The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-08-08

hAiN'--ihe ur.t rain of this season fell here on the 'ih day of July last. and several gentlemen who have kept their eye on the weather since 'Ha' ume' assure us that. excepting three days. u h"s iAihed every day since, and Il great many nights sometimes fast and furious; at other times gently. Wonder what persons who look upon aIl of Arizona as dricd-up. barren leser; county will say to this. IL is true as Holy Writ
 NicRESHRG - Under date of Wickcnburg. July 30, friend writes as follows: "It raincd in this place and vicinity all last week. and it is almost impossible to travel in any direction The Hassayempa has been very high, and did great damage to the ranches In coming from Prescott the mail rider, while crossing creek. came very near losing his life. He lost the way mail which contained some letters way.bil and some money. Mir Ballard while here. gave the contract for carrying the mail from this place 10 Pima Villages and back, to F. M Chapman Wormser X Co. have the contract for carrying the Prescott and Turkey creek muil The ln- dians have stolen some stock from Warden X Bryan. They also killed two of Mr. llayden's mules The mills arc doing as well as ever. Tie Nultnre Mining Company started their new pans about week ago. and they work first rate
 Several new buildings arc going up. The health of the town is good sickness . The paymaster is here, and not being able to get any further w.tA wagons, will start to NcDowen with a pack-train. The wagons will be sent back to Camp McPhersonn
 J. D. MoNHoN requests us to state that he will start a saddle train from this town to Wicken- burg, Monday morning next, for the accommo- daiion of passengers.
 TnE crops. despite the heavy rains that have flooded the country during the past month, are looking well.
 A. c DrNN is building house for a butcher shop, ou the north side of the Plaza From our end Of town t looks Ht',ch0 ci'q.ito l J. P. HABGRtvE. o. Allen. Jas D. Monihon and two strangers arrived from Wickenburg Thurs day evening last. They came oia Weaver and i Walnut Grove.
 DISTRICT CorRr meets here on Monday next adjourned meeting.
 i Bio Bto.-R Smith, of Big Bug informs us 1 that, a short time ago, be and Billy Gavin, an. ! other Big Bug-er found, while hunting in the timber, about miles above Gray & Co.'s ten stamp mill ledge which they named the For. est.' They sunk hole upcn 1t and found t ta | be about four feet in width. When Smith came to town. he brought piece of the rock wtl , him, had t tested by F A. Cook who says it as ' saycd $40 to the tou in gold, with wee bit o silver. Smith and Gavin are now building ar arasira and wheel. to crush ore from the For czt" and " Badger" lodes May they mak, their everlasting fortunes
 The Germans have completed their big ditch which is designed to carry water on their rcl claims in ihe old Mexican Gulch. TLe old ditcl was too smai.
 Osborn & Gavin have found excellent pros ] poets in tbe bar opposite the one upon wliel l Gray and Co.'S mill stands and they are. having a ditch cut to 1t from the tanks on Justices old auxiliary claim. Hurrah for Big Bug; if eapi l talists don't fetch her out her old miners and l prospectors will No Indians have been seen il thc vicinity for long time, and we hope th' eusses will never pay it another visit.
 Cu- JACKSON < O., recently purchased th, Hydraulic diggugs on Lynx creek, known ai the Excelsior, from Little & Taylor The new owners have commenced work.
 SOME ax or eight arastras are being run a Walkers camp. head of Lynx creek, and ther is not an idle man in the district. Last week Winning { McWillams treated lot Of Dcposi ore. which treated thcm hack in return Sl5 [ the ton. Work upon the Chase and Platanc lodes. Hassayampa district, is going or.