Arizona miner., 1867-08-31
A. F. DAVIS

copy of the original statement signed by the above named parties
 A. E. DAVIS. THE SOUTHERN ARIzoNIAN is now the name of the Tucson paper, which will soon be enlarged to twice its present size. We take the following from the last number re- ccived Aug. 18th:
 ] Corn is looking very fine in this vicinity and gives evidence that our industrious farm CTS will reap bountitul harvest. ] IL is said that the adjoining State of Sono- ra has population of seven or eight women for each man. What fearful responsibility rests upen the male portion of that State. ] Our fellow townsman F. NJ. Hodges, Esq returned from a three months absence to San Francisco. by last mail, looking much improv- ed by the trip.
 1 A row occurred on Friday, between T. W. Rusk, our worthy hotel keeper, and Milton Ward-commencingi in tistic round in Rusk's ! own bar room. in which he came out second | best Not we'll satisfied Rusk procured | pistol and advanced upon Wards position. ! Ward not being armed fell back to Wise and ] Wheats saloon and secured a pistol, when ] the engagement became general until Wards pistol refusing to revolve, he effected a fur ] ther retreat to the saloon of Goodwin < San ! dcrs, Rusk following up in order fbattle, un- ] til he was finally stopped and his pistol taken 1 from him by one of our peaceable citizens. 1 Results-Ward is wounded slightly in the left breast, and a severer wound in the hand. Both parties were arrested.
 By private letter from Tubac, of the llth nst.-shown us by friend-we learn that the Apaches have been around that place, taking from Col C. W. Lewis some ten head of horses and mules and all the stock from ] Chambers ranch There were about thirty Indians. At the time of writing the letter, i a detachment of United States soldiers were out in pursuit, but we have since learned that they returned without overriding the Indians
 Our mail carrier from Apache Pass, in forms Us that the Camp Goodwin eXprcssman reports having seen, on his last trip. where the Indians had crossed the trail, about twenty-five miles north of Camp Bowie, with a herd of horses, mules and cattle answering the description of those taken from Tubac. They were going towards the Gla
 
 SAN BERNARpISo.-W have the Guardian of the l7th. On Wednesday morning the l4th at o'clock a fire broke out in the roof of building in the rear of Caro and Fishers stores in that town:
 From the place ofbeginning, the fire spread out east and west, destroying Caro's store, containing a large stock of general merchan- dize; Fesher, dry goods and clothing, &e. Willis X Emich, tin and stove warehouse ; easterly it extended to l. H. Levy & Co.'S general merchandise, whose loss is very heavy; a large quantity of liquor was stored in the cellar, which burst and sent up a bright, fierce flame then Wolff < Folkes' building took fire, but the greater part of the stock had been removed by the time the flames communicated with the premises. This com prised the whole block and the fire exhaust ed itself nothing more being left to consume. With the exception of Willis Emich, all the parties were insured, more or less, in , proportion to stock; the buildings were also | insured. Three of the buildings belonged to Mir Jackson, and were insured for 5000 and two belonged to Mir Waters, which were insured for 5000.
 The following estimate approXimates the losses by the the fire:
 , Wolff X Folks say S5,00O |. H. Levy & Co. l4,O00 l.. Caro, l0,000 : w. Fleisher, 5000 ? Willis & Emich, 5000 f L. Jackson, three buildings lj,0O0 3 J. W. Waters, two buildings 5000 Total Sj7,OOO This amount is covered, to the extent probably, of two-thirds, by insurance, ex- .cept Willis X Emich who lost their entire i stock, machines and tools, and had no insu- , rance
 ANOTHER WATERsPoUT.-Th desert just now has changed its character, and become a sea, owing to the oyeilow from the river and gulf Besides this however. this week a waterspout fell near the Fort Yuma road washing it away, and saturating the en-
 tire country, that the stages mired down. ? and could with difficulty be got along. The Fort Yuma stage was delayed in it's arrival this week, owing to high water in New River, the ferries having been washed away An extra stage went out with the passengers on Monday evening, but met the Z incoming stage about five or six miles from . town. They returned, and having recruited. , started out for their destination about l2 o'clock at night.
 The display of fruit in front of c. Sruh's , fancy and stationery store is most tempting. p and one cannot pass it without investing in ? the luscious peaches.
 | The thermometer yesterday indicated LOS degrees in the shade and cool place at that
 35th PARALLEL RAILRoAD.-It is said that the legal troubles of the company proposing to build this road, with the state of Missouri will not delay the prosecution of the work