he  right  shouldei 
blade,  the  second  shot  struck  him  in  the  center 
of  the  chest  and  came  out  in  the  back,  his  third 
shot  missed  Esty.  Esty  shot  three  times,  some 
say  he  fired  four.  Parks  went  to  Solomonville 
and  gave  himself  up.  The  jury  pronounced  it 
justifiable  homicide.

( 47  )W.  J.  Foley  called  on  the  Enterprise  Satur- 
day last  in  answer  to  the  query  as  to  the  tur- 
quoise mine  of  Grant  county.  He  stated  that 
some  months  ago  he  had  a letter  from  a firm 
trading  with  the  Navajo  Indians,  stating  that 
the  Indians  claimed  there  were  turquoise  mines 
near  Silver  City,  which  many  years  ago  had 
been  worked  in  an  extensive  though  primitive 
manner.  Mr.  Foley  commenced  inquiring  and 
finally  approached  John  Coleman  on  the  matter, 
who  informed  him  that  he  knew  where  the  tur- 
quoise mines  were,  having  found  them  while 
prospecting  in  the  Burros  in  1875.  Mr.  Coleman 
also  called  on  the  Enterprise  and  stated  that 
the  mines  must  have  been  worked  hundreds  of 
years  ago,  as  good  sized  trees  have  since  grown 
up  in  the  old  workings.  When  the  mines  were 
first  discovered  by  Mr.  Coleman  he  was  of  the 
impression  that  they  were  placer  mines,  but 
careful  prospecting  developed  the  fact  that  the 
mines  had  been  worked  for  turquoise,  and  many 
small  specimens  were  picked  out  of  the  work- 
ings.

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the  old  workings.  When  the  mines  were 
first  discovered  by  Mr.  Coleman  he  was  of  the 
impression  that  they  were  placer  mines,  but 
careful  prospecting  developed  the  fact  that  the 
mines  had  been  worked  for  turquoise,  and  many 
small  specimens  were  picked  out  of  the  work- 
ings. The  mines  give  indication  of  being  worked 
before  powder  or  iron  implements  came  into 
use,  which  would  indicate  that  they  had  been 
worked  and  probably  abandoned  before  the 
Spanish  explorers,  those  men  of  iron,  discovered 
this  country,  something  like  three  hundred  years 
ago.  The  mines  have  recently  been  located  by 
Messrs.  Foley  and  Coleman,  who  will  soon  pro- 
ceed to  do  more  or  less  development  on  the 
property.  Turquoise  is  also  found  in  the  Cow 
Springs  district.

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