The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-21


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 TheFs are lex eastern P-opie sbo have the Ftmolsst idea af the capacity "i "uf frriuht wsgsns. They are simply iHsmensr tg to is mnles ta iso sag sns. enc laeiag th~ trail uf ihs rtheF. ss raiiesi trau The-e Waguns are capable of rarryiag if'''a ls.0O1 ts is.0O0 r-oansls ons man sn- ducts the whole saa'f, Kldi-g the nesr wl,erleF mnlc, hs msnagrs ihr is mulvs with one Hoe. attached io ihe n~Ar lesslrf {. and fr,m his srai ia ihv saddle. si'h roi'c be manipulatss illc brakes. and ihus he es'n- duets thc train. l have s9cn vighie.-n mu.es, ia anr team, sa nearly alike. that c,ni,iat t-ll one foam iae othcr. The frrigh;e-s havr considerable Taiie aisiu' keeping up ihs appearance nt iheir s'. ek Snmciime~ every mne Nlll have nss "i Ru>Sisn iseils strung up over his colisf. and thrv travrl over The country [" shc mtt'ie of she merry ing ins of ihc bells Ai fiF-i sight. the uncnligh'cned sTrangrr io'ls on this pnzligioas m wing eonirivanee. with its elephsniiEe proportions and oner'tis cnh- | uci ion with a. much inichsity s- though h. WIS r xing upon one of the seven great wnndcrs of the world. Tu fully realize the enllosSai size of one of th-se "iAnd ships, ,.b-erve sn ordinary wagon hc~islc ii. then SC inc contrast. One looms up in all its nnyainIy P oIor,i"ns. and the other dwin- lles away into pigmy importance. and l'c- comes. apparently, only the insignificant toy of the whimsical child.
 WAGES.
 Clerks receive from si0 io si 5 per month, uith hoard often thrown tn; carpenters and painters from S4 tn ~ per day .assons from S6 to $S. and in --,me eases when man i- pi scs>ssl of superior skilI'as high ss $iO Pcf d y. rarch hands. her,ler.. cow.h0yr. from -ai to go per mnDih. and board; common lsi.rer --ruus,alSou;s--itom g. to S3 lc' day domestic servants, m -n, of women, from s 15 tn Si0 per month. There arc two
 NEWSPAPERS
 published in the tawR--one daily and week. iy. The chief paper, inc ARIZONA MINER l. the lsrg'-t in the territory. and is owned and edit Il by former Milwsnkecan. Mir C'lsrlcs W S-ach Ex-Governor BashfoTd of Wi>C"nsin, Is slso resident "f Prescott a.i h,, but recently retired rom the office u: territorial secretary.
 THE CLIMATE
 Is excellent, Prescott has an altitude oi oyci G.0O0 feet above the sea level. Tn warm weather mercury rarely rises al'Gvc9i . in the shade. and in c,Id wcatNcr it seldom falls below 20 above Zero. There are n, papletsan; winds: there IS but very littl, sickness; the water is gr"d, and free from impreguation of alkaies and other impurit icS. and, altogether life k pleasure here and tne society is cpnge"ial.
 STAGES
 cv ry other dry leave Pres ot' for the rail r"ad. They run over a rpute that l. very in- teresting. All the varieties of soil anI cii- mate are encountered ii the trip. People uf many nationalitics are met and dwelling. nf strange Mexican architecture are found in the valley of the Great Colorado, and many things are seen that lend entertainment to the trip. The Caliiorni, and Arizpn stage linz. owned and run hy those entrrpris. ing gentlemen, Me>Sr>. Stewart an,l Pier<an. lands passengers al Dus Palms. on the iail- road. in three days from Prescott.
 There are many other things nf interest that would like to meatiOn, but my letter Is iOo long now. In another issue I hope 10 impart some valuable information in re- gard to the mineral wealth of Arizona.
 LEN. D. SEWER