Arizona miner., 1868-07-04

"'"'f TO ALLAH, he Posraagier Geoe,ot or ''He ohfr H10. Hereafter A yeekiv mail ,,;u
 pe carried from Prescott io Turkey Cr.,t ,,d "''N, cd Lynx Creek. Big Bug and woolzcy'.
 "'ucu' ihl- i- good news ;D citizens living Al ,n''e pIace' We nnderstand that James Grant h"' 'he contract for carrying this mail C,r onc year rom July lst, 1868. and that he has sub.let 10 joseph Kelsey, who started ou, with the ."'" oh Nehncsday morning last The route
 n somewhat tortuons and the settlements "sousb pIed in the advertisement. but the sub contract. or will no doubt. straighten them ont uan leaves Prescott Mondays, att am.
 NoYEs < crnrls talk of building large two. story Frame building in town soon.
 MRS MEHNEEN.-In our list of arrivals las, week we forgot to mention the fact that inc wife ot Major Mehnken. Adjutan. at Fort whippIc. came lh with Col. Baker. We are always glad to chronicle the arrival of an accession to our population and supremely so when the accession happens to be lady.
 PURCHASE op MtNiNG PRoPERrY-w. Q. Davis has made ihe following purchase. of feet. in inc Eastern extension of the Vuiure lode. at Wick enbnrg in this county and Territory. recently From A. II. Peoples, iiO feet for Sl OOo; from Robert W. Groom. 100 feet for sl .OOO and from Fred Ahcrn. 200 feet for sl.2OO These are bonn tie sales. The money has been paid and the deeds are on record Mr Dayls, we understand has taken up water right on the Hassayampa below smith BTill's ranch. with the intention Of taking the water out Of that stream and an plying 1t to 'he running of machinery ,o work The ore which be expcc.s soon 10 take out of the ground purchased by him. Very li.e work has been done upon the Eastern Extension claims. but that little has satisfied everybody conyer. sant with it, that it contains plenty of rich rock Truly, the Nalture is great mlne All who have seen it acknowledge its richness and vast, ness and the deeper it Is sunk upon, the richer 1t grows.
 k order that all hands and the al may have ylorion. time on the Fourth. We go to pres. earlier than usual this week and without waiting for the mail. Should it bring any astounding intelligence. We will publish an extra, provided we do not feel ''ioo glorious"
 MNING is dull just now. horeabouts Very few aTasras are running. on account Of a scare iiy Of water. and the mills are in the en joymcnt of idlcness and ease, if we may 50 express it. Rock is being taken out of several lodes. and ihc miners will soon be prepared 10 take out a little gold dust, provided t rains and giges them sufficient water to run arasiras. mills. etc. As we go 70 press The appearaace Of the sky beio- kens rain and it ls quite time it should come l. is badly needed by miners and farmers.
 (. ! SHELTON has. wc are informed contracted io furnish Uncle Samuel, at Fort Whpple, with Soj,oJo shingles at ten dollars per thousand
 MrssRs DoaGEa and Bassham Of Wickenburr arrived here on Tuesday last and are enjoying ,hen-clyss among their old mountaineer friend and acquainhuces. They give gloriuu. accounts Of she richness Of the yuiiure lode aud tAc pro. periiy Of wiokenburg
 JlrEs GaANT has gone 10 tbe Pima Villages for tbc pnrpu.c we are informed. of arranging matters connected with the carrying Of the mail between Mlricopa Wells and Wlckenbufg.
 snoor.vG AND CCTrnG.-A private letter re ceiyed here from wickenbusg. states that on Sat urdAy Last, two Mexiclns and Portuguese ne gro got into quarrel, which resulted as folov- Ono was killed. another was nearly killed. and the third was dangerously wounded. On sua- day, Mir Ricbardson. who. we believe is head engineer a, Smith & Wickenburgs mill was stabbed ia ihe back by man whose name y7c haze not learned, and who. we are told, was, al the time, under the influence Of liqnor. And again. our friend Tom Hodges accidentally cu, himself in the leg. We expect to hear parlicu- lars as soon as matters cool oG, when we will publish them. Richardson's wound we are glad io learn. is not dangerous Neither is tha: Of Hodges.
 SHor DEtp.-Il is Fumored in town that "Scot- ty,' eve don't knos his proper name) who was well known in this Territory was shot and killed at I.a Paz, in this Territory. recently by ser. geant belonging to Captain Weir's company, of the liih |. :. Infantry.
 A lIcRsEEtcE for a purse of $500 is 10 reHe or some where near town on the morning of the Fourth. Both nags are said to be fast.
 SPRACUE has been reelected L. s. Senator by the Rhode Island Legislature
 RFvERDy JoUNsoS has been appoiuted and