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Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
RIO VERDE COUNTRY.

EnttoR MINER Relieving that few items pertaining to this part of The country might be of interest to some of the readers of your valuable paper would beg for a small space in its columns. This part of Yavapai county has never had it, quota ot representation through the public print, but for all that the farmer have kept stead ily along, and have built up au agricultural and social community that will c.mparc ia vorably with any in the country The -et- tlcmen, Is on the Verde Indian reservation, ant was abandoned as such about two ycsF- ago. The Casuer Brus were the frst settlers in May following now ihrrc are no less than five ditchcs taken from thc river, ire gatmg in the aggregate eleven rAnchc. The soil i, trst-oa and suited to the growth of corn wheat and vegetables Thcrr viii hc about two hundred acres planted to corn this season.
 This community Is made up principally of families, and the hrst-school. under the management of Mrs Rubottom, Is just com in. to close. Preaching in the school house is of frequent occurrence
 Parson, Hedgspc,h and Groves Jeff us thi, week to attend to the wants of the sinners below the Post, who, believe. are greatly in need of Gospel-light lt i, [. be hoped that there will be thorough pruning of the sinful branches from that pat of the vine yari.
 But while this community has been look ing after its temporal wants and spiritual blessing 1t has not been wholly unmindiul of the mineral wealth that lies buried in the black hills. about five miles distant from the river. Several locations have been made but there has been no prospecting below the surface. where the rock assays from 60 to 90 per cent copper and from s40 to SlOO in silver per ton and the indications are hat there are immense deposits of this orc
 am not surprised that miners and pros pcctors have avoided this part of the coun- try, fur it ], their custom long established To keep as far as possible from where the wood bine twineth: but 1 shall be surprised if thorough prospecting does not develop mines equal to any in the country. The facilities for working mines are equal to those of any country-therc is an abundance of wood and water, and il is close to farming settle mcnt These mines are distant from Pres colt about twenty five miles and arc ap- preached by trail by way of Coyote Holes
 One of the wants of thIs valley is a wagon road across the mountains, which might he built near where the trail crosses, at a cost of four or five thousand dollars. Such road would shorten the distance to Prescott about thirty miles, and woulj be great al vantage to your city in getting supplies of farm products
 l omitted to say that the miners here held a meeting last Saturday and established the | boundaries of the Verde District us follows ! On the east, the Verde river from Frank Jorian's house to tho mouth of Oak creek ! thence west to the summit of the mountain. ! thence along the summit to the crossing of the Chino trail, and thence to starting point l
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Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
BACK DOOR CRAWL.

The Yuma Sentinel as we'll as Tucson Citizen. insinuatcs that the MINER Is trying to carry water on both shoulders, by wri- ting friendly letters to Gov. Stafford, and defending General Kautz in our paper Now, VIC pretend to have 8 right to look upon Gosernnr SafFord's acts and comment upon them as we see them. We are always willing to give him credit for what good he may do, and we claim to have the same right to show him ar any official up, where we think they arc wrong. Let Us hear what we have ever written Gov. Stafford whereby WIG would have him think or be licvc we were trying t0 "crawl out of the back door" IfGcncral kautz had commit ted an error, we would try and say so in as ,iaia language as we know how; and We will state io the Sentinel and Citizen, if il will do them any good, that we are under nu obligations to Gen. kautz ar any other official. Our paper is independent, and re ora I, having paid our O,ca cash for the same. and no jdrjoae. So long as General Kautz conducts the affairs of his admins trstion with justice to all sections, as he has, we will stick to him and try and detepd him from all malicious persons who try to injurc him and al the expense and injury of lavspai county. If we find him og' Eo will not bc
 --rd iR letting the readers of the naoA"", that something Is wrong. As MINER An"" ~e never have op- for Governor Satior',, -. ,n his Tn. posed him in deed or word, eIcep. .-r dian policy. We thought, and still thi"., he was wrong, and said so. Outside of that, we think he has been good Executive off cer. and have said SO. We hope this plain statement will satisfy the Sentinel and Cit- yea
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

site Is located there is disposition to go ahead in building, etc, that Is quite encoar aging.
 nearly forget to mention that Richard Dekuhn, while assisting Lieut., Thomas tn surveying the Peek mine stepped upon some leo-e lumber which covered over the top ot inc main shan. and fell through. Fortunately, be caught on a plank that iay across the shaft timbcrs twelve feet below the platform. Bnd was hoisted out with a cut under his chin, one on his right knee, and his thumb and two fingers on unc hand badly cut and bruised The shaft Is 290 feet deep and has thirty feet of water ia the bottom, so DiCk's escape from everlasting smash and a cold bath, may be considered as proyidential IL Is worthy of remark that in all the work dose in this district in two years past, uo serious accident has oo- cured \ B. (.
 Alexandra, IA r, April 29, 1871
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
ARIZONA SCOUTS.

The Citizen ofithe slst explains why the tl0,OO0 Indian scouts have gone of to the Warm Springs reservation, which explana. tion we think will hardly prove satisfactory to the taxpayers of Arizona. What special fitness have these Indian scouts for such dutyt Is that what was asked for or what was wanted of them when the $l0,000 was appropriated: While they are going of into another Territory and another depart ment, where there are plenty of troops to do the work they have gone to do. The lndi aus they are going to arrest slip by them and appear again and renew this work of killing and horse stealing in the same sec ton where they appeared in February. Does any sensible person believe this was neces- sary Is this what the Governor promised when he said that he would do more with these scouts in three months than the whole |. s. Army could do in twenty years.
 The article which tries to enlighten us on the Governors military operations is toO hia. There Is no service for the scouts, such as was promised us, in this movement The article is full of false assertions and equally false conclusions. Gov. Safford has claimed all along and his charge against Gen. Ksutz was. that countless numbers of Indians were roaming at large on the old Chiricahus res ervation, and that these scouts were wanted to do what Gen kautz would not and could not do.
 What are the factsl It is the Governors scouts that are doing nothing, whilst the |. :. troops, after many months scouting, found that the renegadss came from the Warm Springs. The Governor charged that they were al large, and sang the song and harped on II, until Gen. kautz informed him where the Indians belonged, and then he changed his tune. IL was not claimed that the In dians came from any reservation until IL was proved. beyond contradiction, by the scouts under Gen. Kauiz' direction, that they came from the Warm Springs.
 IL was entirely unnecessary that soldier or an Indian should go from this Territory to New Mexico to do the work claimed Such statements as the military authorit,.. claimed to bc powerleSs to cure ,h., ,,.;I and the Department Copsnjo s,ys h. cannot cross the lines .I" IT., Sr,r;,a,s IVY ''..c.A m New Mexico" are not true. IL is easy enough to make an argument ii permitted to answer the premises. General kautz. on the contrary, has given orders to his scouts to disregard Territorial boundaries, and the Citizen knows it. The military neither claimed nor have they been power less, for all that has been done as vet has been done by the.eroops. We learn that nine companies oftavslry under Maj. Wade were in re( hess to move on the Warm Spring ResefSAtion; if this is why should troops or scouts go from Arizona. ltis cNi- dent that the Governors scout had failed to do what he had promised and, thinking that something must be done, his military sense suggested sending them to New Mexi- co. We advise the Governor hereafter 10 be eirI. and give up trying to bc military.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
The Capital Case.

The argument of McssrS. Farley and Pom roy, in the hearing before Court CommiS- Sioner Carpenter. for on order restraining the Secretary of the Territory from remov- ing the capital to Prescott, k on the first page of the Citizen. Notwithstanding the high array of authorities cited and strong arguments made to justly call for the order, II Is not expected that the Prescott officials who perpctratcd the census fraud of Yava- pai county, and their aiders and abetters, will acknowledge them a. sufficient for the purpose intended. Criminals cannot hc cx- pected to approve of law or court proceed ings which thwart their bad acts, but the outraged people will In this case. the ras- calls assume virtue though they have it not" Their organs talk of the rights of the people and the sacredneSS of the observance of law, just as though they had some regard for either. Temporarily, at least, their scheme ot fraud meets with a check They are mad of course.- Tucson Citizen.
 We think the above slandcrous article on the good people of this county unworthy any comments from us, suffice to say that we are not surprised 10 soe anything mean. low, cowardly and false in the Citizen Knowing, ss we do. that NaS>on was only kept from the poor-houSe by a citizen of this county, when he lived in California. and as soon as he had the tools with which to abuse the gentleman that gave him food wheg he was hungry, he used them without hoSiianoyi thererFe Se arc not surprised at anything which may ominate from his holy throne, This fellow WaSson is a vain wretch. and his slurs upon the good people of thi, county will never harm them,
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

habitants are all wrapped in the first soft slumbers of the night, and while in Us fond embrace VIC presume they are dreaming Of the ARIZONA MINER, as Nc hnd that MT. Marion has made it very popular m thiS sec ton of country. In the m"rning we are we'll received Ott Hughes and many others inquire anxiously for Charley Beach Who helped them to make pathway.
 There are many facts which We desire To get at the bottom of here and consequently we will start next Tuesday morning m com pany with Adiutant General HugheS, tor the Sonoita Valley, where the Indians have been killing lately; so We will reserve tor the present q more lengthy letter from Tucson, whose entire interests we will represent in our next C. NJ. D.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

The Prescott Miner is pleased to remark that Court Commissioner Carpenter know, no more law than their black cow" and also that writ of mandate should be oh. tained from Judge Tweed, compelling the Secretary tu movo the capital, or in other words to ha>ton the contamination of the Prescott fraud Now this seems to Shoy, that if the Miner man or men have Dosscs sion of any legal knowledge, it must be cor fined to their black cow" for any scbool boy knows that Judge Tweed has no iur,s- diction outside of his district. The Minor men had better call on their "black COW" before touching law questions again. Tue son Citizen
 Our black COW has been consulted. and she declares we were right We arc of the same opinion now that we were some days since-that at the regular term of the Dis trict Court for this district. Judge Tweed has all the right necessary in causing a writ ot mandate to he issued for the deliverance of property that rightfully belongs to this particular place and within this district. should VIC all live until the first of June we will see whether Judge Tweed has any jurisdiction.
 Better talk of Prescott fraud vhcn ve arc as iree ot that as an unborn babe. Talk of fraud, you who are manipulating the Indi- an ring and want to hc al :hc head of every. 'hihS vile, low and corruptible. Go il with your ill-gottcn gains, and sec if there is no hereafter,
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
Summons.

iE TaE JUSTICES CCUgT oy ffE.l, cinct, iu the County og NavaPaA fesHA7 fitl Bcia-e Theodore Maxwell Justice e 'at z s] c. W. Hull II ASHER and l.. WoLlrN1 1lus doing Gusiaess under the tirIa nsme .aa
 C. W. Hull & Co, fisisaA i8
 XT JorN \. TURNER, doing business ia lsrssr fs;
 iEona Territory, peiepdssl
 Action bruugh, ia ihe Justice Cc'Iri s Nssses in ant Tor the county of Nayaras feiTN' nc by attachment. Al You are summoned Co appear heisss Ne reL Ntrio prrciuct in the county of faFsss. Arisous on the e-si day ut June, A h ~ A. M., to answer the complain, uf tue ais's-s h ta,. oue suit for the sufa oi two hHnsl ss--f Ia; eight doilars and twenty 'onr cents " {, slua of cue hundred and uinety,four da' eH sn cents due for services rendered you ~ i.se stance aud request CT ia deftnt ihsrrsi =. |. taken against you for the sad sum, ts :. and damages iu case yoR iah Co aPltsi. s-e z, a To the Sheriff or any Constable oi ssS d, irg Make legal service and due resufs s..st .
 THEopORE NNssu ssur mYfw-Sm Justice oi me fs~'' shl
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
Territorial

F.. W. Wells left here. <. Phoenix.
 Col. Boyle ia en route to .h. open a mine owned by Eavii.h,
 F.. O. Grant has opened pnse goods.
 Recent frosis did not kill .h. crop of Brills.
 DT. Jones is getting larse s,.. yer ore from his mine. .o L- Kosenthall's smeller.
 Yama
 Atlantic and Pacific Telesr~,e plc.cd Co Yuma at i've D. m Angles and San Francisco wa,s; {
 Race tooA place at Los An-ri.-. Between Oeciicnt aud IodIss won, best t.me &-3. T0-iavlarzs.. that ever a,,embied there. e,,lL. ~ against Karus for S2.e0o va, M Maid m three straight heats: bas,...,
 First regular train arrives s, ,''' from lso> Angel, to-marnow. co Knob for Los Angcic- and San r-. o:J0 r. m. New era. gen.lsmeri
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by the supreme Court, bv h offices will be transferred t.A -
 \ collision has Oocurr,s ~ = e
 The Turks have captured s ,a r: war vessels.
 Tunis offers Turkey 9ae Germany insists tlat Rps....'s v. .'ssss s E Turkey be allowed to n,Dsis .s
 The result of Inc Iightin', 70 's's vel known.
 Russia Will IesIec4 the n.., Yia. -''as
 Russia has re-opened than. Danube, under certain lss-,l As -
 Five British ironelads ha,s Charcst
 San Franri.. The eminent lawyer. John h to-duy of Paralysis. at his re.ss.. ;s . land. senator Sargent asseFts nj. turning Co Washington. in sfss.,. '.''
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
ARIZONA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
PRIscorr. April 30, 1871.

At a preliminary meeting, held at the school house in Prescott, Arizona, for the purpose of taking steps toward the organi- Eation of an Educational Institute in the Territory. Judge II. II. Cartier read list of delegates and explained the purpose of the convention.
 Upon motion of Dr. C. F.. Goodfclow, Benjamin II. Morgan was elected Chairman. John Lloyd was, upon motion of B. '. Wade. elected Secretary.
 Mcssrs NJ. II. sherman, Campbell and John Lloyd were elected a committed for the purpose of preparing a constitution and by laws, for the permanent organization of the Institute, and to suggest names for officers
 Adjourned until o'clock D. m
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
Fridays Dispateha i

l0hdn ec The battle near kars was hos, d over hundred thousand men x,... The Turks were forced back of kArs. The Russians have ocrv, ur| al of the Black Sea ports with M An,| ton. The inhabitants show irasol position. The Turkish fleet rsss.re| bomharimeut of Fort ss. Ns.Ass,s
 Porte has ordered the Danube es.ss
 cation. \ rupture between Tark.s soi mania k imminent. .NGStra vii : he| a proclamation of neutrality. n lra| volunteers are rapidly jslnsns tA, lal| IL Is reported the Russian adyzss T| land Is meeting with great lose ,sr, fever and fatigue.
 Cons,anlincgs ns| IL k stated the Russians have uo as| island on the left bank of the IAsz. ar| ibraIl. ow| The Russian advance has apr.uea| touh'' ed There k no fanatical feeling Khsa's
 The people are neither unWillA
 nor pay axes for the support q hs| " a-at aH H.. .H % t a-t+r-tt ta te Astlt -
 Ouahz C Cr rospects in Western loa.-d bn,AJ favorable. Very few "a pers have made their appearance
 santa Cru
 Francisco Arias and Jose Chznais
 derers of Dr. FonSt. were taken iEsat night by body of men and hzur| cross beams of the san Lorenzo hnsl q
 San FTancisA th| X final settlement was to-day ei5 tween Isaac Friedlander and his es Stocks rallied slightly to-day. dated Virginia and California adal { each. other leading stocks are sln| shade better than yesterday. Aa tl| Belcher. As: Best, l4.50; hEyrI California, %; Carba, 2s Cr0z, d 5.75; Gould Curry, 4.75; Imperial, ,.| tice. j.1S; Mexican. 6; Belle, lkSea ll,50; Oyermau, lS.50; Nevada, 2S cs 3.lo; Utah. 6; Yellow Jacket, * sssm|
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

The fact is, number of our neorlc il, Tucson thought that Governor IIoyt not onIy defended the injunction abiv. but went a If
 He beyond what was required of him os dr. tcndant We can say without hesitation that he argued the case with great ability
 ano we question whether any lawyer in Ari. I'na couiu nave done the case more ample Jusuce in setting forth full and honest ex. position ot the law and facts. From what mule we know of Governor loyt, we feel
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

BLNCKMAuING.-- IL seems that certain Sharpers who watch the corners in San Fran -ris,o and "wait for something to turn up. have had their eyes on the Peck Mine. X certain MT. Hamilton, who has commenced suit against E. r. Began, one of the owners i m the Silver King Mine. for S15,0oO alleged damages. because Mir. Began refused to sell she King Mine io him, has, we GBdoTstand .snioinetl inc Peck Company from selling to Lent sS Co. their mine for $400,O0O. Ii ap- pcars thnt the ground upon which the com plaint k formed k, aS near as We can learn, ss follows: Whilst the Legislature was m session last winter, at Tucson, NIT. Hamilton met Mr. Peek, one ut the owners m the Peek Mine, al that place and proposed to purchase tue mine for g certain Speclicd sum winch Nr. Peck agreed ia take. Hamilton agreeing with Peek to take the mine III ten days after .o,nipg here and examining II, net setuo ,;'.,. ,shen Ic should be here 10 make ,L. .xau,;n,,;o,' any time from one day up .ne cAa''iin1tIo''' After MT. Peek's ar- rival in Prescott from TuCSo.. ,, N, some time and nothing more cam, -. Hamilton or purchase of the Peck, until o.. day he received letter from NIT. Hamilton stating he did not wish tomake the purchase or further hold Mr. Peck to the contract. About this time Mir. Lent came here, exam iued the mine and asked until the Eth of May in which ta pay the money. MT. Ham, ilton now sees the Peck being sought after, and evidently feels it in his bones that he hSs let big thing slip from his grasp; in dispair he clings to a hope that by enjoining the Peck Co. from selling he may oomPell them 60 compromise rather than be delayed in their sale la Lent X Co. Not only has this ssr Hamilton tried his nefarious schemes o,, op,, of the owners of the King. but has tnrned his .,lind towards the Peek. He will find men in the owners of the Peck who will no; l,c hlsckmailcd and will bc fully up to the extent of thc emergency.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

FRUIT DRYING We hear of new pro cesses for drying fruit, from all parts of the country it occurs. Why don't our people at Walnut Grove and Wickenburg in fava- pai county. and at Salt River and vicinity, in inc south. take some measures this com ing season to dry fruitsi It will be pay ing business: we pay large sums annually to California, and let Us keep this money at home. Look to it.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

There arc in Colorado over fifty peaks which rise more than l4,O0o feet above the sea level. Blanca Peak, in that State, the elevation of which was determined last year bv Hayden's survey, is probably the highest point within the limit of the United States, being 4,464 feet above the level ot the sea-
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

IiU,LrAI SOLDIERS. .-l.ieit. Hanna and Dan LcaJy arrived this afternoon at Fort Whirple, from Beale Springs, with thirty five Indian scouts, enlisted from the Iual- pai tribe of Indians, and are intended for service in the southern portion ol the Ter ritory, of any other part where necessity de- mand- them it viii hc remembered that Gen. kautz wished to enlist these scouts from the San Carlos reservation, but was prevented from so doing by Agent Gum, who objected % his Indians being enlisted under military rule where they could be v,ed successfully aHj made of some account tu the country.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

At ,hc opening of court at Oroyille, Cal. on the morning of April 25th the prisoners convicted of arson, were called for sentence. After the usual iorualitics the Court im- posed the following sentences: II. F. Jones, % years ]. \. Fay, 10 years F Slaughter 10 wears X lloldbaum. ] wears
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
Estray Notice.

Straved from Heads cattle csnr, oa As a sifaa hetry rvau horse. with hlazsd isee - legs and plain saddle marks Any PsFsqa azol abovc described horse will confer \ fave e by uOuhing me at Camp Verde. Rs. "a,
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

The Silver King mine ha, been closed 10 experts for some time, as that class exacts much attention, uips many choice >peci- meu>. takes up mcn's time and |, composed chiefly of hilks and dcad-bcats So they all go of mad, declare 1t no true tissurc vein and swear they never wanted to go into the mine anyhow Yuma Sentinel
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

warranted in saying that the MINER will come to the conclusion that |, has done him a great injustice Tucson Star.
 We we're certainly under the impression that Secretary Hoy had made no efforts to cheek or defend the iujuction. In fact, to tell the truth letters were continually arfiv- ing here from certain legal source in Tue son. declaring that Mr lIost tuuder the ro-el favored OF ratier urged the injunction
 therefore our rgnlarks-
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

We clip from tho Yuma Sentinel the fol- lowing items
 Machinery for the Silver King Mine has commenced arriving this week hy rail. We noticed some 750Iound stamps, frue con ccntiators. &c.
 Ed HeWii, Supt s ?. lt. R, was at Han Ions ferrs OR Monday, and sad that regular passenger trains will bc ram frum the mesa behind iIaglons after tomorrow.
 Cattle aad sheep have be>n arriving this week by rail. aud the riyer b0ttoms below town arc full of them. Among them are some lo,s af blooded stock destined for la- yapAi county.
 A freight she'd l01 feet lo04, with double rnof, has been constructed in san Francisco iu sections and ordered tothe front. lt will probably Ice erected on the California bank of the Colorado river, about mile below fArLrrr's
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

We are pleased 10 know that our old time friend. Cha~ O. Brown, of Tucson, has struck it rich in the Athens. Success to all such men a> Charley. say we.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04

The President and Mr~. Hayes entertained at dinner, March 2lth. the members of the Cabinet and ladic~. aud the members of the Louisiana tonIll l~loa.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
nN JAW ..

l.-All officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting on the second Tuesday in April.
 An officers at the expiration of their term of office shall deliver the property be- longing to the Institute in their charge to their successors in office.
 S.-The Treasurer shall give receipt to his predecessor for all moneys or other pro perty received bv him, Keeping repord of the same,