The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-08-07

ATTENTION Is directed to the advertisement of l.. B. Jewell, watchmaker and jeweler We can safely recommend him to the citizens of the Ter. ritory as gentleman every way deserving their patronage He Is prepared to do all sorts of work in his line in manner that cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to customers. PROSPECTING PARTY.--Rumor has it that large party of men will soon start from this place to prospect the section of country north of Bill Williams mountain. Sam c. Miller, B. Hussey. John Garner and other first rate mountaineers. talk of going with the party.
 Two ScHooLs.-This town, in which there has not been school for several months past, is now threatened with two. We'll. the more the merrier, although, in our humble opinion, one would be quite sufficient
 1 C. SCHROEDER has added considerable to the looks and value of bis place on Montezuma street by the sidewalk recently made in front of his | houses.
 HooPrR. WHITING & O., of Arizona City. are we believe, the largest, most enterprsing, liber- al merchants in the Territory. Their trade with the interior is immense, and we have yet to hear the first growl from one of their customers. Lo- cated as they are, near the mouth Of the great Colorado Aver and the head of the Gulf of Cal ifonia, and backed by immense capital, they can and do sell goods cheaper than any other large firm in the Territory.
 ISDrGESr srcK.-while caring for iodigent sick folks who have recently come among us. oar citizens should not forget that there are old citi zens of the place sick, aad, perhaps. in want We have in mind aa aged gentleman who, last winter while living at Walkers, was taken with rheumatism, which has stuck to him ever since preventing him from earning dollar We are not acquainted with the old gentleman's circum- stances but think it would be ao more than right for some person or persons to approach him np. on the subject IT be needs pecuBiary aid. we. 1 for one will endeavor to assist him and scores of others will do the same thing for. when it comes to relieving suffering hamaniiy, our citl. Eens are, to use vulgar phrase, decidedly "on it."
 SICK FoIKs.--Considerabl sickness prevails here at present, most Of which was contracted iu
 
 went below. and came back with large dose Of lever and ague, Is recovering. Win. Cory, our excellent County Treasurer. visited Date Greek recently, aud returned here under the indseooe of the shakes. which have pared him down con sideTably. Abe Henderson. who recently re- turned from California, was, the other day. taken down with sickness Chris Kloiz, shortly after arriving from Wickenburg, had to saccamb 10 the shakes, as had, also. s. z. Pierce. Of Date Greek. IL is singular fact that a person may leave an ague country, in apparent good health, come here, where no person has ever been known to contract that disease, and ten chances to one. he will be taken down with t and almost shaken to pieces but then. he is sure 70 get rid Of H. a. it cannot long withstand ;he pure air and water of our mountains.
 APoLOGErrc.-We ask the kind indulgence Of our patreBs for errors in last weeks xixrR. and any discrepancies they may discover In the pres sni number. We have been sOrcly afflicted for a couple of weeks past with A jumping tooth ache and racking fever, consequently, have been unable to attend 10 duty in autifal manner. Even now while we write this, the explosion of weak torpedo in our interior department, or the jumping and croskisg ef bali-frog ia our eabesa could not Tai! 10 affect us fsyorsbly, com. pared to the horrid, never eeasing torture we suffer from a wretched old tootA that will neither come out nor be soothei. If it does not cease aching soon, we mean to try single-hauded drill ing and giant powder upon the -blarsted" old thing. Um-hl
 PREscorT HorgIa-This establishment. - the oldest of the kind in town--will soon again be thrown open to the public. It's proprietor John N. Rountree. has leased 1t to Messrs. Reeve & Chambers. who are now busily engaged in re- fitting aud reaovs.ng it.
 Tus LATE FRE-we visited the burned gran. cry at Fort whipple. Sunday fast, and found men engaged in asserting the damaged corn. The building was completely demolished. and a ! great deal of the corn was destroyed. Since the date of oar last paper, two gocd-sized wooden squirts have been found near the scene of ihe conaagration. They were, no doubt, used by ihe incendiaries to throw the kerosene high up on the building But for the hard work per formed by General Devia his officers and men, in extinguishing the fire, the suller's store. and probably fbe garrison, would have been con snmed.
 RANCH TOR sALE.-we direct attention to the advertisement offering for sale finely improv ranch in Skull Valley. To any person wishing to engage in the business of farming. Ane chance Is now offered to buy. cheap for cash, a l oH uA kas fu .t..