The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-03-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY.


 Bowen Knowles sk O. purchased 2S,000 pounds of barley from Perfeeto Armijo.
 The train of P.Tfecto Armijo arrived to-day from Phoenix, loaded with barley which he sold tc Bowen, Knowles & Co.
 Gen. Wilcox who succeeds Gen. Kautz in the command of Arizona arired late last evening at whipple.
 Pat Hamilton is in town from the Turkey Creek district Mir. H. is good miner, writer, and first rate fellow. notwithstand- ing he is Democracy died inthe wool.
 Judge Tweed will leave tomorrow morn ing for months tript Caiiioria. H., ai.'r.ss viii be so Market ,lrs :. F.
 Ms. l.. a Stevens left rhis in srailg for GiIIett, for the purpose of caring for her husband who was taken sick and compelled to stop the-e for medical treatment
 s0.,n Raible will leave tomorrow morn ing for three weeks business trip to San FranciEeo.
 c. B. Rush. Esq, talented young lawyer and Nephew to the "Old Wheel Horse, Judge Rush. has his card in to-days MINER. Mr. Rush has been with us but short time, long enough, however to convince all that he is no novice in his profession. We pre- dict bright future for the young member from N ssoari.
 Mayor N. Ellis leaves for San Francisco on Wednesday, his business being connect ed with mining. During his stay in San Francisco he may be addressed los Battery street His stay in the City will be pro- longed for five oi six weeks.
 ANOTHER LUCKY Boy IN BLuE.-Mr. Olef Severtson, post baker at Camp Verde, has struck a very rich gold mine, as we are informed by Camp Verde correspondent. Mr S. is an old miner, and says it is the richest quartz ne ever saw. The mine will be developed immediately.
 DEPUTY SHERIFF WANTED.-The people of Humbug District desire that Deputy Sheriff be appointed with his head quar- fers, at Tiptop. Breaches of the peace and other contingencies are constantly arising which require the services ofsuch an officer, besides it is believed that his presence in Camp would have a restraining influence over the more violent tempered gentry.
 NEW INSPECTOR OF INDIAN AFFAiRs.-Wc learn from good authority that Col c. l.. Watkins, of Grand Rapids, Mich. has been appointed to supercede General Vandevere as Inspector of Indian Affairs, and that he is now on his way to Arizona. He probably knows as much about Indians, as Indians do of him.
 TIE CoURT HoUsE HOSTING WoRKs.-| We have hitherto neglected 10 notice the hoisting works at the new Court House whereby horse lifts the wheel barrows loaded with brick and mortar to level with the workmen on the walls. It Is certainly vast improvement over the inclined stage ..iank of our early recollections. and some what resembles the regular hoistins works of mining shaft.
 Mrs. Kautz's fine piano, rafiicd last even ing at the cfficc of Bowers & Richards was won for Col. A T. Smith, of Camp Grant. on throw of A by Lieut.. kingsbury. The Lieutenant, in throwing for Col. Smith beat the throw he made on his own ticket by seven points Mr. Biting was next to the winner, throwing Az.
 I.;coRroR oRATIoS.-Articles of incorpora- ton were filed with Secretary Gosper to- day. for the Mesa Canal Company, to take water from Salt River in Maricopa County, for Agricultural, Milling and Manufacturing purposes, from a point ? miles above the crossing of the old Mcdowell road, and foi- loving the course of the old Montezuma Canal. i5 miles in length. Principal Office in Township I. N. F. j. E. Capital Stock s5.000. in 90 sbares of 509 each. Incorpo- rators-chas. lCrismau. Geo. W. Shrine, Francis NJ. Pomeroy, Thedore c. Shrine and Charles I. Robson.
 PROPERTY BouamT.-Mr. Ross, whose arrival here from Chicago, accompanied by his wit, we mentioned last week, has pur- chased from Mrs. G. Cornell. the fine resi- dence. including six lots, at the corner of Cortez and Carleton streets, for the very moderate sum of $5 900. thus verifying his assertion on the day of his arrival. viz, that he had come to look for home. Mir. Ross has. we believe, not fully determined what branch of business he will engage m, but being business man O. ample means ne will have but little trouble to ind chance for profitable investment.
 The case of Miller Brothers came up be- fore Judge Tweed, this morning, on petl- ton of creditors, asking that they be adlu- ,iicated bankrupts. Messrs. Millers made mo objection to the petition of said credit ors, therefore the Judge ordered that they be so adjudged. full list of their lia- bilities and assets will be handed in, meeting of the creditors called, an assignee appointed 10 superintend the settling up of tSc estate fairly and judicously, when 1t IS hoped that sufficient will be realized to setfis q large proportion of their indebted mess srd release them from trouble hereaf- ter.
 JW. Whssiatch, who has made some- what extended trip through the mines to the south of us. this morning sent away large collection of specimens 10 New York, rep resenting the various mines he visited. m Peck. Tiger Humbug, Turkey Creek and other districts. He has presented us with a number of ore samples from the Blind h. dian mine in Turkey Creek District Ben Belcher, Tiptop, south. and the Shamrock 5n Humbiig district. inc latter is being developed by Charley Kane and Tim Giea- son, who are working like couple of young beavers.
 The specimen from the Shamrock Is very peculiar and appears to be Granite, carrying horn silver, which is something hitherto nn- heard of 90 far as all of our mining sharl's are advised.
 TuK WELL. BoRER.-Ne visited the well borer on theprcHises of c. c. Bean this fore noon and found Messrs. Lount and Anderson tryiag to work around huge howldcr at a depth of four or five feet from the surface against which the augur fetched up and re- fused to procased until itwas removed. Alter trying several expeslientsto to dislodge II, they