The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-26
Territorial Dispatches.

Tucson, Dec 23.-A letter to the Citizen of December IS, from Fort Stanton. New Mexico, says that few nights previous, at Lincoln, David Warner, Mir Terrell, John l.. Gylum and Juan Martin, all residents of Lin coin county were killed. It seems Juan Martin, constable, and posse tried to arrest two of the others and that Warner killed the constable and the posse killed him. The bodies of the other two having been found completely riddled with bullets some distance out of town. It is believed they were killed after having surrendered. A few nights afterwards the bodies of two Mexi- cans were found in a stream near Lincoln an,l the friends of Terrell were suspcioned of being the murderers. The Sheriff of the county with posse of twenty five men, un- dertook to arrest them--ten Texans in num- ber--but the latter were drawn up in line with Henry rifles and reyolvers, and prompt ly invited the sheriff and party to come on The latter did not accept, and no arrests were made.
 Capt. Montgomery and wife with fifteen recruits, leave for Camps Grant and Apache to day.
 It. Forbush has recently killed dozen wild turkeys for Christmas, and some deer east of town.
 Weather clear, days warn and nights cool Tucson, Dec. 24.-Hon. f W. Raymond, {, U. $. Commissioner of Mining Statistics, has requested the Surveyor General of this Ter ritory to supply him with a concise stat e ment of the progresses made in mining in | Arizona for 1873. Also the product Of gold, , l silver, lead, etc., for the same period. The Surveyor General has, therefore, sent letters ofinquiry 10 Col II. A. Biselow, of Yavapai couty; A. J. Finlay and F. P. Goodwin, of Yuma county Hon W. F. Henning, of Mo have, and also to some others, for the neces- sary information. As the facts are required to be in New York early in February next, 1t is expected that all addressed will prompt ly attend to the matter, so that each locality can have proper credit in the Commissioners forthcoming report. The smallness of the appropriation available for collecting statis- tics compels the Commissioner to gather the data by correspondence.
 The new instructions of Commissioner Drummond regarding more exact marking of mining claims at the time of the original To- cation, and in notice for local record, have been received at the Surveyor Generals office, and will appear in the Citizen next Saturday. The instructions are of prime in terest to applicants for patents to mineral lands.
 Phoenix, Dec. 23.-W B. Hellings & Co. are to have big egg-nog at noon on Christ mas day, and ball in the evening, for the benefit of the operators on the place.
 There is to be horse race in town on Christmas, tho winner to take both horses.
 Tucson, Dec. 24-Jesus Ortega, a man indicted for participation in the Mission Camp massacre, December 24tb, 1870, was recently identified by c. q. Mix, in BakcFaeld, Cal
 The fact was telegraphed to Yuma official. who consulted Governor Stafford by telegraph which resulted in the Governors sending q requistion by mail for 0rtega and tbe appoint ment of Sheriff Goodwin, of Yuma, to act a, agent on behalf of this Territory as provided by our law.
 Thomas Ewing and c, E. Curtis. beef con tractors, leave here for Prescott next Sunday by private conveyance.