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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
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FRIDAY AUGUST r., 1877.
THE WONDER LAND or AMERICA.

This country which has been redeemed from tic barharoGS Apache at ;hc cost oi hundreds of cur hrase pioneers lives who came here to seek fortunps from masses of eaSurcConcealed inthc iunumerable depoS- its of gold and silver. is without doubt the most wonderful and attractive country within the jurisdiction of Uan'e SI@. This country af immense wealth, now that VIC have pro- fecticn and are secured in life and property from our common enemy, who have in form CT years been so formidable, i> beginning 10 attract the attention of capitalists from all directions and inside thc next decade we Will become State snd rank foremost Tn wealth and fair n population. This eoun- try so rich in gold, silver and all the prec- ious metals is incontcStabiy proven by all inc old Spanish writers aS we'll aS by Baron Humboldt to be the identical cibnla from which the the AZtecs derived their immense wealth and with which they purchased the good will of Coyiez ani his Spanish follow CTS. Railroads gre approaching us in tri- angular form and the day Is close 1T hand when we shall have outlets 'c every quarter of the globe. New quartz mills are coming in and being put up which within ninety days will cause a grand change to take place m our financial condition.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
BRlGHiM YOUNG DEFIANT.

President Young, on the 24th of July,
 being the thirtieih anniversary of the resi dcnce of the Mormons al Salt Lake City
 made the following remarks to the Sunday
 school children assembled in the Taberna
 cle on that occasion;
 Exactly thirty years to-day, myself with others, came out of what we named i Emigration Canyon; we crossed the Big sn, Little mountains, and came down tn, valley about threc-quarters of a mile south | of this. We located, and we looked about and finally we came and camped between the two forks of City Creek, one of which ran southwest and the other west. Here We planted our standard on this temple | block and the one above 1t; here we pitch ed our camps and determined that here we would settle and stop. Still our brethren
 who tarried by the way were toillng through poycrty snd distress. At one time, l am | told, they would have perished from star
 vation. had not the Lord sent quailS among
 them. These birds flew against their wa
 gons. and they either killed or stunned themselves, and the brethren and sisters gathered them up, which furnished them
 with food for days, until they made thelr
 way in the wilderness.
 Children, we are the pioneers of this country, with one exception, west of the Mississippi river; we established the hrSt printing press in every state from here to the Pacific Ocean, and We were the frst to establish libraries, and the first Go establish good schools; We were the first to plant out orchards and to improve the desert country, making it like the garden of Eden.
 1 will not prolong this recital, but will ask the children if they can now under stand why they were born here in this far of land You might just aSwell havc been horn in Missouri or Illinois. if your parents had been treated as they should have been. If les alone to enjoy the rights and liberties in common with our fellow men, We would have beauti6ed the land, made it an Eden and adorned it with everything desirable. But we were not allowed to stay there to possess the homes we had made and consequently we arc here and this haS been your birthplace. And now that we are here, WIG are followed by a set of men who are ready to re-enact the scenes that we have alrerdy passed through. But we are now where we can keep and preserve our selves in the possession of our homes and property. They drove us to the fastneSses of the Rocky Mountains, and 1t will be hard matter to dispossess Us again; 1t will prove a job. if undertaken, that they would be glad to let out before they get fairly inso it. But still they are after us; and when you hear of this and that with regard to my self being guilty of this and that wrong, would have you look at those certain char acters we have and have had in our midst who are called ministers of justice, minis terS of the law; they are bosom companions of thieves. liars and murderers; but the honorable and upright they hate because their deeds arc evil; and they believe they have a mission, but it is hard one to sc- comInish.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
EUEofE.1N WAX.

The Turko-R Russian wsr which is ragin2 so furiously at various points ia Turkey il Europe and Turkey in Asia, during the last few weeks, has been full of importance a; affecting the crisis of the campaign Should the two commanding Generals of the Turk ish forces succeed in coHccRtrstin" then armies, as it is evidently tlic;r design and bring tnrm to bear simultaneously against the Russian invaders, there is hardly q doubt but what victory Mil crown iheir efforts. The reyerses thatihe Russians have met with during the recent battles at Flcvna, Nicopolis and inc route lCom ihe.C position south of the BuikanS has had tendency to ,Iishesrten them and give new life and hopes to the Ottoman. Sickness ia Inc Russian ranks has had its tlcmoraijzing effect; thou sands of the brSye volunteers that left Rus sian soil to march to the Turkish throne have died from the fearful raTages of dis ease. As things look nOW, Ne are not afraid that Russia will aTetfower Turkey. seize upon Constanjinoplc. abtain control of the Black Sea and the Straits oi Dardancllcs- menace the route ia India, or disturb the balance of power among tt'e great nations oi Europe. but rather ln8k to seq thc Russians retire for the winter, ,ieicated anA dl>hcart- Sncd.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
ARIzoNA's sANITIvE WATER.

MUNRoE STRINGS, Aug. 10, lSi'. | ED. MINER: Since my last letter to th'
 MINER the population of our camp Ina I somewhat decreased, and the number thu
 morning is reduced to three by the departur' of James smith. Clause. theirrepresSiblc. and
 Jesse Jackson. the center shot, with the sub scriher purpose fighting it out on thi' 1 line if it takes all summer.
 The health of the camp is daily improv- 1 ing. and our faith iS still firm in the health giving qualities of its waters. For q sum mcr or winter resort, this place is without 1 m equal in the Territory. Although the thermometer ranges up into the hundreds there has not been day since our arrival but what the air has been tempered by a cool breeze from ten in the morning until
 ,ix in the evening.
 Game is abundant, quail, doves and rab- bits are countless, while deer are plenty
 This is their tavorite watering place. and every day six to ten come within hundred wards of our camp, If we were murderous- lv disposed. We could kill deer every morning within gun-shot eff the Bungalow
 " V AAGNN lAh lflNAkN fi AANNAi AAN'Nf N@aN' could supply Prescott with jerky.
 The Suhaura giant oactus) and prickly pear cactus supply Us with plenty of ripe and delicious fruit. The juice of the tuny boiled down makes an excellent jelly with out the use of sugar. This Is also an excel lent place for prospecting; We have found the color of gold in several places within half mile of the camp, and NIT. Smith takes with him a fine piece of silver ore that Clause discovered this morning about two hundred yards from the camp. Our boys are not much on the prospect, their visit to this place was ostensibly for their health. and their chief ambition has been to bathc and lay in the shade. This it fine open ing for some ambitious and industrious pros pector.
 There has been no rain in this vicinity this summer. everything is parched and dry, but our horses thrive well on the mountain grass and mesquit beans. ARCruBALD.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
nry Washer

A test has been made on Lynx Creek with one of NIT. Valentines Dry Washing Ma chimes, which has proYcd entirely success. Mir. Montgomery, good miuer, purchased one of these perfect machines for separating the gold from the earth. and cxperimented with it in one of the guiches making into Lynx Creek. and with dirt considered by him and others 10 he anything but rich. Two tons of the dirt wrs collected and run through the machine, inside of 50 minutes which yielded S20 aS nice gold as Il has been our lot sa examine from any ot the placers in tue County, with The exception ot Weaver District, which is superior to all others. The gold waS purchased by Mir B. II. Weaver at his store, and from him We learn that Mr. Montgomery intends work ing steadily with his machine. and thinks he can work I5 tons of dirt per day besides clcanin" up, gathering his dirt together. etc. with thrrc men to ,iu Inc work. N the rate the two tons averaged. Mir. NJ. will collect. daily. from the particles ot Scld scattered through the sands. Sl50, or little over S4, ,000 per month. We are informed that iist such ground aS that now being worked by Mir Montgomery CSn hc found
 
 in abundance The bottoms along the creek have been pretty thoroughly worked out. and have yielded large profits 10 hardy miners who stayed witk them for many years. Now tia; machine has been found that will save the fine gold ilat abound> promiscuously all over the hills and through the many ravines, We may look for a larger yield of gold from ;haf soupce liam q few wears since when the whole creek waS dot led with the placer miners manipulating the hundreds of sluice-boNcs, then ln requisi- tion. and through which the water was washing the earth sWsy and leaving 'icpoSl- ted on the rifles the shining gold, of which thousands of dollars was purchased by the merchants of Prescott. The indications are that many of these machines viii he put to work in the hills and gl,icses adjacent tc Ivnx Creek and otiIey placer districts In Weaver district oGc j. at work, snd the rc- suit has been declared vcry Galteying.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
Fridays Dispatches.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The United State, Minister at Greece asserts that the United States can control the grain markets of Eu. rope. Russia, under the most favorable cir. cumstances, Is our only competitor.
 Wilksbarre, Pen, Aug. l6.-rhe workmer were driven from the Delaware and Hudson mines yesterday by tho strikers. Some ot the mines arc said to be on fire. Helena, Aug. l6.-Advices from Hammock say a scouting party had returned with the bodies of four whites who had been maSSa- cred. The Indians wero 45 miles south oi Bannock, moving slowly.
 Gen. Gibbon arrived at Deer Lodge yeSter- day. well. with the exception of his wound.
 Virginia City, Montana, Aug. l6.-iteneral Towards command arrived at Hammock or the l4th, and would leave on the 18th foi Horse Prairie.
 All the Chinamen on Horse Prairie are missing. It is supposed that they have been killed by Indians.
 Galveston, Texas, Aug. l6.-Mexican troops are concentrating at Cumargo, oppo- site Ringold barracks.
 The kickapoo and Lipton Indians had n fight just across the Rio Grande; many oi the latter were killed.
 A dispatch from Fort Clark says that party of Mexican cattle thieves drove I5O head of stock across the river, on ihe l4th instant.
 Sau franclsco, Aug. lb.-lhe proposition of the Chinese merchants. to reduce the price of steerage passage to China, was re- ceived favorably by the Pacific Mail line. but rejected by the Occidental and Oriental.
 Ezeroum. Aug l5.-Tbe Russian center has been heavily reinforced and have com menced offensive movements, and important events are expected.
 London, Aug l6.-The opinion Is gaining ground that Austria proposes to use her in- huence i'll favor of Russia, in exchange for an extension of Hungarian frontiers.
 To satisfy germany the sea port of Trieste IS te be yielded to that power. It is believed that the armies of Sulieman Pasha and Ma helnct Ali have formed a junction,
 The terrible masSacres of Christians in Bulgaria is believed. Should affairs tbus continue, not a Christian will be left alive on the southern slope.
 Balkans, Aug. l6.-Fmp1nents of General fourkas corps are entrenching at Schipkn pass. >'
 turkish re-inforcements from Asia seem to over balance Russian achievements.
 The sanitary condition of the Russian ar. ':iles Is represented as very bad.
 Wool IS quoted in San Francisco at 2sM o2 cents, at Boston, 3s@4O cents.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

great war like the present one in Flu rope is terribly expensive. During the siege of Kars the Russians threw into the place ls,000 bombs, which alone cost abou, Sl,200,OOO. It is estimated that the pres ent war costs Russia about Sl 100000 per day, and if the Turkish soldiers were paid regularly, probably the cost to their antago- nists would be nearly as great A recent letter from Constantinoplc contains de- plorable picture of the suiIerings in that city. The writer says that none of the civil service in Turkey arc paid anything, no, even m paper which is appreciated to sO cents for Sl, SO that there k the greatest distress among the families of ali classes oi government employees.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

Messrs. Franklin and Caldwell. two gen tlemen who recently arrived here from Bel mont, Nevada, having a coach of their own. concluded to make a trip to Salt River and bring up load of fruit. They accordingly made the trip down, but had no sooner ar. rived at PhGnix than Mr. Franklin wa. taken down with intermittent fever of so obstinate a type that Mir. Caldwell became alarmed, and making bed for him in the coach, startei back to Prescott, travelling by night to avoid the heat, and arrived here day-bciore-yeSterday. MT. Franklin i'm proved every day on the way, and is in a fair way ,o recover. They brought no fruit, however, except a box or two for their own ! use, not having room in the coach for more. and altogether the trip was unproftable and quite expensive.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
SOLDIERS vs. INDIANS.
T.r1 0Rors kVlef aud Epe Wouaded-Eighty o Niaety S0ldiers hillod aRd WouEded- Que H,adrei MdiGaS kiled-i Hdrd Fight.

Gen. Gibbon met the Ncz Perces, on the
 9th, about daylight in the morning, and
 immediately attacked them with his com
 mand, which numbered lS2 men. The In
 dianS were encamped in full force on the
 Big Hole river, in Montana, which takes its source in the Rocky Mountains, and empties into the Jefferson, tributary ot the Missouri. Gen. Gibbons command had with it 32 volunteers who opened the fight, which resulted fatally to both sides. The soldiers charged the Indians again and again, but were met each time by tho In dianS with great bravery. The troops lost all their horses, and the courier who Jeff the command of Gen. Gibbon at II o'clock at night, was compelled to make 60 miles on foot. One hundred Indians are reported killed. IL is thought that this has been one of the hardest battles ever fought between the whites and red demons. The "boys in blue" claim to have gained a victory over the Indians, but it looks to Us as though the battle might better be called a draw. as neither party has much to brag of over tAe other, with perhaps the exception that the Indians outnumbered the troops two ;o one. Our Government, with reform and retronch- ment on the brain, We hope, will see after a while the importance of keeping an Army of respectable numbers throughout the Ter ritories and the whole United States where there is need for them, and. above all, pass an appropriation wherewith they may be fed, clothed and paid for their services. IL looks like murder on the par; of a great Government, such as that of the United States, to send out handful of men to be butchered by overwhelming numbers of the fiends who roam through the mountains and valleys of our western Territories.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
Notice in Bankruptcy.

DISTRICT COURT or THE THIRD JUDICIAL
 of thc Territory of Af1saa.
 In tb4 matter sf HENRY Y CRAM Bankrupt To Raasmpicy.
 against of nrnry V. Eram vt the county si Yaysgsl in The TsfIiiury of Arzaaa. lu ss4 btsrCt adiadgrd haukruV' ufos The Istlau ui bic eTiitors and th. gay aHy tstrs nrd te driNery oi ary -sgsr;y hsoaEng Co stid haHkr1Vt, ta hlm his aad ti- traHsef ef any FruTeriy by hl tTiadivu hv has stiuE oi ,hc ctviiivFs oi sald bankfupi move th.sr etfs ard c4or ass'guHrs oi h.s estate Siii hs he'd at couft a hsukrfs5 to bs hflden al FFsselt in ssa ,iisffet the ls day d September A. D. len At % ocieck M. at rfv court s,-ua. uf said court W. W. SIANukFEk
 Frescugi. Aug, i5. .-s7. hesserg~f.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
Proposals for Buli'lls:, 7, Road from Pfssc' q,
 Bradshaw CN.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD 0r ,.''',. v
 OF TUE COUNrr or lA1

OFFICE OF THE BOARD V, y','.,s "a w '' PEESr'1s z 1 Cealed proposals viii be rseslF's rse.. ' clerk of ths Roari of SaP'' '.., ,' a. in.. Aug. - ls77, for me cs'' {. y,rss from Prcsro,, io Bradshaw Cily, z i',ss ls ju accorlance with Hn Act ei ,f isrs February 5th. ls55. entitled A- Je,ss construction of a wagon rss.a f'--l... f..-..s' T City" said rad ta he hnit ia l.s. s, !, 9 of ine survey thereof new ea Ss Clerk of ihe Ba.lr,i sf SupsTNiss s,. ,,. e be made tor the construction ~ ss, ss such portions thcu,,cf eulisseea by sad maps of survey. .s,asf
 The read. ar sections theFs'- before Jauasry lst. tsss. .....sa9l
 Tbc Baacl reserves the ris ,... ", ss,ss,
 Bids must be accuiupanied ',y <. .ss ? two responsible ggsrsn'ofs ,s se'. s.,s tsi i, sl ttc bidder vill. within " slss,,ssF !. .aid hja execute a contract ier 1.~ 1...''.,.i'' sufficient snrrt,ss in double Ils l-r,sss Co bs arpru, ed by said boaTa v ...S Hsf,
 Allpfices must bs wri,ien ss ..S ' asis' urss. Tbe pAce of ssSidsne,e, s' bidders shoa,i accompany e.as fsfs'
 Payment Nill be made ia eoa'.,s 'i srs [. apai payahh ai the e,pif'l',.''a, ,.',.,. '. q vears lram he date ot thcir issu,'a -...a .t''| st the ratcef
 on the fir5 Mo
 nominations uf - NY "i'F {" WILLIAM
 By i1iN
 Prescott AFi.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

M1IrAEy.-I.caye of absence for one noath is granted Secp8d Licatcnapi George L. Scott, sixth Csua.Ey, with permission to apnly to the proper authority for an eNton- sion of ope month
 A board ot' officers to consist oi Captain C. NJ. Bailey. E,:;.shth Infantry, First Lieu tenant ]. ". Powell, Eighth Infantry, First Lieutenant G. l.. UverIu.,, sixth cavalry Is appointed to meet at Camp Thomas. A. . S}.lt 10 o'clock, X, M, oH Monda,N 'he @'t Sust, or as Soou thereafter as practic. .,"le' ioi shc purpose of making a thorough invo>!i- ;;giion and report re>p9ctjnG she claim O. Thomas Montgomery. t0 certain lands. etc. rcnorlcd to sc embraced within inc military reservation at Camp Thomas, \. T,
 The beard will coAieF with iav claimant and receive such testimony. as hc may have to offer in support of his claim. anu ascer- tain and report wlia; right uuI lijie he has fo the lands in question a>syS-eS ;hr value of the improvements on thr lands and thc amount of damage if any suffered lay He claimant. --...-
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

DESERT LANDs.-In the counties of Pima Pinal, Yuma, and Maricopa So entries have been made, covering 40,l33 acres. With but two exceptions, the entries were made by citizens of the Territory. In Yavapai county, but little has been done in taking up land under the Desert Act, as it is the general opinion that not foot of land can be found within her boundaric, subject to location under the law.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

The Secretary of the Treasury will soon dispatch a revenue cutter from san Francis co 10 Sitka, tot take measures to protect pub lie property and assist the collector of GUS toms in enforcing the laws and the regula- tions for the government of Sitka.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
Dissolution Notice.

The raftnershp heretofore sN.s;ng b-twesn JossVh R Walker sud T B. e rahatn uadsr he and frm ci Walker < trahani. doing livery business iu thr oi Prescott was the Ist day os August l-71, dissolved by mutnal elnssst. AT debts due ths ar and those coutfrc, by sad firm wiil be settled by aaa with Jospph k, Walker,
 JOSEPH E. WALKER.
 ,. R GRAHAM. Prescatt. AflLana Aaeusi Ie. le1T. nl
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

CALIFORNIA NOT ARIzoNA.-Charles Bush the California stage robber, who robbed the Arizona stage near Indian Wells. California as will be seen by our San Francisco dis. patch, has been sentenced by Judge Saw. yer to eight years imprisonment in the pen itcntiary. The California papers and tclc- graph reporters have fiippant way of styl. ing him the Arizona stage rohher" (which he l. not m any sense unless the robbing ot the Arizona stage makes him so. He lived in California, robbed the stage on the great desert Tn California, and there is no eyideuc, that he ever saw Arizona.
 The next thing we know these meddle some fellows will locate the great California sahara" in Arizona.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

The Republican Joint Convention of ColuSa and Tehama counties, Cal. has nomi mated F. (. Hunter. an old and honorrd citizcn Of Colusa county, for the Assembly. It is a very popular nomination. but the district Is hopclessly Democratic. and Thos. II. Hart will get away with the Election.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

There are S66, 900 900 in legal tender notes lying idle in the Treasury, showing that the volume ofcurrency is at least not contracted. The Secretary thinks one-siIth of the volume legal tender notes is not needed for circula- ton
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
rosiomoe Letter List.

List of letters remaining in the Prescott postotfice. NaVapai county, Arizona, for th week ending August Y, lsIf; Arbuokle A F Mrs Kennedy J D Adams Florence Kim hay Austin ] Kelly C Allen MI Mrs Kern Paris J Allen Kate Leary Daniel Burnell Frank X i.ange M Rano RC I.assaile T Berry Lawrence A Mare u Brewster Geo r Marter 1 Uaker JC-a Moody A Bennett William Marrcll l. NJ pscoD C McCannon -9 Beard Robert Mctiarren Barrott James NJ Meegan Nm Cassal Leonard Meginhiss His Gland Francis N Matsinger Nm Calais Charles Mci-alnJ h Coving,on William 3McCuicher W Chandowine Joe Mood K Dickey AR Moves Augustus 4 De We're Winnie Ogden Wm De Witt Wm Phelps Mark Pui. R X Ca Patterson J r Edgerton Florence --SPatriek J A MrN Forbes < r kisdun John N r fioOd lApinGs h1tft A Fowler FankD Sioau Spencer v FyIock Charles II stephens Pryec Falen Joscph SchampN ' L Godtfry Charles smith Gahry Mir Splits Nm Gailwav JB ScholIeTt George Hudson Charles Second l. ilafncr Eugene Iguor Csreih ll0uck V II 2 Ishie August uarc MT Tophouse Charles Heath Andrew NJ Tc.loTd John Houpt Herman Wright Nm Heard Charles Wesley John --2 Hare N 1. Wiley A R Ishall Geo N Wood Denmond Jordan Chas Wells l. Johnson Archer S 3WiCnrr Joseph
 Neeilns John M
 The above named persons will please call for % Advertised Letter.
 T. W OTIS. r. NJ.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

The Sacramento Bee heads an item "Small- -pox stayed in Tucson, to which the Alta replies " Yes, it stayed there too long to suit the inhabitants"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

The capacity of the New York Postoiiice was lately shown by the distribution of over 300 900 letters in single day, which had been delayed by the riots and strikes on the different railroads
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

Gen. Howard has made a junction of his troops with those of Gen Gibbon, but the Indians may be by this time back on their old stamping ground, Camas Prairie, in Inahn
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

TnE TRUE CITIZEN.--Wc have received Nc. .. vol. 1 of a new paper printed in New York. bearing tue above naIne for iis stan dard. The paper has thirty pages of inter ..Stin, reading matter, each page being about s by 1o inohcs-iS pui.ishcd monthly l,y the \. I. Mercantile Journal Cn. price < per snnum
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

From private letter, dated a, Ehrcnberg the 18th, we learn that D. S LUsk, J. Nj. McCrackin and MT Robinson had passed down the river Co Yuma.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

The New York Sun k authority for stating that General Howard is to be super cedcd by an experienced Indian fighter.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

There are in Texas 9,6OO.O00 acres of cot ton territory; that is, some 15,OO0 square miles; and if the whole were judiciously cultivated, the yield ought to be at least 5,000,000 bales per annum.