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Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
oUARTZ MINING.

In some respects our people have a decided advantage in the time at which they begin their operations in quartz They are bring ing in mills when experience in California and Nevada has shown to manufacturers what is the best manner of machinery. They may avail themselves of all the modern i'm proyements. Again, they have before them the great mistakes made in California and Nevada in the method of organizing eompa- nies for mining purposes. In those States there is now prejudice against incorPora- ton, and it is undoubtedly we'll grounded. Upon this subject, late editorial in the Aitd Califorida has the following, after an allusion to the fact that not few men who have heretofore had ill-luck in quartz have gone back to mining with such stock of exTeri- cnce as will insure them success;
 alt is worthy of note, too, that the greater part of these enterprises are prosecuted with out the aid of any act of incorporation. The most successful arc more likely to shun pub licity of any sort. The work goes on, profits are divided among half dozen men, more or less, and the public hear little or nothing about it. The owners are content to prose cute their work iiii private ==y, bat n . way which turns out to be successful in many more instances than formerly"
 The feeling is largely in favor of gold quartz The expense of working in silver is so fnnch greater, and the labor 90 much more intricate that men of reasonable capital pre- fer it. In Central Arizona it would appear that our best quartz is gold bearing. The lodes or Lynx Creek, Big Bug and the Has sayampa are large and very promising. IT nearly every case where any amount of work has been done they are found to be we'll de fined, and to improve as they are sunk upon The mills here and on the way here are fol gold, and we can but believe that beginning operations at this time, with the benefits O large experience, and simplicity of or gznizAtion, our citizens will attain great sue cess. We have good hope that within sn short months the results of milling in thh district will be such as will surprise the out CT world, and to attract here large popula ton, and all the capital needed to a thorougt development of our mines and proper re ward of our patient and perseFering pioneers
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

march Let it be constantly borne in mind by the officers that ceaseless activity is a re- quisite to successfully fighting the Apache. He cannot bc subdued by building posts or slow movements incumbered with trains. The quick night march, with few provisions and single blanket, Is the telling manouvre, and the only one which will now insure sue. cess.
 Our people, so often disappointed in the past. 90 weary of the scourge which has de- lAyed the opening of the country, and made residence here alike dangerous and expensive, are not without hope that the present year if rightly improved by the military authori- ties, may witness the overthrow of the pow CT of the Apache to an extent thatwill drive those of the nation who survive the bullet tC accept reservation.
 If the method of warfare adopted by th' volunteers, and attended with such grea' success, is followed by all the troops; 1T tho field is constantly occupied and iightin: made the foremost business, the year vii certainly bear record of great progress in re moving the single formidable obstacle to th
 settlement and upbuiding of the Territory
 and the need of praise will not be withheld
 from those who have part in promptin
 such progress.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
TIE sEcnNn VETO.

Those who were not willing to think that President Johnson was to be blamed for yctoiDg the Freedman's Bu- rrau bill, will find no objection to his rejection of the Civil Rights bill. Many of those who denounced the first veto applaud the sec ond. and begin to believe the President not a traitor after all On this coast the CiV1 Rights bill was particularly objectionable in some of its features. The Sacramento Bee, which has proclaimed itself against the Pres ident, has the following
 "A most objectionable circumstance is the including of Chinamen, Indians, and all red, yellow and purple races in the enjoyment oi an the privileges accorded to the whites, m such manner as to reflect to the injury of certain of our adopted citizens, and herein is'iound the great stumbling block to the success of the bill. Its opponents, many oi them, insist that it was intentionally and ex- pressly SO worded in order to make it anulli- l ty, and insure defeat for, obviously, the clN- ! illed mind must undergo years oi prepara- ' ton and training before it can submit to the ! idea of being classed on footing oi perfect equality with every digger, coolie and mis- ccllaneous gipsy yagabond who may feel im- pelled to make our shores his home
 Throughout the East the feeling of conf dencc in the Presidents patriotism and tidel- fly to the whole country and people E gain ing strength. There is already marked reaction in sentiment upon his yetoes.
 The New York Commercial 4drert5er, |
 thorough going Union and Republican paper
 expresses warm disapproyal of the undigni
 fed terms in which the Radical press dea
 with the President, veto message. Tn
 Commercial says:
 " Not satisfied with open charges of dis
 graceful nature, they deal largely in inuendo
 which they cannot and dare not back up b.
 proof There was DO real reason for any con tiict between the President and the majorit of Congress. If his arguments are weak le 3 them be answered. If be vctoes bill whic , he cannot approve, let them frame law
 which he will assent. But in no event, fu
 the honor and credit of the country, and fl
 their own self respect. should they indulge i - the coarse and unsecmly yitaperation whic
 characterize them. Thi. is a day when cali p and dispassionate craftsmanship is requiTe'
 and when the terrible evils of war are to ! , corrected. War Is SO utterly wicked that | leaves only evil in is trail and it Is far mol e difficult 10 find the way out of the meshes e which ho-tihties involve State, than it Is
 conduct the measures of a war policy.
 few days of reflection has given time for Ia n sion to cool, and the duty of the present hol n should suggest to the representatives of q e people the necessity of engaging heartily ar 1. honestly in the work of restoration. If Ia , ty could be forgotten, there would be inn
 diate hope Must we forever have the mea C. ures of legislation dependent upon the nece D, sities of mere party politics ? i"
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
AIRRYIS InrRNEY.

The journal of F. x. Aubry, which was printed in full in the last issue of the MINER, is not only illustrative of the daring nature of the man but of the wealth of the country through which he passed, and its pract'cabil- ity as a route for the Pacific Railroad
 So nearly as we can make it out, Aubry crossed the Colorado near Williams Fork, and passed eastward in line with Prescott, or even further north He must be ac- counted the first modern explorer who pene- trzted this particular and promising part of Arizona. His observations fully sustain the traditional Indian reports of the gold; he actually saw, as we have seen, the gold bull lets, and found the savages rich in the pre- cious metal. Being familiar with the south ern CT Gila route for a railroad, be felt anx ious to know the proposed 3jth parallel or ait,iI,isT,i,ss route, ahd he considered i;, ;o Ilse his own words, every way practicable, and with the additional advantage of being more central and serviceable to the Union. He refers to many of the favorable features NulNA uNtiN APPu " Npl'A-A "AhANt 7'A { in his article some months since published ir the MINrR. He refers particularly to tn, presence of timber. In one day, he says he saw timber enough to build rail road from the Eastern States to the Pacific
 The practicability of a route on the 3jth or between the 34th and 35th parallels, is il our judgment entirely settled, and we ar glad to see that Congress is favoring th companies formed to operate upon it. I would be well to encourage the establish ment of coach lines that the travelling pub lie may become familiar with the route.
 That Albuquerque should be the terEninu of the railroad on the Rio Grande is general ly conceded, but there is rivalry betwee Wilmington and San Diego for the Pacifi terminus, which may lead to hard feeling am delay the great enterprise. We hope th people of California will come to an amicabl understanding on this matter, and do all il their power to hasten the construction of tn road. Whatever part of Arizona 1t crosse we are sure it will be more feasible and sue ! cessful than by any line north of the Terri ! tory.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

read with pleasure that the Episcopal Con vehtion in session in Philadelphia, had as- signed bishop to Arizona. We hoPe t may be true, although wc have nc Tredilecticn for the Episcopal faith over that of any eyangel- ical denomination. We think, howeyer, that it is simply diseraceful to the times in which we live that go large community as we have in Prescott and vicinity, should be wholly without church organization cr religious teacher. The heathen of Central India are not more unobserysnt of the worship Of the living God, and the Sabbath is not more gen erally disregarded in infidel France. Re spect for the precepts of the good mothers we have left behind us, for the lessons of the holy book in which they first taught oul lisping tongues, and above all, reverence io'
 the divine author of that book, to whom VI
 are indebted for manifold blessings, should prompt Us to lose no time in periecting church organization in which all can unite
 and securing pastor in whom all can con fde.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
MAIL MIsMANAGEMENT.

It is notorious that nearly year since a contract for carrying a weekly mail from San Bernardino, California, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, was let by the Postofc ce Department tc Mr. s. J. Poston, of Kentucky, stranger here, at what price we do not know, but, if common report be true, at one amply suffici- ent to pay for prompt and uninterrupted ser vice. It is equally notorious that no part of the contract has to tbis time been faithfully. or even tolerably fulfilled. The route from here to Albuquerque WAS abandoned some months since, after a few irregular trips. I-==tterly 2 =eIai-laonthly mai! has bee:s star: ed from Tucson to Mcsilla, permission, as it is reported, having been granted by the De- partment on the false representation that the 35th parallel route was impracticable. both from Indians and snow, while the fact Is that both routes are practicable at ali seasons, and mails should be established on both.
 During last summer route from Tubac ria Tucson, 10 Prescott, was let by the Depart ment to Mr. Poston, at a price acceptable to him, and there has been pretence of regular service upon that, as we'll as between here and San Bernardino, b,a OAlg Dseteaee. A more disgraceful non-periormance of contract obligations we have never known. 4 more deliberate and outrageous neglect of the or dinary requirements of mail service is not upon record. To ennmerate the manifold shortcomings of the contractor, of which the people justly complain, would Oeeupy more space than we can now spare. Nor Is it nee essary. It is sufficient to say that a penny wise and pound foolish policy has been fol lowed by him from the beginning. He seems to have acted upon the principle that hC could carrY the mail without cost tO himself and that his agreement with the Government and his duty 10 the public, were not worthy of consideration. He hAs bought the meanest animals and kept them in the meanest way until many have proven too weak for use lie has offered the lowest wages and seldom paid them, until he is owing nearly every car ricr he has employed. He has lived out o the Territory, and, much of the time, had nc agent here. He has run in debt to most o our merchants and station keepers, and tc most of those ia southern California, until he is everywhere cursed, and has no credit. II, has failed to have the mails connect, and he has fixed bis own time for starting them, re gardless of regulations or the convenience O the postmasteFs or the people. He has car ried only SO much of Che mails as suited him and left important letters and papers in ire sp0nsible hands. He has habitually been be hind time in the delivery Of The mails, and has, for weeks in succession, omitted to de liycr them at all He has pleaded Indian troubIes, in extenuation Of his delays, where no such troubles existed, as between Wicken- burg and this place, where, at any time, a single man would willingly have brought the
 mail, at a reasonable price, if he could hay,
 Jecn 5ufe ef h.s fay
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
THE HUALAPAI INDIANS.

We find upon further inquiry, and we are always open to oonSiction, that the Hualapais had undoubtly been preparing for war, and that the Glover outrage was but part of their programme. Evidences arc not want ing that they, in conjunction with few Pah
 Utes. were about to begin hostilities when Wauba- Yuma and others were killed. In this light, we have no regret over the killing. The only policy with the savages that sur round us, if they show signs of hostility, is to give them no quarter. Power is the great argument with the barbarian, and the sooner and more heavily he feels it the sooner will
 he come to terms Fortunately, in the case of the Hualapais, they are not numerous, l perhaps in all not over two or three hun dred. and we can make short work of them. Already from the severity of the blows dealt
 them they have abandoned the Mohaye road
 and are seldom seen even on the neighbOring
 hills Mr Hardy, MT. Week, and others who have lately come from Mohaye, think the
 road more safe than for some months past . If the recreant Hualapais will go over tc , their old friends the Apaches, it will be s good thing, as we may slaughter them alto i gethef. They need expect Ho ts.os hereaf , ter, and will undoubtedly be shot on sight
 The Mohaye road is very important one and must be kept open. Interruption by any any one will not be tolerated
 ' in this connection we may announce that , MT. Hardy has, by large purchase, becom, the chief owner of the road. With charac teristic enterprise, he has already set men t, work upon it, and he will not stop them un til the road is made first rate one in ever
 respect. He proposes to remove the toll gat' to Union Pass, that the persons in attend
 ance may also work upon the part of the roa'
 where the most work is now required.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
SODIUM AMALGAM.

"SAN FRAScIsco, March iGth, isf6 Editors Aita; The great activity which 4 very small quantity of sodium gives Co msf- curial amalgamation with gold, brings to mind MT. Torrey's experiments al Falls L nionville mill, Nevada State.
 He finds that when tea-cup full of strong decoction of sage plant is east into every arnaigamating pan, the process of anal gamatiUn with the silver Is done in hall the time and more perfectly Raw soda is Awel known ingredient in the reduction of ore. The sage is a plant that draws iis subsistena rum sJii highly iIipfeFiatsi with s,5ss, a. sss. 1t may be supposed to contain much of meta. lie sodium in form aIterrd by living yegcis- ble chemistry.
 Professor Silliman says that the props. tlon of sodium, in his experiment, is so minui, 1t is impossible that the great increase q power it i'nparts to mercury in is srnaigtiai- tion with gold can be attributed 10 this a. tion of chemical aflinities. He assumes thsi what is effected Is an electric change. F. mercury E rendered highly electro positiH towards the elcctro-negatiye gold, and ths lntensiiies their disposition to unite
 " If this be correct suppOsition, dOes 5 not lend probability 10 similar action P snlting from the deeoction of Ncyada ssgs!
 ASTHRAG
 The foregoing item, which we copy f-ss the Alta Caiifouia, calls to minG the open tions of Sage Brush Johnson" " while 2 Nevada. He was reported to have free used the gage plant in amaIgamsting, as hence his name. lie is now working oii LijJ;= LiJ;=; creek
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

NEW STAMPED ESyELoPEs. .-The PostOn' department is now prepared tofurnish stainis envelopes of the denominations of nine, twel' eighteen, twenty four, thirty and forty oesa These envelopes are specially designed foF 1 use of express companies and others who oi " mail matter outside of the mails--a postal laws forbidding such matter to bs' carried unless the same be enclosed in goVs'i ment stamped envelopes cf denominsu' sufficient to cover the postage thereon.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09
DIscoyERr-A Washington corrcspond

of the Alta has the following:
 An application for patent for q Is discovery in desulphurising gold and sla ores, has been made ny J. II. Edward, d : linois. He is very sanguine Gas what H' process disooverer Is not D oi successfully 2 troducing and competing, with his disco5e all hitherto known methods of accompishf that desired result, desuIphurising. <. gathered from A conversation with him burns the ore in kiln or oven, and then os yerts the sulphur into gas by bath of 2 nionia from the lower part of the kiln. E it before you purchase the patent right | California
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

MfNER.--Read the advertisement d z ARIzOSA MINER. It is the only paper lished in the Territory. contains all the p ing intelligence, is an excellent adyers medium, and is in every way credit p enterprising publisher-U Wilmington Jos''
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

Ma. SAsGEsDORF has been appointed Postmaster at Denver City ih place of Mr Byers, one of the editors of the NeKs of that place. ,
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

Ar the Young Mems Ball." in Washing ton, Grant, Meade, sherman, and Thomas, danced in one sett.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

D. 0. McCARTnY's confinement is ea and he is doing well.
Arizona miner., 1866-05-09

Fort Garland is to be assigned to the Dis trict of New Mexico.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-22
New Advertisements.

The following new Advertisements appear in
this evenings paper to which we invite the at
tention of our readers:
Dauis d Brother have excellent meal, war
ranted to please, and 40 boxes and half boxes ad-
amantine candles for sale cheap.
Deming, the grocer, advertises that splendid
Baltimore corned beet, and smoked beef and
tongues for family use
Ihos. II. Webb, agent advertises the Georgian
ma to leave Norfolk for Richmond every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, at o'clock, A. NJ.
The Old and established Bay Line. The Kelso
will leave Norfolk for Baltimore every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. The Adelaide every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. See the ad-
vertisement of the agent.
Auction, at the Gosport Navy Yard, on next
Friyay, at IL A. NJ, of condemned Wearing APP
parel, Bread and Mess Pots and Kettles by Maupin
& Hatton. ,
Bolioar. Shield, Clerk, publishes order of Court
in suit of Peter Shield, Administrator, &C.,
against Samuel C. White, in which the Defen-
dant is notified to appear and protect his inter-
est.
Bolivar Shield, Clerk, publishes order of Court
in suit of Sidney Smith, Administrator VS.. Sam'l
G. White.
Boy Wanted-A good House Boy is wanted at
the corner of East AMI Main streets.
Neao Books-Stswart& Dey have received new
Books and Music, and variety of Instrumental
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-22

The FISH MARKET This patch Of pave
ment in Portsmouth continues to be en-
croached upon by the fishermen, SO that per-
sons visiting the market are crowded and
jostled against each other with their punches
of fish and market baskets. A little atten-
ton on the part of the Clerk would remedy
this bore, and by widening the central pass
age, give ample room. We observe no move
to erect even a temporary shed over the fish
market place, for the protection of the fisher
men from the hot suns and rains to which
they are exposed, and from which it is the
duty of the city authorities to shelter them.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-22
National Labor Congress.


This body assembled in Roystons building,
corner of Baltimore street. Baltimore, on Mon
day, and adjourned to the Front street Thea
tire. Mr.. John Hinchcliffe, of Illinois, was
called temporarily to the Chair. and j. d.
Ware appointed Secretary. After few re-
marks by the Chairman, committee on Gre
dentials was appointed, among which is the
name of u. D. Balsom, of this city, repre-
senting the State of Virginia.
In the afternoon session several speeches
were made, and the Committee on Credentials
made their report. A committee on perma-
nent organization was appointed, on which is
the name of VIM. Lee, of Virginia. After
brief remarks by several members the Con-
vention adjourned to Tuesday. at o'clock,
A M. ~ aa esnG 1t hs4a
SECOND DAY.
On the Resembling of tho Convention a
permanent organization was reported w.
ii. Lee, of Virginia. was among the names of
the Vice Presidents. The action of the Com
mttee was confirmed by the Convention.
Upon taking the Chair, Mr. Hinchcliffe, the
President, made appropriate remarks, coun-
selling maturity of views in the closet before
presenting them for action.
The rules of parliamentary debate and pro-
ceedings in Cushings manual were adopted,
and no member to be permitted to speak
more than fifteen minutes, nor more than once
upon the same subject.
A Committee on Resolutions was appointed,
and among the names we find D. D. Balsom,
of this city, for Virginia.
A motion declaring all exertions to secure
the eight hours system, at the present time,
unwise, until a thorough organizati N of the
working men be effected, was appropri ately
referred
An exciting debate arose on motion rea-
tive to the privileges of the House--and the
President and Secretary Of the Blacksmiths'
International Union, and the President of the
Bricklayers' International Union men voted
as entitled to seats, but without the right to
VOTE kHNf GBS FEtH s.
Resolutions relative to the eight hours sys-
tenn were appropriately referred
Mr.. Whalley, of Virginia, presented the
resolutions of the Virginia Eight Hour League
4 Resolutions by the delegation from the
Grand Eight Hour League of Michigan, rela-
tive to the disposition Of the public lands
and expressing opposition to their passing
into the hands of spectators, and recon-
mending the National debt to be paid by di-
rect taxation 81
The Convention adjourned until 2 P. M,
yesterday, to enable the Committee ON Reso-
buttons to consider the various subjects which
had been brought to their notice.
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The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-22

MORE CATTLE.-A number of fine large
beeves came down on the Norfolk and Peters,
burg train yesterday afternoon and were for
warded on to Baltimore by the steamer Ade-
laide. In being driven on board the steamer
one of them managed to slip overheard, and
after enjoying delightful bath in the Eliza
beth, was gotten out and driven on board.
We learn from very good authority that
this is but small beginning of the cattle
business throue h to Baltimore over the Nor
folk and Petersburg road; and in this connec-
ton we would remind our butchers that the
citizens of Norfolk sometimes like good "Bal-
timore Beef" even if it does come from Vir-
ginia; and as we are between the beef brought
through here and Baltimore, we would ask
them if they could not occasionally step in
and secure good fat OK for their stalls, with
out sending to Baltimore for few odd quar-
tiers. We dare say, our butchers are up to
the science of slaughtering, and we don't see
why our meat should be sent North TO be
manufactured, as well as our cotton. What
say you, gentlemen Of the cleaver? The mar
ket is open for your bids So.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-22

The FERRY DocK-1'he work on the dock
in Portsmouth, under the direction of the eff
Gent superintendent, is rapidly driving ahead,
and will be completed at the earliest day pos
sible-when the boats will resume their trips
between the regular termini. The repairs on
the ferry boat Union are also vigorously pros
ecuting, and she will probably be ready to
resume her trips on the route by the time the
repairs on the dock are completed