The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-12
ifroM Mondays Daily.l

The storm which prevailed here for four days bas been gcuerpl one. We hear from all sides of plenty of wet SMessrs Vaughn, Bsrrickl low and O'Bren, from Peoples and Kirkland valleys, cams in Friday evening, after travelling all day in the storm. They report l2 to l4 In ches of snow on the other side Of the range, and a food of water iu SkUll Valley, making the upper end of the valley perfect lake, The roads will be tough for teams for z few days, but snow and rain were the greatest wants of tue country. and all were glad to them come. .u Hff
 Six inches of new snow fell at the Quartz Noun tain Saw-mili (six miles south of town) Saturday night. r
 Homemade boots and shoes are far better than any that are trought here from the East or Cali forula, and we know Of no better boot and shoe architect than Mir. w. II. Williscraft, whose shop Is on Montekuma street. Patroulze him, ye who need comfortable feet covering. G
 Judge Fleury, on Saturday last, dismissed, at plaintitfs cost, the suit oi J Goldstein & Co. vs K. Barricklow. Said suit was brought to recover si22.
 Auction The residue of George Ii. Kimbail's stock of goods, which he brought here from Date Creek, were, on Saturday last, sold by Mir J. L.. Fisher, auctoneer, at high rates, considering. By auction is good way to dispose Of goods, etc, here; that is, ifyou hire Fisher to ''get them off He understands the Clicks"
 The Ne,o Road-Stoek Men, etc.-Col James Nelson, of the pay department, U. s A.. recently returned from the south, via Camp Mcdowell and the new road, which road, he Is free to assert, Is far shorter than the old one, if quite good. He passed some men, who were making IL better also a small party of Caforuians, who were pros pecting for good stock ranches. It. Bird, a very excellent officer, has charge of public property, at Fort Whppe. -ti
 TEMPERATE CRowp.-Gcn. Crook has never used tobacco, in any shape, and seldom or ever drinks anything stronger than coffee. Surgeon Magruder, medical director of the department, Is also, q .non .tobacconist," and very moderate drinker; while Lieut. John c. Bourke, A. A. A. G., of the department, and aide to the General is young total abstinence, himself.
 Mir. J. F. G. Mitchell is running his wagon and blacksmith shops, again, and will soon tell the -publc what he can do through the medium Of au advertisement in the MINER
 Deer Saoto.-Mr. Aaron Wertheimer. of thii place, who started Wednesday last, in his buggy with the intention Of going 10 Cerbat, Aohav' county, returned home couple Of hours ago without having accomplished his original purpose owing, he says, to the fact that, being litiie un well, he did not like to venture through the snow on Juniper mountains. which, he says, is at least one foot in depth. The mail wagon went througi all right
 Improping.--Geo. II. Wilson has staried wori on what is soon to be concrete store-bouse, etc at Weaver.
 Rich Roek--Mr A. II. Peoples, of Wickenburg wss prospecting some very rch gold rock, at tn time of departure of last blackboard from Wick enburg. q s0-. n. t Irrts,
 AyyiruIs at Hsadqsartes- Gen Crook, Ms Clement, Mr Hugns and Lieut. F. l.. Dodge arrive' at Fort Whipple, yesterday evening, from South eastern Arizona.
 Grants blackboard, with a very large mall sn two passengers, got In early this morning. Tn driver reports heavy roads.