The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-07-13
FROM MARICoPA COUNTY.
PHasIx, Maricopa County, A. FL
 July 5th, 1872.

1 To the Editor of Ue drt1oHd 1ut"o.
 But few people being in town yesterday, the great and glorious Fourth passed of very quietly. It was ushered in by salute of small arms just after midnight, and boom- ing of anvils in the early dawn. When light enough to distinguish objects, flag, the only one in Phoenix, was seen gracefully way ing over Gardner's Hotel. This flag was made by Mrs. Gardner, expressly for the oc- casion. Mrs. Gardner got up an excellent Fourth of July dinner: the lads and lassies held ball in the evening, and so passed the day.
 Times are getting better and money is be- ginning to circulate quite freely,-the result of an abundant harvest. On Saturday evening, in the saloon Of George 6 Walters, quarrelsome individual tore the shirt from gentleman and threat ened to go through the bowels of some one Two gentle taps in the face served to su1use his phz with crimson hue, as It biushlng | for his past conduct, and made Gim think that he had forgotten something, perhaps h's manners.
 On Sunday morning, in Gardner's Hotel, ap individual slightly inebriated, 6iazed away at one of the employees mlstaking him for the Devil The breakfast table was ouickIy deserted, but nobody got hurt.
 A Chinese family, three males and two fe- males. have domiciled themselves in town tor "Washec."
 | On Monday forenoon the Board of Super yisors met. passed some bills and adjourned till Wednesday. At the adjourned meeting on Wednesday, J. R. Dauoche was appoint cd Recorder, in place of J. l.. Mercer, re- signed.
 On Monday afternoon the Supervisors sat as Board of Equalization, and raised the assessments on twelve persons. w. 5. Hell Iings & Go. are assessed at $43, 3,36S, the high est in the county.
 T. c. Hayes, Assessor, made the follwing report of the number of acres under the diff ferent kind of crops in the valley: Barley, 5. 1O6 acres; wheat, BETA acres; sorghum, lO7, acres alfalfa, S5 acres beans, 90 acres {; onions, 6 acres; sweet potatoes, acres ; pumpkins, 8 acres. Number of grape vines set out, 7,45O; number of fruit trees set out, 2,72l.
 When these statistics were taken, people had hardly begun to plant sorghum, beans and pumpkins There will be over 300 acres in sorghum, 150 acres in beans, forty or fifty acres in pumpkins and several hundred acres in corn. The greater portion of vegetables planted were not given in at all. being for family use '1TN
 On Wednesday last some Pima Indians turned their horses into the cut wheat of the Starrar Bros., who charged them S3 dam ages, but let them off upon their promising to refrain from such conduct in future. On the 4th, lot of the Indians came back and turned a number of horses into the same field, and resisted all attempts to drive them out. While J. Starrar was busy in trying to ge. the animals out, be struck an Indian di- rectly opposing him, over the head with club another Indian stole up behind Starrar and served him the same way. As things were coming to close quarters, and being without arms, Starrar jumped on horse, came to town, borrowed pistol and hasten ed back. In the meantime, the Indians thought it best to leave, and struck for home. J. and A. Starrar, and D. Shultz, followed, and, though the Indians had couple of miles the start, quickly caught up with them, took the ringleader prisoner and secured three of the horses. The Indian is m jail awaiting the action of the Court. A deputation of chiefs is trying to effect his re- lease.
 l Were the Americans of Arizona half as sanguinary as represented, a dozen of lndi- ans would have bit the dust yesterday. Were they not as brave as generous, we would be tramped out of existence in no time, by the thieving, bloodthirsty whelps. On Wednesday, George & Walters opened their new restaurant, which will be run by Mir. Cady.
 We have barber in Phoenix who boasts of having shaved Jeff. Davis and all the Southern Generals.
 During the week Wm. Smith received two loads of goods direct from California, and one from Ehrenberg.
 This week, M P. Griffin cleaned up 9O,O0O lhs of grain from 38 acres, about 3, 400 lbs. to the acre.
 S. Abrahamson is buying up grain and shipping it to Wickenburg. Barnett < Block are shipping grain to the northern posts of the Territory. I have just seen, for the first time, con- munication from Governor Safford, under date of the 18th ult., to the Board of Super visors, in relation to educational matters. Governor Stafford is sincere and active friend of the cause of education. He re- marks in his letter, that we will be rewarded for all we may do in this cause, by the ad- vent of families into our valley and by the raising up of children who will become useful members of society. It IS to be hoped that he will receive the hearty cooperation of all county officials in this noble work. Ron