Arizona weekly miner., 1874-01-30
TELEGRAPHiC.

Wickenburg, Jan. 2S.-The California mail wagon arrived on time last night, and left for Prescott this morning. No passengers and very light mail. From the driver we learn the following:
 At camp Amedia, twelve miles this side oi Ehrenberg, old placer mines, which were supposed to be exhausted, have been reopened just across the canyon and found to extend over tue mesa for several miles. All along the belt gold IS found in quantities ranging from 50 cents to S2J to the pan. Quite number of claims are already staked of and worked successfully.
 Maucopa Wells. Jan 2s-Wm. A. Linn, of : Prescott, c. W. Shultz, ot San Francisco, | Wm A. Hancock and James Monihon, oi | Phoenix, started for PhGnix today. They | have been detained here overs week o"ing to high water in the Glla. | Mr. James A. Moore has built boat to cross tue Gila with which was launched this morning at Morgan's Ferry. Weather clear and pleasant. Telegraph 1 line still down west of this place. 1 Tue Yuma Sentinel of last Saturday, says l tue water was very high there, and serious apprehensOns were felt for the safety of the l town. Only those living on Madison Avenue and Main street, felt safe. Washington, Jan. 2S.-Tbe trans-contnen- tai railroad bill reported from the House com mittee yesterday prohibits the consolidation of the road with any competing line west of | the Missouri river. Tracts of lands granted in complete sections reduced from fifty acres to ten acres at intervals of five miles. The company forfeits their charter if behind time in building the road
 When tn, bill comes up in the House the Democratic members are going to make 1t an occasion for ventiiating new phase oi pubic feeling in varirus States on railroads. An attempt to amend the bill and require the company to incorporate in the several States through which the road runs. Line as in bill is through Arkansas valley, thence the most practicable route to the Pacific.
 Houghton, of the Pacific Railroad commit tee, says the true method of preventing rail road monopoly is to encourage the building of competing roads. providing that if they fsIl to comply with the conditions of their franchises they forfeit their rights. He is strongly in favor of assisting the Texas-Pa- citic road by guaranteeing bonds under proper security L. Government.
 A bill will soon be introduced in Congress providing for the establishment of another road across the continent to San Francisco, | ti6n to the Central Pacific. The bill has ere ated stir in railroad circles.
 General Sheridan recommends the con- struction of Government telegrapbs through out the Indian country. between white set dement's, as a means of safety.
 Tucson, Jan 2.-Gov Stafford will leave for California by next Saturdays or Tues days stage, tO procure an impros ed breed of sheep. He has obtained leave of absence for this purpose.
 The storm was very severe eastward. The walls recently built at Camp Grant wers bad ly damaged, and the country covered with water in many places deep enough te swim horses. Trains bound for Camp Grant with Government stores, were obliged to unload at 0'Relley's station, fifteen miles this side of the post
 H. c. Hooker and A. Lazard undertook to cross the Gila to San Carlos, but could not and returned.
 The eastern mail (via New Mexico) comes to hand regularly, and, but for some foolish arrangement which sends nearly all our mail matter by way of California, we would be receiving our mail from the east regularly.
 A written agreement was made and signed at this place on the 23d inst, between Hugh McCrum, of San Francisco, and 5. R. DeloDg, of Tucson, substantially as follows: Delong bets that be win ride his horse, jerry, from Tucson to San Francisco in twenty five days leaving Tucson on the 20th of March, 1874, at 9 a. m., and arriving in San Francisco at 9 a. m., or before, April l4th, 1874. Should the journey rot be accomplished within the time specified, Delong forielts to McCrum the sum of two thousand dollars but should the journey be honestly and truly performed, then McCrum forieits to Delong the sum of sum of two thousand dollars. The route to be taken is by way of Wickenburg, Ehren- berg, San Bernardino and Los Angeles to San Francisco by the Overland mail stage route.
 Weather cloudy, with good prospect for more rain.
 Maricops, Jan. 29.-Lieut Parkhurst, 9th cavalry; with detachment, arrived from Mcdowell, yesterday. intending to go down the lnc but was ordered to return to camp, as their services were not needed. At 10 a. m., the operator at Stanwix reported the line nearly fixed, and that it would be O. K. to San Diego by this evening.
 The stage left Stanwix, last night, 57 hours late. They will probably run on time now.
 c. II. Kenyon and wife left for Yuma on last nights stage where they intend to reside.
 The ferry across the Gila, at Morgan's, is in good working condition.
 The mail got over to Phoenix yesterday, but they reported that it was hard work.
 Weather clear and cool.
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