The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-09-25

as he could have wished. Mir. Braneman beard the firing, armed himself. mounted horse. gave chase to the thieves, and succeeded in recap turing the four head of animals. Gen. wbea- ton has sent ont body of cavalry to scout through that region.
 NEw HoUsEs.-Scvcral houses are now in course of erection in various parts Of the town which, as soon as they arc finished we mean to break into, and examine. Their aggregate cost when completed, will not fall far short of s2O, ,OOO
 l. Q. DICKSON of woodside, suburb of this town, was awakened from his quiet sumbers about one o'clock, Wednesday night last. by the paying of his watch dog. got up, peered out into the moonlight, and saw two men figuring around his corral and stable with the view. no doubt of stealing his horses. The fellows lefl before he had time to get a shootngron. He has an idea that the men seen by him were Johnson and Collins.
 A TEmFIc and fearful gunpowder explosion took place. one day last week in Bells Canyon. on the Prescott and La Paz wagon road. by which a teamster named John Murray lost bis life and much valuable property was destroyed.
 
 MILITARY lrEss.-Maj. Morrow, Paymaster. U. s. A.. arrived here from the Southern part of the Territory, several days ago. We believe he | has paid nearly all the troops in this vicinity | He was accompanied by First Lieutenant Thos. 1 F. Riley, Qale of he 2lst lnfantry,) who has | been mustered out and re-assigned Lieutenant | Riley informed us that loo cavalrymen, and 20 | infantry. left Camp Mcdowell, on the sth inst | for scout in the Salt River county Many citi- | zens accompanied the expedition, which was commanded by Col. Sanford.
 MiNiSo TrENs.-Iager Rogers took out of their claim in the England gulch. last week. the sum Of s66 This amount was washed out with a rocker. One piece found by them weighed s3j. Another about fve. and still another about four. Have not learned how the other men on the creek made out Our placer diggins are worked out-over the ieft.
 Several miners are and have been at work on the Upper Hassayampa, bat they keep mum about what they are doing. and we are unable to say. Al present but little placer mining is being done, owing to ihe scarcity Of water, but, when water does come, which we confidently hope will be in little over a month, we may look out for plenty of dust, for it will be mined out, sure.
 Quartz mining Is also dull. Rock is being iakeu out of sevcrui iedgcs in Walkers and Agua Frio Districts. . Tbe Sterling is 60 laid np.h nnil water comes. Mcssrs. Heslep, Hitch cock. Cray. wunderlich, and others have gone 10 Big Bug District and we believe they len here with the intention Of starting the mill should here be sufficient water to run 1t. Mr. Heslep s an old California miner and mllman in whom ge have great faith.
 Davis Taylor. of Upper Hassayampa, have sold an interest in their mines. wheel and srasiras, to the Jackson Bros, Of this town and be work will now be pushed with energy. The company are taking very rich rock oa; Of the Astor lode.
 A BLoonr NlaHr N PHEscerr-TA night of Monday. September 20. 1869 was the hlondlesi night in the annals of this town Two soldiers. Sergeant Patrick McGovern, of Go B. sth Cav dry and private Thomas Domaine. of Co. F. I2th Infantry, were shot dead and another, pri- rate George Nunes, Co. F, i2,h Infantry. was severely stabbed. and Is now in critical condl- ion McGovern was. it is said. murdered in the Diana Saloon. at about four o'clock in the morn ng. by one Jos. Johnson. discharged soldier. Private Harry Langham, of Co F, l2tb Infantry. ias. We are informed, besa convicted of stabb;ng Sunes, and is suspcioned of shooting Domaine. Re h now in irons at Fort whipple. Vim. Col ins, lanother discharged soldier. was mixed up n the row in which McGovern lost his life, md he and Johnson are now al large. Troops Ire out searching for them. and it is the prayer 'f this entire community that they will be killed ,r captured.