The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-04-23
Things in the Country.

| | next valley reached, being Lonesome Valley we
 were lltte surprised at seeing about 300 acres of | IL turned up, and in answer to our inouiry ot
 "Who's pin here since Ish pin goncy" Herbert | informed us that M. Lange, and iVe or six other ] industrious Germans hud squatted there Nex, came NoOlsey Valley, with it's fine f,rtns | ana rich pasture lands. The first obieot mat met our gaze was the "Confederate Cross Roads lnn,' of our old friend Lcrty The ! place appeared quite nat'ral, and had an air of thrin and comfort about lt that we could moi sec l previous to the time Mir. Branaman purcbased half or it aud moved his wife and hmilv Friend Lcrty used to keep toerabie cheerful hotel for an oid bachelor, but, Lord bless you reader. good housewife and fat, rollcking Youngsters add
 greatly to the attractions of a place. Ahove inc
 house was fine field Of wheat: below it mon
 were engaged in planting corn, and out on The greensward we dscerncd a tempting bait for
 Apaches-a herd Of horses and cattle NeYt ranch
 passed was that Of Elliit X Thomas-tSo old
 bachs, Of steady habits and pious procliylties
 All hands were out blowing and we didn't stop
 MOfc ranches were passed, and we soon rc nrhed
 the upper end Of the large and beautiful ARua
 ITO Iahch. on we drive, for over a mi)e past
 ploWed land that was ready to receive the corn
 and green patches Of wheat and barley. Soon we
 reached the house, and were Kindly greeted by
 mine hosi-JOhn Recss--onr of the b,.st-br ,rted
 men ln the country; likewise one of the most
 popular among the ladies. Next day, we went
 doNn 10 the head of the canyon entered fine
 Touring mill, and were shown through it by
 Icofge Grubb the excellent miller Since we
 last saw it, the big wheel that runs it had been
 cut down. la dimensions, the whole iusid. of
 the mn had been torn out and replaced by new
 and substantial hxings. Indeed we were pieased
 and surprised at the changes for the better thai
 hiu been made. lt now contains new French
 bnhrs; new bolts, bins; in fact evcrvthiu, Is new oi the Dest quality and well nggod. h s so arranged that wheat and corn are never han died. ailer they are once put Into the bins until they cofncout as Hour and meal The smut mae biuc hnning aparatuscs, etc, do thcir work we'll. But
 we have said enough regarding this mill and 10 give iorce Co what we have said hereby firm that many Artzouiaus prefer The aour made bv h to that brought here from California
 lt was thc opinion Of pcrsons whom WI talked With on ihc subject, that over 2OO0 acr, wIfi this year bc planted in wheai, corn, barley, puf ,toes tame grasses. etc, in Woolsey and Iot, some NAli"ys. We returned home by The same road And conveyance we went, and refreshed oursclf wiih several drinkk--ol water a f-uod dlnney ana cigar, ai lhe sutlers store for all of which Mr Bowers didn't charge us a cent So, you sr e. the chances are ihai that gentleman s out and in nrrd while we are Just as rich now before ID iking the trip
 IMPROVEMENTS are s,ill being made in Pr scou Collier r fleming afe at work on a frame l,oy..9 Tor Nr schafer, on a lot almost ln front of ,bo MINER oftcc. The building will bc a story and hali in height, and S1R4n
 DuRSe the week, Win. x. Kelly has -,ad gcodslzcd cellar cxcayatcd, and building e-ec4sd over it This improvement adjolns his ms at mar. hei, on Granite street Many other iinuro,c e meats are being made, hut these, Wltb the excr. Hion of the acw brick store going up, arc all VIC arc to speak oi, this week.
 THE stage, which len here saiurdsy uloruiBg last, carried on several voilknown eiiis4ns of Arizona l. C. Gray and C. F. Hitchcock, started for California J r. Aisap wen, Co look after his ranch and crog, hi PhWniv, and Nr Gpidu'aicr, ni Ehrcnhcfg, Who came up hcru on buslness, lefi for his home un tho Colorado.
 Tuesday, stage brought up two rasscnrurs- Mrssrs. Nee, and Haskell
 MH. CuArHAN, of Los Angeles, Cal, having disposed of lhc band Of horses and mules rece utiy brought here by him. started. Saturday morning ssi, for Southern Arizona. Hc intended Co pay Ihc big silver ledge yislt.
 ONE of those sirong-smelling, higtly-aavorod | 'animics," !" known AS skunks, met his death at | hc hands ~ Judge Flcury, Thursday last The i555-sS5i sssS -ss wC,. sSsS-a ;a ss.ss js51;.e Nho live on thc west side of Granite Greek fof 'cNeml months previous to bis bring knocked nto pi De was ia the habit of making regular Tisits t9 the old Guicrnatorial mansion wishing perhaps, Co see if Llt;lc Mac" bad returned lie iid mol entirely cOzllne his visits to the old man.
 lion, for every oncv in a while, the neiEhbors were made painfully aware Of his presence on thelr promises. Some Of them had habit Of getting lp o'nighis and shooting ai his skunkshfp bpt ] hey invariably missed him, and Dc got SO thai hc ather liked Co bc shot at he became loo bold 1 however. and, on the day in question. while ma icuvering Co get shot M thu Judge, ihai flnc. ionary ended bis earthly career wlta dose from
 shot gun.
 WE take pleasure In Informing our frllov-citi. cns of Northern Arizona that D. P. Foster. Of his place has recently purchased from Gray X ,o., their stock Of hardware, groceries, provi- Ions, cic., and that he is now conducting business or himself at Gray X Co.'S old stand. Mir r. Is
 young man Of good business qualifications, teady, honest and honorable; therefore, he has 'ur best wishes for success in business. He has written cast, for a partner, who he expects win rriye sometime during the coming summer, and 'ho will bring with him large stock of goods
 NEW ADvEETIsENESrs.- Col c. w. Foster, 'hlef Quaricrinaster Of the sub-Distrlct Of North rn Arizona. has acw advertisement In to-day's fINEf. that cannot fail io please and encourage ur farmers. His object Is, we think, Co purchase in open market-al the grain that may be offered Or sale. but, whether or not he will pay "conract 'ricc' for lt, is a question we are unable to an- wer.
 CAPTAIN J. l.. JOHNSTON, X. A. c. NJ, at Camp loDowoll, invites proposals for supplying that ost with 10000 pounds of barley and 900 ords of wood. We direct attention to his adyer iscment.
 Cor. KING s. WO0LsEY left for his homo on he Gila river, Monday last Under-Shcrifi swaln nd Frank Ayers, who we believe, is also connect q with the sherifl's office, started in company sith the Colonel "Gus" goes south to assess Don't know the Hay" Frank was on.
 WATCH Our FOR FIRE--We entreat our citizens Q be careful regarding fire, Not long since, a nrnloss nnrsnn nrinn on ihn nnrih sldn lf ihc