The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-08-31
FROM MARIC0PA COUNTY.
PHeNIx. Maricopa County, A. T., }
 August 23d. A. D. 1872.
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 not take here worth a cent. The old miners and explorers of this Territory, who have been here for years, have long been aware that rare stones were plentiful in certain To- calities; but, while hoping that it is so, their faith in diamonds being found here is very small
 The rains, to which referred in my last damaged the unthreshed grain in this valley, and on the Gila, and at Gila Bend to some ex- tent. One stack of wheat, on the Gila, was partly washed away, as was also some grain at the Bend. It raised the river so as to in terfere with travel, and Rogers train, loaded with flour for Camp Date Creek, was delayed | thereby, on the south side of Salt River, for eight days. The freshet injured the dams of some of the ditches and, on this account, our town has had no water for week, except what has been hauled from the river and drawn out of wells. We had another light shower on Sunday night last. This rain has caused vegetation to spring up all over our valley, so that in the place of brown earth, looking much like a desert, we have grass and flowers, beautiful to behold.
 Since commencing the above paragraph, the water is again beginning to flow through the ditches in the town,-a glad sight to all. lXMoore < Carr now carry the mail between here and Maricopa Wells, which, in the fu- ture, will come from the latter place to Phe- nix on Monday, and return on Tuesday, Mr. Moore tells us that he will see to it that, hereafter, we will have our mail regularly at least once week, and twice week when ever he can make it convenient. On Monday last, the mail from Prescott got in at 10 o'clock A. M two hours ahead of time. l
 Last week, the stores, tools, etc., remain- ing at the breaking up of the camp of the Salt River Ditch Company, were sold at public auction, and brought the sum of S1 ,OS9.
 Strangers. Messrs. Fish and Collingwood were in town one day last week.
 J.M Bryan and G. Bryan, from Wicken- burg, were on a visit for week.
 John Smith and J. Tomlinson, from Me Dowell, were around for a couple of days. Smith had heap to say about the deviltries of the Apaches of the number of his friends who have fallen victims to their cruelty and of two instances, in particular, in which he was detained on the road by accident, where in the parties who went forward in his place were killed.
 Wm. Richard and H. Morgan were over from the Gila. They report that Mexican, near Florence, had killed Papago Indian whom he found stealing his corn. Richard received word while here that the Pmas had pursued some Apaches who had stolen their stock, had killed twelve of them and taken ten prisoners, in the Pinal mountains. will not vouch for the truth of this
 On Sunday night the Fifth Cavalry Band stayed at East Phoenix, and passed through here on Monday morning, on the way from Camp Mcdowell to your section. r, H. Morgan < Co.,, having finished their new building, have moved in their goods and opened new store. f A watermelon weighing 61 pounds, raised on the ranch of c. A. Carpenter, was bought by S. McLachin and taken to Tucson. It is said that Carpenter has another growing which, when ripe, will weigh at least 20 lbs more.
 J. W. Swilling reports that some persons attempted to run off his horses on Sunday j; but, as the animals were wild and the thieves immediately pursued, the stock was saved. A similar attempt is said to have been made on the horses of A. M. Wallace, on Tuesday morning last. No stock was lost.
 During the week, Barnett & Block loaded 24 teams with barley, for camps Date Creek, Hua,pai and Verde, and Prescott.
 Miller's teams came in on Sunday, loaded with lumber. They left on Thursday for Prescott, loaded by H. Mannasse X Go. with 50,OOO lbs of barley, and by w. B. Hellings & Co. with 10000 lbs. of flour.
 People have complained much of the heat, for the last two days, though the thermome- ter has only been about 9S- in the shade To-day 1t is somewhat cloudy, cool and very pleasant with a smart breeze from the south east, and, at times, looks as if we might have rain.
 J. Murphy, of Dennis < Murphy, returned yesterday from Arizona City, with new supply of goods.
 Messrs. Mowrey & Cotton, and John George, have received the glass doors, win dows, &c, for their new houses.
 Messrs. Mowrey & Cotton have also receiv- ed lot of liquors, and, perhaps, they will open saloon after while. BoB.