The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-02-22
THURSDAY.


 Judge J. ". Kelsey and lady are in towr from Kirkland Valley.
 Hon. L. A. Stevens is out with his teams which arc freigh6ng between PhGnix and Prescott.
 Bryan's teams are near at hand with mer. chandise for Whipple and Prescott mer chants.
 That man from Fort Whipple, is repre- sented to have committed nasty offense on an unsuspecting victim.
 General Kautz informs us that he will probably leave for Angel Island in about two weeks.
 James Caughrsn good farmer, superin- tends the ranch of J. H. Pierson, that which | is known as formerly belonging to the old Vulture Company at WIckenburg.
 Tha oldest Post in Arizona is about to be abandoned and broken np. We mean Fort Yuma. The cars have scared the soldiers away ] from that lofty hill on the banks of the Col crado opposite Yuma City.
 Major Van Horn accompanied by MrsV ! ;s in charge of number of recruits, and is now enr0ut to Fort MojaYe from Yuma. The Major is to be stationed at Mojave where he will be in command.
 A member of the MINER staff has received an asfectionate epistle from a member of the church which is almost sisterly in its terms, and so persuasive meek and Christian in sprit that he has taken on an air of serious ness which almost causes us to fear that he will forsake the tripod for the pulpit
 Hon. William J. O'Neil. of Kirkland Val ley, has received the appointment of Justice of the Peace for that Precinct. and is pre- pared to try causes, civil or criminal, take Acknowledgements, administer oaths, etc., or to marry people, as their necessities may require.
 We learn that Henry Wickenberg, the pioneer. who settled at the place which bears his name, in 1868, has planted his valuable farm to all the different kinds of grain. which is said to be far advanced and promises big yield Potatoes are speci- alty with our friend Henry, and we learn that he has large crop planted, which are now above ground and thriving finely. The farm is entirely enclosed by wire fence.
 Te Olde Fplkes in ye Cite Halle in ye towne of Frescotte. on yc s6th day of ye seconde month.
 From the above the reader will doubtless iafer that the old folks are about to get up Concert ia the City Hall on the 26th of February, and if they have any doubt let them real the advertisement headed !" Create Concerto.
 Dr. J. II. Pierson, Secretary of the c. < \. from sn extended trip through California to bis home in Nickenbarg, few days since and wss accompanied by his estinlablo lady 10.a~...,,, l,ao l,aa,, on visit to her friends and relatives away down or the St Lawrence during the last six months. The Doctor met his family m San Francisco and accompanied them home
 Leighton is in from the Ferry mine. He reports the tunnel in 200 feet and that they have struck the ledge on the foot wall and cut safo it l5 feet without any signs of the hanging wall. Tn this fifteen feet there is a ten inch streak of Chloride ore that assays $500 to the ton. The end of the tunnel where they struck the ledge is l50 feet from the surface and the streak of Chloride al the bottom is Identical with that at the top which is pretty good evidence that it con sipsles al the way and goes on down indefi- nitely.
 Tom. Luther informs us that bc has sunk A shaft 70 feet deep on the California Mine, in Bradshaw district. that the lead carries good ore all the way down, at the bottom of fhe slaff tils ore is richer than on the sur face. and all the indications sfo favorable for the development of tho Cll;fornia into one of tho mo-t extensive and rich Isdges .n the Territory. Water coming iato the nine in largo .sGaa siticshas somewhat inter- ferefl with fke working and tgkiag out of ore. all of which, will in time Dc ossscomsI by tlse erecsioii of proper machinery for the| humping puf of the water, and keeping tAtE shah free and gsssaa the mines asnrlu facilities for driiling and blasting eaiI 3iik- t.r;rr quartz. Mr Luther $ an e,secllenS sass :s.ss expert. and assieT his silmssis{en I.e ssasne Is sure i' Fset'is's tllofofsA px<'s 1Hc<ihs.