Salt River Herald, 1878-08-31

The ffovernor has appointed" Hon. Saturnino B.tcca as a com commissioner - missioner commissioner of Lincoln county in place of William Dowlin rcsirued. The oldest inhabitant pronounces this the hottest summer known in New Mexico for many years the the-nights - nights the-nights have been nearly as warm as ordinary summer nights in the States. A party of armed men attacked: the Mescalero Apache Agency near Fort Stanton, N, M., on the 5t!t inst, says the Las Vegas Gaz'ttc and stole all the horses at the agencr, a-jl killed the Agent and chief clerk. According to the Messilla In Je Je-pendent - pendent Je-pendent that valley has been visi visi-itcd - itcd visi-itcd this season by a series of un unusual - usual unusual wind and hail storms, which have done great damage to the crops and vineyards. Silver city Herald: On the ltlh inst while a hearder was in camp at Soledail Canyon he was called upon by a visitor, who" after partaking of a meal, attempted to take the gun of his host. In the attempt the visi visitor - tor visitor was shot and killed, but not un until - til until after having given a severe knife wound to the other party. The herder has given himself up to th authorities. We learn from authority that can cannot - not cannot be be questioned, says the Las Vegas Gazette, that the Denver and Rio Grande railroad have raisd fund nearly sufficient to build the ex extension - tension extension So Albu'pierqne. Five hundred thousand dollars we-rcr raised in Kngland some two months ago, and $170,000 more arc re required, - quired, required, of which amount the larger portion has been raised. This road will leave Santa Fe some thirty miles to one side, unless a deviation from the contemplated route is made in favor of Santa l'e. Los Angeles Herald: From a. gentleman who has lately arrived in Los Angeles from Arizona wc learn hat the mining prospects in that Territory are excellent. The onlv iuipedimcnts to heavy and satisfac satisfactory - tory satisfactory developments are the delayed railroad construction and tho pauci paucity - ty paucity of capital. In his opinion this is the golden time for investment there. There are in Arizona thous ands of mines which can be obtained i f0r a mere gonjr. which are tles'.ined I in the near future to enrich their fortunate owners beyond the dreams of avarice. Many claims can now be obtained for a few thousand dol dollars - lars dollars which, when Stanford and Scott shall have f panned tua Tcrritorv Tcrritorv-with - with Tcrritorv-with steel rails, will rule away up in the thousands, perhaps millions. Prospectors who have tramped over California and Nevada, without re result, - sult, result, are missing the opportnuiiic of their lives, if they can command a little capital in not hieing them to the mining " fresh fields and pas pastures - tures pastures new" of Arizona. GoVEKXJIKXT II.VV PRrCSSIXG IS. Exoiaxd. The Englisli govern government - ment government docs not appear to be satisfied with the density obtained by ordi ordinary - nary ordinary hay presses. AVc read that the plant of hay pressing machinery which has been in course of crec.tioit for some time past iu Iioyal Dock Dockyard - yard Dockyard at Woolwich, was officially tested on the 20th ulf., and it was found that, with the aid of this ma machinery, - chinery, machinery, which is worked by hy hydraulic - draulic hydraulic power, three ordinary trus trusses - ses trusses of hay can readily be compress compressed - ed compressed into a somewhat smaller bulk than that of one single truss in the space of threo-quarters of a minute mm A"f -it'1 no less than two tons on the s-piaro- inch, aud so powerful u the plant mZ Z TJTTl JJl tr.ll.il llllll 111V. LUIUj'U vi Ulll and the machinery is capable of' turning out 300 tons of compressed hay per week, or doublo that amomnt if working day and night- Tho following from an exchaugo is downright mean, and wc only give it spaec to show the cussed cussed-luss - luss cussed-luss of some newspaper wen. No No-lady - lady No-lady ought to read it: 'sun prtoj pne u.op opisdn t lunj jti.tt jodud Fttn spiKH o;pvv U.ttO) OIJ ui iH'inon Ajoa JbMJ, JT!Op OJHM V 10q 0. 0"A The American Iinister to Turv j key has sent the gunboat 'Dispatch m invrtlo-nto tlie rase of .n. Amrr- ;can .l(vfwiIO founded a missiona- , ry school in Thcssaly, and who is ( said to have been seriously molested ; Isy Ureoks. An eight' stamp quartz mill, miles from Sim Pcrnardino and the . property of Senator Jones was ; li'ely destroyed by fire. No uisur- , ance. 11 was not running at Itio ! time.

of Supervisors of Pinal county, says the Citisen : Mierilt isrady pre presented - sented presented an official Uond in the sum of $10,000 with Aaron Mason, Jose Guindaiti. and Manuel llamiroz as suiities, which was examined, ap approved - proved approved and ordered filed. The County Treasurer presented the Du Duplicate - plicate Duplicate Assessment Roll. The taxes amount in the aggregate on real and personal property to the sum of $15,449 07. At the rerj nest of the cx-Officio Tax Collector the Board allowed liim until the 9th day of September next, wherein to file his oflicial bond nssueh tax collector in the sum of of ?20,000. Brazelton the daring siagc robler was killed by the authorities three miles south of Tucson Monday Au August - gust August 19th. He had participated in nine, stage robberies in this territory and in Xew Mexico, three near Sil- i ver City, including the one at Cook's I Canon, two in northern Arizona. and four near Tucson, the most of which work he did alone. lie re resided - sided resided in Tucson for something over a year, and was employed in hauling hay, grain, wood, etc., for which his superior strength qualified him. L ite reports from the develop developments - ments developments going on in Tombstone Dis Dis-t - t Dis-t ict, in the S:n Pedro valley, are good, the Contention, recently bought by San Francisco parties for $10,000 could not be purchased j jor si iiait a million. Hie vein is ononed at. various nnint. for J00 feet. m-i, ,lr;;,vli ci1!lty ,1n. .-.Tv cct- 1S 111 s,x of ore without touching a wall, ine ore iroin tne bottom of this shaft assays over S1000 per ton, and other develop developments - ments developments niorctlu'.n maintain the repu reputation - tation reputation of the richness of the dis district. - trict. district. Wc take tho following from the Yuma Sentinel: Two prominent railroad men Uol. Hewitt, Super- ;willhc resumed within a couple of ! i Tliisj job omce is reported to be .....- ,. , ... r nnd mails on the 1 1th instant at Picauho. G. P. Gabriel of Silver King Is a candidate for Sheriff, and V, P. Massolftte fur Treasurer of Pinal county. Picket Post has been visited by a severe storm, was done. Much damage, . Los AngckiJ nUicmn As an ;-.,, f the mineral wealth of Ar;zoua we wt.re yPSt(,r(iav inform- ' i t1,,f ,1 ,. fr, fl. riiftnti miv - . Sf) rk.h th.lt it ;s liaul(Jll by teams six huudred miles to the Penver and Kio (itaiule narrow gauge railroad, and then sent all the way to Daltiuiore, Md., for reduction, There ought to lie enterprise suffi- cient to bring ll;is ore to C'alilornia ! for reduction and for manufacture ' into the vario'is articles of necessity ! Jor w lncli tliis valuatiic metal is used.

Forth they sot :tt early morn, Happy in their hope, Adown ilic path and through the corn And hy a grassy slope ; Then o'er a stretch of clean sca-saud. And reached ajslippery pier; And the brotlwr raised his hand. And said, "We'll east lines here." And. oh, the tremor of her heart As tackle straight he set! She deemed her itrothcr had more art Thau any angler yet. And at each hilc she felt a glow (f pride, that made her speak In louder tones; there came a How Of blood to either cheek. At last a catch! the silvery sides Came twinkling o'er the pier She shrieked with joy; but soon the tides Of joy were changed to fear. As full she looked upon the thing That writhed before her eves. The heart felt for ils suffering, She burst in tears and sighs! And all her day was clounded dim With thoughts she could not speak: The voice was low: she stood by him, But pale was now her cheek. Her first glimpse oftheiiland pain That haunts the world, that day. Disturbed her heart, and ue're again Will she so gladly play. Ail. little maid, that mystery O'ershadowed all our work, And unto many, as to thee. Has turned the hriirht to dark. 110 In the Shade. j Oh, for a lodge in the garden of cu cumbers ! Oh, for an ieeburg or two at con control - trol control ! Oh, for a vale which at- midday the dew cumbers! Oh, for a pleasure trip up to the Pole ; Oh, for a little one-story thermometer. With nothiuir but zeros all ranged in a row! Oil, for a big double-barreled hy hydrometer, - drometer, hydrometer, To measure this moisture that rolls from mv brow ! Oh, thai this cold world were twenty tunes colder. (That's irony red-hot it secmeth to j me) : Oh, for a turn of its dreaded cold shoulder! Oil, what a comfort an ague would be! Oh, or a grotto to typify heaven. Scooped in a rock under cataract vast ! Oli, for a Winter of discontent even. Oh, for wet blankets jinlicious.lv ca.-t! Oh, for a soda fount spoutinsr up boldly ...in ii nut iami-in:-i nguiusi the hot skv ! un, tor u tou maiucn to iook on mc Freezing my soul with a glance of her eve ! ARIZONA ITKMS. Miner says : During the pres present - ent present month Yavapai county has been blessed with an abundance of mois moisture. - ture. moisture. More rain has fallen within the last 2j davs than during the

Now that the harvest is nearly over it is ascertain ascertained - ed ascertained beyond a peradventure that the wheat and barley crop in Salt Rivr Valley is large. The Gila Valley usually produces an enor enormous - mous enormous quantity of that grain but this j'car very little has been raised there, ow owing - ing owing to the lack of water for irrigation. The late abundant rains will insure fodder in the Northern part of the Territory but it has come to Izte for the corn, so that crop will be nearly a failure this )-ear. rrM i e iv it J.1U3 Stall OI aiiaiTS 111 8urrolinfinfr COUntlT Will . CI J glVC the fal'mCrS Of Sfllt Riyer Valley a market for aU thei r grain at remuner- atire prices. Barley has a)v;,Ilce1 a QlUirtCr and wheat half a cent since kar- vest began, with an up upward - ward upward tendency. E. IRVINE a GO, Who keep at their old stand on the west side of ; t Jj e j JaZU bdllg 111 UlllSOn : .j ,je?t interests of thc couutrV) continUe supply their patrons I with anything uuailv fOVLn, -m a" GENERAL MERCHANDISE ; , j JS V 0 1C at, tlio x-orv lowest ' liriCO llOSsiblo. They do L I not sell many times for cost but they sell at such a .small advance oncost that all who desire to purchase will find it to their advan tage to go thero and buy. Having purchased the en entire - tire entire stock of the late firm of A.M. Janes Sc Co., they are prepared to sell many things at San Francisco Prices. Buyers will do well to note this fact and call there and examine this stock before it is all gone, as there are bargains to bo had un undoubtedly. - doubtedly. undoubtedly. Powder, Fuse, nnd Caps for MIXERS,

Yuma Sentinel has the followiii"; Considerable amusement was afford afforded - ed afforded b' the precipitate manner in which "reformers" rushed to Col. E. K. Ilewett to disavow all feel feelings - ings feelings of hostility againft the South Southern - ern Southern l'acific l'ailroaa Company. Col. Ilewett came here on business of his company, but some vug inform informed - ed informed the "reformers'' that he had come to take a hand in the town clec'ion. Men who the week before were loud in denouncing the "soul "soulless - less "soulless corporation," and in demanding recover' of property stolen by them from the people, were the recdest in eating diity, humble pic, and made the strongest professions of loyalty and good will. What is there that a one-horse politician will not do ? Yuma politicians arc small po potatoes - tatoes potatoes to a corporation that deals chiefly with United States Senators and Congressmen. Imagine flies apologizing to a thick-skinned rhi rhi-noccrous, - noccrous, rhi-noccrous, and offering him their fiicudship nnd support. At the last meeting of the Board