The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-03-12
Earthquake Shock.

west It's rumblings were beard in Prescott, at about twenty minutes past ten, and although it neither scared people nor shook down houses. 1t made things dance around In several build ings. It was felt heaviest in Campbell & Buff fums brick store and the MINER office In the former building, the tinware was made to rattle; the walls shook aud the jolsts were seen to sway i $. l.,.ts. .s d:, ss~-~<-se., type-frames, etc, | got severe shaking.
 CEN. WHEATON sent sergeant and ten cayal. rymen after the Apaches who robbed Ferguson Valley of it's stock. Have not heard that the party has returned.
 TuE savAges recently stole four mules frSm train, twelve miles below Camp McDowel.
 MoHE lSMGRASrs.-Another party Of imni grants have arrived from Colorado Hope they will take up ranches and go to work upon them That is about he only thing tbey can now do a, mining is out of ,be question. there being no water.
 ISDiASs are said to be plenty, in this vicinity just now. Their trails are seen going 10 every direction. Some of our people have commenc. ed 10 grosl at the enicer commanding this snb. abtsiet, Tor not sebdisa out scoailng pattes. but they would not say a word against him did they but know how pOwerless be is 10 Act Every eavalrymnn in ihe dislriet Is preparing to leave for New Mexico. and General Wheaton is charg. ed win tbe duiy of nursing men and animals. % that they will be able b make tbe trip Al least. SO ws have been informed l. |, not the faul, Of he officers bere that Inc country s un. protected. They Ike the eiiizena. have. lime and again. appealed for more troops. Our peo. pie must do Inc beet they oaa uuul more troops arc fgfa!ahcl
 TuE ailenton Of rich men ls directed 10 ihe advertisement Of Henry A. Blgelow. Assessor of Internal RrFeane for the District cf Arizona Ills Notice ~ill ss fsass ia .se advertising columns.
 BARNARD X Co, st lbe Postoiaec have jusi re- ceircd large supply Of stationery. etc. Their advertisement will appear neHi week.
 HEADEp ovr- Under-sberir Swain say. ibai. while al wiekeuburg, lat week, bs ,aw ,cretsI helds of barley beaded oul'
 ARRIVAL or A FREIour TKatS.--A freight iTais of ien wagons and teams, arrived Ia Prescott Sunday last, from san Bernardino. California li brought 45 GOO poaods merchandise. mos, of which was for D IlcsderoaG G Bre thi, place Tbe train was -caariercd1 by Wols Folks forwarding merchants. ef San BernsFdlno Mr WslG cane here ah-ad ef ihe trAms bought up all ibe hide in this Sisinify some fO0-put them Into his wagons. and they arc now on tbs way 10 San Francisco. We believe ihi. s aa ,hs arsi shlpmest Of hdcs made from thi. Territory The hides were pot in good condition for ship ping Each one cost Mr. " one dollar in gold Had they been 10 Grsi rate condition. be would have paid Sl.SO or s20o pcr hide. Hereafter n would be well for tbose ia Ihc basinc~s of slau gh irrng animals, to take care of their hldcs When properly cured, sbry slil bring grand cash RErvEx or PRosrxcrrSo PaRrY-A rarty of Prescott Erui, ie0s trip Cs5 ;ssS ...==.=y=.i.. last week. ia search Of placer digging, didHt Gad aay rioh enough to sait lAeaa. aad Tetnrned. They arrived home Monday isst Twelve miles below wAlnat Grove. iEsy ProsPec'cd some high bars. and raised from two to Gve eents Co ibe pan 1 To work these bsrs ii wonid b, neccssaiy io raise ihe water from the ereek. which woald ne- cessila;e he expenditure ol considerable means and muscle. 50 our boys len them for some other { party At WAlnul Grove they fouod pArly of ! meu prospecting high point Of bluf. near John ' Whites ranch. The bed rock pitching and the chances for striking pay were in favor of the 1 prcspectou.
 ! UxpER-sHEnrYr A. C. SWAN and Charles Frank lin reached Prescott Saturday afternoon last. | from the southern part Of the county. Both gentlemen informed us ths, they had converSed with persons recently from Tucson, who told them tha, sRalfpox was carrying of the people of that place, rapidly. One mAn said thirteen l persons bad died Of the disease in one day. They | brought nothing new from wickenburyi The vullure Companys io-s,amp mill was running The tunnel in tbe White Pieaeho mine Kas in aboai one hundred feet. M
 RIO vERDE.--JAmes cravigra, Peter Ich and other farmers, from the Ri0 Verde, were in town this week purchasing tools, provisions, etc. From them, we learned that much more farming will be done down there this year than last fhei' irriga,ing dicbes are in good repair, and no mat ter how dry the summer may be- they are certain of raising good crops
 TnREE MoRE INDIANS KuLGp--We have new from Camp Verde, the effect that Captain Cotf mans command GO. E, slh Cav-) killed. recent ly three lusty savages. Its said that Ed. Peck guide for the command, "settled" one of them Good. -,... .......,
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