Arizona miner., 1868-02-29
LOCAL N EwS-

I Camp Aci "''''"'
 ,..,,, U,rz has purchased A ranch from N ... on the Lower Agua Frio and intends ., down and planting a crop as soon as , '..- opens. Dan is sn excellent gardener l T oo doubt. will make good farmer. v.r. WEISS having disposed of his ranch on ,,ga Eric. started for his home in Albany.
 York. recently Since the death of bis
 t.r he has felt lonely here. and concluded
 nav visit Co his parents. We wish him q l .,..ai oarney Co America.
 l rs,, are ceiling in Prescott, at present. for ] ,..a ca- dozen. in greenbacks and the chances - ,bat they will be down to a dollar d dozen sa
 p.J T. AIssr talks of cultivating a piece or l .,ltslaw the Point of Rocks, on Granite Greek. l . !. .grag and summer.
 rr.oD9rE ". BoGGs has sold his ranch on the Il .ssr Agua Frio. to Mir. Townsend. who has
 -.tel hi. family from this town to his ranch N believe Mrs Townsend k the first wbite ,la who las settled upon the Lower Agua fal
 r. said that James s. Giles and George W
 s... sill. in company. plant some three or
 lsrIrrd acres Of corn ou Granite Creek
 season. at point some ten or twelve miles
 g ,sn Point Ut Rocks.
 ] Isls g. GHEs, who has recently visited Skull
 oibcr valleys on the Prescott and La Paz
 give. it as the result Of hi. observations
 .f1- time. as mach land win bc planted and
 .4.l thi- year as lherc was llst year. lie H.t people have plonghed land this year
 la 10 63-i. nobody would think of raising a 1 upoa. He j. strongly of the opinion ina, l',l mesl OF table lands can be made to ller wheat, corn, etc, in large quantities. A.ua iNouvs-A party of cayalrymen un- { Lieut.. Carrick. started from Camp Whipple. [ e.ls.lis mnrning on g scout after Indians "a . 'oos vi,h ihem six dacz Fa;iOii,. >y WAGONS. each drawn by six yoke of cat |t belonging Do Bowers Bros, arrived in town. |f n their Agua Frio Ranch on Sunday last. E1 wagons Wrrr loaded with hay for Govern It ..t. which Wl, delivered at Camp Whipple 1l. ill.n .'ar.rd back to the ranch ou Monday. \ .h lumber and provisions
 Wu>tr GE,ya.-Alcn Cnllnmber. Mr. Lane. a Fred Henry came up from this settlement fsceaHy The. repor cyerything prosperous at Or Grove Al tle farmers were pioughipg. pant.n2 wheat etc This Wag Mr Callamber'r l Hs visit Co Prescott since his return to Califor- -a4 9ith a better ll.I Having resided in Ari- | M nc Tor over ieu year. formerly in the vicinity |s l1t-0n and lAtcl nd now near Prescottl | E -iliambrr opinion. in relation Co the couu- ! E are entitled Co come we ghf and Me believe !. -1 a ben 70" -a 5- sAss favdpai cUuniy s destined 1 J' iic most pqpul0na. richest. and best region | t'n'Ty brtween San Francisco and the Rio .
 I'- ln all his travels and be has been
 ll good deal. be says he has seen no cOun.
 riaai t0 ihis in point of climate soil and
 t' wealth. Hr llenry will pnt in a crop
 Grove this spring. Ar Lane proposes
 g visit Co his old hannis in California.
 as home in Missouri, next summer.
 ',1y R.NcH--We have reccired note from ~.rs on this ranch, which is situated at or
 ile point where Lynx Greek cuts its way
 zh the foothills into the valley of inc Agua
 about eight miles this side of Bowcis- -e-.y WO0lsey's Agu1 Trio Ranch Our # h-ad-. Johnson. Lcrty Miller, and Kr4usc. T laHed down at this place. have built them E a. Ipu-r-. broken up the soil and are pre- W al Co raise big crops Of grain this year.
 -- are thousands Of acres Of good land in
 vicinity and as it is closc % Prescott and
 m.ae, wc expect Co see a large settlement Ie before long
 isonNs- The Indians have commenced ope. Eu 5a' agaiu. in a vigorous manner. Saturday l ~ faug .a.', they jumped and drove oT small |k yi cattle belonging Co Mir. Simmons, at hs |s4 D. -h1rt distance from town. They were [H closely wrsuei by the Simmons boys Mr. 3 cr,. and others. th.; they werr forced to Kill Ee head Of tho animals. and pack of what i the! could in order 10 ret even on the |@ The ca'te were an recapiured alive ex- e4 the three head killed by ;he Indians Lieut. A'lck and about eighteen cGVa.rymen were ] kr' ouI by General Devin from Camp Lircoln, <@f ''h as De heard Of the affair lt is said that 8* where near Granite Mountain the Lieuten-
 and party came within sight of the Indians Ur Lieutenant ordered ihe men tO dis
 at, iorm in skirmishing array. and charge on
 indians. This pas the report in town dur ng
 week, and was generally believed by the
 a Thursday, we took some pains to find
 Doe truth in relation tO inc matter. when we
 .ine c5a'lnced that the story bad no f0unda
 a fact The Lieutenant did not see any
 'at Ono of bis men said he saw two ln-
 ID the rocks, but it appears that the bal
 oi hs command could not see them. The
 ll Vas soit, and the pack train which car
 provisions, etc. for the party. could not
 lp Eiih the command the Lieutenant dis
 fl his men Co wait until it came up, and
 tp''e, inc tale started from that fact We
 heard Lieutenant Carrick spoken 0f very r a' a man and an officer, and were 10th 10
 ''h anything deragaiory Co hs character
 nay noi be well posted in Indian warfare
 '' believe that. if be is not he soon will be "H' make bis mark, should an opportunity
 lII1RY.-We are informed that all the com
 s' ol the Eighth Cavalry are ordered 10 this
 '''y and that one company of the First
 'Y' Capt Carrs.l now at Camp Mcdowell.
 lea'e thc Territory. IL is thought that
 T ,. company of cavalry will be sent to
 nipple. From this time until late in he
 ". lAnans will. should they keep up their
 Y. custom be very busy depredatiDg on the
 mining camps. and trails and it is posi-
 u.cet.ary i0 lave Q large force of cavalry