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Mesa Free Press

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1893

Page

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Stafford's Magazine Offers One Dollar For Year plus 52 Novels

Stafford's Magazine in New York advertises a limited time deal: one dollar for a one year magazine subscription plus fifty two complete novels delivered weekly. Readers will receive a new complete novel by mail each week for a year and the magazine monthly, postpaid. Authors listed include Wilkie Collins Trollope Verne Besant and others.

Stafford New York Wilkie Collins Walter Besan Mrs. Oliphant Mary Cecil Hay Florence Marryat Anthony Trollope A.canan Doyle Miss Braddon Captain Marryat Miss Thackery Jules Verne

Silver purchase and mint price policy debated in House

Representative Lord leads a House resolution demanding Treasury explanation for not enforcing the Sherman silver purchase law. Critics say silver values are being depressed, citing mint practices and London quotes. The piece also notes potential Sonora coal discoveries and Arizona’s need for better transport links, including a navigable Colorado River to connect with California and global trade.

House Secretary of the Treasury London Perkins Washington Preston Ceal Sonora Arigona Colorado River Gulf of California Yuma Arizona

Governor Hughes Pushes to Hold Fort Bowie Abeyance Order

Reports from Washington state Governor Hughes pursues delaying the abandonment of Fort Bowie while Fort Huachuca remains key. The move aims to check renegade Indians and relieve the country of the Kid, with Southern Arizona urged to back his efforts for potential success and benefits to the region.

Phoenix Herald Washington Hughes Fort Bowie Fort Huachuca Arizona

Wasteful water use by Arizona irrigators noted

Oasis notes that Southern California treats water as precious, using cement-lined canals and buried pipes to cut evaporation, while Southern Arizona relies on open ditches with large waste, urging more careful, economical use akin to California practices.

Arizona California Oasis

The Man With Small Irrigated Farm The Source

A reflective group of lines extols the self sufficiency of a farmer with a small irrigated tract. The text argues such a farmer can endure financial panics by living on what he grows and selling surplus, claiming greater independence than others reliant on money.

Arizona gold mine boom meets silver coinage mood

The Enterprise notes Arizona recently reported many new gold mines and predicts only a tenth may mature into bonanzas. It argues prospective wealth spurs gold fever among prospectors, yet Arizonans broadly favor free coinage of silver.

Arizona

Resignation of Herbert Brown at Tucson land office

Herbert Brown, Register of the Tucson land office, telegraphed his resignation to Secretary Heke Smith on Tuesday. His retirement removes a hard to replace official, while Stockman notes Sulphur Spring valley grass stands four feet high, obscuring cattle from view in places.

Herbert Brown Register The Tucson Land Office Heke Smith Land Office Stockman Grase

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