The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-07-13
GLORIOUS FOURTH ATwALNUr CREEK.


 supposiug you would not be indisposed
 ,o learn what the people of this vicinity did
 in honor of our ever memorable Fourth.
 have constituted and taken upon myself t'e
 task of correspondent,
 About ona week previous to the annlvcr-
 sary ot our nations birth, the ladies made
 up their minds that We could and we would celebrate the day They called a meeting of the citizens to be held al the school room of Miss Tucker \ goodly number of thc citizens responded to the call and then and there resolved to celebrate by having pie nic during the day and ball at night.
 The ladies were constituted a committee of the whole upon the edibles to bc furnish ed. The ground was selected a nice grove of oaks near some good water, and all then went to work in earnest Tho day and the hour came, as all such days and hours must and will come. and at tue same time came the committee of ladies with their baskets and boxes Crmmed to their utmost capacity So pies. cakes, jcllics and numerous other good things in the utmost protusion,
 There also came ladies from a distance AAAsAt 0tttlf fN'tls bNittiA At't'At anu " il- Hanson Valley. who added their mite to the festivities of the day, but living at such distance from the place of celebration they were not expected to add any great amount to the ediblcs.
 The matronS who took tho greatest inter est in furnishing the good things ,o eat. were Mrs. Sentcney, Mr> Mulhollaad, Mrs Miller Mr>, Brown and Mrs. Goodman, but they f l.. Sentcney, ad Mis- Mulhol.and.
 There wen, upon the ground during the day about one hundred and fifty people, old and young, who did ample justice to the good things provided. We noticed several persons from distance-Shcrman from NJ Hope. ana Camp Wood was represented in full force, Mr Munn, and wife and daught- CT. from Williamson Valley, and others whose names We failed to get. came upon the ground In a four horse coach with the be- loved flag of our country floating upon the head of each horse.
 There were several strangers whose names and residences we did not learn.
 Miss Fuckers school children as matter of coursa were all on the ground, and it will bc day green in their memories. when their heads are as gray aS our own. The day was spent by the older ones n pleasant social | chat upon the past, present and future ot our great and glorious country. and by the younger ones in innocent plays, swinging. and in numerous other ways.
 Two enterprising boys, Jefferson Mulhol- !. land and Ei Hail uf about sixteen summers, ! kcpta lemonade stand to the grea, joy and . comfort nt those who had miles ot d-y aud 1 dusty roads to travel io reach the ground.
 On the approach of The shades of night : the company adjourned to the old adobe ! buildings of old Camp Hualpai. occupying l. one room to set their table on which they ! spread their many pies, cakes and sweet : meats and another for a hall ln which to ] dance. Al carly candlc-light the ball open ] ed with twenty ladies and thirty-tivc gen tlemen taking part therein, aud was kept up with little iutcrmis>iOn til old Sol rising in . the east admonished the company that the . one hundred and first anniversary of the in dependence of our country had ceased to exist. and had passed into History.
 The supper partakcn of hy the company during the night was not only of the best quality but was more than sufficient, and was free to all present,
 The thanks ot the entire company were llttAN GAFtA lN hA ' iAA itN NNliA A.fAttltttA A'A the good music he furnished, and for his per sistence in keeping the same going through the entire night; and to Mir. Brown for the good coffee and tea he haG al all times ready . during the night to reanimate the inner man.
 The entire day and night passed of with out an accident of any kind to mar the en- joymcnt of the company. Indeed, com pany led by ladies of such beauty. integrity and moral worth aS those who conducted . this party from the first inception 10 it's close, as well aS those from distance, could mol ! fail toproduce such results; and We firmly ! believe that if the old heroes of the Revo- . luiiou were permitted to look down upon ! their descendants that day and night, they . would have smiled their approval of all that . Was said or done.
 Your correspondent heard but one regret . during the entire day and that was that the . entire creek was not there in full force May . many returns of such be the reward ot all ! either present or absent on that day, k the . prayer of Yours truly.
 AK DRSERNrR