The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-07-02
Capitol Block

When the town site of Prescott w=s !ald of Into biori. ,gaafe, and i5i-. saF;5 .s Isei, :.sss =s= reserved certain block of land cast of the Plaza, upon which, lt waa then confidently hoped, cap iol buildings woald soon be reared, but, 10 this lay, Capitol Block remains gnimproved, and, as Prescott Is no longer the capital of the Territory, .s nov question with some, whether h Is no; bc,i 10 use the block of land for other than cap aoI purposes Those who thick that lt Is, have recently signed a paper, offering said block oi laHa ,o ihe Federal Government, for the purpose of buIldng thereon headquarters Of The Military D-parnea, Of Arizona, aud, we learn, that the prescu, viii be tcndercd General stoncman soon shsr his arrival here h lhis connection. h may b pertinent to state that not long ago, some clil
 Ia, Jumped" this block. fenced li, and, for aagai VIC know. now lay claim to it.
 Nevertheless, we think that the parties who
 lsmped and fenced it would raise no objection 10
 tOaatng h 10 the Federal Government, for tbc
 Pafpose aboye stated, as the erection Of Govern
 nshi buildings thereon would enhance the value
 other property owned by them. Therciore,
 'aoald General stoncman, ou behalf Of Govern
 1ai, accept rhe gin tii Is certain 10 be offered
 An, and agree 10 erect the necessary buildings
 H sIo he presumed ,bas two-ihiFds, perhaps all
 our citizens would rejoice. Looking at the mat
 tu in this lighi, the MISER cauaol but hope that
 'se General will accept and Government agree
 o, inc prOposliIon &
 Ia eounselAng thus, we mast not, by any means,
 oe interpreted as giving up all hopes of seeing
 n' capital Of .he Territory permanently located
 a'Tsi for We firmly believe that an honest Iegsla.
 fa'e and Governor will yc, give us back that Of
 'liea NC were robbed-the capital. The homes, people Of the Territory know that Prescott, with ~ een'fal location. mild, healthy climate, pare, s'a water abundance Of building material Sac.,
 h'ne proper place for the seat of Government,
 'oa 'hey will not rcs, satisfied until 1t Is legisAted
 'a'k here by honest Legislators.
 sVEARISGES < DoReAx, two cnterprislna yoaos men, have formed partnership, and arc -'as \ lair commission business, at their place sa '1rlsy street, opposite the adobe store They ' ehoiee assortmen; of tobacco and cigars l,a hey sell mighty cheap. Animals, houses h''a'' eieq sold by them on commission.
 'AASTs stage arrived from the west, Tuesda, A'I "i'b three passengers and a modera,e-sizet "1 'sN p@Sothk@ISs was L. V. 1EaA, Q DE Bug Mining Company, who came dlrec
 1~ S@ Francisco, Ssere he has been, on busI ?" himself and the Territory. We say fo
 territory, because be and his company arr ,., D''e oecn hard at work developing the min r,,, u'ees ot the Territory. He comes bacl n' ""h hope, and more thoroughly satisfle, ''sf before of the excellence of our Terri " me richness of our mines, and the nea 'r '1sO-en of deliverance from isolation, illlucI .'Ase atrocities. In fact, the old gentlema Hsa that his efforts to "bring the countr l." are about to be crowned with suceess. II WI DIS mill and mines, in Big Bug Distric t4ay iast He informed us that much sui s,n AaIed among the poor iaborlng people ( hs eI,Ieo ']ho'seo and that the southern section ( lion o,Ssh ss s.sie was much dryer than this SC, e,o,. '" 0u Territory, ia consequence of whlc were short, and grass was very scarce. siss siD ,n 5ulins Krahet, a native of German, the e,., 'on i "hipple hospital on thc nosuIpg : met oi chronic disrrhqa.