The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-07-24
Tllr >ees sMiner.
Local Intelligence.
PREscorr, July 9l, 1869.


 r.,,cur Tnuy soLp.-Thur5day last A. J. ,ha,o,v,b sold bis freight train of i've ten-mule ...,o. to Thos Parks, for the sum of seoOo' u. cbenowth had become tired ot "following ,.a -o,a; ror A livelihood, and therefore sold his ,r,in f,r A very low price, He proposes, hence f,t, ,o devote his attention to farming and stock -,i.ing on a splendid ranch owned by him on ,.b Creek. Mr Parks. although stranger m .b. Territory. is an old acquaintance Of MT. Che- ,a,,,h,s and is youched for by the latter as an hooe.t enterprising man. We wish both gentle ,,en success in their respective avocations.
 p,vrs, train. of five ten mule teams, started f,r La Paz. Thursday evening last l. took down l,,nber and shingles for Tom. Roddick' Of Kirk land Valley. who. we are informed, is going to build fine house, large enough to hold part nor Well. we'll Thomas, we have thought, for .ome time past, that something was "ailing you. D,y. HAz,Rp's freight train arrived here Sat prday last. from California. it brought mer- cbaudse for D. Henderson < Co, of Prescott, and Bowers & Bro of Fort WhipPle.
 uoxryz1-v, HorEr--This favOrite hotel Is now rpn bv Ne.srs. Brown & Dana, two as good cooks a, can be found in the Territory. They set splendid table, and are determined upon giving endre satisfaction to resident and transient boarders.
 LAST week. Charles Often and partner rocked out about sixty dollars in gold dust, in ravine near the Chase mine One piece found by them weighed nearly SIS.
 1ypgprppEScE MrxE.-Theodore W. Boggs ar rived here this week from the Independence mine. with about s225 in gold amalgam, which he got out O; two and half tons Of ore aras- traei by him. t was the first aras,raing Theo. ever done and be says be lost as muck more gold as be saved
 THERE Is fine, rich and productive valley on the Upper Agua Frio. or Lower Lynx Greek. i've do not know which name the stream that runs through it goes by) in which there are many finely cultivated ranches. upon which we are told, heavy rains have of late, descended. and. in con- sequence the crops ttere are looking splendid corn being, few days ago. as high as a medium sized mans head. Now, We wonld like Co have said valley chsisleae-i and propose that its in- hab,anis give ii a name. as well as decide wheth- CT Lynx Greek in their valley, is Lynx Greek, or he Ayua Eric. In naming ibe valley. we sag gest tbal t be called "woolsey Valley, in honor gf K $ Woelscy. who first settled in it, and ~ho all know. Is pioneer Arisossian Of .he right stamp.-righhy deserving of the honor Of hay ing tho beautiful valley naIzed after him.
 S.rrRp,Y afternoon last. ihe town was enliv- r.-. s-t.t lu A.aszs ..-s. ass plugs from Lower Granite Creek. But few scad. were staked on the result, consequently but little interest was taken in the race, although for lafm horses, the plugs did well. or course one came out ahead and the other a little be- hind.
 Corr SoLD- One day last week, Robert Postlc disposed of valuable three year old colt raised by him at bis ranch in Chino Valley. 10 A. J. Akin, for the sum of S5DOOO, gold. 1T properly trained and taken care of said colt will turn out pretty fast horse for be has good hlood in him, and has already proved himself to be anything bat "sloueh" on the iurf, by beating one of the fastest horses n this part Of the Territory, which he did on the filth instant
 AASs LEG BR0KES.-I'riisy last st Bowers Agua Eric Ranch, lame teans,cr. whose name We have been unable :s learn, was go satoF;s. nate as 70 break the only good leg be had. John Reese came to town, for doctor, secured the services Of Dr. McCandlrss, who, went down to the ranch, mended the mans leg and returned home next day.
 SEVERAL wagons belonging to Mesers. Che howih, Renter and Stephens, arrived in town from from the Rio Verde, Wednesday last, with loads Of ash timber.
 NEw AND PRoDucrIyE REGIox a previous Issue, we gave some particulars regarding thc dolng' of scouting parties Of soldiers, from the new post al ihe Toll-Gate on the Prescott aud Aohave road Since then. We have learned, that lhry done something more than hunt and kill Indians They found new and large stream Of water in a country that had not before been wis Ied or explored. This stream ihe officers called burro river They describe the region of coun. uy adjacent Co Burro river as one eminenty G. 'ea Tor grazing and agricultural purposes, the 'aheys being many, large and formed of very "ch SOIL The mesas, or table lands arc clothed Wl'h ihe best sort of grass, and timber was seen ln many places. Besides all these inducements 'ne streams are said to be well stocked with i.h ana i've men, with as many lines and hooks e"ugh'' 10 less than an hour, more than enough h'e 10 ration the whole command for q day. Thi. eonhlry we are told, lies between the Santa n4ria river and the Prescott and Mohave road mas heretofore been a sort of a secret and SC fnrh han ,.f