The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-10-09

upon learning that performance would be giv-
 our mind to go and see it. but as luck would have ii, we failed to come to time did not go
 and missed seeing what we have been informed
 was hrstrate layout Of enjoyment. Some 300 persons were present. many of whom were ladies. who. we are told enjoyed the chas.e fun.
 Good singing dancing and music dispensed on
 the occasion.
 DAN KESNrsoN and Capt. Wood, two .iraight- shooting babes" of the woods. started on n hunt. early last week. and got back 10 town Fri. day night last. with wagon-lOad of dead ani- mals, among which were two bear the heaviest Of which weighed when dressed. 300 lbs. These they killed in the mountains lying between Will Hanson valley aud the military camp at the Toll gate. Dan. was proud of bis achievment and well he might be- He informed us that the coun try was full of Indian and Indian sign. and ibat while hunting for and sIaughtering tbe anima,s broSght in by them, be and the Captain e1pec- ted to be jumped by Indians every step they took. He also informed us that the day previ- ous 10 their killing the bear another man. while bunting in that vicinity, sag a squad Of Indians. and fired upon tbeu, when they Jeff in hot haste
 THE party Of Coior.dans that arrived here las, week, came from the vicinity of Pueblo, and vas known as the "Cobura & Root party" lt consisted of eleven men, They brought with them five wagons mining and fatnlng tools be- sides two years supply of provisions. So We learn from one oi the party. Mr. Cook, formerly of Texas, who called al our oiice. Saturday last and said be was 30 well pleased with ihis conn- try that be had already made up his mind 10 write for bis family. Some Of the party Jeff be- hind sbcHi la Colorado considerable property in raDches, stock, etc. They came Uia the 18th par aIlel rOuie, and, sf cour-e, had no dificulty in getting wood, water and grass, everywhere oH the road. They saS no hostile Indiana
 No BcrrER-we feel Ike scoldlng oar farm CTS for not having more cows and making more butter. bat kaow thsi they can briag tbe Indian to the front and lay the blame upon him. And curse him, he is 10 blame Our s,orekeepers. too are eatirrly ont of butter. sad s0 ~e have to bolt down bread, etc, without tbe f4rOrite grease-a mighty hard thing to do, iu this dry weather. A grez; deal Of batter is made in iowa and vicinity. bat not enough to supply the demand. 1T some enierprisihg California dairy ! man woald bring his herd this way, squat down wbere in tbe foothills and make eaosgh butler to supply the market, be would coin mon ey, for good batter Is worth sl25 per pound. gold. here Eggs, too, are quite scarce although there are thousands of biddies in the country. I'm xa aff ta aad hsn ku Q farmers; there Is more moa-y to be made by so doing than you can possibly realis@ by r.i.- ing eUrn.
 GRAST's stage lvh here Saturday morning | last. with the mail Aad several passengers. Amsag the passengers ~ss Thad. Adams, one of our oldes, pioneers. whe goes to Missouri to visit bis relatives and friends. The sp stage arrived ] about halfpas, II. Tuesday aigst, with the mail 1 two passengers. q. D. Dudley aud Willard Ricel, ! and about ,4Vy lbs of light freight for Jackson 1 4 Co. The driver iniorlaed us that a detention | occurred at Granite Wash, which delayed ,be stage for several hours.
 LOWER LINK CEsEx.-SOme twenty-five or thirty miners are at work ia ihe vicinity Of the old Mexican camp. on lower Lynx creek. and all. we learn are doing wcll-tbai l.. making fair wages The majority of these workers are Mex jeans. Last week. some Americans who had I just arrived in the country. went over to lhe creek, and white prospecting, found one piece Of . gold and quartz which they sold to Jesse Jack son. Of ths place for a twenty dollar greenback. | They found this piece in the gravel, on top oi the layer of boulders next the bedrock They | were directed to go over there hy ihe Bashford 1 Mining Company, whose house they now occupy 1
 FALL wHEAT.--we are pleased to learn that great many farmers of this vicinity are prepar- | ing 10 plant wheat, when the proper time arrives. | They believe this to be an excellent wheat conn. l try. and are determined upon testing the matter Heretofore, wheat planted late in the fall has done very we'll
 GES. A. J. ALEXANDER, wife and family, re- | turned home to Camp Toll-gale, Monday last. | alter passing very pleasant ~eek among friends l In Prescott
 J. F. OSBORN and family got to town from their | ranch on the lower Agua Trio, Friday evening last, suffering with lever and ague. which viii | not stay wlih thrln lOng in IAis piney country
 AxPvTAuoS or AS ARs-At the Hospital at Fort whipple. few days ago. Dr.. Prindell very | dexterousiy cut of a mans arm, which had | been shattered by buckshoi. Tbe man Is doing | well.
 JoHS MOORE. barkeeper lately employed at the Aonteznma Hotel, in this town. skedaddled, Tuesday morning last for parts unknown after