The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-05
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getting along swmmngy NO more Indian troubles. Crook keeps the red boys well in hand. RuinoIs prices of grain, etc, has not detertetl the farmers Of tue GiIa, Verde, Salt and Colorado rivers from again pitching into their lands. Not much they are now plow- ing and preparing to plant. Now, then, IS the time foe them to think of putting in seed that is most likely 10 produce stuff that will bc in demand. Corn IS good Co iattcn men and animals and the military wish to purchase their supplies of hog meat in Ar- zona, the coming year. Wheat is excellent, especially that produced in our large valleys, Sock it in farmers; more people are com ing, and all will get away with four A lit- tie sugar cane will be good to look at. Pot some In. The farmers of the Gila ought 10 | plant largely of vegetables; then plant some ! more vegetables, as they never yet have had | enough Cotton does we'll and IS good, but |. but we have no mills to manufacture it, It | will, however, stand shipping to San Fran cisco. Get some jgte seed, and plant 1t, and who knows but we will be able to raise sufficient thereof 10 make sacks, for which we now pay large sums to California
 Get cows nake butter and cheese. Raise stock, and when the railroad comes it will find Arizona worthy of its Ssdi.
 Do few mere things, Arizonans, and your Territory will soon be independent of foreign traders and manufactures.
 YUMA CouST JAiL AxD GRASD JuRY.- 4 correspondent sends us the following un- der date of November 27th.
 How can jail be safe (that We have blowed about SO much,) if prisoners are allowed batchets, saws, iron bars and spikes to sleep with. Good for the prisoners, but bad for Jail. Grand Jury discharged; two bills found, one for murder, (old easel and one for assault to do bodily harm. Both defendants out of tue Territory, and hope they will keep out.
 TBEgravel on one thousand hills and mesas in Arizona would pay big, ifpeople had water to wash 1t. There is water away down in rocky basins, which will yet be brought to the surface, for this purpose, when the annual yield of precious metals of this Territory, will beat that of any other geographical division of the Republic. Right here, in Prescott, people are walking over fortunes, as every shovel full of dirt here contains particles of gold.
 PRr EMProKs RroHrs-The San Francisco Chronicle of November 9th, says decision was received by the Register and Receiver o tn, San Francisco Land Office, November 5th f:om Commissioner Drummond, which de cides that settler on public lands has !. valuable right, and can legally transfer tC another person his right to purchase, and sue | right will descend to the heirs of the pur chaser of such right. The Conrnissioner refers to Supreme Court decision approved by the Secretary of the Interior, February l7tb, 1873.
 Heretofore it has been held that q pre- omptor had no rights, previous to paying fo the land, of which Congress could not depriy him. The present ruling is just and equita ble, and Of great importance in acquirinI titles to land.
 TIE name of Ex-Governor J. C. Downey, c Los Angeles, is likely to be urged as U. { Senator to succeed Mir Casserly. The Lo Angeles Star pays tribute to his honesty an capabllity, and We thiak justly claims tha Southern California has q right to be consid cred in the selection of the Senators. O account of our intimate relations with tha section, we of Arizona would like to see Los Angeles man sent to the Senate, as ou Delegate might have some hold upon his sym pathy and interest for Arizona
 SAN BgRsARDiSo people are being rouse up to the importance of railroad connection and were to hold public meeting on the 24t inst, to appoint committee to confer wit the Southern Pacific Railroad Company r, lative to running the road into the town. DEATH or NOTED TELRGRAPH 0PgR Aro Alfred Sayille. one of the most expert tel graph operators in the United States, WI victim of the fever at Shreveport. Aft every resident operator had been stricke down, Saville yolupteered, went to Shrev port and died Some of his teiegraphic pc formances during the war in behalf of ii rebels, were the occasion of disaster to Il Federal forces.
 A SOLDIERS IDEA OF WyE.-The folio, ing advertisement was published in the $; Diego Union:
 NorIcE-Wanted by the. undersigned the prime of life, good woman to cores pol with for partner in marriage, between 25 al 40 years with fair education, health, da hair, and complexion, preferred and who u der-tands something of Phrcnology, al wishes 10 live by it's teachings. Rememt faint heart never wins.
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 Company I, l2th Regiment
 Fort Mahava Arizona Territol
 Gen Vim. Vandever, United States Indi Inspector, who has been making a tour Arizona, arrived in the city yesterday A is at the Norton House. The General, wi companion, descended the Colorado ri to Yuma A distance of about two hundl