The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-10-02
Chr 4ENlneg.
Local intelligence.
PREscorr. October 2, 1869.

.,, ,he cansc of the late powder explosion in p.,,,. canvon. a short distance west Of Prescott. oao occount says that keg of the powder fell an, of the wagon. was run over by wheel ig- ..,.d and thus get fire to the remainder of The ro,,der in the wagon This. the .eamsters deny They aver that the first explosion took place m tho wagon and that previously keg or powder had not fallen upon the ground as is asserted by acme. One thing is certain there must have Aoor q cousp for the explosion. as the powder .opld not have exploded without Ire being m .o,e vav communicated 10 it.-ether by acci- a,,, or gross carelessneSs Teamsters and ,.o,1b,ers shond deduce lesson from the ter r,b,e accident. and learn 10 be more cautions in the G,tnre Besides the lameniable fact that one ,,,n lost his life bv the explosion. the loss of rronerty will bear heavily upon some of ihe losers. For instance Mr. R, Reeve. of the Pres .o,, Hr,A. whose hsrsehold effects consisting of furniture. bedding. cooking utensils. his and wife. clothing in fact everything possessed by him. was entirely destroyed. His loss. we are told. will reach somewhere In the neighborhood of sl 0eO and. we are sorry to say. will bear heavily upon tim. The powder. iweniy-seven kegs we believe. belonged to Campbell Bnffum. and wormser & Co. of this place. The owner of tbe train MT wernngrr. safrred loss oi t,nr animals. the wagon ana Ah it's appointments and may have to pay for the loss sustained by others. Mr. Werninger was not with bis train a' inc time the accident occurred. Had he been alone. it wonla not. we think have happened ror he is a very earesIl maA.aal gos1 freighier
 e. CnEisTrE. who is well ana favOraby known to the old citizens of the Territory. got back again to bis old home Saturday last and was welcomed by young and old. Since leay- ing ttis place over year ago. MT. Christie has resided most Of the time. at Fort URieE. New Mexico. where be held the position of Chief Clerk in the Quartermas,rr's Department He can. oia ihe 35th Parallel route and made ih'' trip from Albuquerque New Mexico. 10 Preeeo,i, Ia GisiXsce af as milcs.) in twelve dAys He va. aecsmPsEisd ky hnt one person. q yesag nan named s,Twck. who is on hi- way 10 join his grand par.sis al Healdsburg. California. Hr Christie was the 6rst recorder of this county. and better enc neEer put pen 10 paper in any country.
 EREoas-Ia last weeks issae. two errors ap- peared in the advertiseueats for proposals for furnishing Govsru1eHt sisk supplies. They yere the subslisioE of Camp McPhrr-On. fer" Camp Verde. ana iL- Frisiing Of ls59 in ihe Chief Qa.lernasier advertisement. in' stead of "isis~ 1heT asv stand corrected.
 ARRIVAL or sStEEEs. Monday last. there ar. rived at Fort WhiPRle fron Camp W4lleh. Pima county. hftytvS IAeantry raen. formerly of Com pany c, ga izhntry. These troops are des tined for CAug Verde. aud. are we learn. to ts consolidated ~ith Company c, cf the 2lsl In. GStry, zsv of Camp Verde. As soon as these Hen joia C. of the 2lst, ths, company will nun Der abont l2o men.
 tRsx vHE vsrpE.-The mail and escort. ir charge of Sergeant cssiaer Jones. arrived from Gasp Verde Tuesday iA<t. and returned Wed tsseay eFehing. Toe Sergeant informed u' taSt aii rte fsrners oa the river have excellent ersps On the night Of the 7ih inst. larg, party of Indians made descent on the corn te+ cf Peier iet and were fired into by q sgna. Of soldiers under command Of Lt Mex. Owen Aiahe first Ere fro9 the troops Ls. the poor In SiS, Cropped everything sad aes in great con it~sH" ssay bews and arre~s, aud othe teeis Eere captured sy the troops. as< Serxean JOues captured very gayiy decorated hai which. no doubt. was worn by ehief. Som' eigbt or len soldiers watch nightly fsE the Reds
 TyfffNs t.mH -A. whirwind was observed by many ciiiLens O thls place lt came from the direction Of th 1-d Parallel Railroad route, ssd must haxe tor From the roots. all the timber | C. sage brush Sn and adjacent to that route. A Inan wAa say end watched this whriwind, informs us that almost pierced the heavens
 HE RECENT SHoorNG AND KILLING We hop 'nal' Tor the sake of peace. humseity, asA tn good name Of our town. another such disgrace u'' murderess tragedy, as that witch was CD acted here cn tse night of September 2Onh is6' VIII never again occur. Its immediate resul was The sending of tgo men-eood soldIers-t eternity. without scarcely {. ,nc,ncat's warmth, oy ihree men who. we think, deserPe well th name Of robbers and murderers. One of then we are glad to state, is in eoHnneaeat. and destined to pay the penalty of his crime c crimes with his life. The other two are, as, ia as We know still at large, snt it is satogeth, "kely that they will not long remain SO. for ih military authorities are making every exertio capture them. All good citizens should Sc .o N that the like shall never again occur rfeseott We call upon the oaieeEs of the la
 '" ne'eAi'er arrest all braves who may ro aroun ""n'-io'tihed with whiskey -asurisi,ing an o''eharging their pistols. There is aiaw again