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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
nrNHrn ANn BIO en,Nnn HALFWAY.

Tn, Denver amt Ro GrAnde Railway com panv has ua advertisement in the MINER o.day. They have just completed their raad over tle Slugre-de- Chris,o range oi the Rocky Mou taias, at an elevation ot o.S3o feet. tl Fort Garland. in San Louis Valley aud now propose tn oirr inducements ih ihe way of loN freight ratcs Co the people oi Arizona to Iatrnlkt :htm. The Kansas P.cia, hl, an advertisement in another col uun, and tbi. give, sti.l an itaer outlet aEd inlet iu our tiadc.
 All that ], needed k for some one of our merchant, to break the way snd the rest uiu ic obliged Co follow, then We shall have ..,Us laid down here at . cost so little .buy. san Francisco wholesale prices that we shalt hear no mrrc uf the ruinous rates people have to pay for the necessities oi Hit
 The present terminus at Fort Garland is ip Colorado. but it is very near the line oi NcN Mexico. and not great ways tfom the \ F c,rucr of Arizona. The distance is considerable ye..it Is true, tu transport freight hy wagons, but majority of the road is eN- ccl!cn:, ard well adapted for oxen, Wtich can fud abundant natural feed and pleaiy nf wai.-, whiclI under the New Mexican system of flrign,iug, will bring the price per pound down tp about the rates that have 'o hc paid for half the distance where teams have to he fcd grain Then agaiu, vb,n th. owner, If the railroad see that tn.v have something to hope from Arizona, they y.uill. If course, keep eNte4dlag thelT -,ad in ih, Gir, Ciinn, shortening the gap ouickcuiag the timt, and chcapcning tht rdc.
 This company seems to have but just ! walked un ta thr flct that there l. a country -ou,h and west of or. Garland that Is 9o'- ,hy of their attention, and although they have ro scientific data to go upHn. never h.ying sent taeir civil engineers to sur' ey the route, they >tli seem to know the facts ,a ue. and arc dct rmincd to profit by such : knowledge.
 1 All thc surveys and projected routes, as : ldc,inia.cd ol the maps sent out by the Kan SIS Pacific show that they had DO better con ,ep.ion of the lay ot the country than to suppose the Rio Graudc river to b. about tli there was uf New Mexico, and the only WAY to reach the waic.s ot the Colorado ot tsr Nt,,. or oi thc Pacific Ocean. was by 1 way of tue San n1miugp or san Pedro, and i iu order io strike the water Ct these stream, have surveyed as the red lines on ,he maps show. ull around Robin Hoade barn. and lost themselves laundering back io tlr Colorado. ailcr having nearly sur r,u.G-t that ,ut.c. to ;hc seJ. They DoW .,.l at.y .., q .r ui,,akc, and ar feeling q. .vuay Wc.tn d from For, Carl. d, on a ma..a.f.,t rou;c and through as good a .H.... Co tst seey heart "t AHzoaa, anu .u .r'.,. w-.ss at yitbe. oIo ot hal. a ada.eu od Ha.hors.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Coop FIND-Yes;erlay's mail brought cheerful news tn an inmate oi ;hc guard house at Fort Whipplc A soldier named Ritz, who is expiating some minor oT.usc in the Post prison, received 8 .e,tc, tacou -1 Clpt Simpson, Post Qrs';er-ma>'er, inform ing him that an estate in Germany, which has long been in litigation, ha, bscl hsa. y settled, and some $250l1 has been ds- posted in bank subject tn h> order.
 Such letter WIS qU.tr welcome, of CoI.s', and was excellent company .or nan tI.i must have been lonely in ibr gaaui house
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

\ FIEsr CLASS NoTIcE.-Thc Hollister El,crp. i,c does the amenities of the press for brother editor in this wise:
 w J. lhll. better known in his native wild> a, "O.d Hill," editor ot the Salinas I'lrX, we are tod. joined the Univcrsalist Church the other day, and as II was more thaa common grab, committee of seven of ibr wi>'>t >pnstcrs of the co grcgatina met Co deliberate upon the mode of hsp. ti>m. SpiuSiiug or simple immorslen was oI course uu; of the question, so they tied a kcg of tenpcgny nails to his coat tail and anchored him ou, in one of the sloughs near town. and whenever the old surface scales of sin are thoroughly soaked, they intend to make Bish p of him
 "OId HIT always seemed to act as if he thought there was mo hell. and now il ap- pears he has made an open confession of his faith.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
\ man by the name of Hosmer has bee

X man by the name of Hosmer has been ;e>iiiynS in San Francisco that he wrote the speeches which George NJ. Pinney de ljvercd through California. and as Pinney >a., ho wroie Pas"'s speeches 1t seems thst they were all too buy with other peoples business to attend to their own IL is al way Gangcrou, to take n scamp into ones confidence, t1r if yuu consult him and let him into your plans hc will ou the first slight prVoct,lon betray yor, and if you ha.r been caRidi2- enough to w-to him q friendly .citer ar anytime he Is almost sure Q publish it and give it an infamous mean ing that y.u never thought of Page has simply been rn ar'unlle ia th selection of |. as stsa.s iI running for office.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
TESE. INDIAN '. i''

At last accounts Gen. l,ouarl '"a ih'' small ba'id "t in'iiau~ aaa ,r-.-cl B. '1'h u battle. ihc Indian, hEs- e.N of h's ,. N' and capturing sto "f h;~cNaiH ho:>e~. In every instance i'iuS iar tHr laGiaUs have been victorious iR their engagements with Howard, bat wiih Gibbon Q0-t, t, the con trayy. Although lhc los in killed and weoneiei of inc 'r'rp- engaged in thc Gih- i'nn fight Was considerable, ,ae Indians were dealt hrRtv lh"" How arl rarv hove cN- e9I,'-. 1l;;.>.: ...
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Olive Logan, nlw Mrs. William Wirt Sykes, is writing letters from London. Logan was the cause of separating Wirt frlm his beautiful wife and fair Family who now r"side in Waicrtown, Jefferson cc"ntv. New York. After accomplishing the nefar. ioas feat or s,par ting this once happy fam i.y she married Sykes, f.r his literar, .ual- i,ie a1l succeeded in procuring his ap- p1iuim,nt from the Grant Administration, a> Consul to C.r.iif in Wales Logan alias Sg&r, is a good descriptive writer of court scenes and gossip but utterly void of all tho o.e finer qualities which characterize the true AmcgicIn lady.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

HELrNAtMor'ana'. August i4-Lhe ~. lowing k jus; received from Hlun.ck The Indians crossed at thr head ot Home P...' to Lemhi. striking Sicphcusoa's this mon ing. killing the Pierce brothers and "lb r@ en route. They are evidently making taer way to Snake River Valley.
 The Times Chicago specia' says Delegate Marinni>. of Montana. sends a message '' sheridan that Gihhon attacked 3j0 warriors and killed l50 He did not lc>e gun "r wagon. and the Indians got severe puni~h- ment in the hardest iough,-haitic oi ihe war
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Washington. August l3th.-O'S Sullivan. who has always hecn prominently interested in the prnrosed lnter-Occan Nicaragua Can"i. was at ;he Sta'e Department salur- day on diplomatic business connected with that enterprise. He says the work will cost $So0oo,0o0 and can be completed within five years. No appropriation will be asked ot Congress, hut a subscription will he opened ID all parts of the world. He speaks confidently cf the success of the work, the surveys for which have already heen made .r .'. '''.. ' SH'. Eu~ ~erru'
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

SCIENTISTS ON A PROSPECTING ToCR.-A party of eminent scientists comprising Sir Joseph D. Hooker and Lieutenant Genera. Richard Starchcy, of EnglNnd; Professor Joseph Leidy. of Philadelphia, Prf'e->"- Hav'len of Washington and nr. R II. Im- born. of Philadelphia, will arrive in this Nil
 in few days. These gentlemen have m.G' extended examinations and notes la han>.s. Colorado and Wyoming, and arc now r.aN. ing examinations in Nevada. After 80 short stay in San Francisco, it i> their intention to visit as many imporian, localities .n 'hi> state as their time will pgTmi,.-S. y. Call.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

A di>patcA received at London from the Vic.gy of Ial;;, dated August 18th, states that the general improvement in the c.on ir,~pcot> iu Madras. Nysorc, Bcmlay and th. nur,hSvst Na, maintained the pas, week. Rain ., ,,ii. neadcd in thg PunjaUl, Ra,ru.aat and the Nrs'ern part ct thg northwest provinces. P.ccs of grain coa- tnr. eX.c-ai-Cy Li-h throughout ,hc fm ..,. district. hu, .n Madras they gre s.lg.'Il ra~... i.an d., N s preceding, and s.ii l.. lower in every par; f that presidency than i1 tte waet r.rt> 'f E mbay ard VI! q. Tac question oi grain, stock aHd sup. uIe. continue, 'otau~o anxiety. The gfai. trade at Calcutta k exceedingly active. Nint, thousand t'u, uf shipping ar, cn. r ,-, The condition oi MySnrc cnntinut, ,..ef. Tn, Governor ot Bengal ieie- -rtl- cs.,. faiav th, condition of B'mba, 3.ttaa prices yt griJ Sic slightly easier. lut atc ,t. very high, Improvement in tae situation i> r3asGCd hy want of m,n, and people are feeling still more the con '9u.l rr.-sur, oi high prices The dii.l- -v.tv iq Bombay is aggravated by the statc ai Madras and N'lt.m, and by the inability r- t.a r... .ya. c irinE rwaTi grain >uiii- r--nt .a tls demand. Ileve has ben 8 further iuc.c#s. in Madras af 'hc number r..i...l of | .s0l. making 3~5. coo increase ia the la,, frtai-5t h Mysore inc labor c., a. lh- works are decreasing. h Bnm- hty ,ta rvcrsr i- occurring, but there Is a ~.: .ht general increase in the totals relieved ln NaLa- there are gt3.CO0 lahorcrS on works an 100000 charitably relieved; iu N,,1rr t10 900 oa the works and lGi00t chri,ab,y relieved; and in Bombay 2GJ, Ol0 ol work, aud ll9,0OO chari,Ably re- icyed
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The Western Union and the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Companies have finally consolidated their business and fixed on d tsrifr said to toe satisfactory to the two lines. The public may now expect another mon onoly in telegraphy. Were it not for the Military line in Arizona which cannot be reached by either of said companies we would be in sorry plight and still the
 Yuma Sentinel advocates the pulling down of this line to give the monopoist' fair show 10 stick their claws into our flesh deep.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Ex-Governor Vigil, of New Mexico. died in the city of Santa Fe, on the 1lth inst. Deceased was an excellent gentleman, and hlN death will he deplorcd by nearly evtry man in New Mexico.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
Pleasant Valley. I. T. Aug. lGh-A larg.

IJ'I@'tIIt 'ItIN IT T sNTI-' I'''II v I-T' party of Indians crossed the stage road g'- ing cast towards Hen-y's Lake thj> after noon, about tweuty->iN miles south of th', place, supposed to be hoslilcs. They didn harm to anyone Tn, stage canao, pas to night, but we think II will go thrluga [, morrow Had to desert Hole in the locl,, stage station, but got the horses away Hav, sent messenger to General Unwarl. who is encampcd at Red Rock station, forty mile, north of here.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Omaha ha, a topic oi integcs, just no" n the freak, of the Missouri River. The Union Pacific R. R. shops, anal Omaha Sm.."ny Works are endangered by the washing aa .y of the bank near which they stand. X .a- force of mtn and teams are kept at vrr. and the intention i> to have them work u. night as well as day-cutting aud hu.i1g willows and filing sacks with sand and throwing into the river against ihr ha1E which is being washed away. The way these new, tNo-5ushel grain sacks are hcn2 thrown into the river k rather saljeniGg 10 farmers.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The next term of the District Court for Maricopa county commences it's term on the first Monday in October.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

,,......,l I---,,.,, >rcr is evidently out Of hiS element as an lna. ,...,,;a. a,I ''' ''''' '''' ''''''' ''''''- writing tragedy .. aa. my-..r..s ora.'
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Hearing that an expedition has been ar- ganizcd for ihc purpose oi painting q"a1N medicine signs all over thc majestic scenery of the mountains and plains, thc Spr.p-a.." j." Republican becomes muulcrou>ly Iac.in-i It says that though naturally of ihc m s' humane disposition, il sincerely hopes that these dciiler> of nature may fall lDi' the hands of Sitting Bnl'. Chief Joseph aud iae dreamer Smoh1lla, or any "thcr r.cu.gtf chieftaip, and be tomghav Ncd, scalp d o- burned at the stake. New York i- iH. "H.t State. it states. that has law by winch tI.,
 outragcs against good taste can be pUa.>'I-d.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Fort Hall Agency Udaho>, Aug. i6.h --A, a council held here to-day by th. comman g. ing officer at Fort Hall and As.ut DaIic.- son with the head men of the Bsnaock, :, many young Bannocks siSniied aw,lli1gncss to enlist as scouts md fight the Nez pt.cr~, who are their natural enemies This i> coz sidered favorable for the Bannocks. and dis pcls all fears of their becoming hostile
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

One hundred and twelve thousand pounds of machinery. being part of ten-Stamp quartz mill. were shipped this week by David Nelhr. per teams of Blash, Amabisca, A. Contrera>. Perez, Aiujo and Mendoza. The machinery was consigned to White X Allen, Glob. district. in Pinal County, but as W. X \ are cniv contractors for erecting mills, NC ola.s the truck belongs to the Miami or some If the other tlourishing companies in ,h., district. Nil. Ncahr Is himself first class engineer. and he pronounces the engine and all the machinery to be brand new, and of best quality made. II was al! landed and ! loaded on ,o the teams down below the Guar tcrma tcr's depot, being too heavy to pun over the spur track across the foot oi Man street .- Yuma Sentinel
 Quicksilver goes past Yuma to Prescott n surprising quantities. The baiion ship meGfs from that section are large, but tbC shipments known to the public for the pas year have horne no proportion io the amoun of quicksilver shipped up there.-l fum' Sentinel.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
ARIZONA MINES.

During the last ten days many ve " valu- able mines have been discovered by the proSpcctors in the various districts. Ore is being taken from the Perry mine Hassay ampa district, a new find, which iS really marvellous in richness, assaying thousands ot dollars Ia tie ton. The rici nest of the orc k being sacked preparatory to shipping it to San Francisco for safe. A tunnel l. hrluy .un irtp the side of th mountain which will strike the lead l5b feet under ground. when the owners will realize that they have a bonanza of untold value.
 Over in the Lynx Creek dis trict, the Za- Ida company continue to work their mine .ith iho usual good results. taking out rich chloride ore from the bottom ot the 70-foot shaft that assays several hundred dollars per tf
 h Big Bug several mines are being uo. kcd and are yielding their owners hand some profits.
 The Peek mine in Peck district, keeps a hes; of men at work, and their Aztlan mill k steadily pounding away and turns out ahouI S4 1,0J1 of tn, beautiful shining bars DOT month. Their new i0->tamp miIl wlll son ne ,n the ground. and men are em- f.NAct btiNiEE RtltN, NAuilHS iunlpOI Ntt- ,..c.. to b. us.d in it's erection, and within >.N,y days from date they will be putting t,1.n {, tIc gaze ot the faithful Arizouan, at the least ca cu.ation. $2,001pcr day from this. one ot the most wonderful mines of the p c~cnt period.
 h ilUmnug and Bradshaw the outlook
 k bright. and a great yield of ore is looked
 for from these districts so soon sufficient
 ain falls io supply the water whcrewth tC
 run the quartz mills now standing idle toi the want ot that element.
 h the Globe. ore continues to be found equally rich with those found in the Eber hart al White Pine few years since; mucl , ot it will yield $20,O0O 10 the ton. Pima county ls looming up, and the m icrc,t taken il her lay capitalists from al ! sections who are willing and anxious to m !. vest in the rich silver deposits that ahoun,
 in great numbe-s within her borders is eyi ., dcucc conclusive, to the unprcjudiced. taa , Southern Arizona ls unSurpaS >ed Tn mlncra worth The same can be said ot Molavr !, rolntv. with her famous NcCrackin, Hope ' kevstonc. Blackberry and the large numbe . of other excellent mining properties scat . tered here and there in every nook and cor ' n.r f.om the line of Iayapai to the Colo 10 radn Qla,ta mills are goingup like magic
 anal within 60 days the shipments from tha
 county alone vii surprise the outside world
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

THE TERRIToRIEs.-B Bathing in Grcat Salt Lake is said to cure all skin diseases, sore eyes and catarrh.. Hundreds are daily tcs;- ing its efficacy at Lake o:nt.
 The Washington Territory potatocsarc less seriously hlighted than in the past four years, but the cut worm is stripping the fields harc m many directions, and threatening 10 do worse.
 The Salt Lake Tribune says: "A new mia ing district of great promise i, opening up nnrth-West of Evanston. One hundred min CTS are already on the glound and jhr ledge has been traced fhr a distance twelve mil9. Ore assaying S2000 in silver and $50 In gold is the latest find in the district
 VICTORIA. August l3-Tho Roman Catho- lie Church in this city WIS broken into last night and robbed of silver chaiice. candle ,'ioks. -.c
 The stc8mer Dakota sailed fe-SHa I..H. r.. co on Friday with forty naszengers aad $ H GOO ln treasure
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The great difference between the temp''"- ture of the days and nights in this altitude and latitude might furnish reason for the prevalence of sickness tbis season, ti the same difference had not existed for ever and it has always been extremely hcaiiy un'i' now.
 The thermometer, which always indicates q temperature as low as forty at night. '' apt tn crawl up io the height hood ~ d hundred at midday. making J'tucrct' t about five ar siN hours, ot sixty degrees.
 The cause of the sickness wil have t' j' sought for elsewhere however. Many hv, supposed i; tp hc owing t' the poisonous minerals held in so'u,ioa in the Va'er "1 driak. which as the quantity ot water T. r'. duced by evaporation during the hot dry weather, would give greater proportion ui mineral to a given quantity of water; hu'I this were true, the question arises why ha' il always been healthy hitherto when lht seasons have been dry
 If anyone asks why it is so >icSiy ihr year il will probably be the safest io say that you don't know.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
Capt. Paul Boyton.

The Kansas City Mo, Times of Aug 'th has letter from Capt. Paul Boytor' ihc world renouned swimmer anG inventor oi life.saving suits. He writes from Dlj 'o France. July 18th. He k now eastward bopnd on his wa, round the world. Can't Rovton is cousin to our town,m7n, J. li. Beian. hence the particular intonst h'- name and exploits have for Prescott pc', e. Within the past few wears hc has not "nlN sn.s,,, The English Channel bu, given cNhj- hitions of his prowes> and the utility 'i 'i, invention before all the crowned heads "i Europe He now goes ,o ln'ia, AH,.r. .'',, China and Japan, thence to 'h' United States. when he promises his Missouri ? .'a- lions a visit. Arizona IS mt m ia''''- field for a mar who makes swimming pJ1 c,ss;on therefore his Arizona cousins, J. u. and Price will hardly be able to induce 'm to come thi, way and give one of h's shows in Granite creek.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The Prcsidca, has approved .!a sentence of the court~martal ot Captain Jama. T. Stewart and Cap,iin John W. Eg$lcs. both of the Fifteenth Infantry. They w.Irti.t at Sana Fo las; month Stewart f.r 1geaa- enncSs and EcAies for trying to oargap, a counsel of the administration. S;uSar, is from Nevada, and was Captain in Cali fornla volunteer regiment during the war.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

AN INTERESTING SHEET.-Thc Tucson Citizen of late date is full of Indian Agents correspondence The Chinese pop ulHtion have purchased all the copies that cal t ..;0,, Chin, Non. J A mp '" 'ii's0 'u' ''''''''' N.,~
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

GraenAa~Ns iH 'h" Fest ord San Francisco remain about the amc, buying st 9- ml selling a. 9i.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
Chr s, Af(illrr.
FRIDAY AUGU>T ISs3.

Odicia. Paper ri NaVar2i County C r. rrase fS re-'-,esr- ,.r#t t.a 3.-Ir.Is,1 ts Sotr gYs.f :e~ 90. \, H.>s. .- cf s.- i.r '' astiors.ss ,--l -E l.....s ..." tstt,f-7'F~n basia,ss .irge,sa2 f,~s ttzi ls +- .frcss"a:'o' c fEE yskt:fsLcTs.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

weoahuaaa. l,aaia are in Europe
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Gen. U"waId is just where he has been for the last two months, thee days in the rear of Joscphs band of Nez Pcrccs. H. never will be any nearer in our jud gmcn:.
New-York tribune., 1877-09-15

FANsHAwon Friday morning sept Is, 1877 Louise, wife
OF William d. Fanshaw.
ReaiIvcs family respectfully invited to
the funeral from her late Residence, LOLA 3da' enear
90tii-st, sunday, at o'clock.
Friends requested not To send flowers.
FIELD-On the evening OF Thursday sept l3 Thomas Y.
TIE friends family invited 20 attend the funeral
6taye. near Flatbusha ave-,
Brooklyn, ON saturday. p. m.
GREENIn Brooklyn, y. v on sept ~ ls7 Gerard Dko'
man. son Of Nora Dikeman and Gerard Green.
The aud friends Of the family are invited 70 ao
the the residence Of his parents No. 31 st. FeA-
ST.. Saturday sept Is, AT O'Clock
HALIET-Suddenly, sept H. at 300 West lfthst, Amelia
III rrtce, wife OF Frank -. Halct.
The relatives family invited 70 attend
funeral sunday, 10Th inst, at O'Clock from above
number
HALSEY-On the 18th inst, Gertrude s. Hascy
Relatives friends invited attend ner funefal
nj te res aence faith d. j. G. aisey, Il Concord
81, on Saturday, the 18th INST, at O'Clock.
No flowers expected
UITCHCOCK-At PeTmOni, ROckland County, y. l., the
Rev solomon q. Hitchcock. . - .-,.,- -
Funeral Christ Church, Permont o'clock a. M
sept. To-
Interment at Sharon, Conn.
HUME-suddenIy SEPT 13. 255 West 37h st. Robert IL
Hume Of Of Hume q Elliott in the 5eth year OF
his
The funeral place from the above address sabbath
the 18TH instp at / O'Clock D. m
NFGRATH-At Qu0gue, /. T., Thursday Sept ~ Cara
only cld Of George and Sarah c. MegrItn aged y afs
Funeral at the residence ~ her patents ~ cot AS
ST., 3 saturday, l3ih Inst
MOONEY-Sudden y THURSDAY Sept lS the Rev Thomas
j. Mooney late pastor o ST. brdgets Chureh, corner Ave-
nue. b and Sti-St
The Clergy relatives and friends respectfully In
vted attend the Obequies st Budgets Church. on
saturday sept 10, at ,. m.
RAWDON-In Brooklyn. Wednesday Sept IL, Ralph Raw
dOt Sith of his
friends respectfully invited 10 attend Tho
funeral from his late residence ST. Brooklyn L. L.
Saturday, 10Th inst. at lao D. III.