fying. Shipments of the ora were made from time to time to California and its value was demonstrated by the al- "ollly by following them, or 'coyoting,' as tliepr00683 i8 appropriately termed, 1 i n a V. I .i malliA nrntiinoa ana so u.i.-uuii the requisitebultiSCturns and ex tracts all tho pay oretbH3r4eiindjit perhaps as good a method as tlie regular plan, and in fact is the only system by which this peculiar mine can be worked at a profit at all. There have been run in tunnels and shafts in this way from 5,000 to 6,000 feet in the aggregate, and from the nature of the work not a single stick of timber has been found necessary throughout the whole workings. Notwithstand ing the apparent disadvantages of following such 'streaks of rust,' as one might call them, the rich quality of the ore amply repays for all the dead work and, as compared with other pro ducing mines gives, results largely in favor of the vekol." Save for the greater extension of its developments since the above extract was penned, the mine is much the ' same as at that time. For many months after encountering refractory ore, but little activity existed. A small force of workmen were kept busy and occasionally shipments were made to cover the expense thereof. The long tunnel, now 1250 feet in length, reach ed the south end of the Vekol claim and passed into tho Argosy, owned by the same parties. The breast of tne tunnel is sixty-five feet lower than its mouth, and is 259 feet from the sur face of the ground. Ore in abundant Quantity and excellent quality was found and below a single thirty-foot winze shows that it goes down no one knows how deep. The ore body . . . i i . i. i. is straigniening up aim, auuuugu still found in chambers much larger than formerly, it possesses greater regularity and permanent appearance The hanging wall of talc has been found, but no foot-wall. A Working shaft is being sunk near the present end of the tunnel to facilitate the workings and to provide a cood circulation of air. It is now down 100 feet and two shifts are sink ing as rapidly as possible. When it reaches a depth of 200 feet a drift will be run to the vein and tunnel ana hoist erected. Tho de.velonments of the past SIX The Natural Result. The announcement that the presi dent had departed from his home rule jolicyof appointing residents of terri-to7ielT7o"liTTon8-H tories and has appointed M. G. Good ing of Indiana as chief justice of Ari zona, was somewhat of a surprise al though intimations have long since been given that an outside man would be given the place. This is the( first instance in which President Harrison has not adhered strictly to the plat form of his party, as the associate justices, the United States marshal and all minor offices have been filled with residents of this territory. There is no mistaking the fact that E, W Wells was the choice of the people of Arizona for 'this position, and while they are disappointed by his not re ceiving it, they realize that Arizonans are greatly to blame in the matter. Everv prominent aDPointment made in the territory, with the single ex cention of the secretary, has been vigorously assailed bv interested par ties and an attempt to deteat uieir confirmation was made. That such wrangles has had an influence on the chief executive there can be no doubt, although we feel safe in saying that had Mr. Wells been appointed to the Dosition there is not a man in tne territory who would have opposed him While knowing nothing of Mr. Good ing, we doubt not that he is an honor able man and one well qualified to fill the position. N. B. Booth, special ncent. of the interior department, who has a slight acquaintance with appointee, says ho is a very able yer and an honorable gentleman will fill the position impartially with ability. He has occupied the position of district judge in his native state and has given eminent satisfac tion. In addition to his legal ability, he is possessed of a high sense of honor, and it is safe to assert that no decision he may render will ever be tainted with the faintest suspicious of outside influence. Journal-Miner. A Globs dispatch of March Kth says : "About eighty of the uncontrolable Apaches were corralled to-df y, at the San Carlos agency. To-morrow they will be on their winding way to Fort JJiiiSE ,-5few-OTtrico7and trreTrTef ath- ed until a final disposition can be made of them.' The Phenix Iron works to-day un covered probably the biggest casting ever made in Arizona. It was a 1300 pound muller for the new concen trating mill at Vulture. Phenix there by secures the iroTr'work of-thia camp, over the competition of 'Frisco, Den ver and other points. Herald. tTbe principle tbat we go on. w E go on the principle that the law- who and please our customers the faster - the business will grow. It is , already the largest of its kind on the Coast, employing from two hundred and fifty to three hundred and twenty-five people. There are other things besides honest dealing which have made the business grow. The goods corse direct from the factories and leading whole salers of Europe and America, and that helps. , Goods are sold for cash only, and that helps. There 55 is but one price ; all customers are treated alike ; rp people have learned to know this, and that helps. - -We are always willing to take back what does not '. suit (it's a sort of guarantee of our faith in whatever 55 we sell), and if mistakes are made are eager to - - -correct them at any expense of time or money; . . ; at Co If you want dry goods of any kind bedrock prices, call at W'ildman & ESES l:- -: people like such methods, and that helps. j SrEE This store is not perfect by any means, but it is i ; a great deal better store than it was last year, or the j years before that ; and we trust that it will be better i next year than it is this. Send for large Illustrated Catalogue (free) giving full information about our goods and prices, with E directions how to order; also samples of goods by the yard. mm mm m tmmmmm aMi aaBaa mmaKtmmmmmmm LMBM & GO. 400 to 412 K Street, Sacramento, Cat. WEARING APPAREL FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHri DREN, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, ETC. NEARLY A HUNDRED DIFFERENT LINES IN ALL. IFTUlliMIT1 fMtaes Woven Wire. Hair & Wool. rUmUr QitUn To Suit uuaiiiurii ouiio All prices. Extension Tea and Center Tables GOLDI A New DUcovery Create Excitement. Some two or three weeks i nee our townsmen, W. H. Ashurst, Wm. IUor- ris and John Marshall weni on a prospecting tour through the grand canvon of the Colorado river. They went with a full belief that valuable minerals lay embedded in some part of mother earth in that part of the moral vinevard. They were gone about two weeks and returned to Flagstaff with specimens of ore, which we are in formed were assayed at l'rescou. What the exact result of the assay was. we are not sufficiently advised to state as we have heard different result, but to-day the least of it, the parties were encouraged so much by the re turns, that they again returned to the scene of their former discovery. We are informed that they intend sending a lot of it off to have it nin so as to get tho exact value. This news aroused attention,, and iSiles Cameron who took a trip through the canvon last summer, broke oil some pieces of rock and brought them home as curiosities, thinking nothing more of them until this week he broke ono of the pieces of rock in two and to his utter astonishment found a nugget of gold about J of an inch in length and about as large around as a pencil. Several parties have left this week for the canyon, among them are: Niles Cameron, Ed Gale, K D. Berry, Geo. Eogers, Eobt John son, Fletcher J.'aircniiu, James Lam port, James Cathenns Ferguson, lien Doney and one or two others, whose names we failed to get. We hope to give our readers more definite informa tion in our next issue, asut little ia yet known. Flagstaff Democrat. Kodger and Canos have struck a body of ore in the Tintic mine that assays 15 ounces in gold. It was struck in a new streak on the foot wall, about ten feet from the main pax streak, and on the surface. They have taken out three tons in sinking a depth of five feet. In fact, everybody at work is meeting with immense suc cess. The camp has never before had as bright an outlook as at present. The oldest inhabitants admit that the camp never before had showing it now has of becoming the best and greatest producing camp in Ari.ona. Several mining sales are being negotiated and there will be more mining done this coming summer in about the Park than ever before. Mohave Miner. most uniform return of $250 per ton, which netted the owners very hand some dividends. Its affairs were con ducted in this manner until Novem ber, 18S4, when the Walker brothers purchased the interest of P. R. Brady, for which they paid a good, round sum, and they arranged with W. B. Hellings to build' mill anil supply -water for a fourth interest in the property. Hel lings, however, became involved and sold his interest to J. D. and L. E. Walker and, under their management the mill commenced operations on July 1st, 1885, and was kept in oper ation for thirty-one months, making an average output of $16,000 per month. The ore becoming refractory the mill was shut down and heavy lead ores have since been shipped to pay the current expenses of development aud nrosnectinc the mine. A very large proportion of the ore since extracted has been stored on the dumps and will require roasting before it can be prop eilv treated. Cornish rolls will likely be put in above the present mill and the ore will pass from these to the roasters and then iuto the batteries for reduction. The total bullion shipments from the ten st unp mill during the time it was running 31 months aggregate f327,000, as shown by the books of the express company at Casa Grande. The gross output of the mine has been in round figures, $900,000, and of this sum. forty per cent., or $300,000 has been profit. The following description of the mine as it looked to the writer four years ago, tuny describes tne property as it then appeared: "The formation is limestone and talc, in which the ore seems to be threaded rather than in a regular vein. It is not continuous for any great lentrth. but is broken with the forma tion. It was faund on an exposed VEKOL VIEW FKOM THE TUNNEL, months have demonstrated that the irreat Vekol bonanza has been scarcely opened yet and that its store of treas ure is but beginning 10 manuest iwu. Not only is the body of ore in creasing in size, but in like ratio it increases in value, and when the con templated facilities for working the ore are fully completed there wi!l be gin a successful run that will continue for many years without interruption, barring accidents. The Vekol group consists of four full and one fractional claims : tho Ve kol, Grandfather, Argosy, Mt. Vernon and Lookout. The two former lie north and south, partially adjoining each other, and the others intersect the southern end of the Vekol and bear in a south easterly direction. The Lookout is a wedge-shaped claim lying between the Vekol and Mt. Vernon A tunnel has been run some distance into the latter claim and ore is found of the same character as that extracted from the Argosy, and it is the opinion of eXDerienced miners that a very widfi hodv of hitrh erade ore will be found extending nearly across the en tiro width of these two claims. About the Vekol there are many other very promising claims that with ereater development ought to com- nete with the former for future dis tinction and some of which will un doubtedly prove to be valuable mines. Like the Vekol. they are operated by their owners without other aid and, very naturally, the process of develop ment is somewhat slow. These men possess a faith in tho future outcome of their properties that merits un qualified success. Quite a little town has sprung up at the Vekol. The Walker brothers have a well equipped store and office, a good boarding house and they have built many comfortable dwelling houses for the use of their employes. Water from the deep well at the mill 4cI.ou' Patent Rocker, Platform and Floor; a large assortment ol Chairs, Feather Pillow, Nw Home Sewing Machine, Mirrors, Picture Frames and cord. Towel Backs, Wall Pockets, Clock Shelves, Corner and ade Bracket, Book Shelve, Hat and Coat Racks, Cornice Peles, brass and wood trimmings Picture and Window Glass of all sizes. Undertaking Business promptly attended to O. W. TIXjXsTVT A TO". Commenting on the Walnut dam break, the Denver Republican says : The result suggests that in every State and Territory there should be some official clothed with authority to condemn work of this sort and pro hibit the construction of large dams in a defective and insecure way. This will become an issue of great import ance as soon as the work of building irrie-ation reservoirs shall be exten sively entered upon. There are thous ands of places in the Kocky Mountains where reservoirs could be constructed which would retain enough water to irrigate large tracts of land. But it would be better to allow the land to remain in its arid state than to suffer the reservoirs to be constructed in any other than a secure way. Capitalists will expend as little as possible in the construction of such dams when the work is left to private enterprise. This we may depend upon. But it does not follow that private enterprise should be prevented from engaging in such work. What is called for is the appointment of officials who have the supervision of work of this kind, just as building inspectors have authority over the construction of buildings in cities. Yuma County has within her boun daries many very valuable ledges of gold, silver, copper, lead, iron ; plenty of available fuel wood, both hard and soft; thousands of acres of fertile land; an abundance of pure water; a perfect climate and needs but- capital and immigration to become one of the wealthiest and most prosperous sec tions in the United States. Sentinel. Louisiana State Lottery tickets can be had of S. H. Drachman, agent at Tucson. He ia also agent for Arizona of the Lottery of the Beneficencia Publica, of the city of Mexico, a sound and honorable institution. Prizes paid in United States money. Write for circulars. tf JACOB SUTER, Practical Tinsmith AND DEALER IN All kinds of work in his line promptly attended to. A full stock of stovee, tinware and builders hardware on hand. T. COLTON, OSEX-i - EMGIWEER, IRRIACTION WORKS A SPECIALTY, COUNTY SURVEYOR, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, AND DEPUTY U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR. Estimate made for ditching, Irrigating and improving land, letting of contracts, renUng and col lacUug run a. Surveying of mining claim made and plats accurately drawn. Assessment work attended to for non-residnU. Florence Arizona. H. CHALMEE3, Agent, Casa Graude. W.H. BENSON, Agent, fioren Books, novels, toys and every thing usually kept in a book store can be lound at J. S. MANSFELD, Pioneer News Dealer of Ariz.. Tucson, Arizona. Lciioui In Dancing. 4iissaa.ssssssssiMwai"- . mi ..- ' which the congressional enactment goes into effect? But assuming the j Euho answers "How?" Juvenile and adult classes meet twice a week. Private lessons at any time. Socials every Friday evening at 8:30 o clock. Also lessons given on the Piano. Music furnished for dancing parties. For terms, etc., in quire at the Hall in Michea block or Mrs. Sharp's. C. E. Clendesin. Bread and all kinds of Gro ceries. Fresh Fruits, etc., at the nomination tendered to him by t, , . , either party, how could he submit to e JD lorence iiaKery . -tx ca&ii the party subserviency, as here exact- business. Une price lo ail. ed and retain either his own self-re- Tiii,r.rl,r rrAnftvl nlilrA pect or the respect of his constituents? J J face of the rock from which the bar ren croppings had at some remote period broken away, and for distance of nearly COO feet up tho face of the hill the gangue can be traced to the crcpping3 which hide the treasure from all other view. The ore bodies run generally north and south. The ore i3 in bunches'or pockets, sometimes several feet wide, and agaiti nothing but a mere discolored thread or seam for an indefinite distance, suddenly en larging again into a pocket. Some of these pinched-out seams continue for twenty or thirty feet before a new body of ore is encountered, but one is sure to be found if the seam is follow ed. This irregular diffusion of the rich ore precludes, the possibility of working the mine in that systematic manner which the thorough and ex perienced miners from the Comstock regard as the only proper way of min ing, The ore seams radiate in irregu lar directions and the ore can be raintd VEKOL VIEW FROM THE STORK. is piped to the various houses and every possible comfort for a mining camp has been provided by the liberal and public spirited owners of the properties. A well kept school is maintained and a public reading room and library is provided with all the latest periodicals and newspapers at the expense of the Messrs. Walker. No liquor is permitted to be used in the camp and therefore the peace of its inhabitants is rarely disturbed. Al together it is an ideal mining town and its management reflects great credit upon the judgment and ability of its owners. School books and Spanish books a specialty at J. S. MANSFELD'S Pioneer News Depot of Ariz., Tucson; Arizona. The L. W. Blinn Lumber Co., Casa Grande, Arizona BRANCH YARD, FLORENCE, ARIZONA. DEALERS IX Lumber, Timber, BUILDER'S MATERIALS, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Orders from Monarch, Silver King, Reymert and other Mining Camps Suppped at lowest rates. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, etc., always on hand. WHOLESALE AND SET UL DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. AND On the mesas and hills in and about Yuma are to be found the prettiest pebbles in the world. They are of every imaginable color, shape and for mation. Occasionally a valuable opal, brilliant garnet or rare crystal is found and frequently some of the most won derful petrifactions of the vegetable kingdom are met with. Sentinel. Saddle and Harness. W. S. Kengla can make a com plete set of harness by machinery and agrees to sell harness within one dol lar of what it costs in the east. He has in his employ one of the finest Colorado saddle makers. The Kengla White river tree is used,' and $25 will be paid to any horse that can break it by falling. Single harness from $8.50 to $50 ; double harness from $16.50 to $22.50. Our machinery enables us to compete with the east. Everything in the saddle and harness line kept. W. 8. KjtsoLA, Tuea, Ariz. COMMISSION MERCHANT, Casa Grande, .Ajriz. CtySPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO CONSIGNMENTS IN MY CARE MARK GOODS "CARE OF W. C. S., CASA GRANDE A. T." Barley.Chopped Feed, Potatoes, Flour, Beans, Bacon and everything needed by MINERS AND TEAMSTERS; kept constantly on hand, and will not be undersold. pall L.3srx3 be ooTrviasromi?