Salt River herald., 1878-12-07

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 Nothing is more suitable for q Christmas present, to send to your ! friends back home, than an asSort ment of Arizona views, which can be purchased from c. II. Rothrock, at the Postoflices store. Price, five dol lars per dozen.
 Considerable money is finding it's way into the hands of the Treasurer of the Town Association from the sale of town lots. It is all. being spent in improving our streets, and shortly PheniX can boast of having the finest thoroughfares of any town in Arizona.
 But only few weeks in town, the firm of Nathan &-Co. are erecting a large building for their business, thus showing their appreciation of the fu- ture of our town. This firm is justly entitled to the increasing popularity that is attending them.
 On last Tuesday 13 bars of bullion, valued at $22, ,43j, arrived from Gil lett, being, we suppose, the clean Up for November. Six bars left for Mar icopa Wells on Thursday and the ba'- ance Jeff yesterday. This mine is now producing considerable bullion, all of which passes through Phenix.
 Carpenters commenced last Thurs day changing the second story of the Capital block, but better known as John Georges saloon. 4 stairway will lead from the street, occupying the vacant space between the saloon and restaurant. A portion of the sec ond story will be fitted up for lawyers offices.
 There will be an entertainment giv- en in Woolsey's hall, on next Wed nesday evening, for the beEeftof the Union Sunday school. It is hoped that the friends of the school will at tend in large numbers, as the object is a worthy one and should receive the fullest support and encouragement of OUT citizens.
 Julius Sampler has moved his es- tabliShment from the stage office to the building next the HERALD office. The building has been improved in appearance by ceiling and freshly painted walls. New shelves and coun- ters, filled with a stock just arrived, gives him a store equal to any in Southern Arizona.
 Phenix is, without doubt growing faster than any town in Arizona. We had ample proof of this fact last Tuesday, when seated behind a pair of Monihon's three-minutc tro;ters, in one of his elegant vehicles, up and down the various houlevarls of Phc- nix, we saw buildings in various sta ges Of construction, and counted in the space of half hours drive, sixty four.
 The McMillen mine, in Maricopa county, never looked better than at present The working shaft is now down 2O5 feet. Over $75,OOO worth,ore is now ready for shipment and as much more is in sight in the mine. \ 5-stamp mill now en route from San Francisco will be used 10 work the lower grades of ore. The McMil- len is one of the two dividend paying mines of Arizona.
 George E. Loring has purchased from \. Richard the lot on Flashing ton street, now covered by the store of MT. Loriug, the office formerly occu- pied by Drs. Sheets < Wharton and the saloon building of John La Barr. It has a frontage of j9 feet, running back to the alley 1371l feet Mir. Loring also purchased from the same parties the entire block opposite Gold mans warehouse, partly occupied by the building known as Richards mill.
 The regular meeting of the Marico- pa Library Association was held last Wednesday evening, the attendance being very large. The chief feature of the evening was a debate regarding the advantages or disadvantages of incorporating our town. The judges decided that the speakers for the af- firmative.presented theIbestargument. \ committee looking to the esta blish- ment of free reading room was ap- pointed. The next meeting will be held Wednesday December IS.
 Mir. J. NJ. Cotton is not only one of our most enterprising citizens, but is also one of the most liberal. He offers to donate, for the benefit of the road fund, one quarter of the amount collected by NIT. Gray, the road over- seer, during the months of December and January, in addition thereto. In other words if the sum so collected should amount to say S400, Mir. Cot ton will add $iOO to it. Mr. Mona