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THE EPITAPH: TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA, Saturday, August 20, 1887, W WEEKLY EPITAPH. RBPPT & PE0, Publishers. Fourth Strset, Bet. Fremont and Allen Tombstone. Cochise County, Arizona. . S bscrlplion, one year. $4 CO a. itcred in the Tombstone postolhce as sic nd dass matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF COCHISE COUNTY The deepest mine in Victoria, N. S. V.,isthe Magdola. ,11 is down 2409 feet. .. Hon. A. A. Sargent, ex-United States Senator Irom California, died in San Francisco last Sunday. Train-robbery, lik6 the new code, is a iVvns imnnrt.ition. In the Lone Star state train hold-ups have been reduced to a fine art, but Arizona copies the methods as she does its code. The glorious rains of the past week continue to make glad .Jhe hearts of those individuals who fuve put th4ir faith and money into cows. Stay with the pot, boys; the heavens are on your side. b Undoubtedly the Territorial Veterinar ian and Sanitary Board had good grounds, or at least thought they had, in directing a three months quarantine against the cattle of Mexico, but it will be news to our people to learn that Sonora cattle are diseased. Equal taxation should be the rule and practice of the country. There is no justice in assessing a Mexican cow at the same figure as a thoroughbred short horn. And yet that is what the Terri torial Board of Equalization has just done. Heaven protect U3 from such equalizing methods. Under a tecent ruling of Commissioner Sparks, no party locating desert land can contract or agree to sell or transfer all or any portion t f his entry to any party for a consideratun to enable him to prove up on said entry. Proof of having ac cepted such assistance will be regarded as fraud and the land thrown open for contest. If a docurrent filed in the affice of the County Recorder ot Maricopa County is not a lie upon its face, Reavis, the Baron nf the Colorados, has succeeded in cinching a man named Brown to the tunc of $i,28o,'for a deed to some prop erty which he has no title to. Isn't there something in the new Texas code about obtaining money under false pretenses? We appeal to Brother Hughes, who is well versed in the law. As will be seen by a letter from A. A. McDonell, vice-president of the Mineral U' It Railroad, published elsewhere in thi3 issue, the completion of the road to Benson is a matter fully determined u.ion. The importance of this connec tion to our county cannot be overesti mated, as thereby we will secure com peting rates both east and west, and will be enabled to build up a great commer cial center. No other section of the territory will enjoy the same advantages. This is the way the Phcnix land troubles look an outsider: If the boomets of that thrifty burg propose to resort to mob law in order to resist the full inves tigation of titles to their laud, either in the courts or otherwise, they thereby allow a fair inference that something is "rotten in Denmark," and advertise the fact that their fertile valley is a good pUce to stay away from, rather than to settle in. This is an unbiased opinion, for which the good people of Maricopa are not charged a cent. The fertility of the valley lands of Arizona is wonderful, considering the little cultivation given them. During a recent ride through the Salt River valley we found the system adopted by the In dians to be largely in vogue among the whites in the cultivation of the land. In immense fields wild sunflowers and cockleburs were ripening and spreading their seeds broadcast. We were in formed that such a thing as cultivating a crop after the seed was planted, was rarely thought of, and yet immense crops were gathered. How an Eastern farmer would open his eyes at such a sight. Dunbar is giving the Mormons taffy. In closing a labored editorial in the Gazette he says: God's religion is broader than any creed dr tct, and any man or set of men, who endeavor by legislation or other wise to ahndge the rights of citizens, will fiiv! an opponent worthy of their style in the Gazette. "Worthy of their style'' is good. Per haps John meant to say he would prove to he a '"foeiuan worthy of their steel," (John is great on quotations) but he evi k'Mly find .1 prejudice against the word for sonv rjison, and substituted "style," which, as we said before, is good. Mrch interest has been excited in Mex ico in the prospective organization there f 1 company lo undertake the; conver sion of the maguey, pita and other phnts iito fiber, and by means of a prT-"i of ichthiyhive knowledge thee plans 1 ms'-j 11 maite to yield a finer oi such rtxillence that a permanent 111 irkot theiefor has been assured in the Uni e! i. ates, thus adding an important export to the growing foreign trade of th'-- country. "In fact,'' says the Mexican Financier, "we regard the new discovery of the treatment of fibrous plants as far more than equivalent to the discovery of rich gold mines. We have jnst received some pita fiber from Chiapas, beaten out by the natives with tude instruments. Though gnod, it is not equal to the fiber obtained from the same plant by the process to which we have alluded. The Indians get a hard fiber, which, had it been treated by the process mentioned, would have been mach softer and of a silky character." WW yt It Ins been intimated that Dick Rule is an aspirant for the position ot super intendent of the teintorial prison, which rumor says is soon to be made vacant by the resignation or removal of Tommy Gates. Dick would fill the place with becoming grace, and would doubtless make some radical changes in the man agement of the institution. We should expect to see the convicts adorned with button-hole bouquets for their morning parade, and show other evidences of the esthetic taste of their handsome superin tendent. Without any joke, however, we don't know why Dick wouldn't fill the position as creditably as any one else. WATER STOBiflE. The question of water storage for the purpose of irrigation is being widely agitated thronghout Southern California and Arizona, and in many places practi cal expeiiments are being made in that direction. The benefits to be derived from large storage reservoirs in proper locations in our own county are incal culable. As an evidence of the great amount of water that falls during the rainy season, the following is noted: One day last week, dining a rain storm, the arroya a half mile north of town ran full of water one hundred yards wide and ten feet deep for more than an hour, and it has been raining every day since. Even that amount of water, properly stored would irrigate a large body of land the entire season. There are many places along the San Pedro river where large dams could be built and the sur plus water saved, and all the rich lands along the river be thereby brought under cultivation. Here is an opportunity for the profitable investment of capital which rarely presents itself. Here is as fertile soil as can be found under the sun while the climate is perfection. The only lack is water, and by storing that which goes to waste, that want can be supplied. We should like to see a few dollars of the many millions taken out of poor old Cochise county's bowels spent in developing her surface resources. Another Spark Ruling, The Cheyenne Leader of last Saturday says Land Receiver Garrard received the following dispatch the previousday: On final desert entries within railroad limits'where parties paid 25 cents per acre on original entries, collect $2.25 per acre, so that the total payments will be $2. 50 per acre. Wm. A. J. Sparks, Commissioner. The Lender thinks the order "the most arbitrary and unjust that has ever emanated from the land office." Many poor men have entered desert land and under the terms prescribed by the gov ernment, have paid the first 25 cents per acre. The government has contracted that if they go on, reclaim the land and pay $1 more they shall receive a patent. In place of this Commissioner Sparks makes his order retroactive, and double the price to men thus involved. Such men have no money to fight such an or der in the courts. What can they do? For the sake of the good name of his ad ministration, President Cleveland should send Mr. Sparks on. a foreign mission. We presume the foregoing order was gen eral all along the lines of the subsidized roads. It is a, lasting pity that some ed ucated men were taught to read and write. Mr. Ridgely Tilden, editor of the Prospector, returned Monday from a two weeks'trip in the charming Huachucas, much improved in health. 1 11 A Stockton paper says that when an eastern man arrives in Los Angeles and deposits his wealth in one of the local banks, the bank president claps on his plug hat and frantically hunts uo a real estate speculator with the information: "There's a new sucker in town. Got $25,000. Go for him." Wolcott buys, and sells for cash and hence cannot be undersold. New Store. Paul Bahn is ofiering to the people of Tombstone and the county in general, some of the best bargains in groceries and liquors ever offered in this county. His stock is new fresh and desirable canned goods, wines, candles, in fact every thing sold in a first chss grocery store is being sold by him at Fairbank prices. tf. ' . ' For Sale or Exchange. Three thousand shares of stock of the Huachuca Water Company. Par value. Ten dollars per share . Inquire of C. T. BRITTON, tf Minneapolis, Minn. . Whiskey brings more misery upon the human family than war, famine and pesti lence combined. There is but one rati onal course to persui for the inebriate and that is a treatment that destroys the appetite for rum. Such is the Acme. Re.vJ their advertisement in an other column. Notice- On .ind after Ann! 1st. weklv i tirfc. , ets wj be S())(1 fo( j, an(1 upwar(ls tc0 I o weekly customers will not be deliveretl without ttckets. tf, SOUTHWESTERN ICE Co. TERRITORIAL NEWS. A banking institution in soon to be inaugurated in Tempe. Professor W. P. Blake is taking a look at the United Verde mines. Men are coining from New Mexico to work on the Mineral Belt road at Flag staff. Rates of passenger fares in New Mex co have been reduced from 6 to 4 cents per mile. Mincop.t county has increased in ns sesiibh prorty $1,500,000 during the past 5 ear. The building of a court house in Globe is an assured Uct. J. Thompson has the contract. Al Sieber is reported to be improving rapidly and will soon be able to get around on crutches. Such is fame. Governor Zulick has had a stud horse named after him by an ardent Phenix admirer. The Miles sword presentation will be September 5th, as the anniversary of the surrender of Geronimo. The" 4th comes on Sunday. Eight parties arrived from San Fran cisco Thursday, and they have located land in the valley below town aggrega ting 6,400. Sentinel. Society papers are asking, "What shall we wear?" What troubles most of us, this weather is how little polite society will tolerate. Phenix Gazettee. The assessable value of Pima county cattle has been raised over $250,000, which will make the entire asssessable properts of Pima over $4,000,000. Col. J. G. Allbright of the Albuquerque Democrat, has been taking a trip over the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, and is writing some "booming" letters to his paper. Charlie Vandever has been made rail road agent at Yuma. The many friends of Charlie in this county, where he is well known will be pleased to learn of his settling down in the Territory. It is reported that a hotel will shortly be constructed at Maricopa, as the junc tion is now called. This is an imperative necessity, as the present discomforts of that station are as great as ordinary human nature cares to stand. The name of the man who recently killed Lee Renfro in Apache county is J. V. Brighton, a special officer employed by the stock association ot that county. The Holbrook Critic says the killing was unwarranted, and calls on the grand jury to investigate the matter. Mr. John Gondolfo, of Yuma, an ex perienced grape grower, states that grape cuttings will produce the second year of planting, but grape slips with roots at tached, however small they may be, will bear an average crop the first year. This rapidity of growth and production we do not think can be equalled and certainly not surpassed by any land or clime outside of Arizona, Those who still persist in believing that the Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad will not be built to Globe may as well forego the delusion. It will not only be built through Globe but to Benson, and connect with the Sonora or Guaymas road . And for the information of doubt ing Thomases we will say that before snow flies in the fall of '88 they will wit ness the advent of the track in Globe. Silver Belt. Mr. Randall, of the Wabash Cattle Company, cams in from the White Moun tains last Sunday, where they have pur chased some ranches. This company is the largest owner of cattle in this county, and their herd will soon outnum ber that of our other cattle owners, from the fact that they purchased she cattle almost exclusively. This is the reason for extending their range. St, John's Her ald. An irrigating enterprise just being com pleted will prove an important factor in ftlA fltttlWA teAIna t A LJ nl ImwAA Am A ? substantial dam has been constructed across the Little Colorado, at a point two and a half miles above Holbrook, from which canals are in processs of construc tion, which will irrigate a track of fertile bottom lands four miles wide and stretch ing a distance of ten and a half miles up and down the river. A few days ago, while excavating adobe for brick out at Mr. Fickas' farm, about two miles west of town, two or three ollas were found, one containing the cremated remains of some ancient inhabitant, while another, which was very smooth outside and in, and quite thin, seemed of an extra finish, was dis covered to have on its inner surface a neat white line drawn and baked in, to gether with some characters in white, which looked like ancient hieroglyphics. It may prove of value, and it is to be hoped the folks now near Tempe explor ing may have their attention called to this specimen, as some additional clue may thus be had to the former inhabi tants of this country. Phenix Gazette. Whioh is True. Mr. L. Goldschmidt, of C. Seligman & Co., who has been spending some days in Californii, is fully convinced that the newspapers of Las Angeles, have been the mainspring of the great boom which has been surging there for some months, and still continues. Mr. Goldschmidt thinks th.it Arizona newspapers can pro duce a like result, and in this he is right, but the citizens must stand in and help the newspapers. Tucson Star. The celebrated J. H. White butter can be bought only at Wolcott's. This is gilt edge. nn:i. HOGAN At Nogales. August 4, 1887, Mrs, Bridget Hogan, aged 33 years, wife of Private James Hogau, of company D, 9th Infantry. HAMMOND In IVscott, Angust isth, Geo. A Hammond, nged about 50 years, PO.MEROY In Mesi City. Maricopa county, August 9th, Mrs, John Pomeroy, oged 28 years. HUGHES In Tombstone. August 16th, Nellie May Hughes, aed 13 ycais. ENGLISH In Tombstone, August 13th, Iienc English, aged 5 months. Miu!tn:r. RHEINHART-MAKS t the Presbyterian parsou.ig in Plicnix, Arizona, August 15. by the Rev. &. 1). Eulton, Casper H. RheinLart of this county, and Mrs, Nellie Mars of Ogden, Kansas. RICHARDSON-HUTCHISON In Prescott, Wednesday evening, August 10, 1887, by Rev. J. C. Houghton, W. f. Riclnrdson and Mrs. Mary R. Hutchison, all of Prescott rokv. CLARK At Granite ranch, Pima county, August 5th, to the wife of J. L. Clark, a boy. BUTLER In Phcnii, August 7th, to the wife of Ben Butler, a son. KICKAS In Phenix, August iatU, to the wife of B. A. Fickas, a boy. Leave your order for the San Francis co Chronicle at Sol Israel's. Price, One month 65 cents; Six months $4; One year $7. Payable in advance. E . Ocoidcntal Hotel. This is the only first-classhotcl in Tombstone. It is handsomely furnished with all modern improvements. Trav elers who stop at this house will find every comfort and attention. Private rooms for commercial travelers at reason able rates. A splendid billiard table and a card room. The bar is supplied with pure brands of wines, cigars liquors and tf A carload of fresh canned goods has been received, also a fresh lot of bran wheat, barley, etc., at Joe Hoffler' Pioneer store. 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TO FASHION SALOON, JOHNNY DEAN, PROPRIETOR. Allen Street, Between Third and Eouith TOMBSTONE, A. T. freshTbeer ON DRAUGHT. Finest Brands of Liquors and Cigars The only place in the city where Delmar Punches and Gum Drop Cock tails can be obtained. BILLIARD ROOM IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALOON, LOOK ! BARGAINS STORE. HOEFLER, THE TRASK HOUSE BENSON, A. T. The best Lodging House in the town. NEAT AND CLEAN. LARGE AND AIRY. STRICT ATTENTION Given to Guests. San Pedro Street, Benson, Arizona. MRS. S TRASK. PROPRIETOR. $250 Reward The above reward wilfc be paid for the arrest and conviction of any person or persons unlawfully handling any of my stock. Brand H Q on left hip. EL W. Hasselqren. CharlGRton.A.T. jel2-ly Notice of Forfeiture. To George Burns, cc-owner In the Snov Flate and Twilight mines, situated in the Warren Min ing district, Cochise county, Territoryof Arizona. You are hereby notified that I have expended one hundted ($100) dollars in labor and im provements upon the above named mining claim nunng eacn oi wic years iooa, IS33, 1604, lass, 1886, in order to hold the same as valid location, as required by Section 3324 Revised Statutes of the United States. Therefore if within ninety (90) days after and from this publication )ou or your 'heirs or assigns fail or refu to contribute your proper portion of said ex penditures and the cost of this publication, as co-owners, your interest in said mine will he-" come the property of the undersigned under said section 2314. Thomas Higgins, Dated Bisbee, May 25, 1S87. Treasurer's Notice. I will rcdeen warrants drawn on the County General Fund from 310G up to and including 31 GO; and also warrants drawn on the County Contingent Fund from 225 up to and including 231, if presented within 10 days. A. J. Ritter, County Treasurer, Cochise Co , A- T.. Tombstone August 16, 1887. Notice to Creditors. Estate of Edward Swift, deceased:. Notice is herrby given by the undeisiijncd, administrator of the said estate, to the creditors of, and all persons haing claims against the said deceased to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first pub lication of this notice, to the said Admin'stra tor at the office of Charles G. Johnson, Attorney at Law, Tombstone Arizona. I. A. Koska. Public Administrator, County of CocliUs, Tombstone Aug. ao, 1887.