The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-06-07
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SATURDAY


 is doing thriving business.
 A late dispatch this afternoon brings u
 news of the defeat of tiie Texas Pacific R. ]
 bill.
 Several loads of new hay arrived to-da
 and brought sixty dollars per ton. A fa
 price but not unexpectedly high.
 Henry Herbert is in from the Tiger. an
 reports the mining outlook in that sectio
 sf high water mark Better and more Of is coming out of the Tiger than ever hert tofore.
 F. L. Brill of wicksnourg. is expected il Prescott tomorrow with a load of ne' potatoes. They will sell readily at fai price from the fact that the market IS eD tirely out.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Groves, two of our yer best citizens. are going to the Bradsha' soon for the purpose of starting up board ing house. Mrs. Groves understands the bus mess, and will make success of it
 Mfr. Bray, of the Boston clothing store . live merchant, and one who sells goods a ssrock-bottom prices," leaves to-morrov morning for the East, where he will pur chase large stock of goods. Bon voyage
 Dr. J. B. Lawrence, County Treasurer oi of Mohave County, is said to be defaultei to the county in tae sum of $2,5S9.67. Il seems that MT. Lawrence has turned over what property he possesses to his bondsmen His defalcation is much larger than the amount above stated, but is reduced to $2,- 569.77 by assets turned over.
 Randall S Cline, the hardware, boots. shoes and tinware merchants, call the at tcntion of our readers through their adver- tisement to one of the most complete assort- ments of goods in their line ever offered in the Territory. Persons wishing articles in their line will do we'll to examine their stock.
 EDDIE AND EsMIRALDA is the title of a little sixty-page book, by Jos Wassen, just issued from the Mining and Scientific Press office. The title-page shows wide range of mining subjects discussed; and knowing Joe's faculty for making any matter, how ever dry the subject, readable. we have no hesitation in saying that it will we'll repay perusal.
 In the case of the Territory vs. Arron Seely. charged with perjury upon the com- plaint of K. G. Peck, for making an affidavit, among other things, that the Peck Mining Company was insolvent and irresponsible oD the 16th day of April last. Justice Cartier
  fhe defendant, holding that under the law no perjury had been committed.
 Bishop Penney, accompanied by several memoers of nis colony on Silver Creek, has been on very laudable mission to the Zuni Villages teaching the Indians in the art of agriculture. He found tine Zunis on intelligent class and over average of the | American Indian, willing to be taught and quite industries. They have large crop growing and everything looks prosperous in and around their settlement.
 4 ten-mule team belonging to the MINER man, loaded with wool at the store of c. P Head & O.. this afternoon, witch goes tp Ehrenhe aud theace to San Francisco. Tha team will load six or seven tons of b .con Return loading for the house of B,weu, Knowles & Ca. This firm recently purchased large quantities of bacon in the St. Louis market at low fi-ure. which they are selling at reasonable price to their customers here in Arizona. wAR-The Peck Company is still in- volve,l, in what nearly every person in this , community considers an unwarranted and frritless war. Charges and counter-charges : are made by different factions against its and employees, which IS neither pleasant nor remuncrative and has tendency ] to lessen the faith of the public in one oi our best mining properties-the Peck Mine. The sooner peace is declared the better it [ will be for the Company and the community . at large One thing the public disikes very much is the involving of the Cunty in an and uncalled fo. expense. Tn tax ridden people have en ugh to shoulde d without paying fur msiicious prosecutions | brought against persons fos the purpose of t gratifying personal spite. Bishop Penney, from Silver Creek, ip the 8 eastern portion of Yavapai County, is in Prescott, having come here for the purpose ,f being in attendance upon the District B Court where he has small matter pending c ldjustment. In conversation with the II .entleman, who understands the desires, c 'tc., of the residents living east Mogolion m angc, VIC are informed that the people of al hat section entertain neither wish or thought n f having new co1nty created, and thus Iisolve their relations with Yavapsi. The Si rant of mail facilities is felt and the fac: II ealixed that they have been shamefully a cglccted by the Delegate from Arizona. " hey will see to it thss man not too far pl orth or south is selected to look after the ell rsnts of the Territory in the next Congress. flu mi0Qtt iHau Ntio Cdu ifoul pIo1eT st3uu m oint see the wants of every section will be ery likely to receive handsome majority ds | the hands of the voters of Eastern E, 'avapai. ac LUMBER AND MRAT-Presco.t has three fo Iw-mills, each having capacity of turn at lg out ten thousand feet per day-aggre- tn ating iSo,000 feet per week, which finds gr .ady market at an average of thirty dol an ITS per thousand, or a weekly income to le owners of the various mills of five thou NJ nd four hundred dollars, or twenty-one mi lousand six hundred dollars per mouth, in lowing the mills to run eight months du- oI I. ng the year, which is reasonable time ss; ys king stoppages for repairs, etc, into con hi iteration, we find that one hundred and pr, venty-two thousand eight hundred dol ere 10 or whereabouts is spent annually in our tmnl m VII for the one very essential and neces- b's sary article of lumber alone. Our meat rschsnts receive and disburse aoout tie ID nc amount for beef and mutton; thus it r. ll be seen that in these two articles of sto mmercc the revenue is no small item, Mr t one that is of vast importance to North cor a Arizona. on
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