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Newspaper
Florence Tribune
Location
Florence, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1899
Page
2
Florence Arizona October 1 issue discusses sixck renamed The Prospect, sympathy for Mark Smith, Republican stance on waterworks and land policy, praise for General Wilson's arid lands letter, Taft canal venture ideas, new mining exchange on Main Street, and immigration's impact on wealth and taxation.
The article discusses expansive government land available for settlement in Astroxa with millions irrigable by new reservoirs, then shifts to the Rey de Reyes Mining Property. D. F. Kelly, a Chicago financier, has acquired Daggerwell holdings and reports a large sulphide strike near the Gila River. Kelly favors individual capital and plans camps, with a new railroad expected to pass the Dagger Well.
The Board of Supervisors of Pinal County Arizona meets with full attendance to review yesterday’s proceedings. J. P. Mayhew and W. F. Price are named to examine the Florence to Mineral Creek road, while Mesdames Torres and Soto request higher maintenance allowances, and warrants are discussed for salary payments and bond defaults.
The board approves a 5.45 mill levy per 100 valuation for territorial and county purposes for 1899, funds allocated to county indebtedness schools and general funds, and authorizes repairs to roads and a publication abstract to reduce costs. Also notes the return of public records and the 1899 duplicate tally. Mrs. Mark A. Smith dies in Tucson after long illness, born 1883, married 1886 in Tombstone, no children, grief heavy on Mr. Smith. Mammoth mill expansion progresses with stone foundations and heavy timber shipments. Nogales hotel figure Col. Robert Williams travels to Arkansas hot springs for rheumatism.
Albert Jennings a long time Provenco and Globe resident and Minas Prietas engineer vanished after leaving for work on October 6. His wife and child arrived in Nogales seeking the missing husband and father. Nogales Vidette reports the search and a separate ad seeks twenty freight teams to haul ore from Cass Grande to the Ray mine at twelve dollars per ton with steady work through Shields & Prive in Florence.
Property listing describes a one hundred sixty acre pre emption claim and an adjoining eighty acre homestead with river frontage, fences, wells, buildings, and irrigation potential. Includes grist mill, granaries, and a well supplied dwelling. Also notes extensive alfalfa yield and multiple crops per year. Public notice issued by Brady and Wardwell detailing sale terms and location at Maricopa freight depot.
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