Arizona miner., 1868-01-18
LOCAL N BwS-

,fo,d of corn The wagons were loaded up
 ..,r,.l back Co Wckcnburg. Fred Henry
 ,rrfvcl at the Grove from the new settle
 ,, Salt river, where, he says. things are
 ....;no finely. The old ditch was being and carried sufficient water to irrigatc a
 ,uount of land. MT. Henry we are sorry
 ,.,r, has not yet recovered from the aguc IT. ,ul return 10 the settlement as soon as he rcglins his health
 .-,,ygrRG.-Mr Werlhcimer, who recently ..-;,sj here from Wickenhurg informs us that .h,.l one week ago, squad Of Indians suc- ,..hl in stealing five head Of mules--the prop ..,of Mir. r. VI. Chapman. out of his corral at t.. rl5cc. The Vulturc mill was running and t..'n,.s was brisk. Considerable rain had fallen, .-1 .t. roads were. in consequence, very iaaidy ..In was w,.h difficulty tha, the ;eamstcrs nayi- ,..I t,. immense land schooncrs employed in f.,,.r. quartz from the mine Co the mill
 us,psrurfrs- Captain E. D. Baler, Quar- ..-i,..cr at Camp Whippe, Prescott. and who trAc way. we honestly believe, is one of the r... energetic. mitlnl and straightforward of t..-. in he service of the Government. has. we ... ..l been informed by letter from General r.raa.. that headquarters for inc Military Dis I .-i.t north of the Gila river, in this Territory salbc at Camp Whipplc. General Dcycns, who --.,! here yesterday, will command the Dis -,. Tho General cane from California with c.- W.DawclI. and has been travelling through l ae Territory, examining posts, etc. with that a.r From wba, we learn in relation Co Gen p.1eu.. wc believe he will enter upon thc work I,a him by nj. predecessors with earncstness and ,-,r and as be and General McDowell agree u.on military matters aud the manner and mode .rslblnag thr Indiana, it is fair to presume that be u.l accomplish some good for this part Of inc Territory. General Mcdowell we know. will do rva-vhing in his power 10 strengthen the hands l 5r General Dcycns We are one Of those who I have thought that General Mcdowell did not do T H. whole duty 10 this people in the past but 1 up5l examining closely into thc matter. we ac- knowledge ,hat in that opinion we were mistaken. l Hi, instructions Co General Gregg, which will be found elsewhere in Co days paper, prove con clgsiycly Una, instead Of throwing obstacles in that officers path, and tying him up with or I'5." he allowed him Inc fullest liberty 10 win glory by killing hostile slvages. Those who la bred Co create B bitter feeling among our people
 rards Mcdowell. for selfish motives and to france certain sordld interests, arc the persons '-am we should hold To account for the pucrilc
 aacr in which life and property have been
 .ectel in Central Arizona in the recent past.
 GaNE 70 wIcKENWRo.-Dcpu Sheriff Bchan.
 ,ogntrcc of this place. and lir. Jas. Parrish.
 'sn Francisco. started, yesterday morning in
 oany with the Caliiomia-bound party. for
 Arnburg. Mir. Parrish goe- to sec ihe Yui-
 mlnc and will return to Prescott with ,he
 gentlemen. The party went uia Wiekcn-
 r
 gorBp Thursday night, our
 were treated to sounds of revclry in a
 ibJ,ng building, and we sailed out in the
 ,o find out the cause Of SO much hilarity, soon learned that party of old bachelors
 ,aioying themselves hugely over several
 fes of champagne. lt appears that the " rum
 companions" of the party that left for Cali
 yestarday morning were giving their chums
 lr,ing blowout" and drinking Co their A 'iy return. Good wiae flowed freely, kind
 aa' prevailed. and ehivalry and iHsa.iiess
 forth in all their beauty. The old boys
 gay time of it.
 Eo,lsGvt BIDDER John M. Ronht: E hay
 rg' ia jlc lowest bid, has received the con
 ior furnishing tho Government, at Camp
 rPc, with one hundred tons of hay. His bid '35 in gold, which we consider reason 'ae. The highest bid put in was sH. ' i1Ns To CsLIFoRSiA.-The followiug-namcd ! lens of Prescott started for California yestcr- , morning Mcssrs. Aaron Weriheimer, of the E '. Wormser & Co., David Henderson. of 2 4'r'on X Co.,. James Grant merchant. Capt i fe Cal. Jackson. and Mr. Nelson. All of E 'o''eu named gentlemen go to the Golden q oa business, and will return home soon q aaeT.iand that the party took with them r amount of money in gold dust grocnbaeks < 'aTemmcni vouchers.
 .H 'I"cr ATTORNEY PArT has gone ont to the s E niue. Dur,hg his absence. delinquent *. 'l'r' elu, by calling on County Treasurer ,l, '"quldate their indebtedness 10 the county, nR U. LEE owner of the American Ranch in .a .l Valley, twelve miles northwcstfrom Pres ;,s ''lshl, a short time ago, from R. E. Far as l' IJl head of hogs for $ 1000. and he now , ' 'A'l ere long. he will be prepared io far ,-, + section of the county with pork. There
 'sh mast in and around Inc valley to feed
 ''en one thousand hogs.
 '''is' LrBGN & SLArcoLE have rented the
 -'' place in Chino Valley, and will plant ''N corn this spring. .Mr. Baughart will re- ' '" '"n and attend his livery stable.
 ,+'tf SPENCER mail rider between Prescott