The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-19
From Tuesdays Da!ly.l

From Tuesdays Da'lyI
 Streets of Prescott real muddy, and offering in- ducements to village council to achieve local fame by fixing crossings, etc.
 Wild ducks arc said to bc numerous In and around Chiuo Valley.
 Verde fish ought to be real good, at this season of the year, and the wonder Is that this market Is not supplied with thcn. Bring some, somebody. They will sell.
 Capt C. C. Warner, agent for the wholesale liquor house ot Geo. W. Chesley < Co.,, arrived in town last week over the Hnrdyyiile road Reprehensib!e Is a good word and applicable to the scanps who tie oil cans, oyster caus, sar- dine and other cans lo dog's tails and then open the store and saloon doors on MOntezuma street. Mir II. Asher, head of mercantile house re- gently established here, who has just arrived from San Francisco, will post himself on the Territory, aud then return tv San Francisco, leaving Mir Ellis in charge.
 Thyee More Miners. -IIassayampa- creek near PrescOtt-has just received an addition to is min in gpopulatiou-three good, stout men, who ar- rived here recently from Pioche, Nevada and started for the creek Monday last, 10 work ID a claim which they bad prospecled to their entire satisfaction lt Is the claim which was worked by an old FreBchnIan, who disappeared, some what mysterously, last summer.
 Another Piocher--who came here with this party remains In town. We like to see Neyada's DlTuy, DOuest ulntEs bculc m our must. lutl make the hills ring with sounds of Industry, while digging out gold and silver.
 More gold was brought to town Monday last, by miners from upper Lynx creek, some of which gold We saw at Basbiords.
 C. F. Head * Co. took iD, yesterday, quite 'dab' of the King metal.
 ". c. Colyer has made partial cleanup of 2st0 lbs. of Goodwin which be had ground in Elliott Bros arrastra, and proiessses to well r1ia -Hd txii Is ls "A sll mine and friend Colyer treated it alter fashion of his own. To the ton, he used, sugar, 40 lbs; saltpe,re, lbs, aud sal antnonac, 10 lbs The weather was very unlayorable 10 good amalga- matiou but be thinks it will yield at The rate oi &100 per ton.
 The arrastra is now reducing gold rock from Big Bug district. which Is expected 50 pay about 800 per ton. Previous to crushing, this rock was subjected to fire.
 Black Canyon - Eddleman & Co. have started for Black CanyoR, to mine in the creek.
 J. W. SwilIiAg and others will soon construct arrastras and work quartz on the creek.
 Wish n company of the right kind of men would go there and ground sluice or hydraulic Therc Is money down there, sure.
 A company of miners are actively engaged, ar rastraIng, from n small gold lode, on Humbug creek, south of Bradshaw
 Southoesteya Ya1apai-A gentleman who has just arrived from Wickenburg has furnished us the following items:
 HaZ1rd's tTaln, Gaft master, uTriNeu a Nlchen' burg the l2th inst, and there looded with bar ley and pulled out for Ebrenberg.
 A. Franks teams arrived al Wickenburg on the 14th, en route for Salt River. Both report sretched roads
 On the Huh, three Inches of snow fell In Pee. ples Valley. All gone the l4tb.
 Geo II. Wilson, Of Weaver, has had bad luck with his house. (cajone building) 1t having melt ed down last rains. He is pushing it up rapidly though, and says he intends to make It stick this mn He within A week six different plrtles will be arrastrang tLcre. Also, that two men got SIS from two hours ground sluiclng during last an, at Rich HiiI (Anielope).
 Jack Andver thinks he has struck it rich neai WickenbuTg. Has ledge two ieet "lde good looking rock.
 The storm induced several prospecting partie; 10 come to Wickenburg. Geo. Monroe among these. They fouUd ledges but did not speak o any rich strikes. Were gong out again.
 Salt River was swimming high last Eastern mail. No delay, though.
 Cave creek was belly deep; while Agua Fri was nearly dry.
 Four inches of settled snow on the Mint 'ale) hills.
 MT Clinton was, we learn, the lowest bidder fol erecting an engine house at Fort Whpple.
 G. ". Curtis, of the Quartz Mountain saw-mill ss sss9 ssn, ws s .9gnE sJ qsS Bs peratiops M the mill.
 MT Frank GanahI sees daylight for Bradshas aui Central Arizona, in general Do the best yo' can for us, Frank.
 Raries are what take with our people nova days Monday night, silver tea serVlee, sno, ,nn and other articles went of "like hot cakes. Cal Jackson purchased sufficient number 0 chances to secure the "serVlce'
 Minister Resder preached In the courtroom Sunday last aud hls sermon is well spoken o should have said SO in yesterdays issue, ou, tn arrival of large newspaper and letter n'all, " adequate help in the composing room ana othe side issues kept us from stating this ana man other occurrences. H Is the hardest wo,A M a ln ,n these short days and cold nights, especially wne an editor is short of help, cash and "sortS general.
 Now Is the time for sbop.keepers 10 adyerti' and display their Christmas goods TIC e'o'e' of us grow freer in Holiday times.
 Madam Rumor states tbata marriage IS nm nent at headquarters of the department oi AT