The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-05-24
MONDAY.

Carpenters are busily engaged lathinc
 the now Courthouse, preparatory to plas
 tering.
 Letters from Rev. Mr. Merrill, ea route
 to the East via Garland, slate that he is
 getting along nicely.
 Sheriff Bowers appointed, to-day, John T Williams, Deputy Assessor and Collector, for that section of the country in and around Tonto Basin.
 John Moon. in charge of 10-mule team, has been hauling lumber ta Peoples Valley for the past few days, to be used in making fence around John Whites ranch.
 Price Behan, who has been at Camp Apache for the last three years, connected with the Suttler's store, is going to take B look at the Signal country, in Mohave county.
 Mr. John Dalton and family from Contra Costa County Cal, left that place on last Tuesday with drove Of fine horses and mules. They intend to settle in the eastern portion of this county.
 Tie Chief Operator. Mr. Hunter, has been busy to-day connecting the City Telc- graph office wi,h the mtin line, and here after m ssages can be seu; and received al bis place without being sent to Whipple fs..
 Qaite lively little rain storm accompan- iiSa oy a South wind and several severe ciaps of thunder, visited Prescott this af ternoon, and threatened to give the earth a good wetting, but let up before the job was half finished.
 We understand that the road through Copper Canyon, between this place and Camp Verde, is an almost passable condition and quite dangerous for large teams. This is case where repairs are actually needed, and money should be given to some persons for making the necessary repairs al once.
 The Village election came off to-day. fo the purpose of clecting Mayor in place O N Ellis, resigned. F. W. Blake, q geatlr- man every way qualified to flii the dignifee position, was elected by large majority and we onsratulate him upon his elevation Go the highest office in the Village govern mcnt.
 WooLy.-Messrs. Crow, and other teams ters were in town this morning with large loads of wool belonging to Perry < Helm, sheep men, and comes from the Black Mesa, being their last falls clip. They are now shearing at Hull's Mint Valley ranch, and in few days will be in with their spring clip. In the meantime this shipment is be. ing stored in the warehouse of c. P. Head sS O., to await the arrival of ihe other, when arrangements will be made for the shipment of the whole lot to market, either East CT West. The shipment will be large one, but we arc unable to give the figures until the shcaring is over.
 A BILK.-Dentist Leiuninger, who came here two months since, and hung out his shingle | at the barber shop of l.. Corsiier, sold his | instruments and dentilave powders to Dr. L. P. Ryder, and took passage on the c. & A. | Stage yesterday morning. Dr. Leinninger, when he came to Prescott did not lose sight | of the advantage of newspaper, through | which to make known his profession, and | accordingly advertised his brsiness so the amount of five dollars in the MINER, but strange to say. forgot all about paying for ths same before stzrting on his trip to Cali fornis, Oregon or elsewhere. We woald ai. wise our contemporaries to be on their guard against this fraud and blk who has robbed us of the pittiful sum, above mentioned.
 IxcoRroRATroS.-Artic of ineorpnra- Eion were filed this morning in the offices of the County Recorder and Secretary of the Territory. of the sMsmmoth Mining Com pany of Arizona The inccrporators are Q. c. Bean, T. ] Butler. and Frank Schultz place of business, Prescott. Capi-.l ! ;ol stock, SIC, ,00o, 900, in ie6,006 shares of (l00 each.
 The object of the Corporation is to buy. i. ell and wcrk mines in Yavapai County. . speciallv the sMsmmoth" and sE. F.rI nineA near Skull Valley. In tais connec- 'on jf is prupee to remark that the Master on quartz mill, on Turkey Creek, has come I nto he pos<ess;on of C. c. Bean, and will . used in prospecting Snd working these 1; ropertics. 1t IS not claimed that it IS . lnnmo(h mill. but the mines are said to \ 5 monsters m size and richness and as the ttle mill handles three tons.a day, t will eep the parties in<erest.<i vale larger . ofts are being provided for "a