Arizona miner., 1868-01-11
LOCAL N EWS-

-, i. kept constantly dt WOfk. grinding corn n-. a,I and meal
 i...t Anorr-Whlc two men were coming .... ho lla--ayampa to Prescott, on Wednesday
 .rd when near Copper Creek, their attcn- ..u,. drawn 70 the action of dog which acc
 ..,i.J ,hcm. and which was ahead of them
 ,ri The men immediately iorkcd their
 ,.n. and prepared for the fray. Arriving ,. fine pace where the dog had stood barking .I.. s,w the footprints of three noble red viii ..,od scowndrils' of the Apache persuasion , ,o doubt, but for the watchfulness of the ,,uld have remained hid in the brush nntii ., mon came within shooting distance. when ..., probably. they would have given them ,.. or their feathers. We warn our people Co . mon their guard and keep sharp lookout ..h. thieves. They have been upon their good ,t.,..r now for several weeks fcas,ing upon d.. ,e'9l.s. corn, and wheat stolen by them r., u- last summer. Very likely they have ., l.t visiting their Piual and Coyotcro .-,ta-s. learning their tactics and science. and t,.s come back to their old haunts with an n- .,.I.l stock of war material. knowledge and .,o7i7r Look out for your lives and property, s1ns
 VIZ saw Mcssrs. Campbell and Wunderlich N ,aIa. around town, on Wednesday last, with a I ,b.rfipuon paper, and tried to dodge 'eni, but T .elnt We then advanced towards them as E .bl,y as a sheep. and were politely requested a5ajx our sig for a small sum. to aid in rais- - Le expenses incurred in busting Mr. Ward asu possession Of the public plaza. We believe tay got the necessary amount subscribed. If mining matters turn out as we expect they will, ge .aad ready to subscribe to . fund for erect ing a neat. good, and substar iial fence, with ,i,es around this beautiful and mReh-covctcd | goa. pasture and caninc-playgrouRd-
 Cons rFou ruE ACUA FR,o.-Four ox wagons H baahgins to Bowers Bros arrived in town on Wednesday last with loads Of corn from the aacb oC Theodore Bosgs. for Geo. F. Bowers. nsaeh's train also came n similarly frcightcd. TAe corn was stored in Mr. Grants warehouse HrxRY ". FLErRY. EsQ.-This gentleman, Ehe E E i, well amt fayor1bly known 70 our citizens for bis genial disposition and other good qualities. i. ihe only gameat that ROW binds the Capital 10 Prescott. MT. Fleury came to Arizona with \ ihe ouGt, in e3. and since the time be anchored an Granite Greek, we believe the gentleman has f.,ar been more than q mile from town. AL ,agh raised in New York City. he loves the - ilgdr of tue mountains is cnraptured witn the ivling of the pines.' the delicious climate and
 ch quartz Iodcs of Central Arizona. During
 absence of the annointed' officials of the
 ritory, Mir. Flcury has acted as Governor and
 .tary and filled those positions with ease, .lnce, and ability. He h cogaizaBt Of the
 scheme by which Prescott was deprived of
 api,al, and condeEls the whole transaction.
 hc been Governor, instead Of !, Richard C.,
 ..as land would not have hld the. honor l.) Of
 .rsr.,ng ,he chiefs flee Eieary
 wu.Es ARxoLp 4xD Csc. P. B0gsi.s, suffers at lp Lincoln. have been in town for several
 past purchasing supplies for their estah q neat They have experienced some difficulty ! finding teams to haul the goods purchased by s r hu. How, wo believe, they have secured
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 pip RoAps-We think it would be wise Al cy for merchants and property owners of q avn to do all in their power to aid in build kg new roads and improving old ones. The M pie of Walnut Grove which, by the way. is q os tae most prosperous settlements ia ihe === sty, complain of the nignrdly spirit e'inccd
 ae people Of Prescott, in not, before now. .a .le construction of wagon road to the e We have been told tbat very good could be made, with little cost, from here 4c Grove. The trade og that settlement q o4ats to good deal in year, and if We do t do something to make the way easy for it to tDe to Prescott, there Is danger oi our losing it. ta present road from Prescott to Skull and -almd Valleys k roagh and tortuous. bet and much shorter route, we are informed, bc Lad by Following a swag that runs from T ile distance back of the Governors house Co divide, by the expenditure of little labor s cash. We hope our people will wake up to importance Of connecting the town with good AI is and trails to every mining camp and agri- l-l village in the county. The money ex- flled h this way will be returned, trade will 'elso wagons and animals will last longer wearing will be iHdulged in, and the people both iosn and country will see each other
 1er and be mutually benefited thereby.
 RON rur RIo YERDg.--The soldiers at Camp Al 'o.n, on the Rio Verde, (Cos. C and C, of thc J'eenth Infantryl are now engaged in a laud- T work. IL is known to nearly all of our citi
 int, on account of q certain terrible hill on
 'do of that river, 1t has heretofore been al
 impossible for a team to get down into the
 valleys that lie beneath. Well, there arc men now engaged in "cultiyating" thai
 old mountain, who, by tEcir exert0ns
 already succeeded in making very good