The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-10-23
Local intelligence.
Pnrscorr. October 23. 1869.

W. O. Hams, stage, for California. Monday last We were 10th to part with the Captain,-as were all b;s old friends. and they are numerous here. ,;,,le ia one of nature noblemen, and we hope ,o see him again soon, although the chances are or,inst our doing SO, for he talked seriously of settling down for life in San Francisco.
 Gn,yr's STAGE, with mail and passengers, ar rived here from La Paz Tuesday last several hours ahead of time. Now that we have regular stage communication with California, we hope to see Cafornians who have expressed desire to sec this country, come down here and take Q look at it. We shall do the best we can to make their stay as agreeable as possible.
 Cur.J.P. HARGRAyE, Jos. W. Knott. Of this place and Hon. Vim. II. Hardy. of Hardyville, arrived here Monday last from La Paz' Yuma county. which place they left on the Wednesday evening previous. They came Uid Wickenburg, and, of course. made good time. We are indebt- cd to them for items of news which appear else where
 FgoM SAfr RIVER AND rhR GIIA.--psputy Sheriff Sypert arrived -here from the Southern part of the county, Saturday morning last. He says the people of the Salt River settlements, in this county. were this year blessed with good crops of corn. wheat, barley etc. and in eoRse- qnencc, were in fine spirits and easy circum- stances The reverse is true of the people of Florence and vicinity. Their crops were almost total failure, and many of them are in straight ened circumstances. For this, 1t k said they are themselves 10 blame, having neglected to irrigate at the proper time, The Florence settle ment i. in Pima county, and the settlers are prin- cpally Mexicans, from sonora. Nr. Sypcrt also says that many Texans, with large droves Of cattle. arrived during Inc summer and have set tied upon both rivers.
 FRoN THE vERDE-A note from our cores pendent at Camp Verde, dated the eleventh inst, informs us tha, the body of the late Joseph Whit comb of Company R.. sih Cavalry, was found by Lieut. Hubbard the day after he was mur- dered hy the Indians. taken to camp and decent y inferred It was shoekingly mutilated. ...... Lieut HuBbard. A. A. Surgeon stcgers, Edward Peck. gaide and 2 enlisted men Of Company C. 2ls. Infantry, started from the post, on the 9th inst, on q ten days scout
 FKoa wickExsuna. Persons latsly from our sister town of Wickenburg, speak in glowing terms Of the vuiturc mine Messrs. Hargrave Hardy and Knott assure us that it is getting bigger md richer The vnlture Company's mill now consists of 4s stamps, which arc kept constantly at wsrk The other mill was running but five stamps, ..-. Rock was getting scarceat the E~ltEre Co.'s nii. ewing to the fact that since the Indians stole sGac G head of mules from Ariola but few teams have been engaged in hauling, but as C. w. Beach's train had just arrived from Phpnix, and gone to hauling, the mill will undoubtedly be kept unning. Ariola had gone south after more mules. The health of the place was improving.
 To LIEN BotnERs.-Per-ons holding or claim ing liens on the Bally Bueuo mill, mine and other property belonging to the Walnut Grove Mining Company, in Turkey Greek District arc notified, by advertisements n to days paper to appear before His Honor. Judge Turner. in Dis irict Court. on Ti,ufs,lay. November f, ss9, and present their claims for adjudication.
 FIRE-woop AND SHNoLEs.--A. E. Smith, of tiis place. has redneed the prices of these necessary articles. See his advertisement
 INDIAN DErREDArIoxs.-On night last week, a party of Indians made raid upon J. r. Osborn 8 OSrn-aeld. on the lower Agna Eric. and took sev- eral bushels corn. The savagcs seem to relish inc old gcntleman's corn, for they have stolen about onohaH his entire crop. f.fe
 AHlr4RT.-A Military Board is now ia session at Fort Wiisple, and various officers from other posts are in attendance Among them. we learn, are Gen. A. J. Alexander, Col Price and Lieu tenant Wheeler General Wheaton and party got back to the fort, from Camp Date Creek early this week.
 LAST week, we chronicled tke arrival of a small party of Pima Indians Since then, we eave beard t stated that the object of their yisi 10 lhe fort was to get pay for the part they took m hndng Johnson and Collins.
 A BAND of thirty or forty mules arrived here g short time ago, from the States. They are fol sale.
 SCARCELY day passes that a party of pros peciors does not pass oHr offce. on their way iC the hassayampa. We hope all will find claims and be prepared to work them when water comes The present is good time to go to tn, bedrock in the creeks and gulches. Lynx Creek n'g Bug, the Hassayampa Black Canyon. ant '0elr tributaries, all contain gold as do nu merous other streams on both sides of the range s'angers need not be discouraged because wa yer Is scarce just now, there will be plenty O Hbetween now and Christmas