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WEEKLY EPITAPH.
TOMBSTONE, AKIZONA.NOVEMBEK 18, 18S2
Handy IIoVh Htnee Line.
Office, 01 Allen street, In Trlbolet's building.
majjes leave Tombstono at 8 a. m. for Contention,
to connect with Eastern bound train, 7:30
a. ni. to connectwlthOiajnias tralo, 12 o'clock
m., to connect with Western bound train, and at
1 p. m. to connect with the,Uuarmas train. BtsRes
.srj'ieare ejcry day for CbarlCBton jud Iluachuca, at
'Tt .30 p.m., and Mondays, Wednesday! asd FrU
slays at 7 a. ra. Tor Charleston, Hereford and Msbee.
SiKW KIliHUAD TIME TABIiK.
EASTWAHD.
Han Francisco leave at 8 :30 a. m. every day
Los Angeles leave at "a. m. second day
Benson leave at8 if a. m. third day
Doming , leavo a 8 p. m. third day
Kansas City leave at 6.38 p. ra. sixth day
bt. Loill leave at 7 p. m. sixth day
w York arrive at 10:30 a.m. eighth day
WESTWARD.
New Tone leave at S p.m. every day
St. Louis leave at 8:50 a. in. third day
Kansas City leave at 10:15 p. in. third day
Oemlng leave at 7 a. ra. sixth day
Benson leavoats:42p. m. sixth day
meson leave at 6:30 p.m. sixth day
Los Anceles Icaveat8:15p.m.seventn nay
sau Francisco arrive at 3:35 p. m. clglU day
Malls.;
Eastern Mill Including all 'points east of Sen
on closes 9 p. m.
Western Mall Including all points west of Den
on -closes 11 :30 a. m.
Money Order business closes 3 p. m.
Register business closes 3:30 p. m.
No Money Order or Register business ttanssct
ed after office hoars.
LOCAL NOTES.
CapUlnT. J. Jeflbrda bas beenjappointed
deputy sheriff.
The Silver King Mining company has
declaied a dividend of 25'ccnts per share.
The poet says, "To c.t is human," and
t'uftt's why so many men are running afler
er.
The Tf inter rains have commenced, and
tho man who has not an umbrella gets
Tret. Col. Fife has been in town for several
days having a social turn among his many
friends.
George Hearst is said to be sick at Deal
ing. There is little chance of his camlag
to Tombstone at present.
Tho boys growl about cold weather
They had better buy heavier underclothes
or get their ulsters out of soak.
The Las Veas papers sjy a man was
choked ihcre eatisg scrambled eggs. Wo
deem this, as the Dutchman says, a very
bad choke.
R. J; Pryke, a well known citizen of
Tombstone, has returned from the Yukon
country, Alaska, convinced that there is
nothing in it.
The Milton Nobles diamatlc company
lire en route west by the southern route,
and will be in Tombstone about the mid
die of next month.
A woman gave lutth to a child in Chico
the other day with seven fingers on one
hand and eight on the ether. A sort of
a 7 to. 8 commission.
A friend of ours atys that "rlce-tOMato
soup is very good, and is generally well
liked. Dut we think a little" "pearl" bar
ley mixed would make it much better.
The Jocuistita Mining company has de
clared its sixth dividend of $1 per share, or
$100,000 on the capital stock of the com
pany. This brings the total of dividends
up to $750,C00.
The family of S. B. Comstock will
hortly arrive in Tombstone, where they
will reside In the future. Mr. Comstock's
confidence in the future of this camp and
county Is unlimited, and subsequent events
will assuredly prove that it is well
founded.
John Clark, president, and II. Wright,
secretary of the Blue Jacket Mining com
pany, arrived from Somonauk, 111., on
Wednesday labt. They are also interested
1 the Randolph and other valuable Tomb
ton propeitles, and are much pleased with
the outlook in the district.- .
The editor of the Republican picked up
Webster's unabridged, looked through it
several times, finally he found a big word
f various syllables. He anchored right
n that word.- lie surveyed it from all
tides, and concluded it was a tine, strong
word with a mansard roof, and he just snt
down asd built up an article around it.
At the last regular meeting of the Aid
Society of the Methodist church a vote of
thanks was unanimously tendered by tho
ladies to Mrs. J. S. McCoy for tho funds
received from the dramatic entertainment
ol "Abovo the Clouds," given in October
by that lady and other friends.
S. P. yickers leaves for Hie east this
morning, having been summoned to the
bedside of his mother, who is dangerously
ill. J. V. Vickers is already there, and
during his absence his Insurance business
is in charge of M. B. Clapp, wVile A. II.
Bayllss attends to the real estate business.
Colonel R. H. Hafford opened up in fine
style last night. His place is on Allen
street, next door to Campbell & Hatch's,
and is one of the nobbiest and cosiest in
town. Ho also keeps the finest brands of
cigars to be obtained, aad his stock of
liquors is unexcelled.Judging from the
samples left at the EpiTAru office last
night.
Since the fegular trains have been put
on between Benson and Guaymas theie are
two trains daily to Contention and Cala
basas. The morning express from Tucson
arrives jn time for the U o'clock freight
from 'Benson. Theemlgiant train which
leaves Tucson at 13:30 arrives on time for
the regular passenger which leaves Benson
at 4 p. m.
The Ingcrsoll company have ceased
sending ore to the Girard mill. It was
found that in second class ore only about
00 per cent silver could be obtained. Of
first class ere 80 per cent was the average.
A very important strike was made in the
mine yesterday afternoon, and report says
the assays went $400. This property, which
i cost the Hearst party $140,000 to ob
Ci the control of, will likely pay well
for the investment.
Tho latest addition to the press of the
territory is the Mohave County Miner, pub.
lished at Mineral Park, by Anson II.
Hraith & Co. The first Issue Is bright and
newsy, and is probably abetter paper than
the patronage received will warrant for the
future. It is republican in politics, James
J. Hyde being the editor. The Miner an
nounces that it has como to slay and labor
for the prosperity of Mohave county. The
EriTArn welcomes it as an exchange, and
sincerely hopes Its brightest anticipations
f success may more them be realized.
A Lullaby. "
A familiar but pensive strain of'en heard
in the dim twilight in the alleys and back
yards of Tombstone :
Air: "Good bye My Lover, Good bye.")
Havo you heard tho new s about Oury ?
Good bye, DcForest, good bye.
For that Is what the people say
Ooad bye, DoForcit, Rood bye.
Ouomrs. By the Repnbl'can statT:
Bye, John O., bje O,
Bye, John 0., byo O.
Hood bye, DeForest, good bye.
We've heard the news from over the range
Good bye, DoForest, good bye.
And Dunbar thinks It devilish strange
Oood bye, DeForest, god bye.
Chorus. Hj the Republican staff:
Dye, Alonzo K., bye O,
Byo, Alonzo E., bys O.
Oood bye, 'Lonzo, good bye.
They say Smith has bought a tent
Oood bye, L. Price, irood bye.
And tho "V. B's" Is shop new for rent
Good bye, L. Price, good bt e.
You've kissed the babies all around
Good bye, Dave N., good bye.
But just the samo we've got you downed
Oood bye, Dave N., good bye.
Of '"nfloosnee" you'ronow bereft
Good bye, "my Pat,'' good bye.
By parties both you now are left
Good bys, "my Tat," good bye .
Cuonus. By a committee, of o:
A political boss Is nothing new
Good bye, John O., Good bye.
But year caliber Is only "2i"
Good bye, John 0., good by.
In the senate you'll have no room
Gotd bye, "my Pat," good bye.
So here's three cheers for your d d old boom
Oood bye, "my Pat," good bye.
Cuonos. By the republican party:
"Ohtdamnltl"
A SLIM SHOWING.
The Ferclia and Lake Valley Country
In New aiexlco-Xot Much Founda
tion for a "Uoum."
The following letter to the Star, descrip
tive of one ot tho much talked of New
Mexico mining camps, may prove benefl.
cial to those contemplationg immigration :
The town of Kingston is located at tho
head or Middle Pcrcha, on and along its
south side. There aie fifty frame build
ings on Main strect which runs parallel
with the wash. There' are also sca.tered
about the town about twenty log and
adobe houses, and about a hundred tents.
And v "V)r Immigrants were still pour
ing nun tho town, which can furnish
them with nothing but bitter disappoint
ment. The prineipal mining locations (as
they are now rated) in this district are sit
uated between the Middle and North Pcr
chas, which have a parallel trend, and are
about five miles apart. Tho entire lorma
Hon is lime, without the slighest sign of
ledge matter.
TUF. BtjlUOS MINE
is one mile north of Kingston. The ore
seam, as it is called, was followed in a zig
zag Incllno shaft to about CO feet, from
which 40 tons of milling ore was shipped
to Pueblo, leaving more on the dump. A
perpendicular shaft was then put down 05
or 70 feet without stiiklngoie, from which
the miners were drifting eastwards. The
ore was lost in the incline. This was the
condition of the mino when I left tho dis
trict. The Supciio1" mine is called the
extension of tho Bullion, It has down
one shaft about 70 feet,.from which some
fine ore was taken out; but there was no
more lu the bottom, though it was still
being put do wn , and the mi n era were hope
ful of striking it lich. About GOO feet
noith of this shaft a drift was following a
kidney of oie in a zigzag incline. Sev
eral other inclines had been worked out.
And so we left the Superior.
THE SOLITARY AKD ST. CLAllt
ro situated on the south side of the North
Percha and abort two miles noith of the
Superior. I would not Mention these
mining locations only for the many wild
rumors about their being sold to Gov. Ta
bor. Some rich ore was skimmed off tho
northeast slope of the Solitary, leaving the
lime exposed much the same as a sore
when the scab is taken off. Nothing was
found in the St. Clair. The Illinois is sit
uated about one mile west of the Bullion.
Several cuts, inclines and perpendicular
shafts were run in and put down from 15
to 40 fcef, from which some fine ore was
taken out. They were gouging out some
very fine ore from an Incline, in about 20
feet, but which w.ll peter out as the others
did. The Polar Star is located about one
mile noitheast of the Illinois. Some ore
was being gouged from an incline, in about
20 feet. The ore fiom these mines may be
regarded as pretty good milling rock. The
ore fiom the Illinois lu the finest, that from
the Polar Star tho baser, being more of
sulphuretcd oie.
ths ir.ox KINO
is situated about one mile noith of the Illi
nols, and about three-fourths o a mile
northwest ol tho Polar Star. It is much
tho samo as tho mine at Lake Valley. It
is a great blow out, heavily capped with
lion in fact, the several cuts, including
perpendicular shafts, show nothing else
but manganese iron ore. It is a much
lower gade it on ore than at Lake Valley,
but a much larger body, and therefore it
should be further developed, as it is more
than likely that such development would
produce a rich body ol pre the same as at
Lake Valley. The mine Is not in opera-
tlon, owing to some misunderstanding be
tween the'owncrs. It is the only mine in
the district ever likely to justify the erec
tion of reduction works. When I left
Kingston, after devoting five days to the
district, there were thirty men employed at
all the mines mentioned, and if I mistake
not about fifteen more are doing assess
ment work in the mountains total, foity
rlve mincis at work.
The Woodbury Caae,
The second trial of Eugene Woodbury
for the robbcrj of Bpringer & Hacke's
store at Charleston, last February, ended
yesterday in tho acquittal of the accused.
The circumstances of the robbery are
oubtlessyetiemembered by many read
ers of the Erinm. The audacity and
determination evinced in the planning and
execution of the robbery have scarcely
been equaled in the criminal ann sis of ihli
county. About 10 o'clock one night In
February last two men rede np to the
store of Springer ft Hacke's in Charleston,
and after dismounting and hitching their
horses entared the store. Inside were the
two proprictors,Messrs.Springer& Hackcs,
and five othcr.men, citizens of the place
As tho strangirs entered it was noticed
their faces were concealed with handker
chiefs used as masks. Each had a cocked
revolver in his hand, and those present in
the store were ordeicd to throw up their
hand", which was promptly obeyed. One
of the robbers devoted his attention prin
cipally to Mr. Springer, aDd by the per
suasive eloquence of a six shooter, induced
him to open the safe. A sack was produced
and the contents or the safe, amounting to
about $900, quickly transferred to the sack.
The bold bandits then retreated with their
booty, keeping the inmates of the store
covered until the door was readied, when
they mounted their horses and rode swiftly
away in the daikness. The whole job was
done so quickly and the surprise at its
boldness was so complete, that the seven
mtft present, some of whom were armed
and under oidinary circumstances men
whose bravery was unquestioned, could
scarcely realize that they had been success
lully "stood up" and robbed by two un
known men. Woodbury was arrested the
following day iu Tombstone, and was
identified by some of the parties present as
one of the robbers. He was tried at the
spring term of the district court, and the
result was a disagreement of the jury, six
being for acquittal and the same number
for conviction. He has been in. jail ever
since his arrest at the time of tho robbery,
and now that his innocence of the crime
has been established, everybody must ad
mit that adverso circumstances have been
the means of doing him a great injury.
The "Homo of Mold."
A story about which there Is a fascina
tion impossible to resist is told by an ex
change. It is of tho "Homo of Gold."
Somewhere near the southeast corner of
Cochise county, in the Sierra Madrcs, it is
said there is a wondeiful valley. Small,
inclosed in high rocky walls, and accessi
ble only by a secict passage which is known
to but few, is this extiaordinary place. It
is about ten acres in extent, has running
through it a strenm which wa'crs it thor
oughly and makes it a perfect paradise,
with its exquisite llowers and beautiful
trees. In it are thousands of birds of the
most beautiful plumage. Running across
it is a ledgeof puiegold about 30fccl wide,
which glistens in the sunlight like a great
golden belt. The stream crosses this ledge,
and as it runs, murmurs round blocks of
yellow metal as other streams do around
pebbles. The ledge of gold is supposed to
be solid gold and to run down into the cen
ter of the earth. The legend is of Indian
origin, and a-ound it clusters a number of
Indian stories, in which the name of the
ill-fated Montezuma occurs frequently.
The descendants of the Aztecs believe
flimly that the day will come when Mon
tezuma will return and free them from the
dominion of the descendants of tho Con
quistodoics They believe that the money
necessary for this work will be taken from
the Madre dc Oro. The secret of the en
trance into the valley is carefully guarded
by a tribe of Indians living near it, and
among them it is only communicated to
the oldest men, amid the solemn cere
monies of the medicine lodge. Having
such a story to work upon there is little,
wonder that the vivid imagination of the
Mexicans should have built up talcs of
men who have found this wonderful place.
One is that a certain Jose Alvaraz, while
wandering through the mountains in search
of game, saw the valley from the top of the
wall. Finding that he could not hope,to
enter by climbing down, he took up his
abode with the Indians who guard thecan
yon leading into it. 'The daughter of the
chief fell in love with him and betrayed
the secret to him. Exactly how she found
it out they do not tell. Having been shown
the entrance, Jose went in and would pos
sibly have cotlcu away with some of tho
gold had he not weighed himself down to
such an extent that he could not get up the
deciivity at the lower end of the passage.
He was discovered and the Indians sacii
ficed him on the golden ledge with all tho
terrible ceremonies of the old Aztec relig
ion. She, in despair at losing him, threw
herself from the high walls into the valley
below. Hundreds of prospectors have
spent months of toil trying to find the
Madre de Oro, but, it is scarcely lucessary
to Eay, without result.
.
Calico DUtrlct.
The following letter, dated Calico, San
Bcrnaidino county, California, November
14, explains itsel". It was signed by Sam
James, foreman of the Silver King, W. II.
Fowler, superintendent, and 55 others,
merchants, mincis, etc., of the camp. It,
is of special intcicst to mincis and labor
ers, who may have contemplated a pil
giimago to Calico, and a perusal of the
letter will doubtless satisfy all such that
it is a good place to give n wide berth.
Following is tho letter:
Editoii Ei'iTArii : Hearing that a rumor
pievails in your ciiy that laboicis and
mincis are in stiong demand in this camp
at four dollais per day wages, wc jointly
and severally e'eny the same and simply
state that the demand for labor here is
very slight. On the Silver King mine,
the principal mine in the camp, there are
butthiccmen woiking, and they on con
tract, and on picpa-ing a road grade to the
mine there arc sixteen men working at
to dollars and fbty cents per day. In
the Oiiental group of mines not a man is
striking a nick. Iu about forty mines in
East Calico not more than six men arc
working for wages. As this false rumor
is piomulatcd io swamp this camp with
men at great expense to poor working
men, una prooaoiy with the intent to
crowd a reduction of ray o hard-working
miners, we ask the publication of the fore
going in your columns.
A Com ins Kvcnt.
The; Thanksgiving icception and ball,
under the aupice3 of Euruslde Post, G. A.
R, Thursday evening, November 30,
promises to be one of the most rccheiche
social events of the season. The commit
tee of nrrangeinents, cons'sllng of Messrs.
W. II. Bcainaus, A. II. Stcbbins, Frank S.
Earle, J. II. Campbell and Dr. II. M. Mat
thews, are busily engaged completing the
details, and "no effort will be spared to
make it a must enjoyable affair to all who
are fortunate enough to be favored with
an invitation. A large number of invita
tions have already been issued, and the
society of Tombstone and adjacent towns
will n doubt be fully represented.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
Red clover thrives kuxurianily in Aii-
aoua.
GiU county gave Oury 78 majority m1
Ilorton 37.
Snow is on the Pinal mountains, in plain
view of Globe.
There :.ro ti.t trio prisoners in tho Mari
cop county jail.
All kinds of skilled awl unskilled labor
is in good demand at Globe.
Travel over the' Southern Pacific nad is
said to be rapidly increasing.
Tucson clauiots for a-paper mi'l; like
wise a mining and stock exchange.
Sol Barth has been elected to the tcrri
toilal council fiom Apache county.
The mail mute between Fort Thomas
and Fort Apache, has been discontinued.
An excursion to Guaymas will be given
some time this month by the Santa Fc
road.
Judge Pinney has purchased a farm near
Phcnix and proposes to ftect a residence
thereon.
E. Downer has recently been appointed
post'na6ter at Greatcrville, in the Santa
Rita mountains.
Two hundred wagons are reported on
the road from Willcox to Globe, freighted
with coke and merchandise.
Bremen's saw-mill has been forced to
stop work in consequence ot toe ncavy
fall of snow on Pinal mountain.
Dr. Pool is manufacturing sirup from
cane raised in the Santa Cruz valley. It
is said to be of excellent quality.
Ico was to he found in considerable
quantities on Sunday morning, on still
ponds of water in and aiouiul Phcnix'.
Jim McClintock, the stage driver, who
was shot by Agent Conlson at Gillette a
few days ago, is now on a fair load to re
covery, The main shaft of the Mack Morris
mine, in Gila county, is down 785 feet. It
i one of the deepest, shafts in the terri
tory. The Prescott Courier charges that 75
votes were given for Poiter at Holhrook,
in Apache county, whcie only 40 were
registered.
It is reported that United Slates District
Attorney Zabriskio has been called to
Washington to assist the prosecution in
the slar-'.oute cases.
"Thomas Newlaud, of Graham county,
has already branded 400 calves this season,
and will probably brand 80 more between
now and Junuaiy.
The races at the Prescott (hiving p;rk
will commence December 5 and continue
four dajs. Nearly all the territorial
flyers will be in attendance.
Hon. John Inland, formerly of the su
preme bench of Texas, has been elected
governor of that state. He is an uncle of
Moye Wicks, of Tucson.
The Bello and Belle Extension mines,
situated near the luud of Bigbug cicek,
Yavapai county, were recently sold to a
Boston company for $73,000.
'Ihe'Old Dominion company shipp'ed
last week 10,0000 pounds of copper bul
liol'. The company's total product to
date is 1,000,000 pounds, valued at $240,
000. Arizoua butchers have lately been send
ing agents into Saa Bernardino count) to
purchase sheep and cattlo, but the supply
there is hardly suillcitnt for the local de
mund. Rev. J. F. Berry, of Tucson, will soon
begin the publication of the Arizona Quar
terly, a handsome magazine of some
thirty pages, devoted to the material and
social interests of the territory.
Colonel Sykes is hard at work on his
Tucscn and Calabasas railroad project.
He calculates to have everything in read
iness to break giouud by January 1, 1883.
Wells, Fargo & Co. have established
their offices along the line of the Sonora
reilroad, and arc now selling franked en
velopes over their California a'nd Mexican
coast routes. ,
It is reported upon good authority that
department headquarters will be removed
to Fort Grant just as soon as the nccetsary
buildmcs can be erected to accommodate
the various officers.
Frank Purce.la, one of the early settlers
o Phenix and widely known throughout
the territory, died on the 12ih instant. He
had been sick for several months, but was
not confined to his loom until recently.
There arc lots of lish at Phenix, but the
people complain that the Indians catch
them by discharging giant cartridges in
Salt river, which kill both large and
small fishes, rnd will not leave any o' the
finny tribe for the next generation's break
fast.
The Omaha Smelling and Refining Co.
arc putting up smelling w oiks in Mojave
county. The machinery is on the ground,
and in a few days will be up and ready for
work. A new town has been laid outnear
Bcalc Spring called Kingman, where these
works arc being creeled.
The fare on the New Mexico & Arizona
railroad from Benson to the line of Mex
ico is ten cents a mile, and from the Mex
ican line to Guaymas three cents a mile.
The difference is supposed to be induced
bv the higher type of civilization on the
Unitsd States side of the line.
A Ilcnvs' I'u 1.
Some of our freighters have hilherio in
dulgcd in boasts of the immense lo.ul
hauled by their teams. The appended
flgutes give the weight of a load or ore
hauled from the mine to tho Gird mill on
Thursday by one of James Carr's lG-mulc
teams, driven by Geo.-gc Plant. It should
be rememfjered that the road Is one of the
heaviest leading into Tombstone, and the
same team could, wilh tqual ease, have
hauled five or six tons more over almost
any oilier road. Following are the figures
as given by Ihe company's weigher:
Grots. Taie. Ket.
W'aon No. 1 29.8S0 6,830 2.1,03)
Wa-on No. 2 20,500 , S.Kl 15,350
Wf;on No, 8 M.6T0 4.'M0 14,470
Totals ,.. 69,030 16,200 K.S50
The net weight gives an average of
something over ;a ton and a half to the
anlmul, and the load was hauled the entire
distance without dropping the trail wagon.
Can anyof our freighters beat this itconl?
The Voteoravapai.
Tho resullsof the election in Yavapai, as
compiled from the returns published in the
Courier of the 13th Inst., arc as follows:
Delegate Majority for Oury 37.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Majority for Davis 00.
Council -Majoi ily for Mssterson 45, for
Goldwater 49, for Sullivan 1, for Wells 128
three democrats and one republican.
House Majority for Rowc 02, for Con
neil 23, for Allen 13, for Taylor 210, for
McCallum 57, for Thorne 33, tor Randall
09, for Gobin 08 six democrats and two
republicans.
Sheriff Majority for Hinkle (D) 5G.
Recorder Majority for Caitter (D) 52,
County Treasurer Majority for Cook
(D)95.
District Attorney Majority for Rush
(I)) 141.
Probite Judge Majority for Wade
(D) 4.
Public Administrator Majority for
Rutherford (D) 50.
Supervisors Majoiity for Hutchinson
(D) 173, for Meyers (D) 27.
l'lnnl County Election.
Tne following olliccis were elected at
the recent election:
Council J. W. Davis.
House J. W. Anderson.
Supei visors J rcob Suter, Jere Fryer.
Sheiiff A. J. Doian.
Treasurer W. Dempscy.
Piobalc Judge) J- T. Bartleson.
Recorder II. 'lhomas.
District Attorney J. Hardcsty.
Public Administrator II. Schoshiuen.
Coroner Zubrod.
Justices W. II. Benson, L. C. Watson,
P. C. Warner.
Constable K. K. Kenedy.,
Congress Oury, majority about 200.
Klcrtlon In Uraliam County.
The Graham County News publishes
full leturna from that county. Oury has
151 majority over Porter, Hoiton 218, Bo
Ian 306) Solomon 105, Stevens 157 Soleido
134, 1. E. Solomon 157, Hyatt and Patter
son 509 each. Franklin and Pomeroy are
elected supervisors by 100 majority; J.
Btevcns beat Wcech 20 votes, and Sayre
has a majority over Ming of 32. Total
vote polled, 017.
m m
Accidental Death.
G. Renacco, commonly known as
"Italian Joe," who was brought in fiom
the Dragoons Thursday morning, died
yesterday forenoon at the county hospital.
Coroner Matthews held an inquest on the
body, which was interred in the evening.
The injuries which caused his death were
received by.falling over a precipice. He
was working near the brow of a cliff, when
he missed his footing and fell, his head
coming in contact with a rock and frac
turing his skull. A veidict of accidental
death was returned.
The Weather.
About every other man one meets greets
you with the remark "Splendid weather,
isn't it?" Of course it'sjsplendid weather.
One would not say so if it were otherwhe,
and we dansay it's much better than we
deserve. Far away to the cast and north
of us the mountain tops are covered with
snow, and the blasts that come breaking
down tho canyons would shame a bronco
on a down urade with a loose switch about
his flanks. Certainly we can't see the snow
capped hills, and wc don't hanker to, nor
have our eais bitten by the chilly wind,
but all the same we know it's there. It
always is in the north, and the air which
comes from there has a frigidity about it
that reminds one of an ice cream freezer
or the feelings of a republican candidate.
When we think of those tilings we are re
minded ol the weather here. I never gets
too wet to rade nor too cold to freeze. A
man doesn't have to wear a horse blanket
on his nose nor a wagon cover oyer his
cars. He just sloshes around in the mud
and slush unsil he looks like a last spring
'dobe, and if he tries to brace the bar
keeper he gets the usual discounl,too. But
for all that, it is a fine, large country with
a decided tendency to run to waste rock.
Trouble for the ;aelil Company.
The judge of the "first instance" of
Arispe, Sonora, writes under his official
seal, to Mr. Antonio V. Lomeli, Mexican
consul iu Tucson, stating that Messrs. Bar
nett & Block had, thiough their attorney,
Leonardo Gome, commenced suit against
the Gachl Mining company for the sum of
$4,428.70 in payment of a debt slid to have
been contracted on the 5th day of January
last. The judge, Jesus Aguirre, has is
sued his summonses for the company,
through their repiesenlative, to appear be
fore him and make answer to said suit.
The time to appear being set at six months,
dating lrom November 2, 1882. In view
of no response being made by the com-
pany the judge has appointed Mr. Jose
Ma. Guvlra to look after their interests.
In the meantime the property has been at
tached and assigned to a keeper, pending
the settlement of the claim. The Gachi
company is an American company, and P.
II. Garbcr, well-kno.vn in Tombilonc, is
superintendent.
The Tocson Jail llrcakrrs.
Edtou EriTArji : T. J. Hazen, a farmer
living in Apache county, was here at the
post this week. He is a perfectly
truthful and reliable man, as nil his ac
quaintances say. While heie he slated on
tho 7th instant three men rode up to his
place, which is about twenty miles from
Fort Apache and asked him if he had any
barley to sell. He iccognizca one of them
as John Mpuihy, one of the murderers of
Levy, who escaped from jail at Tucson
some time ago. Murphy also recognized
him at the same lime, and stated that his
companions wctc Moyer and Gibson.
Murphy said they were camped in an inac
cessible portion of the White Mountains,
where they intended to remain for some
time, until they heard from fiicnds in
Tucson, who were trying to "square" the
matter so they could go back. Hazcn
a3ked Murphy what he would do in case
his friends did not succeed in fixing things
with the authorities. Murphy replied that
then "hell would pop." He said thej did
not consider they had committed any
crime, and if they were to be treated as
outlaws and hunted from the country they
would make their enemies suffer for it.
He added, "Wc three are about as hard a
game as you can find anywhere, and if we
arc driven to desperation we will kick up
the d est muss ever raised iu Arizona."
Mr. nazen said the men were mounted on
good horses, and had several pack animals.
They were armed with Winchesters and
revolvers. Murphy told aim he knew
every foot of tl rrutctry, as he had
scouted lhro;;ou u aii cars before. Mr.
Hazcn is confident the men arc all in that
vicinity, and likely to remain there for
some time. J. C. S.
FoitT GriAKT, Nov. 15.
Jail Delivery at Kl l'n.
A jail delivery took place at El ! nso en
Tuesday night by which five prisoueis re
gained their liberty. Casey, one of the es
caped Tucson prisoners, whose arrest at id
Paso was reported some days ago, was
amongst the number. He and another
man were chained to a rock weighing 200
pounds, which they took off with them.
They were captured after awhile ind again
imprisoned. Early on Monday morning
they succeeded in filing their chains, and
this time made good their escape. Casey
was being kept at the jail until Sheriff
Paul, who has gone to Chihuahua, could
return. It is said that Casey has been
heard of following the railroad track to
ward Chihuahua on foot.
1'nK'cil in Ills Cheek.
The "wickedest paper" on tho coast, the
Stock Exchange, says of our late tragedy:
"Billy the Kid has at last passed in his
checks and yielded his pure soul, etc.
Billy was the last of the cowboys, and had
a passing acquaintance with many ot our
San Francisco mining men, who were
called to Arizona on business. Oae of
them he kept dancing at the muzzle of his
pistol for ten minutes, and another, a gen
tleman connected with a city journal, still
ptescrves iu his private museum a hat per.
foratcd by a bulldt from William's gun.
The Kid lies now in the kindly shadow of
the cactus brush where the tarantula and
Gila monster will blend their mournful
voices in a dirge over his untimely grave."
A Sew Way of l'roHpcctlnR.
A party of gentleman from Chicago,
consisting of Colonels Wm. L. Barnum,
George W.IIuddlestonand J. S. Hall, have
been scouring over the hills in the neigh
borhood of Tombstone for the last week
in company with Mr. Al Peck, of Denver,
Colorado, who has been employed by the
first named gentleman to ascertain with
his well-kiiowii divining rod where min
eral lies. By the prediction or the divin
ing rod the great fissure or the Contention
and Goodenough is coming together at a
depth of 700 fctt at the south end of the
Silver Belt mine. There is also a large
body of ore southeast of the Grand Cen
tral and a very large deposit of ore in the
Ilardscrabblc mine.
Htnlun Xcar AJax Hill.
A rich strike was made yesterday in the
Bangor mine, situated in the vicinity of
Ajar hill, about two miles south of town.
The strike was made at a depth of filty
feet, and consists of a 20-inch streak of
gray carbonates. Average specimens or
the ore were brought to town last night,
and assays will he made to ascertain its
value, although the appearance of the rock
is sufficient to convince even a novice in
such matleis that it will run very high,
probably upwards of $300 to the ton. The
Bangor is the properly of Messrs. Marsh,
Bronk and Woods, and these gentlemen
are to he congratulated on the rich strike,
which bids fair to reward them well for
the capital and labor invested.
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Tho Next Legislature.
The following is the list of representatives-elect
to (he next Arizona legislatuic,
Apache and Mohave to hear from :
COUKCIL.
Cochise Jointly with Graham, P. J.
Bolan, Dem.; E. 11. Wiley, Rep.
Pima Jointly with Pinal, J. W. Davis,
Rep.; J. F. ICuapp, Rep.j F. G. Hughes,
Dem.
Maricopa Jointly with Gila, A. D.
Lemon, Dem.
Yavapai Murat Masterson, Morris
Goldwater, J. W. Sullivan, Dems.; Ed.
Wells, Rep.
LOWER HOUSE.
Cochise D. K. Wardwell, Dem.; J. F.
Duncan, Dem.; W. fl. Savage, Rep.
Pima Moye Wicks, Dem.; R. C. Brovtn,
Rep., J. H. Fawcctt, Rep.; D. Snyder,
Rep.; E. B. Gifford, Rep.
Yuma J. W. Dorrington, Rep.
Gila W. Graves, Dem.
Pinal J. W. Andersen, Dem.
Maricopa J. J Holcomb, Dem.; J.
btmson, Uep.
Yavapai W. A. Rowe, Robert Conncll,
Alfred Allen, Charles Taylor, N. McCol
lum, D. C. Thorne, Dems. ; E. L. Gobin
and J. L. Hall, Rcp
Graham A. Solomon, Dem.
NEW MEXICO ITEMS.
Albuquerque is to have an election con
test.
The telephone exchange has been re
moved from Santa Fe.
A large railroad eating house is to be
erected at San Marcial.
Grafton, in the Black Range country, in
dulges in $300 foot-races.
Gov. Sheldcn has one of the largest
dairy farms in the state of Ohio.
Five thousand dollars' worth of San
Marcial lots have been sold in Santa Fe.
The grading on the Silver City and
Dcming road will be finished in four
weeks.
The windwork of a bridge across the
Rio Grande is being done at bocorro.
The bridge across the Rio Grande at
Albuquerque has been completed.
Hostile Indians are reported to be on
the Uila, tourtecn miles below lilcmond.
It is positively asserted that Geo. D.
Huberts has sold all his interest in Sierra
mines.
An old Spanish mine has been recently
discovered near Rincon. It is reported to
be very ricn.
It is stated that Kingston, the new town
in Pcrcha district, is depopulating Lake
Valley.
Colfax county has a mining boom. Re
ported rich discoveries have recently been
madouear Raton.
The Texas, Santa Fe and Northern rail,
way will be open for busiaess on the 1st of
February next.
The. In-iian school at Albuquerque
claims as large attendance as any similar
Institution in the United States.
Over a half million dollars in. bullion
have been shipped from Lak Valley since
the starting of the mill at that place.
One-fonrth of one per cent of all the
taxes iu New Mexico are laid aside for
school purposes, yet Socorro couply has
not ou3 public school building.
It is staled that nowhere on the conti
nent, except in Pennsylvania, has -there
been discovered such an extensive coal
field at tint at Ccrrillos.
SNOWED UNDER.
Editor Sje Moralises on Election.
We have met the enemy and we are
his'n. We have made our remarks and
we are now ready to hear the gentleman
from New York. We could have dug out,
perhaps, and explained about New York,
but when almost every state in the union
rose up and made certain statements yes
terday, we found that the job ot explaining
this matter thoroughly would be wearisome
andjrequire a great deal of time.
We do not blame the democracy for
this. We are a little surprised, however,
and grieved. It will interfere with our
wardrobe this winter. With an overcoat
on Wyoming, a plug hat on Iowa, a pair
of pantaloons on Pennsylvania and boots
on the general result, it looks as though
we would go through the winter wrapped
in a bed quilt and profound meditation.
We intended to publish an extra this
morning, but the news is of such a char
acter that we thought we would get along
without it. What was the use of publish
ing an extra with a republican majority
only in Red Suites ?
The cause of this great democratic
frcshit in New Yerk yesterday but why
go into details, we all have an idea why ft
was so. The number of votes would seem
to indicate that there was a tendency to
democracy throughout the state.
Now in Pennsylvania, if you will look
over the returns carefully but why should
we take up your valuable time in offering
an explanation or a political matter of the
past.
Under the circumstances some would go
and'yicld to the soothing influences of the
maddening bowl, but we do not advise
that. It would only furnish temporary
relief, and the recoil would be unpleasant.
We resume our arduous duties wilh a
feeling of extreme ennui, and with that
sense of surprise and astonishment that a
man does who has had a large brick block
fall on him when he was not expecting it.
Although we feel a little lonely to-day
haying met but a lew Republicans on the
street, who wcic obliged to come out and
do their marketing wo still hope for the
future.
The giand old Republican party but
that's what wc said last week. It sounds
hollow now and meaningless, somehow,
because our voice is a little hoarse, and we
are snowed under so deep that ft is dim
cult for us to enunciate.
Now about those bets. If the parties to
whom we owo bets and we owe most ev
erybodywill just agree to take the stakes
and not go Into details, not stop to ask us
about the state of our mind, and talk about
how it was done, we don't care. We don't
wish to have this thing explained at all.
Wc are not of an inquiring turn of mind.
Just plain facts are good enough for as,
without any harrowing details. In the
mean time we are going to work to get
some more money to bet on the next elec
tion. Judge Folgcr and others, come over
and sec us when you have time, and we
will talk this matter over. Mr. B. Butler,
we wish we had your longevity. With a
robust constitution, we find that most any
man cr.n wear out cruel fate and get there
at last. We do not feel so angry as wt do
grieved and surprised. We are pained to
see the American people thus betray our
confidence, and throw a large wardrobe
into the hands or a relentless foe.
.Mining experts.
Professor Win. F. Blake Arrived here
yesterday and starts in the morning for
Bisb:e, where he goes in the Interest of
Copper Queen company, in their foith
ciming lawsuit with the Copper Prince.
Professor Blake's seiviccs were of great
service to the Contention company in the
lawsuit with the Head Center company and
his interesting notes and theories on the
mines of Tombstone, which appeared in
the Engineering Journal of May last, are
well, known. The Copper Prince has se
cured the services of a Mr. Rolker a grad
uate of Columbia College, and until lately
superintendent of the Crysolite mine, Col
orado. This gentleman arrived here with Pro
fessor Blake and left for Bisbee yesterday.
This lawsuit between the Copper Queen
and Copper Prince bidi fair to be the event
of the present term of court.
A counterfeit dollar is said to be exten
sively circulated in the west. The coin is
very heavily plated, resists acid tests un
less deepty cut, has an exact ring and
weight. The counterfeit is considered the
most dangerous which has yet appeared.
So far, none have been heard of in Tomb
stone. Dodie Items.
Free Press,
A. I. Weiler. formerly of Bodic, isdoiug
well up in Portland.
Alex Stewart has a drug store in Seattle
and he likes his new location.
The Sonora Pass is almost blockaded.
It is not sale to attempt the trip at tho
present time.
II. L. Childs came very near perishing
in a snow storm a few days ago. He was
on his way from Yosemiic to Tioga, when
a snow storm came up. Mr. Childs was
out five days and nights without food or
covering.
The verdict of the coroner's jury in the
case of Hans Christensen, was to the effect
that deceased came to his death from the
effects of a gunshot wound inflicted by
James Wales. Wales wa arrestesl and
placed under $1,000 bonds by Justice Phle
gar. "There arc two tickets in the field lor
chief engineer and two assiitant engineers.
On one ticket are the names of James
Sumner tor chief engineer, Sam William
son for first assistant and George Carder
for second assistant. The other ticket is
represented by John Kehoe as chief, Simon
Ryan as first assistant and J. W. Kingsley
as second assistant.
Thanksgiving l'rorlasnatlon.
Territory of Arizona, Executive
Department: In pursuance ot a time
honored custom, and the recommendation
of his excellency, the president of the
United States, I appoint Thursday, No
vember 30, 1882, as a day for special
thanksgiving.
The citizens of the territory arc earn,
cstly requested to abstain from their usual
pursuits, and In public as well as privately
give thanks that odr industries have been
so generously rewarded the past year;
that an abundant harvest has been gath
ered; that the herds that graze in our val.
leys and over the hills have been free from
disease and gieatly increased in numbers;
that the mines have yielded vast treasures;
that neither hurricane, tornado, lamine or
pestilence has visited us; that the air has
been pure and the rains abundant; that the
enterprises for the development of our
resources have rapidly progressed; that
railroads have been completed, whereby
the east and west have been more closely
united; that the interests of education
have been zealously fostered, morality
promoted and peace, law and good Jorder
generally prevail.
In observing this day, let us not forget
to show sympathy for the afllicted and te
Ileve the distresses of those in our midst.
Done at Prescott, this tenth day of No
vember, 1882. F. A. TRITLE, Governor.
H. M. Van Arman, Secretary of Terri
tory. By F. S. Ikoalls, Assistant Secretary.