Salt River herald., 1878-08-17

grees in Prescott. Aug. 7th say the EntepriSe and the heat makes one feel as if he could take more com fort in floating idly down some shady river, dreaming, reading and dozing than in anything else. The air had had a sleepy feeling in it, and the town was unusually quiet and dull, reminding one of Sunday in the country. A COW made lazy at tempt to cross the plaza but sto ped in the shadow of the court house eand went to sleep.
 The following patents have been received at the Land office at Pres colt: Three 10 NJ. Wormser for mines in Bug Bug district. viz: Flu genie, Gal5na and Big Bug. One to John A. Rush for the first e1ten- sion on the Dividend mine, also the following cash patents: Nos. 95, Coombs; 1Ol, J. NJ. Bennett; 119, J. B. Rickett; 12o, T. W. Boggs. Also, the following homestead pat ents: l. B. B. Crapo; 2, T. Lamber- son; 3, Edwin F. Bowers.
 A general courtn -tial was ap- pointed to meet at Headquaite! s, last Wednesday. The following is the detail for the Court: Major Rod ney Smith, Surgeon Jas. c. Mckee, Major James Riddle, Captain Ed ward Woodruff, Captain Charles P. Eagan, Second Lieutenant w. L. Geary, Second Lieutenant T. A. Toney, and First Lieutenant H. L. Haskell, to act in the capacity of Judge Advocate.
 It is about time 10 warn our fel- lOw-citizens says the local paper of Prescott to be on the lookout for fires. The material of which a great many of our houses are constructed would now burn like dry shavings water is not plentiful; so, taking every view of the situation, it strike: us that great care must be taken to prevent a fire from breaking out and destroying valuable prop. erty.
 Distances from Yuma to Prescott by the new road, is as follows: Yuma to Castle Dome, 2G miles; Castle Dome to Horse Tanks, 20 miles Horse Tanks to Tyson's Wells B miles; Tysous Wells to Prescott, via Date Creek, 137 miles. Total dis tancc 225 miles.
 A telegram has been received al Headquarters, from the Assistant Adjutant General of the Army, de claring that General Service Clerk: arc not entitled to communication O quarters. This makes a difference of S2O per month.
 Globe City Silrer Belt says J W. Haskins is pushing work on hi mill and assay buildings, thirty mer are employed. The assay buildin! is nearly completed and the rock work for the foudation of the mil is being laid.
 The total assessments of proper ty in Yavapai county is betweer Sl 100000 and s2,OOO,OoO. At tn, rate of taxation as fixed by the BoarC of Supervisors, 3! per cent, the tax es on this amount will be abou s7O,OOO.
 Trains of emigrants are passin! through Las Vegas, New Mexico, SC says the Gazette, every few day bound far Arizona. They arc bring ing with them good American cattle
 The Luke mill, situated in Brad shaw Basin, was sold at auction, b, sheriff, August 7th. It was bough by c. c. Bean, President of tn May Bean Mining Company.
 A new roud from Tucson to tn Tombstone district, via old Caml Walton is 70 be staked out imme diately. It will shorten the dis tancc about eighteen miles.
 R. Armstrong, agent for the Ge neva nursury, New York, has thu far received orders for S2O.OOt worth of fruit trees and shrub bery.
 Beef cattle are now being deliver ed at the San Carlos agency fo Indian consumption. It will re quire 4OOO beeves to fill the presen contract.
 A train passed through Mesill New Mexico on the 3lst of Jul, loaded with machinery for q quart mill at Aravipa canyon, near Tue son.
 NJ. W. Stewart, of Camp Gran is a candidate for the Legisiatur from Pima county.
 Gilmer & Salisbury have bough out the c. & A. stage company,