The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-05-29
The >% aMinrr.
Local Intelligence.
PREsoorr, May 29, 1869.

tho Prescott and MOnaNc NaEVh i""u' -i""N'' .ronino last. we learn the sad news of the murder Nv Indians. at point short distance beyond Comn Willow Grove of James Sheldon an old ,,,recr and man who was beloved by all who trew him. snd who Is there in the Territory that d,d mi know "Jim" Sheldony The particulars, .. gathered from Mir. Hardy, that Sheldon and T Moore former Sheriff of this county, who, ,i,b R W. Groom, Wm. Cole, Wm. Reed, Frank Co.groye and others, len Prescott, recently, for White Pine. stopped behind their comrades at C,mp Willow Grove, on the afternoon of the l4th ,n., the day upon which Sheldon was killed, to converse with some old acquaintances met with o, the post Towards evening, Sheldon mounted b,s animal aud started for camp, and a short time ane, dark, Moore did the same thing. At cer- ,,,, roDpt on the road, Mir. Moore's horse shled and leapcd out of the road, thereby, arouslng the .u.nielons of his rider, who made haste to reach the camp. where he soon arrived and was inform ed that sheldcu had not come up. Moore then related the circumstances that occurred to him on tbe road. and some of the men went back next morning, foune Sheldon and his horse lying close together, dead on the side Of the road. The saV- ages had strjsped the flesh from the frame of the horse packed it of, and covered the head Of the murdered ulan with the entrails. Sheldon, VIC think was E native of Maine, and had resided in the Territory since '6l. He one of the first white ne that ever set foot on the town-site of Prescott. Peace to his ashes and mey swift vengeance sooa overtake his murderers.
 Mfr Hardy siso informed us tha, the scoundrol, Wallapai Charlie, had given himself up to General Price, at Fort H ohave, who had him ironed, and started him for san Francisco, In charge of guard Of picked mel.
 IMxtGR kSrss CoMSo.--Wm. F. Turner, Chief Justice Of the Territory, who Is now on his way here from the East, writes, we are informed, that large number of Iowa people are en route to this part of the Territory. The Chef Justice Is eX- pccted home about the first of next month.
 RE Burlington, of whlpple Valley, also in- forms us that letters recently received by him from relAiycs and friends in Minnesota, state that many persoss were leaving that icy region for our young Territory.
 DicK HULL, formerly Of this place, but now of Wyoming Territory, informs Postmaster Barnard, by letter, thsG large immigration may bo looked for here, this summer and fall from Wyoming Let them conc; they will never regret their com ing to Arizona
 ISDItSs.-Ec learn that the trail of a large party Of indisDs-about lOO--was recently seen between the Chase mill and Groom creek, by A. 0. Moves. Tracks have also been seen in the vi. ciuty of the Sterling. and John Ehle. while com ing from Skull Valley, last week, saw and shot at one of the seouhdreis.
 NOTES & CURTIS have now large piles Of lum. Der at their yard on the East side Of the Plaza.
 ORCHARD AND SuRsERT.-Reccntly, by invita- ton, we visited the orchard and nursery of Jack son Brothers, in town, and had our belief in the adaptability of our climate and soil 10 fruit grow. ing, strengthened, by gazing at the vigorous young fruit trees of every variety that grow and thrive upon their premises.
 ARRIVAL or IMNIGRASrs.-a party Of ten or twelve men arrived in Prescott, few days ago, rom New Mexico and Colorado They came ria the 35th parallel route, and W, re not molested by Indians One of the party e4 He'd upon us aud sdd that the people of ss.ts Fe' take grea, pains to Keep immigrants from comin T this way, falsely asserting that the Indians have riven the whites oai ci this portion Of the Territory. Now this s wrong in the people of New Mex leo, and if 1t is impossible for them to cease lying about North
 
 some way Monday last another D arty arrived rom Colorado. They came ria sa nta Fe and Inesou, and curse their stars for comn that way. n'eaoh fe they were told that they would find nOurHAing times in Tucson, but upon arriving enere' were soreiy disappointed being uHs.h!e .c ma work Of any kind. The party that came ria me nortaern route say they saw Berry Dod- 'oh ana party at Albuquerque, so the rumor of 'Hef death by Indians was but rumor. They ~e~ tAe Little Colorado, Jas. Baker and Anfo- H'o VI WanuerA, all right.
 w. A. LINN, and 4scotty" (dont know his otb. e' name) len town sa' rday evening last, intend Ing to bring up at White Pine los Todd Inten- oed 10 have accompanied them, but was taken sek' and forced to remain behind. We wish Vii. Ham and scotty good luck
 "Uh Fellow townsmau R. F. Elliott, has started new aad good thing in this place, 1t Is singing 's composed of about 60 ladies and gentlemen "euopped into the courtroom, Tuesday even. Hg 'ast' Whfie Richard was teaching the young 'uu oia to warble "do, re, mi, etc, etc, etcn en- ssseu ourself gratuitously, as a tenor singer. s"'ehed the pupils, and concluding that singing
 ' nol our forte, started for A lagery, exchanged '''' "ith the tsT-keeper and started for home. c HE freight trains of Miller & Bro, and J. A. So.. St"VN'h' or this place, were at La Paz on the -'1n' homeward bound
 "oAhs being pushed at the Sterling. The afl Is now in about fny feet, and the north on, % s Soout 100 feet. Good quartz Is being taken O' the latter tunHel Work on the mia Is al. Tosrsss'ne' but slowly, owing to a dearth Of aaneS ~u,.Nn It Is confidently hoped that the min