The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-03-22
BuFRAI.o, February 24
Mrs. Van Colt:
THURSDAY.


 Three passengers arrived per Patterson & Co.'S. Gillett and Phoenix stage this after. noon.
 Mrs. Morgan on Granite street, has erect. ed new dwelling house on vacant lot ad- Joining the Capital Bit Saloon.
 NIT. Schroeder, from Camp Verde, who came up to prove his claim against the Mil Ter estate, left for his home this afternoon.
 Grass in the hills surrounding Prescott is just beginning to spring up, and soon the earth will be dressed in velvet garb of green.
 J. NJ. More, F. Gaines, and Sol. Jack son and daughter, Bell, are in from Kirk land Valley and represent the country very thirsty.
 Geo. Frisk's large team loaded six tbous- and feet of lumber at the mill of Mr. Wiley, yesterday for the King mill. The lumber started out this morning.
 The last steamer from Aubry carried away s20,000 in bullion from the Signal and Me Crackin mines, all of which was taken out during the first ten days of this month.
 W. NJ. Buffum shipped, to-day, per tsam of Wm. Underhill, several thousand pounds of merchandise to Alexandra for the purpose of replenishing his store at that place. Tom. Luther who is prospecting the Cali fornia lead in Bradshaw, returned from the mountains this morning. Tie organization of J. G. Els, is once more complete.
 The person who lost a roll of greenbacks can have the same by calling at the store of . Bones < Spencer, and describing denomina- l ton of bills, amount, etc.
 AS the present time is somewhat moist and the proper time for sowing alfalfa seed, we would advise our readers to call on Kelly & Stephens and procure a supply of the article.
 Osborn's train, with goods for Randall tS Co., and 4,500 pounds of tin for the roof of the new County building, unloaded this morning. The freight came in excellent condition, and just in time for use.
 Lafranchi, who has one of the best places in this vicinity, with good improvements, COWS, etc, offers the same for sale. Iu our advertising columns will be found his ad- vertisement. Read and see what he has to say.
 Fresh fish from the Verde River were on sale in town yesterday.
 Mr A. J. Park visited the celebrated, Per " mine yesterday, and found the same yield ing mgh grade ore.
 J. NJ. More, of Upper Kirkland, adver- tises his farm, water privileges, etc, for sale. The property IS a very desirable one, and is only to be sold on account of the owners health, which is poor.
 W. W. Hutchinson who has experimented for several years in this village on fruit and ornamentatal trees, has come to the con ol, k,,k raising, and the most desirable tree for shade, is the black locust which grows readily in this climate and altitude without much water.
 It is estimated by mining experts who keep posted un the yield of bullion being produced monthly in Arizona, that the amount will aggregate s3o0,0O0, winch amount Is liable to be doubled within the next six months. Arizona, in two years from this time, will lead Colorado in the production ofprecious metals.
 There is man in Prescott who, we are willing to wager, can out snceze any per son in America. His last grand effort iD that line came of a few days since, when he sneezed tooth out which hit dog that happened to be near by, killing the dog in- stantly.
 Frank NJ. Larkin, at present in the en- ploy of c. T. Hayden of Hayden's Ferry, is in town. Mir. l.. Has just returned from trip to the King and McMilen mines, and Globe District. He represents mining matters in the Globe country at somewhat of a standstill, and the Tiptop as the most indicative of great wealth over all other mines in the Territory at present.
 Johnny MacneaFs 14-mule team, one of the best on the Ehrenberg and Prescott line, with 13 tons of freight for Bowen, Knowles U Go, and Randall & Co, the new firm about to open up in the old store of Asher and Wollenherg, arrived in town yesterday from the Colorado river, and discharged cargo this morning.
 Patterson tS Co.'S. stage arrived this after noon from Gillett and Phoenix, and by it | came Seven thousand three Hundred and ninety three dollars and twenty cents. pro cecds from a four days run of the Tipsop Company's mill. The bullion came in six | bars of 950 fine, weighing "A pounds.
 A champion game of billiards was played | as Jackson and Tompkin's saloon lastnight | The greatest number scored was four. The | number of points played were 100 < the misses were % on one side and 9 on the l other The game from some cause was pro- nounced draw and will be played over this | evening.
 Los Angeles wants branch penitentiary. The Herald says now tlist they are to have ! two sessions of the Supreme Court, that they want 8 penitentiary, an insane azylum, a norInal school and a hospital. and that | they will do their best to keep them all full. It says that Los Angeles, which l ought 10 be the most aromatic city in the | United States, is the most nlalodorous. As they want q penitentiarF very bad. it would l be well to try them vi n that first.
 Jack Hill has completed beautiful moE- umrnt and placed it in position at the grave { of the late Mrs. Jno. Rses, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M Alexandier. The monument | is manufactured from gray sand stone and [ poiishcs quite easily, milking an exceeding iy hand dstue testimonial for the tomb of the | I <----