Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-09-21


BACK MEMBERS OF the MINER are wanted. Persons
having such will be literally allowed for them If Lett al
this Office
CAPT JOHN Moss, Robert Hartshorne. Esq, and Mr.
Hughes arrived here on Friday evening last from Fort
Mobave.
We hear that Jack Swilling, Esq, has discovered
avery large and rich gold ledge about 10 miles east Of
Peoples ranch.
We are under obligations to Lieut.. Curtis, Quar-
termaser at Fort Whppe, for favors extended to this
Office.
1T will be observed that charge two bits ,ul
paper,l for single copies Of the MINER Compared
with anything else sold in Prescott it Is yet very
cheap
JuDGE ALLYN, OF the Second District IL in town.
and will it is said, hold the term of court directed by
the Governors proclamation 20 be opened here on the
9th instant.
Mr.. A. G. DUNN has large stock Of Pine hour,
also California -four, and provisions and goods gener-
ally, which he offers at fair prices. See his advertise
ment, and give him call.
Mr.. WILBUR CURTIS arrived with his pack train on
Sunday. He brought the goods from Williams Fork
which he left there when coming through with his wa
CONS about month since
PorAroEs AND ONIoNs-A good supply Of these
wholesome vegetables reached Prescott by Mr.. Hardys
wagons They sell at seventy-fve cents (paper) per
pound, and remind of civilization in all but the
price.
THE Governor has appointed William II. Hardy al
calde at Hardyve, and Samuel Todd. alcalde at No
have David z. Mitchell is made constable at Mohave,
and " Pard Pierce at Prescott in place of John l..
Forbes resigned.
ApoBEs.--Why wont some one who understands
making adobes begin their manufacture in Prescott
We shall want chimneys to our houses, and they
can be more neatly and cheapy built OF adoncs than
Of any material we have at hand.
MORE WELLs.-Several wells just completed in
Prescott supplied with abundance Of excellent
water and there would now seem to be no doubt as TO
securing water at any point at reasonable depth say
from twentyfre to fifty feet
TIE building TO be hired for the Legislature is near
ly ready 1t is large and comfortable, though plain in
its appointments. 1t is better house than that In
which the first Legislature of Colorado met and under
Z she circumstances all that could be asked for.
ARTRsIAN BoRERs.--We hear that L. C. Gray, Esq.
and Mr. Mccoy, are both TO bring artesan borers
from California upon the Ehrenburg road, from
La Paz to Weaver We hope they will furnish the de
sired wells and so give good road to La Paz.
81 CHIEF JUSTICE TURNER is expected back At an es!
= y day During his absence he has rendered the Ter
ritory signal service at Washington and elsewhere
We are directly indebted to him for the establishment
OF tine ma routes referred ~ in the MINER OF Angus
TO- and If service is not put upon them at once it vii
q be from lack Of exertion upon his part
% MEssRs PosrLR Bows Il Co. have taken up fol
ranching purposes the old site of Fort Whipple TIL,
ranch consists Of about Ave hundred acres. They
now cutting some hundred tons of hay, which the,
expect 10 offer for sale in Prescott this winter. Mex
season they will have under cultivation above two hun
i bred acres Of corn. wheat ETC.
Nj PHorocRAPHIsr.-Why don't some taker Of SUI
q pictures come TO PRESCOTT Our citizens want thu
beautiful part Of the country illustrated for the bench
Of the world. and not few Of them would like theI
own faces taken for the qualification Of the loved one
whom they have left behind A good artist would d.
good business.
H. To-Day we complete the publication Of Col. Wool
sey's official report The table OF distances which
gives is of especial value. In copying the report W
have called the Negita the Black river although ther
n is difference of opinion as to their identity fh
& Colonel thinks they are the same, and also sometime
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