The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-28

pany' l.. Of ihe Sth Cavalry. in pursuit The 1 command was accompanied by 3r. McClond apd '"o 'r"'le'sl but wc are sorry to say they re. turned to town without finding the rcd.leg. as their trail could not be discovered on ihe frozen ground. Had our brave troopers found the say ages 'bcy would have made Indian pie out of theH ia HbOf, order, for ihey were "spoiiing r9r light when they left town. behind their gal. Iant l."n'cnant in whose indgmcn: and bravery they have the utmost confidence.
 HETtlN "r SCOUTING PARrEs.~- Company l.. EIsh'h l.. S. Cavalry, under comm md of Clp- ia'n Hobart aud Lieutenant Wclls got back to Fort "nipplc Tuesday la+. from fltiguing scout in 'he vicinity of the Santa Marin River. They tried ih'r best to tinl Indians but did not succeed. Owning lo the reccn, heavy fall of snow and raiu. which turned the santa Mari, country into one vast mud hole. the troopers | c"ula nat navigate, ani whenever they a,temp. 'ed to leave ihc trail, down would % their horse, in the mud
 Company E. Of tho sanc regiment. under com.
 nand of Major Wade and Lieutenant Somerby. aud guided hy Nr. Ed Peek. have rcccui,y secuted through thc country between Po.tIa'. ranch and Hell Cauyon near which place lhoy succeeded in killing two Indians wounding another. and capturing rauchclu contain. . in; ahont 31 wickic. or Indian hu,.. filled with baskets bowt, arrows aaI other Indian fixing. all Of which thcy destroyed. The way tbe co.a. mend accomplished 'his good work. was, f we Are correctly informed a. follows: While ,ray- clicg along thc Mexican trailer who vas ahead oi thc command. saw, on a hjil two or three In. ! dians aad some fong head of horses. IIe iiamc. iiately made known his discovery to the com. manl when word wa, given to charge. and of she boys went. on the jump, through thc snow and sa'h. The Indian. and their hor.e, fed at tie approach of the troops. and succeeded in alarming tac raneheria. which was mile os more lisan, from ihe hjll upon which the troop. frs: say them. and whiihcr iheg were cha.eI br thc troops who arrived too late to catch the .a- mates of ihe ranchcfia. Had thc officers been aware oe the close proximity Of ihc raneheria. when they charged the Indians on toe lill they would have reapad a glorious baryos. of hair. but thcy did not know where t was until they saw iAe smoke arise \ large number of Indi- ans were there. and Lieutenant Somerby and his mr.r believe they were .iic same indians jumped by f.cm 8 hort time ago in Black Mountain. when. it will be recollectcd. tha troops captured most Of their arms c;c. This ve believe. was Mlior Wlae's first scout in Arizona aad we are glad that !. ,yss Q successful one. licgtcuan. Somesby and his troopers say the Major is inc right man in tho rish. place, and will do to bet on in an Indian fight
 Baogg a SHAFT -Ssin. C. Miller. one Of tbe owners Of the Willow Creek suw 3Gil, informs us that the breaking of a shan prevented ihe mil from running during the carly part Of the week. but the broken shaf having been replaced by ncw oae. ,he mill is now at work. saving excellent lumber.
 ou EXPERIENCE 1T TIE BuI-- -Weare neither a dabeis, nor the son Of daucist; nevertheless we take grca. pleasure in gazing upon lovely women and brave mea as ihey glide, majesdcluy. gracefully and bcwitchlbsly. through the eiddy maze- of the daReen We also love good uu.ic. even Though the tunes played should happen 10 be John Brown Soul 7 or Timber Dick" con scquently, on Thursday evening last ancr cndz- eilisS wha; fey brains we have for "someshfnv to dl mp" VIC started oat aionc. in .he moon light for the ball-Couud ii in Dr. Mocller's new | building. on Moniemma street., took several sly ! sianccs at it and give o1r Impressions og it as ' iollow.: !: was not Legislative BAll at all bui : it was ball gotten pr expre ,s 10 give Ma.,
 who love io dance @ show io "trip tbe light fan
 tasiic. as well as to put money in ,he pockca o' Ges-rs sllverthorn Todd, ihe nice, middle aged gentlemen who gave it The large hal was crowded with fair sex anl other sex. and i was with d.Aieulty wo worked our way to a cor ner where we thought we could keep our corn from being tramped upon. Wishing Co know n, number a! ladies present, We inquired of on old rnaid Of man who was corncrcd with ua fl |, knew the number. which. og course be did, bul being afflicted Nith inc greeu-eyel monster o' some other monster, Ae dA not sec Gt ;o answer our question SO we vent to work ourself and coan'cl forty. little and big femniacs. Of oours, there were four ,imes as many masculines in ;hc room. every ore of whom waitei patiently io' 1 hi. turn io dance with he object of hi' love, The rose bud of his bosom. ,n speaking ol "obiec,.' anI ''rosc buds.' we do not w.sh ;o be ! understood as making Sny allgsion to ihc old married ,aIies for they have no hcsris siv' ! away. We asked another old biPei if he had seen the 'rreC;ta bend la he hall and he Sh! "nAry Eyccis1 bend. bul il is coming here in
 an cmigranl wagon from San Bardne." .tgood na'rred country bach came ID ,o u'. and ra's.ak , ing ns fos an agricultural gent from the Fce!. of c.f.r .f .s, i boots. asked aboa. our crop, and we t0!a hln |