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Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
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TMU PECK COUNTRY.

Standing on the summit of lofty clit
 in the vicinity of the Peek mine, an inspi-
 ration of awe sciHes the mind on bcholding
 the sublime spectacle which presents itself to the vision Far of to the right may hc seen the deep valley of the Agua Fria, the
 continuous current of which has ploughcd
 for itself mighty he'd between two lofty
 ridges of mountains by its untiring pcr>o,c-
 rance to bury itself into the bosom of the
 Ocean. Between lies successive lofty and
 l1g.-d cliffs covered with evergreen bushc,
 aud nutritious heritage, which lends enchant-
 mcnt Co the view. All around, the moun-
 tains rise with graceful evolution, and the
 "lldncsS oi the scene k rcconCiled to Us iu
 our Knowledge that their boSoms contain an ahudanCc otthai treasure which has from time lmmemorial, tempted the ambition of man
 Here and there stray cabin may bc seen, the occupants of which. perhaps many years ago, tore themselves from home amt kin drcd, denied themselves all .hc pleasures of society, to combat with the Milds of the West They have borne up hrav,ly under iis NlclsSitudcs and danger. and brayed the Scalping- knife of the Apache. whose pruuycd form, concealed from view by thick. scruhby brush, sent the death messenger to many n heart which beat for those atar oir and fnf others woes and suffering
 But thc hard>hips incidental to mining life have brou- ht gray hair, to many a com paratiNely young man The spirit oi be ncNolencc seems to ramify every yeip of thc proSpcctor and miner, an for intelligence. they are surpassed by uo other lub,rins class, and not subsequently you may meet ln these mountains of the West @ 2 aiuatr oi ale striking a drill or occasionally. driving bull team
 We consider it the duty of rrr>,. ii tu is'~t"w every attention to the interest, of The lro>l~ctor and miner for ou them dryulyc, all other interests of, not only Prescott. buf Auzona. Find out their want, with rc.s,rl to facilitating mail> and ,uppli,, to th,ir cabins. hy advocating the building of rsad~ lo the Narinu, mining districts. until th,ir i~ accomplished Mure effort should bc madc towards ihe construction .f a road [" The Peek mine aud if some. sian. irc not soon put forth tn the accompii-hin. ' that end, Prescott may lc farc>tall,l b, 'ther sections "i the country that ar, Irai. 'u> ot Prc>cou'> growing iml,n. tan,r
 The roads oi countrr are accurate sud certain tests ui the degree of it, civilization lhcir construction k on, ct the fir,t iudi,,- hons oi the emergency of . people from ,hr a'age state. and their improvement Keeps ace with thc advance Ot country in mum 'cr>. wealth, industry and -CiCuce-1i 3lI . winch II ls at one, sn element and r,i ca,.
 Eis T. verified ny titv fact that in nation, ' here the srtN and >cicucrs are in crude tate. p'orly defined trail >-tisl,, t!.. ssBir
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
IErTfR FEoM SALT RINI.E.

We have received letter from citizen af Salt River valley. dated March 2Oth. whicl will hc found interesting:
 am now living in the midst "i' settle. mcnt a colony of l.attcr-Day Saints having settled from my line east. to Shortell> old crossing; at tl,at place they are takin. out a. large canal and propose to have water on the surface in two weeks more. They are also preparing thcir lands for irrigating and planting. have planted fruit trees and wines. They propo,e [" try cane aud cotton, ii the experiment will justify. they say they will int olucc machinery to manufacture the raw material. They seem to mc. the best cmigra ton that has yet come amongst u>, they arr ~..i i.A,a t1 work. and are willing. do not curse the country and lay around to >ec whn>r claim they can jump. They arrived laie one evening and commenced work next morning. These parties intend Ia take wa ter az. upon the mesa. inc same a- tho Anti suas have done probably with ,hc view of covering land for the large emigration. 2.onO So hear are about to follow these. let them come. anything tu make our deserts green -ith acl,- ni grain. orchards, vines etc 1 hope congress Nill aGt iayurlhv upon our memorial r,5arding shc rCmosal q; tac n ma Indiana ~ho live opposite Mc. tCi thc mcmoriil Will haze lts oprmlcs lu those NiIo sell beads. calico and whisky ll lho Indians for their grain. am n hopes the Saints will build fouring mill and grind the wheat of the farmers as the old mill owners seem to t,c s,,....u hat on the cNtortioni~i oTlcr agd ,hoaid vc coa4Vci',i Ay c>tahli-hin. oppo ~ition inii> tu d0 VoTN soI U.e i~.i,-.r 20 a living price. But little Logey l. l-id out hv the owner, of mill, in ;h. ,aiity, Iu 4qy except the pima>. fir wheat or barley. They dou..aB..- the meNicau~ for introducing cheap aour into tlic i,I-s..v;, market.
 We have some prospect ", setting goot roads opened Ihc appropriations sra".D! in ID, Legislature. though small. can effect some .ooa .f properly and honestly applied but fear much wifi b, 4pplird ss wages to rartilan wire pullcr> who were sV a,,.'o last falI. in thi- county. There will be any mum bcr of applicants fol positions to do ''ciFcl- lar Work" where uo mu-cie l. required. VT. (. r. Ha,dcn declined to serve a, Road om- missioner. iid noI ha,o time. >o NIT. Ormc was appointed in iii> stead. Tie thing will be manipulated hy K \. Wooi,y, t-G "i ,lc commissioner are of his creation and per kaps the third also. want a straight road to Prescott. en We can gct produce to that point a lit;ic lower tLap af present. and help keep out foreign product aS much as posi- hle. R B.C.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Application for Patent.

To tHE IuyuENu MNE. No, 1s
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 Notice s beFshs given taai Apdrvs i Mssi.rf uhoss T-st oae sdf,ss Arisena Territory he's ihis das a.ssi b.s arlI.eaeu iasai for Hnsea tuuFri soid aad slisrf viti suffafs Frsaua sia bsafr1 ss feet is asaih situate ifias and hsug a h3E hsE Nin iHg uisfFtf rouatt Uf Aasai ani fVrufof3 u ArEtua ahi taowu std dssEsatsd hf hs heid hiss aad vaiai yal a.s ia this ors is4 NsHsi-r tttfif hus t'l i founsA F. tusiFss,s .aHs. fhs ssirfoF tsiasFies of sais lad o U lsia tAast stf. N-raa,ea ls ass sa Ezst trtara af t4Fui at s~ztFv ef . VI tssaatsfe s,la tsFaeH ir srF N fbfss eana fea Isslf f~s Co r-asdsat Au si W sf taiFs fras, tls r5aaiprt ledge si ssaats tssisv ii- IN taos talr ca 4ss ts lt st r'aiHt dsfaHt tis- sai lsiss af sfat.ls is staais es usxs ssiwsss tsaaissra sti ti.s isat sssas tiv isAs N of ttsif f-ist -f tsHHF's-a Istls frat sf tgnk trssk Nssss sils tsars H 1I drg tE A fraaa has sssaFT tb+urs ti asr h C. ff tsFi ta lsasaassat So \ f nsFpsF Nc q. af fizs fssa this esTasr sfssalssst srasits teatsf fsf usa frFf aas aat test fhlsA a.. s&si ai \ Nf fsrs t=ars fs dsg kF N fb3 Hasa d sfa.t sh.rsa lt ass el h ri-rrs Aasisssa tf ta is a--aear As at sW rarasr f aiH has tls sssatt faasa gsk h s- lrE .E titrprs A r 4rs N ftlrr hslft,t frsf fa iafias s.asai aas Fsass ai izr sana t-ataa.aE ta~stt es .s- 2 tts Fiais uasateI far hW tf fsHs a Nassps tsarIes aa tss is.i-.irad i--is tsa haafss sf ts.s W dait frf-l st .s t.r tt.l-a ts1s 'srt s uf ,,ssis ef lasaea. taaasf Af saaa tsstit tf Asf aai s.i I<s.as .i-.sas 4ltsrsfs s-'fstse f sst us i.saa sss ss sFsfaf ss hsrr.E t- sfs s' ted r-fa r3 t. a'e iHFtf asfrfsr eat iaF t,ss,trf ef t1r la.ai sse. i=aa stn.H~ af tTs..-t srssa4 FeFrtsfg ta.tas tH. ssy isfr see-t 70 f.it IEps isiass e. Do a'.ts
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
The strange Bir,is.

Iho notices published iu tllc NINtE a nia,.ih ago, with reference to the flock, of ,tr..r,.. birds that fll the air. sometime, covcr,j ,l,.. tcld- and even the Plaza in town. attrs,,,I thc notice of the Lvccum ot \ atur,l Science. al San Diego. and the Curre>pund,us S..,r.. t,ry aodrcsNod % Isitor Co r | Ruiiler kim, fora specimen iug eNamin3ti.u. |, ,l.,,ie.1ti.r etc. \ bird was Ncconiiugy procured, rr. pared and sent, and in due time ihe follow ig !, answer returned
 lyCtUN ot NATURAL >,tlN,t-.4
 S,N DtEGo. Gal. March I3. lsg,.
 T. J. BUIiER. Esq Dcy Nir. Ia answer to your vcry kind favor ot Feb gth. eaclo,ius >pc,iu,cn biri h.yc Co report ths, tb. name of tAc same IS Aa,,owu- La1fir. lHcctTopiianeS NaccaOaii, Inc ifrd a ., first discovered hy Capt Mgccpwu m 0c>'rru TeNa-. since which time it has ben no.i .-l in various parts ot New MiN.co. hv D., Thurman & Henry and by naturalist. farther north. .,s ,.-A ss thus ftr known, being mi Idle Province 6f $. north t1 black u,I.. .. cast to western Kansas western T,Aa- and New Mexico Mr Allen, reported The b,r,l, abundar. ir ih.. vicinity of thyeuue iu An. gust aud ihc occurrence uF pa..4.,; 1eJgr,i young. seems to indicate that !t Aat bred iu He immediate vicinity IT, also observed ii near Iarauie Cog during the same m'nth., and found u common in winter In IL- N S counties of kansas. h habits notcs aud genoIsi a+psqnnoc, tis scarcely distinguish. ed at a little distance from Inc ohestnut cpl- ored Bunting ] do a'i Gnd mention of i'. occurancc heretofore in youT Territory - particular attention seems O. have been call cd iC iLc IaCt aEI J~te,f4ll- |. ff. t...i1f you make ot i;s appearance in larg, flock. i's boldnes' and rapaci;y in fora-ns for seeds, grain, Ct. Nonrs truly.
 C. \. Hr,Hcoc6.
 Cor Sec'y lyccum Natural Science.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
rHn RAILROAD AND IMMIGRATION.

Tho railroad will, according to the most
 reliable information We can obtain. reach
 'he Colorado river about the 18th of April.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
 have purchased the river boats. and intend
 to run daily steamer from Yuma ,o Ehrcn- berg. on the completion of the rosd to the Colorado. The California and Arizona Stage Co. Wiil, without doubt. run their coaches Ia connect at Ehrcnbcrg with the boats plying between Yuma and that place. AS ulc ioad from Prescott to Ehrenberg iS. m the main, goo,l the trip will bc com parauvely speaking. one that need le no longer dreaded hN the seekers ot fortunes who have had desire to visit Arizona for that purpose and only have been deterred rom so doing on account of dread. which all persons exhibit who have to travel 100 ml!eN by coach, 200 of which is through barren, sandy waste, such as k encountered on the California side of the great Colorado.
 The atteation ot capitalists from every dlrecton lS being drawn to Arizona They have had their eyes upon the vast mineral deposits oi our Territory, and have been pa- ucnty awaiting the time that an easy en. trance could be effected and quick com. could be had with the outside world Now, that telegraph line i> To Ink us with New Mexico, Colorado and the East ana railroad k on the eve of ap- preaching our Territory, capitalists no longer hesitate. but are anxious to invest m our mines, etc, and are striving to see who >hall be first, and thus gain an advantage over those who are unlucky enough to come late snd lose the golden egg.
 IL would not >urpri-e Us to see. within the next wear, an immigration ,o our Terri tory ot fifty thousand people. and il would surprise u> lc~s ,n see Arizona admitted as State into the Union before the admim,tra ion of President lIaNc> shall expire
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
Application for Patent.
To 1ur G,irs, MSr xg

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Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
OrdinanCe Mum her iO

u On. 4-Ecs 90 aIasuI S-,tou yf aa Ordinance sn'-
 lied Nu ur,i .Haree relating 70 dogs. Bs tl s.latasf D. i5s Nryr aaa Cssueisc ef ds T7.
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 S.c- u .f a1 Dfliusrrr saf.t'ed Al p1u u1ues rvlai .ag to deg.. t-. amended Co reaa as follows
 An doss rieb's .gEd rIunlug at afg~ To ihr VI f -n- arf Ice .st a-y ui Arti ul each yssif h~rsnsf u1halt the r'ir Pf"scshri oy ssoiou 9 v ths ord nance , ir kl'd by hr Marshal and Inc street Com ,.inber of sat village and they are -rhy nyu rrci and lt ]. made their s'y 10 kl all dcss or bitches se ruuurg st laTge.
 Al Drl.saoos. Pare uf ordinances in ccpic utL hc prov rrs af fh's orHanrr arr ATrrhy rcp+ai~t Ihis ord nance siall l-s published ia The ARIZONA MINER ~nc- week -uncs-.iv- weeks ani shall take edent and '- 70 iaf,. m and si1sr such publication Ky prier o' tlc Council L. COOK. Mayor.
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 t'rescS1't A~s-rs AaJ,l -t i-ll.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
Hunt Captured.

Huqt. nho broke ie;l here some weeks since in company with Jane. has hoon cap turcd by the Los Angeles police. The Chief ,clcsraphcd Sheriff Bowers yesterday as follows
 q. Lo, Ansclc>. March 2l.-Ne have ar. rc.tel Hunt. What -halI We do with him sheriff Bowers answered. |" Hold him until further or,lrr-." Upon representations oi ni>trjr, Attorney Weber. that the jail hcro |, moi ,aie we understand that Judge Tweed u-ill make an order ,lat hc Ice confined m thc Territorial prison at Yuma, unlil court meets
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
The Capital puestion.

Fuller details today from the applica ton for quo warranto in the Nosburg case l.r,rr Chief Justice French. at Tucson. say that t.,c case is not yol finally decided. T!.s ,aa-, Wa, submitted io the court and to.s days gjl,u. iu which to dlc briefs.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
The dcciine in stocks conunu,. IAo ,Io-
Territorial.

Tucson, \. r.. Nap.h l- NEcu; tlum, of thc san Carlos T,s,tNaiiun Y o"i iu long letter in the Citizen on the iudi'u situatiou, and Gov Safiuri will ,N- iuusiNcly review Gen. KAutz' recent. long statement. iu the next number of thc titixei- i'oN. >liiord and several others will leave. "h MoHl.+y for San Francisco. to arrange for quartz machinery ior thoir Mohava county mines.
 Yuma. \. T.. March a0. Col George r.. Gray, Chief Engineer of the southern Pacific Railroad, and r.. x. Mitchell, of the San birgp GrEi uf kerus < Mitchell pfuprictorS of the southern Fzcihc Malt Stagr llne, arrived here hst uigbt. being but two days from San Francisco via the cud of the railroad. They report a flowing we'll of VIZ ter having boon struck at the eastern end of tho nilroad. t.A
 Verde. \. r.. March I6. Parties who left here, last week, io exam inc tho mines in the Black lIill~. have re- mrned, and report them rich iu copper.
 Yuma. \. T.. Naroh si kcrn~ & Mitchell will have q da,ly mail from san Diego Co Messilla after the lst of April.
 Col. Gray, who is here. say, the railroad V rOagh @ point within three miles of th, Colorado river by tho lath of Ami, sure. The District Court adjourned ,e~terdal sdae d5r.
 Mitoholl arrived here in 53 hour, from san frJn,i~s.G.
 Yuma, NaHfl, 11 I'll, steamer Idaho has seven hundrcd and mol eleven hundred, tons of freight. Colonel Gray. Chief Engineer of tho south cru P4ciiic left Yuma last night for the end "f thc road By the middle of April the road will hc within thr-o n.ii,N .i tl,a river four miles below Yuma. and will ruiuc ut infp town. This i~ positive. \. I. T..
 Yuma, March 23. Dr. Lord left for Tucson, in charge uf the tos4Sur-, with a cavalry escort.
 Gov. Nannrd and Thnu,as Ewing arrived hero to-day. and will leave tO-in"ttoN, i.. the end of the railroad, for san Francisco.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23

John h. Leo vas to be shot to-day In view of the hcHiDuSne,s oi lis ofcn-c and clcarness of the proof, Gov. Emory Las de clined to act upon petitions for con.mutation of his sentence. He is said 10 have made second confession. to bc publi-had after his death, throwing the responsibility on the IoEn.on Priesthood, by whose orders it was committed, and flat il was endorsed by Brigham Young. This confession he makes in view of the certainty Gf iiis fate ana with out hope of release IL is believed 10 con tain the true facts
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
Ee.onrcc. of Arirnna.

Jay c. Kelley, Esq, a practical sssaycr. mineralosjst, m,tllurgi>t, etc.. wIo has had over two yeaFs active experience With the minerals of Arizona. besides hlvig. spcat several years in California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado, engaged in the same pgrsuits. and haging once written popular treatise on the best methods Gf handIing the rr.- "f Colorado, is now engaged ID angn. D.. cn the mineral and oibcr Tf,oCrCc> of Afi Iona. Having examined several ps-c- of NIT. Kelley manuscript. We have no hc-!tl. tion in saving that hi, book will po--e-s many peculiar attractions not u-uallv found iG Iorks of the kind. chief among which i, the fIct that no.a!GS x written by eue,- or hearsay, but upon actual pctsoBtt kgs.l edge, gained hy contact and experience. or unpCpbtcd authority In addition Co the his;Qrical or descriptive feature, of the work. il will contain large nmml,f of practical hiRis epd directions aS to the best and most profitable mc,LoGs Qt treating tbc ores of the Territory
 The book will hc published by A. Roman & Co, San Francisco. within two or thrr- E;arth~, will contain about two hundred pages and pc ,oli ot reasonable price. so as to put it within the reach ot ei.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23

The following NC copy from lhe Herald a spicy paper publisiad iR Los Angc.c~. California:
 NIT. Jas. \. Evan> las gone down To S,u Diego Oa brief visit to hi, friends in that section, preparatory to leaving for the East to take charge of the building of the ncw Black Hills railway.
 The decision on Judge ScpuIvrdas order for thc production of t,o stage robbers to testify before Judge Peel await, C s Dcpu- ty Marshal Dunlap's return from indian Wells.
 Capt. NJ. Ii. CddcrNood. of PhocuiN Arizona, late Speaker of the Arizona icgi>- laturc, and his brother. ]. F. Caldcrwood, of the Central Pacific Railroad are register ed at the PiCo House
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23

Paokard's Senate had quorum yesterday, and the Democrats Claim that Nichol,' also has q quorum of the Returning i,oard mem bcrs. Both have extended their sessions To March lOth
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
Lost.

On oT about tho asth of January lest due bili for SOC i5- DO given by Rice Eliin in favor of J. J. Baker All prrsous warned slrhaic trlo Tor said due tn as payment has been stopped upon the same saI due b was date, about ihc .th cr rl of January i-19. J. ]. BAKER
 Prescott Fshrrnry - l~.s uhillti VI
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
BENJAMIN MORGAN. A ATToRN N EK AT LAW rRLs,1rI. NAvArAI ooUNTN. AEIzoNA.

Wili Practice in all Courts of the Territory. Particular attention given to Mining Law.
 -RItEHs TO
 uoN. S. HENpENFELnT, san Francisco. E. r. MORRISON, Judge ith Dist Court, . THOMAS BROWN. Cashier Bank California
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
Notice.

|, her hy given tha during my a'scucs ifon ths Ter niory Nr John Nters is fully authorized my Ngvi transact any auj all matters relating to thc humber and mii bu-iuc>,
 GEORGE W. CURTIS. Prescott Arizona March It lsI5 u
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23

A. Oakley Hall is fishing On Long IsIaud.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
IRON SPRING TOLl.HOAD.
RATES or TOLL

v~UEE WEED REMEDY OR OREGON RHEU,
 A~<fs maiI3 Cure, at DR kENDALLS 5 Drug Stv1o.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-23
Application for Patent.

1. .al H. E.. Nng N.
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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-22
From Port Gamble.
PogT GAMBLE, March 90


The King Philip sailed or Saturday
The Victor is to Load for Honolulu.
The otago and Aurora. ship and
schooner. under charter. are loading for
Vallejo
The Buena Vista is up for oakland
with special cargo
The james Che.,on is receiving for
the San Francisco market. All of these
vess-ls will have quick dispatch.
The Sycamore. Hoadly ard other
vessels OF the company are anticipated,
ard l understand that the Sycamore
will IN future be commanded by Capt.
Keller. formerly of the King Phillip.
The Goliah is s;ill undergoing re-
pairs. The Favorite has 90. bran new
chimney. She looks gay. and CAPT
Wllliams "muchly' more so. being at
all times polite and genial
The Walker and Yakima are con
stantly engaged.
The new mil Is down this week, clean
ing and placing in the two new boilers
for the supplemental engine; as con-
sequence the old mill is running nights
for the present.
A Monaghan cook, attached to the
Victor was drowned on Sunday morn
ing last. Justice Dwelly. acting coro.
ner. had him attended Ia and decen:ly
put away. IS all good cslestials shoul
be, although the supersti,ious idea pre-
vailing among We natives Of the Flow.
cry Kingdom" prevented the perform
ance Of any heathenish rites over this
good John
Madame trsO came. sang and played
and was daily appreciated by our mt
steal talent.
The most pleasing and merittrious en-
tertainment given 10 Gambl for q long
time was the Sunday school exhibition
on the night Of Sunday the II inst, by
the young people Their rendition OF
songs and Rotations was good, their
department upon the stage admirable,
and evidenced care in instruction on the
part of DR.. Houghton the superinteu.
dent, and the teachers of the school.
The public schools Of this district is
in vacation ard will not resume again
for several weeks
The sheet and pillow case party was
not success.
st. Patrick's natal day passed off
pleasantly A display of bunting from
the Teekalet and Aurora hotels, and
. dance in the evening were noticeable
features.
The Rev. Mr.. Damon dispensed the
gospel to the people here on Sunday
last. A.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-22

~ The country cast of the noun
tains appears to have shared in great
er degree the recent inundation, which
sat our rivers booming over into the
valleys last week From our exchanges
We learn that the bridges at Dayton and
Waitsburg were swept away; and the
bridge on the Wa!la Walla, at Carrots,
was also carried down stream. One
half mile Of the railroad between Wal
Ia Walla and French.own was washed
away Mill creek. at Walla Walla. rose
eight feet. ON Tuesday Of last week. in
eight hours. aud the rushing waters
did large amount Of damage in the
towp Bridges were swept away like
sttaws in a rvule,; many Of the build
lngs in the town were surrounded by
water, including the City Hall. the
lower story of which WAS completely
inundated.