The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-06-14

The verdeites are proud over the brigh
 prospects of bounteous harvest.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the ne'
 county building. The stairs are going ul
 taking an easy grade or angle.
 Jno. Rees. George Opdyke and John Rutne
 have been on prospecting trip to the Tont
 country and report some good lodges in tn
 basin.
 Our readers are requested to look ove the dates of our telegrams, which are ?. hours later than any other paper in thu
 Territory.
 Mir. and Mrs. Blair, from the burnt ranch were in town to-day and informed us that their farm and crops were visited yesterday by a copious rain.
 We have received the first number of the Santa Barbara Daily Advocate, which pre- sents nice mechanical appearance, and contains large amount of reading matter.
 Gosper & Lount's wind-mills are giving entire satisfaction. The one put up on J. Fl. Lees farm is supplying water to irrigate several acres of vegetables, etc.
 Some twenty families of Latter Day Saints, good citizens, have settled on the East Fork of the Verde. They have some 500 head of very fine cows, besides many other domestic animals.
 Mr. wm. Wilkerson will please accept our thanks for copying, and furnishing the MINER. with the Grand Jury report, which we laid before eur readers, early this after noon, an an extra.
 Hon. A. E. Davis writes us from Mineral Park, ofdate June 9th, in which he tells us that he has about decided to take the field for election to Congress, and feels pretty sure of success.
 Robert stringfeld, an industrious, good citizen, has lost two cows from gun-shot wounds inflicted by some mischievous per son. Ike wretch who committed the act should smell the inside of Yuma prison.
 BULIIoN.-The Peck blackboard arrived this afternoon, bringing in three bars of Peck bullion-2,819 ounees,--worth $3.- 7a016. The mill is running regularly, and the mine turning out plenty of good ore.
 Hens. Thomas Fitch ana Benj. Morgan, have consented to deliver the oration and read the Declaration of Independence on the great and glorious Fourth. A little | effort on the part of our citizens will insure a grand celebration.
 Thomas Saunders has commenced tn | mi anufacture of butter at his ranch on tn | of the mountains east of Coyote | holes. stsr. S., has fine stock range and is | prepared to take horses or other animals on pasturage at reasonable terms.
 Geo. D. Kendall, and other members of the Grand Jury, wish us to extend their thanks to Hon. Paul Weber for the very prompt, intelligent and able assistance rem dered, by him. to their body at its various sittings. MT. Weber is one of our best citi- zens, and the compliment of the Grand Jury IS just one.
 Charles Blackburn has some twenty tons of ice at his ice house near the Atzlan Mill. Picnic parties wishing to spend summer lay among the trees, can procure ice al Mr. Blsckburn's place and the loan of al cc cream freezer. Take along the ingredients md erjoy yourselves. Ills ice depot in town s Ut Milligan & Co.'S. We learn by letter that NIT. Eugene Riotte. ,f San Francisco, but formerly of Austin. Nev., contemplates visiting Arizona, for the purpose of introducing the Stedefeldt roast lag furnace. Mir. Riotte is a graduate of the Frieberg Mettalurgical School, and was for several years engaged in mining operations in Eastern Nevada. In the case of the Village of Prescott vs Jackson < Tompkins, for Capital Block. [ k stipulation by the attorneys for both par ties has been filed, setting aside the facts md conclusions of law found by Judge Tweed, ana the whole case Is to be tried a, this term of the Court without jury. The ,ame evidence, as taken by the shorthand exporter in the former case, to be used in .he coming trial. A pEDEsrRIAN.-Mr !. M. Bennitt, gen leman who has seen the rose bloom and yrow for sixty summers, arrived, on foot, [ rom his home in Walnut Grove, this morn ng. Mir. R., is, without doubt, the champion 2 walker of this County, never thinks of i, lsing horses, mules or other animals upon which to make his journeys through life, ,ut entirely on his leg force. Murat Masterson. Esq, an able member f the Prescott Bar, announces his name to- q lay as candidate for District Attorney l lIr. Mastersons we'll known reputation a. competent, careful and painstaking law CT render further comment unnecessary. l To and Charley Rush are the only two thus O ar announced for the position and if none $, ther enters for the race, it promises to be V very pretty contest. b
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