Arizona miner., 1868-07-25
LOCAL N EwS.


 LOCAL NEWS.
 pposrrcrrNG PAnrY.-We have been informed ,, nartics who recently arrived here from be- Iov. that a party of prospecters left Wickenburg. ,,.t week, to hunt for gold in the mountains on ha north side of the Gila, between Agua Cali ente and Gila City,
 Frou LA PAz. Mossrs. Block, Sparks and Lieutenant Buchanan arrived in Prescott from Ia Paz on the evening of Sunday last From vr Block we learn that times were good at La pol. trade with the interior brisk. and the people of inc real Commercial Metropolis" of Arizona were happy. A "dry-washing' company had becn organized, and the machine" was at work o, good gravel. There was some talk of erect ing a quartz mill in the vicinity of La Paz. Mr. Sharks informed us that several hundred pounds of rock from the lode near Kings Wells upon which he has been to work for some time past. were sent to san Francisco some time since to be tested
 Ho. FOR BLACK CAyYoN.-Mr Bradshaw re- quests us Co state that, about the first of August next ho will start for the Black Canyon dig rings. in this county and would be glad to have s, many miners accompany him as possible. It i.bis intention, should men enough accompany him. Co go to work in good earnest well know ing that the dggings are rich enough to pay for all the labor that may be expended upon them There is plenty of water in that as indeed there is in all other creeks in this vicinity, and we hope that dneen or twenty men will go down there and go to work. We know Of no better digging, in Yayapai county.
 rgocsEpNGs Of ADJorRSED MEETING OF Srrrn. ri.oEs Board met on Monday last. and trans acted the following business:
 BelaesI asss,ssmeHi Of Jas Baker from sI0.0so to s6ou)
 Levied taxes for ibis year, as follows:
 County General Fund, Sl25 on the SlO0OO
 Jail 90
 Territorial 25 mn1e. for 1868. S2.oo
 Ordered that the Sheriff be required to give a.iaoall bond. as Sheriff
 bard adjourned .nl Monday, July 9, 1868.
 Tursors AT WANrr Gaovr.-Under date of Ja!y 2 ls6s, Mr. Fred. Henry writes us as fol- lows.
 "laayo just returned from trip down the creek; have seen most Of tho farus and farmers oi the Grove The crops. with little exception look well and there will be more grain raised I,'e ibi' season than ever beforc Barley and Nheh were not injured by the freezing. some umr snce- as much as at frst supposed A great many have DtautaN tI.. .f. smDbie ground, thus raising two crops Of the same land tn one season The late rains saved great deal of hard work in the way Of irrigating Altogether everything looks prosperous and healthy so far. Green corn. beans. etc. are pieu. ainl. Melons are making good runs and will soon be here.
 TRE last mail party that arrived here from Camp Lincoln. saw some Indians in the vicinity Of tbe Cenega
 RECENTLY. while a soldier from Camp Lincoln sls out hunting in the vicinity Of that pest, be saw. at some distance party of about afcen Indians, mostly women and children. The red ,ains ii would appear, are swarming again
 BE,oH's wagon train arrived in Prescott San day las, from Camp Lincoln |, was loaded sith ash timber for Eerr's wagon shop The train started back again on Tuesday, with sawed .amber for government Mr Beach stated that Ae road was very muddy.
 knuNs 1T WALNUT GgovR.-About noon on Monday last. ten mounted Indians rode up with. ia three hundred yards Of the dwelling of Timo- thy Lambcrson. at Walnut Grove. in this county. and drove oif i've Of bis c0Ws. Mr. and Mrs. Lamberson were alone at the house and saw the Indians Mrs l.. ran to the field for assistance; the old gentleman grabbed bis rife and ran to- wards the Indians, who fled at his approach. The Indians at one time had in their possession. oar head of cattle, but in their haste to get out o. range of MT. Is rife two COWS broke away rom them and ran to the house. The mail rider from Vbom we learned these facts, told as that Zoe Indians acted very bold, tying their horses close 10 the house, etc. On the way up, he saw plenty of Indian sign.
 THUNDER, LIGHTNING ANp RAIS-The present the season when these three celebrities hold high carnival ip Arizona During the past week lhey have made things howl. Some Of our peals oi thunder would make timid Calfornian's knees tremble, and our flashes of forked light mng would cause him to think of his latter end saturday morning and Wednesday evening last lhe peals of thunder that passed over this vicin l'y, fairly made the ground tremble, and put one !a mind of an earthquakc but nothing quakcd. he torrents of rain that descended contcmpo- aneously with these thunder-siorms, and which kept descending long after "heaven's artillery