The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-08-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
PRESCOTT, AUGUST l5. 1sas.

r,npany them Co their places, partakc Of ;hc ,.,ducls of the country, and get a little fresh fir etc." It grieyes us 10 have to say uo to these ,;rdIy rcaucs,s. But bis. is bis \ disciple of nc p--l and Dr. Faust, who once becomes rupy enough 10 take charge of a country news roprr bids farewell to all earthly enjoyment. if he doc. his duty by the paper Poverty compels him 10 set type, and do various other things in ,he dav-tme. and at night he must read his cx- changes. select copy and write. write, else the ,i,rl will be to pay. when publication day comes r,und. and the paper has Co come out When we cet rich which will be as soon as sulphurets are worked and made Co pay, we intend to call around and sec our friends, but until then we ,,1l have to devote most of our time and aticu- lion to thc filling up and development of the MINER even though it should be at the expense of health, happiness and enjoyment
 TnE srrAros. Owing to the heavy rains that have fallen all over Northern Arizona since Iuly 7. frcightcrs have been unable to reach the interior from La raz, and in consequence, some of our merchants are getting short of such sta plc, as flour, sugar and coffee, but we believe fewof them have enough of these articles to sup- ply the demand for month to come, and by that time. the teams will have arrived. Notwith- standing that very little money is being taken out of the mines. as all the mills are now idle. trade is pretty brisk and should the rains dry up soon enough for the corn Co mature. lively fall and winter trade may be expected, and we hope our traders will prepare themselves for it. There are more acres of corn now growing than ever before, aud the chances are that it will bring a lair price, in which case kid gloves and other fair but frail toggery will be brought into requisition by our well-todo farmers the coming fil and winter. IIc are in hopes too that something will turn-up that will staen iAe back. of the Conceutrator family, (tbe tribe to which, unfortunately. we bcong) and it would not surprise gs much io see two or three nIiils pounding out the of0 soon. De of good cheer everybody. We haze lad a long night of dark nc., and despair, in this part of Arizona, but the rooster is already Tapping his wings, and the Goy dawn of morning will soon break upon us. ol- Bygr with much Noyss and Caress(y) and a.l1u; of VC.ck) Roywill proclaim from the top o. hs divide, |" came, ] saw l conquered ye sa'tei and hcncelorth Arizona will be known nLs Aiataaa in the Stockboard.n After which wesu--e-t that the first baby born in these mountains be named "Chorine" in houor of the process that win have saved us from ruin ard caused us to hold up our heads among our gold and silver producing sisters
 PAINT IT, Tn order 10 preserve and add to ihe looks of the building it is necessary that our Board of Supervisors have the Court House painted We know it will cost money, but soon CT than the boards twist round and curl up and the building go to the dogs in a short time taxpayers would foot d moderate bill for paint ing it. Give it a brush.
 THE new saw-lniil the machinery for which is now on the road from La Paz will, we learn, be buiit on Willow Creek Work will be com mcnccd upon the buildings immediately.
 WI. RANDALL has sold his interest in a large field of corn in Skull Valley, to his former part ner John Howell. William is going to keep station on the Prescott and La Paz road.
 Src1-We are sorry to learn that Mr. Lew. Alters, is lying dangerously ill at his residence below town. lis brother Frank went down to attend upon him early in the week.
 BRE Ngw AERIvAt--Mr. and Mrs Syer,horn don't keep boarding house but We rather reck- on they will have to board that nnclooking young stranger that came down the river on a steam boat Friday evening last He is, We are told, the very image of his father, in Sll respects save that he has hair on the top of his head, which his paricnt has not
 MANUEL RAvENA merchant of this place, left for La Paz Monday last Mr. Wormser, head ol the firm of Wormscr X Co., also of this place accompanied him. Wish inc two old gents pleas ant times during their absence. They arc among the oldest business men in the Territory and have done many kind and generous acts
 WATER AND Nun BorND.-P Postmaster Meaehau informed us Wednesday last, that about 300 10. of mail matter for Wiekonburg and Prescott were, at las; accounts, awaiting transportation at the Pima Villages IL may have to wait iol some time, as the rivers were very high.
 MR. T. H. IIRAD preached to the children of iht Prescott Sabbath School, in the new Court House the two past sundays. Besides the children quite an audience of grown persons attended and listened attenively to the gentlemans remarks Hope the service will be continued and that ouI ungodly brethren will go and imbibe-religion
 Coop TuNG.-Onr cutcrprising friend Sam C. Miller, of Miller's Valley, proposes soon t' open up new route from his ranch, which is about mile west of town. to intersect the Pres cot and La Paz road at Skull Valley. It is said by those who know that IS miles can be savet by the new route, and better road offered t'