The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-12-11

quartz mill at VtTlture City. was working away when he left, making money for its owners lt was umored in Wickenburg that Hinton and smith had sold their mill and mining claim to San Francisco company. who intended to build larger mill soon,-iO stamps, it was said Heavy rains had fallen at wickenburp. R. W. Groom and Geo Monroe were running an arastfa on the White T'ichaco mine .. A short time ago. Indians stole six head Of cattle from Mir. Kelley. M-. K- while at sai, River recent ly. purchasing cattle, saw the Pima and Marico- pa warriors with their Apache prisoners They had just returned and ielt jolly over their sue cess.
 MoRE Coop NEws.-Dr. J. T. Asap. of our town, Is in receipt Of private letter from Wm Osborn, Of Phoenix Salt River, which states that party of Pima and Maricopa Indians had just returned from raid into the Apache cOun- tay. and that they had surprised a rancheria con taining sixteen Apacbes ten of whom they killed The remaining six were captured. The sase letter states tha, over i5000 head of Texas cat tie were on the road between Pbpnix and Apache Pafs, and that several thousand of them would be driven into this section. The farmers on the river were, as usual, enjoying good health and flush times. e. Jack W. swilling was having fine house built
 PLACER MnING.-Those engaged in placer mining are doing remarkably we'll Last week on the Upper Hassayampa, two men took out. in two days. with rocker, ibe sam of S22O0. Geo Curtis, of the Quartz Mountain Ssw-Mill, informs us that be has several orders for sluice lumber which he will hll in a day or two
 MEssRs. TrERSAy. Richardson and Griffin have been taking tour of observation through Big Bug and Walker Mining Districts We under stand that Mir T bas said that this is the richest quartz country he bas ever beheld. although be has lived in California. Nevada, Colorado. Idaho and Montana. He Is now engaged in testing ,he ores, by various processes. We consider bis opinion Of much weight
 FHoN TIE LowEH AGrA Fnro.--D. Henderson J. P. Osborne. | c. Dickson. J V. Brauauau and Theo. W. Boggs arrived in town this week from the ranches on be Lower Agaa Frio. From them we learn that about 700 acres have already been sown in wheat, and that inc farmers were still putting that cereal into the ground. No Indians had been seen in the valley for several weeks past
 KIRKLAND YalIKY.-Tom Roddick and F. F. Burke farmers of Kirkland Valley. arrived la town Tuesday morning last They came around the road, which they report in .oleFable good condition. They passed train of es % ~a=- ons. No snow had fallen ia inc valley but, in i,s stead. heavy rains. Tom says all ihe farmers of the valley who can procure seed. intend to SOW wheat No Indians in market, down tha, way
 Nor SoLD.-sheriE Taylor informs us that ,be sale of house and 10. near the valiarc uiine, advertised 10 have taken place saturday last, was postponed until to-day.
 JrpgE HlEiKY II. Ctnrrrn. of La Paz. Yuma county, who came up here to attend Court sev- erai weeks ago. departed for his Colorado River home one day las. week. The Judge Is iae old gentleman. Of Democratic proelivlues. lie served term on the Supreme beach of this Ter. ritory.
 WORK has commenced in the mining claims belonging lo C. C. Bean. Ed. F. Bowers, and IL A. E. Wells, a, ihe head of Lynx creek.
 OLIVER KELLER, better known as "Old Pard, lrfl this yale Of tears. a ieS days ago, aRd took the road that leads io California Old Pard Is io Arizona what the Emperor Norton is to Cali fornia. He will be back again, provided the spirits do not put veto on his coming.
 MRs. A. F. LAxBEEsoS, Of Walnut Grove, VII please accept our thanks for sample copy Of the Revelation, the organ of Advanced Female Fellows We shall sec what it has to say, some Of these nights.
 VIZ received call. Thursday last from Win Q. Davis, who comes recommended as one Of the best miners on the Pacific coast Mir. Davis has examined several mines in the vicinity of Wick crhars aaA Valiant Grove and thinks some Of them are A. No. l. He intends staying here awhile.
 WALNUT GRovE-T W Brooks. Geo, Jackson. F.. A. Copeland. and several more citizens of Walnut Grove. arrived in Prescott, Wednesday evening, from the Grove. They rport every thing lovely down that way. C. R. GeDung had cleaned up one arastra, and. our informans think, got a good retarn. .The clean-up was made from Sntler ore. He was preparing to clean mp another arastra, in which he had ground Blue-Jay ore. He had also started work on the Montgomery mine. Tho placer miners were making fair wages.
 CoNE AT LAsr.--The freight train, for the arri- val Of which we have beon praying, for several weeks past, arrived day or two ago, with goods for Cook & Bowers, D. Henderson 6 Bro., sup
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