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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
Reclaiming the Desert.

We had the pleasure of meeting Captain James this morning, who returned last night from bis expedition to explore the topogra
 phy of the Colorado Desert and determine the feasibility of connecting the waters of the Gulf of California with that vast arid basin. He is fully satisfied that there is no physical difficulty which cannot toe overcome
 and the only question is now of aspeculatiye character. namely, the meteorological effects of the creation of the vast new inland laNs. which would cover 8, 800 square miles of des- ert. There can be little doubt that the soil which would be reclaimed and rendered de. sirabc for cultivation in the immediate lit- toral of the projected lake would support a vast population where now nothing exists but a solitary waste. The climatic effect of so vast body of water on contiguous latitudes, would also inevitably be beneficial. There can hardly be any question that such body of water would have beneficial influences on large portion of Arizona, and on all the tier of counties in this section of our State
 Captain James tells us that no one who has not had practical experience on the desert can imagine the normal condition of heat which prevails there. The ground in mid. day IS hot enough to cook eggs and snakes, bugs, toads and all kinds of insects refuse to venture out of their holes until the evening has set in. This heat, intensified by the re. Traction of the vast desert, renders it unin- habitable for all living things, excepting the Indians who seem endued by nature to the exigencies of the zone in which their exist ences are cast. They will pass bareiooted over ground that would produce blisters or our feet at the first step Their hair is na turally long, and falls luxuriantly down thei backs. They plait it into thin strands, whicl give it a consistency that enables them tC make of 1t a perfect sunshade; and wher they are travelling toward the sun they vii throw it out over their heads so tha. it form, real protection against it's rays.
 There IS every evidence of past civiliza tion and great populousness in the place which is now desert. If all the crockery in the United States were broken up and scattered it could not cover so great space as the fragments of pottery of the lost in- habtants of this desert now cover Not merely are the utensils of an extinct civliza- tion to be found in these wastes, but the rel ics of great works of engineering, of aaue- ducts and embankments, and the earther lines which carry to us ideas of villages and cities can be traced at various points in ,hi: interesting region. ..e.-r...
 The expedition of Captain James has dem. onstrated what can be done, and the dues ton now IS merely whether there is enough general advantage to be obtained by flooding the desert to justify an expenditure which Government alone should make, and whicf 1t IS hardly questionable that private enter prise should not be permitted to undertake
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD
 Judicial District, Yayapai County Arizona Territory. JAMES GRANT, Plaintiff, vs. VAN C. SMITH and r. G.. CHRISTIE. defendants.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Third Ju. dcia District u and aforesaid county of Yavap The Territory of Arigona sends greeting to Van C. Smith aud F. C. Christie Defendants,
 Esl hereby summoned and required appear in actiUn brought against you by the above name plaintiff in the Dsre, Court of tho Third Judicial District in and for the County uf Yavapai Arizona Territory and o the complaint filed therein Ca copy Of which panies this sHmmOas) within twenty days (exclusve of the day of servce) ar the service uon you of this mons, served in this county but f served Of the county and within this district, then within thirty days in all other forty days judgment by default will be taken against you according to the prayer of said plain,.
 This action brought the of six hundred and sixteen and O6lOO dollars s6l6O OO) alleged due and owing from you the defendants plaintiff upou joint and several promssory note executed apd deliver ed by you the defendants al Prescott in the aforesaid county an Territory, tho 7th day Of November A. D lr6I fot the aforesaid made payable io plaintiff order day after date with interest ai the of per cent per month. And you hereby notified that if you fl to appeal and the complaint above required the plaintiff will take judgment by default agans, you for the sir hundred and sixteen and O6lOO dollars and interest prayed f and for his cost and disbursements in th behalf expended.
 Given under my hand and the seal of said Distric Court this 2d day of February, A. D. 1872
 Ls ED. W. WELLS Clerk.
 augl6t9
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
PRESCOTT.
NEW FLOUR, NEW FLOUR.

We hs-s just received a train of four direct from mile which guarantee far superior to any made by uS or by auy Ither mill in the Territory. For 9e present will sell at the following rates, yiz Extra Fsn.'ly @ per hundred Extra supsrfne ss per hundred. Graham Flour, q. ger hundred in 25 10. sacks. Cracked wheat & per hundred in 25 10. sacks. semitila ss per hundred in 25 10. sacks. Bran 5c perlh. Barley, Ste per ID. Wheat, 7c. per b. These prices positively CASH. discount of per cent will be allowed on all sales exceeding slD.
 W. B. KILLINGS & co. Prescott August % 1873. ang23t3
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
SheriH'S Sale.

IN JUSTICE COURT. PRESCOTT PRECINCT l Territory of Arizona, County of faVaPai.
 Territory of Arizona Plaintiff Thomas Roddick and one hundred and sixty oi land, Defendant
 By virtue of an execution issued of Justice Court, Prescott Precinct Henry W. Feury, J. F., in aud ior Yavapa county against he goods and chaes lands and teneeuts of Thomas Roddick, have levied all the right title and interest which the said Thomas Roddick hAd the 18th day of August A. h. le7j in and tO the following premises which shall expose for sale the law directs. at the Court house, in Prescott on the
 l2th Day of September A. D. 1873. To wit: s. of \. E. and \. of s. E. of section 27 Township lj. \. range west
 aug a3J JAMES s. THOMAS Sheriff
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13

tue goose" This brilliant speech restored peace. The weapons were put up the cur tain rose, and the Moor went on with his staying. At the end of the drama, three cheers were given for Bill Shakespeare, tbe old Californian, and the excitable audience dispersed to the nearest grog shops.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
In Bankruptcy.

This is 10 give notice Tha, the 2s,h day of July A. D. 1873 warrant In Bankruptcy issued against the estate of Herbert Bowers and Nathan E. Bowes co. partners under the frn of Bowers Bro. of Pres cot, in the county of Yavapai and Territory of Arizona who have been adudged bankrupts their petition tha, the payment Of any debts and the delivery any property belonging ts such bankrups them for their use and the transfer of any property by them forbidden by law that meeting of the creditors of said o prove their debts and choose more assgnees of their estate, will be held at the Court tho District Court, a Prescott Yavapai county, Arizona Territory before Hon. Chas A. Tweed, Judge of said District Court, the Eth day cf October, A. D. ls73 at 10 o'clock A. M l. C. DICKINSON
 V. x. Marshal and Messenger
 By T. W. McISTosH, Deputy Marshal aud Messenger
 Presoott, A. T., August c. 1873. aug9,lO
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13

SHAKEsPEARE IN CALIFORNIA. A New York letter to the Boston Times tells the fol- lowing Senator Nye of Nevada says he was in the town of San Juan in California in 1863, where the Northern and Southern feeling in regard to the war ran very high. He attended the theatre one evening, and Othello was the play. The acting, as may be supposed, was wretched enough but the fact that the leading character of the tragedy ' had his face blackened, was sufficient to en. list the liveliest interest of the audience, largely made up of very rough fellows. As the catastrophe drew nigh the excitement be- came intense. Just as "0thello" was on the point of smothering "Desdemona,n tall Georgian jumped upon the stage and draw. ing navy revolver, pointed it at the actor. head, with these menaeing words "Don', lay hnger on that ere white woman, yel d-d d--d nigger; if yer do, I'll riddle yel like pepper-box. If yer want to do any
 thing 70 this sort, yer can take one of yer own color, d--n yer, But don't touch tha, white gal, or I'll make a case for the coroner
 d-n quick !" All the Southerners in tho house rose and cheered the Georgian; while the Northerners hissed. great uproar fol
 logedi reyolvers and bowie knives were generally drawn, and for time, a terribl, scene Of bloodshed was threatened. The pla, was interrupted the curtain descended ani the manager appeared before the footlig ght, and explained that the tragedy was not de
 signed 10 give offence to anybody; tha
 Vsneilo was not "nigger," but Moor; tha
 bil Shakespeare, who was an old Califor DIAn, had writ the piece and was "sound oI
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13

The San Diego Union of the Sth inst. an nounees the arrival in that city of the office instruments for the San Diego and Arizona Military Telegraph. They are said to be ibe finest complete set ever sent to any office for actual work.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
Railroads as Weather-Breeders

OGDEN, U. T., June 29tIl--In view of the wonderful climate changes now going on along the lines of the great railways crossing the plains, it is impossible to imagine prob able limit to the vast area which may heue within few years be deemed among the best portions of our country for the purposes Of agriculture. The secret of this transfor- nation from desert to fertile plain is con- tained in five words-the railroad has brought rain. No element was wanting in the earth itself, nor was aught in excess to enforce sterility, but everywhere there was drought. In the hot dust nothing grew but stunted hardy grass and sage brush. An seemed des- olation and utter hopelessness Wherever irrigation was tried, it's success exceeded the most sanguine expectations in developing an almost miraculous productiveness in the soil,
 No enthusiast dared, however, to dream of the possibility of araificial irrigation over all this enormous expanse. Rivers entering here would have been drunk up by the thirsty earth and sky long ere they could have reached its centre. Yet mans work has ir- Ilsated this land by an unexpected means
 The railroad has brought rain. To the eIec- tricai influence of these long lines of iron be. tween east and west, some attribute the change. By others it is affirmed that the ef- feet has been produced by merely the dis placement of the atmosphere, caused by the numerous heavy and swiftly rushing trains
 Be the cause what it may, the fact remains the same-that, year by year, since the Un- ion Pacific railroad has been operated. the rainfall has steadily increased, until this sea- son 1t has become, so far at least as the road Is concerned A decided nuisance. Who of the projectors of this road ever imagined that time wsuld come when its trains would be delayed in the middle Of the plains by the overflow of water from violent rainstorms. covering the track, and in places even sweep. ing 1t aways Such has, however, been the fact this spring Trains have been as much as twelve and even fifteen hours behind time from this cause alone. The result of this rainfall Is already to be seen in the settlement ot the country along the route. When first the Union Pacific was opened to travel, one would ride all the long day through without seeing human habitation, except at the mis-
 erable stations where trains were "side- tracked" coal taken on, or water drawn from wells ofgreat depth. Now, as far west as Cheyenne, houses are scattered all along, fields are seen in a flourishing state of culti. yation, and numerous hsrds af nsifls prnva how well the graziers have found the country adapted to their wants fCor. N. Y. Graphic.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13

Gs fO 2o0 per day. Agents wanted An classes oi ""sVV-v working people, of either ser, young old, make money work for 10 their spare nome or all ths time, taB anything else Particulars free Address q. sthsOn & Co, Portiass nsine noa0yl
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
SUMMONS.

IS THE DISTRICT COURT. SECOND JUDICIAL District in the County of Aohaye Territory of ArIoua PArL EsRes, Pisin.if. against V. B. LEE and A. F. ADAMS Partner. under the firm and style of LEE and ADAMS. Defendants.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Second u dicel District In and for the County of Mohaye in the Territory of Arizona The Territory of Arizona sends greeting ,o " E. Ise and A. E. Adams, partners under the firm name and style Of Lee and Adams. You are hereby summoned and required appear in ap action brought against you by the above named plaintiff, n the District Court of the Second Judicial District in and for the county Of Mohave in the Territory of Ar1pa and answer the complaint filed with the Clerk of hi. Court at Cerbat in said county Ca copy of which plaDt accompanies this suninons) within twenty davs exoiusive of the day of ssryos after the service uT you Of ths sumnoas, if served in ths county bud f served out Of the county ahd within this diste, thsn within thirty days in all other easss forty days
 And you are hereby notified that f you il to Apt.a, and answer the complaint above required the plsnt Viii take Judgment by default against you for ,hs sum of 5'sOO doass principal and l2e8 dollars interest due . piomissory note made March l2th, ls7 and oo.s ana disbursements in this behalf expended.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the .aa D,.,c Court al Cabei, this 23d day oi July A. D Is13
 lLsl CALDWELL WRIGHT CIeyk.
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
LEGAL.
Probate Notice.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE COUNTY l Of MohAve Territory of Arizona h the matter of the Estate sf WILLIAM FRANCE Deceased. Order io show why orer of sale of real estate should not be made.
 |, appearing to the Judge of said Court by the petition this day presented and filed by Martin r. Burns, Admin is,raior of the e,tste of William France deceased pray ing for order of sale of real estate that h Is necessary sell inc whole of the real estate pay the debts out standing against the deceased and the debs expenses and charges of Administration;
 t is therefore ordered by the Judge of said Court that all persons interested in the estate of said deceased ap pear before the said Probate Court Monday the Rd day of September A. D. ls73 ai II o'clock in the fore of said day at inc court of said Probate COur at the town of Cerbai in the said county Of MohaVe show why order should not be granted o saC Administrator O sell all of the real estate of said deceased
 And that copy of this order be published nt least ion successive weeks, in the ArLOna Miner a newspaps pointed and published In the of Prescott Territo of Arizona
 WILLIAM ARCHER. Probate Judge. Dated August lith l6T1
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13

OFFICE oP THE PROBATE CLERK OF THE COUNT oF MOHAvE | Caldwell Wright Clerk of the Probate Court in and for ih. county of Mohave do hereby certify the foregoing to be a and correct copy of ordet duly made and entered upon the minutes Of said Probate Court. wines. my hand and seal of said Probate Court this l4th day of August, A. D. ls71
 ILsI augGhI CALDWELL WRIGHT Clerk.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13

rY- Biank Mining and aaiseiaim Deeds Special and General Powsrs-or-Atterssy 7 etc.. for sale at che Miner Omcs.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
Application for Patent.
Y. s. LAND OFFICE,

'. s. LAND OFFICE,
 PREscorT. A. T.. August Is, 1873. Notice is hereby given that J. P. Hargrave and Com pany, unncorporated association of persons by their authorized agent Joseph F. Hagave. whose Post-ohee address is Prescott Navsrai county Arzona Territory have made application for U S. Patent for sixteen hundred linear feet of the Benton lode, bearing silver known the discovery location with surface ground hundred i01J feet in width suated in Bradshaw Mining District iayATa county Arizona Territory and described in the plat and field notes file in this ooe yL Us follows: Beginning nt Monument No. at inc B. w. corner on this monument the 10 sections 22 23 26 and H of Township TO- N IL. w., Gia and Salt River Base and Meridian bears $. 3io 4P East l9l2 fee, distant thence N sU' East sixteen hundred C6O feet to MOnu. meni So2 thence s. so East hundred to Monu. men; No. , thence s. eJo West sixteen hundred (l6OD feet o Monument No. {. Prom this monument the cor. sections 22. 2J, 26 and g7 Township To- N R. 1 w., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian bears 3Os East seventeen hundred and eighywo (17s2) dis. tant thence N eo West 2O feet o place of beginning containing 7.H. loo acres.
 Sad ooa,on being recorded In Vol of mines folio 57 of the County Records of Yavapa County. Arizona Territory.
 angl6u0 WILLIAM x. KELLY, Register.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
Administrators Notice. Estate of WILLIAM FRANCE. Deceased

Notice is hereby given to the creditors and all person having claims against the estate of William France de ceased o present the same to the undersigned Admins lisoE at the oniee of J. A Murphy, Esq iu the Cerba, county of Mohave, within ten nonths from th. first publication of this notice. the will forsvs barred and all indebted to sad estate are hereb fesgnssted ~ make fmmediase payment.
 MARTIN r. BURNS. Administrator.
 Csrbai Mohaye County. August IA, 1873. aaRzB4
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
Dissolution Of Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing between R.nt Gardiner and Fred. ti Breohi ia wagon .naiisg sn, this day dissolyed by mutual consent and all b due the old firm will be collected by him anf he assumes all the lslAlgs of toe arm and reaus.ts continuance of tho pabic patronage previously given Ae mnl t,r rf BEN. c, GARDINER
 Prescott A. IT,. September 1, ls7s. ssps'
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-13
TiltOn's Steam Washer, w O " A MS ERIE N D

 Washes without labor. wii do the washing of An or- dnaTy family in thirty minutes to m hour. The STEAM WASHER superior to all other devices for the following reasons:
 ls I does lis work thereby saving a large DOT ton of the time usually taken in a family. d It much less soap than Is required by any other method.
 3d It requires attention whatever while process Of cleaning s going lady do her washing while she eating her breakfast and doing up the breakfast dishes.
 ih. Clothing double the time washed iD this washer that t win washed by machine or by hand labor, a wash-boa
 9th. Lace curtains and all fine fabrics washed in superior All fabrics from the hDes lace bed blanket, be washed perfectly, and with ease without the rubbing boaru It is Truly a Labor sand Clothes-Saving
 Invention.
 could give thousands of certificates merit but none satisfied until they n operation. IL only needs to be to be appreciated.
 J. c. HILTON, Pa.entes. JUDGE H. BROOKS. of Prescott has the right to ufcture and sell these machines and he will be pleased give further information concerning them. The priee Of machine will not fall far short of e25. This owing the fact that the bottoms Of those made Of copper.
 One of these washers be a the store of E. c. Roger, South MOntezuma Street. jly26u
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-11-14
state News.
J HiMBLES.

Mrs L. L, Stanton motDer of the late
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, died at the resi-
d"nce OF her daughter, at New Brighton
last Wednesday.
a numoer OF young women were arrested
n New Castle recently, for unbecpm NJ
conduct IN cnurch, during religious serv zee {
aud were each tinsd QUE dollar and ihe
costs.
As dernIier rssort Il. c. Dcrr,a sunnsr
OF Altoona, shot twenty-five squirrels toe
otner day, aud came near shoe dog more
out the dern things We're little too shy tor
him.
An 'X jsrenc-i Capitalist .s inaies that
The large sun Of a h.ii mjllicn dollars nas
been drawn from he Erie banks by dspo,I
i'ors since The panic ana the auouut hoard
ed 1t speaks weti for lh q Il uancisi stand.
log VI the banks that they are dong hu.-
'nsss as usual, spite OF The G5.iu upon
them.
The buckwheat crop in eastern pennsYl/
Vanla was never more productive iDau tnat
just harvested. 1t was not irjIlei by Ia.
hot. suns o! August or the early Irosis Of tne
latter part Of September.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-11-14
Fl,lner Items.
I1oPE.

The universal dullness permeaiine eyprsI
where has not passed Piumer 10y wiihsui
leaving some impress oy which u shonId be
known aud recogn Esd by posierlty, TO vii /:
All the boys in towo gathered together all
the loose COW bells, tin pans, demorallzed
sho, guns and slcn like, bent on giving Il
newly married couple serenade, none of
yonr usw ianglsd sentimental affairs, but a
regular Old 'ashiooed, bumphstlcatot shlv.
ereeu. After listening 10 ths melodious
combination uutil ully satisfied, the groom
Game forth and addressed the boys 90 laI!
lows: 81 am greatly bonorsd by liz voll
notary testimonial rendered the
thlS'eveniug, and shall always nave awsrm
spot in my heart for the donors. [Chsers !
II IS customary TO offer something more
su betantul than mere speech, but owing
to the unparalleled s'r'ngeucy of monetary
affairs, AN compelled to stand you off ir
thns,reoognizjn my reosn. hymenlAl ex-
perleno'."
A.res.dsu:;og iais classical village, noted
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-11-14

OF bis wisdom and sagacity, displayed bis
sage procl ivities 10 remarkable degree
when he purchased a whole barrel osbeeoso
oil to be used in painting his honss.
We are reliably informed that cde rIuago
will be still further aided in the Wholesale
depopulstion prevailing for some time back
by the removal of Mr Ii. Gu bertson to OA
City, where ne has possessed nimseit otthe
tlne res ldence of DR.. BAldwln lor cousidi
GRAFTON OF $4,000 cash. Add thus 1t ia
One by one they 20 and ere long we "'ii
have a practical Illustration Of tae import
ottbe phrase Deserted Village.
Notw, Iastauding the unpropitions coudH
tion OF ,he weather fair audiences assem-
bed to again witness the performance oftoe
z umer Cboral Union. The programme
was as follows: Grand Chorus-The Lord
is IN HIS holy Place. 2nd a Trip TO Nj
sgara Falls by Jobn WaddeIl. 3rL. Quar-
tette-Over There. 4th How hoy is tbis
place. stu Chaut-Abide with me. This
concluded the first part of tue periorman C
The second part was, with ihs exception
of Quattel,e--ihe be Singing School--mer,l ly
o repetition of The programme rendered 81
the first Public Concert last winter. Tc
say he least of ii, last nights meeting was
not success, which is the verdict of de.
frauded audience. 1t is is all well enough
tor tbs conductor aud coadjutans to mi
duIge taulatory remarks and maud in SEM
timent but tnat does not excuse the mana
gers tor pAlm'ug of au Ind ti'erent ans
secondhand performance OF course We
do uot incudr 10 these even thou. just re.
marks the strangers who kiudy assisted il
toe rendition oil tue progtamnr NeitheI
did we expect u classical performance re.
curing the talent Of PriJua Donua; bu
We did expect uu improvement upon tn
first performance whicn WAS far superior tC
tnat Of last evening
THlMBLEs.