Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

COURT MATTERS, ETC.-1he District court of the Third Judicial District met yesterday, when Judge Porter ordered venire for a grand jury, to appear on the 18th inst.
 The U. s. Court will meet here on Mon day next.
 The sheriff and his force will have consd- erable riding to get jurors for this term of court, as loose men are rather scarce in Pres colt and vicinity, great many being work ing out title to mines, prospecting, etc, in the mountains.
 As a general thing, Arizonans do not take kindly to jury duty, and why should they ? since the pitiful per diem allowed jurors is not sufficient to pay mans board.
 We, long ago, called attention to the mad eduacv of the per diem of supervisors and the Legislature increased it to a reasonable sum. This was right and pleased the public We now ask that proper attention be paid to the subject of recompensing jurors and witnesses and hope that when the proper time comes, Gov. Stafford will recommend the matter in his next message.
 The miner who has to leave his claim, the farmer who has to leave his work, the artl- san or business man who have to neglect their business to attend to that of an entire community should not be forced to do SD for less than he can sustain life, while swelter- ing in the jury box or travelling from place to place to give testimony for the Territory. And we, as taxpayer, favor giving them what is right and no more.
 While here, recently, Mir Win. II. Hardy, of Mohave county, purchased about 50,OC0 pounds of beans, and shipped them, by wagons, to mining towns of his county. This we call a move in the right direction, as by it the miners of our sister county will get these and other supplies from this and Mari copa county at cheaper rates than the same have been brought from Utah and California, and, purchasing at home they will help home producers, freighters, traders and Arizonans in general We hail this new move of Mir Hardy and Mohave county people generally as one of the best that has ever been made in Northern Arizona, and we predict that from it will come a trade that will be the means of starting many station and settle ment on roads leading from Phoenix and Prescott to Ccrbat, Mineral Park and other towns in Mohave county. MT Jas. S. Giles arrived home, yesterday, from Wickenburg and the Vulture mine. At Weaver and Antelope he found Wm. Kirk land and many other men engaged in placer and quartz mining He started men work ing title on an eastern extension of the Nul- ture lode, which he pronounces king of all gold mines.
 He says the weather, during the day, at Wickenburg, was hot; nights cool.
 MT Balou of Lynx creek, was in town this forenoon From hlm we learned that there is yet in the creek a sluice-head of water, which quartz and placer miners are using to good advantage. Messrs Shelton, Pointer and others are running their arras- tras.
 Gen Crook visited Big Bug, for the first time, a day or two ago, and liked the place and its occupants so well that friend of ours heard him remark, soon after his return, that he did not blame his officers for having gone there so often and for being desirous of going oftener, it was such bully Jueno place.
 Mir John Lutgerding, who recently came | by Swilling's camp, in the Black Canyon country, says the quartz of said camp is the richest in the Territory, and he ought to know.
 Col c. P. Head reached home yesterday afternoon, from long and arduous process sion on horseback, to and from the Little | Colorado river. He was too tired to give us any news, save that he found the Little Colorado river very nigh. | HORSE fLIES.-SOTne Ol these pests have already made their appearance. They will continue to increase from now until the first summer ram, which may not come before July 4th or 9th.
 Mir Steamer, Agua Fria valley, came tc town yesterday, and informed us that late frosts nipped considerable corn down hi; way.
 One of J. M Bryan's freight trains vii soon load with lumber, etc, for points south of Prescott.
 Col Cany thinks his Cresus mine, in Ma pie Guch, ten miles south of Prescott, thu best mine in this section of country. We are at a loss to know the name of tn person who left ok of wheat at the MI NER office.
 Isaiah Putnam and X. J. Garrett wen south by Grants mail wagon, yesterda. evening.
 Mir and Mrs Levi Bashford have issued in
 vitations for social party, to be given a their house tomorrow evening. C.P. Head & Co.,, notify those who ar indebted to them to settle before July frs They are prepared to pay all they owe.