The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-05-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Msrion rrites tool many letters.

Marion writes too many letters.
 A ftiend informs us that Springerville vii
 poll over one hundred votes this fall.
 None of the Prescott lawyers will atten'
 the District Court at Mineral Park, thi
 term.
 The Peck Blackboard arrived this after
 noon bringing in several thousand dollars ii
 bullion.
 The foundation for the iron cages in tn,
 large cell under the Court house are nearly
 completed.
 DKrARTuREs-The following passenger
 went out on the c. & A. Stage this morn
 ing; Mrs. Black and son, B. F. Mccarthy.
 Prescott was visited yesterday by slight
 shower and hail storm. The hail storm, in
 the mountains south of town, was pretty
 severe.
 John Moon from the Date creek section,
 of all kinds doing well. Oneal's sheep are
 fat cad growing.
 Madsleno Calderon, freighter, is en route from the Little Colorado with several losds of salt, which his agent has contract cd for with Col. Head.
 Fred W. Gaines took away several fine cows and calves which he purchased from the Assignee of the Miller estste. J. NJ. More, was another of the lucky bidders.
 A letter dated a. Mineral Park, May sth, intimatcs that Hon. A. E. Davis, will be a candidate for tlle Delegacy. Davis is an old pioneer, has his friends, and ifelectcd would make good Delegate.
 We hear it rum red that W. H. Grove, who keeps one of the best, if not the very best boarding houses in Prescott contem- plates moving his family to the Bradshaw country. Hope ..s rumor is unfounded.
 Jno. P. Cum, ex-Indian Agent, and at present editor of th Flo .se Citizen is in town. Mr. Cum managed the San Carlos Reservation with marked ability and as an editor makes good paper of the Citizen.
 The Deputy Assessor on the Little Colo rado informs us that when he was relieved from that duty, that the amount had reached 372,000, and thinks he was only about one fourth through with his duty of assessing.
 k. will be seen by a special from Camp Verde, an unfortunate and sad shooting affair took place at that post last night. One man died soon after the fracas and another lies in c critical condition. The assailants are in confinement.
 SALT CONTRACT The Tiptop Mining Company have contracted with Ben Baker for one hundred tons of salt to be delivered ct the company's mill at Gillett. The price paid is considered fair and both parties are sstisded.
 Deputy Assessor Lucero informs us that he assessed eight herds of sheep on the | hsadwaters of the Colorado, 27000 iu num- Der which have heretofore escaped, being placed G: the assessment rolls. He thinks | that there are still 900 to be assessed.
 Parties who came in from Camp Apache on the Government route, report plenty of water and fine grass for all kinds of stock. All the tanks and large lagunasi arc full, and the impression is that they will not dry out this season.
 SALE OF CArTLE.-Twenty-eic head of cattle belonging to the Miller estate, were sold by the assignee yesterday, which brought fair prices. The average was lit- tie over tS2 each. A pair of horses and farm wagon was also sold for $203. The iron pipe advertised was not sold.
 ZEpRA.--An animal resembling the Zebra has recently been seen on the Little Cobra. 1o by some sheep-herders. This animal has been seen at different times by different parties during the last five years. The great question ariser, where did the animal come from.
 Some of our crack shots have organized fife club. The club already has five mem- ,ers, and will no doubt be largely increased turing the next week. There are quite a number of natural ranges in this neighbor- ,ood, and we hope the club will soon give Is an exhibition of 1000 yard shooting.
 A new settlement has been started on the ,astcrn slope of the Mogollon range, about 10 miles cast of the San Francisco noun ain and thirty miles north from Stoneman's lake, by Messrs. Anderson, c. F. Elliott and Ashurst, old Tehama county farmers and tock raissrs. The new settlement has been ,amed Oak Grove. In the matter of ths May Bean Mining Company vs. the Peck Mining Company, which came up this morning before his 1 Honor Ju1ge Silent, the case was dismissed t cost of plaintiff, owing to error of sheriff a serving papers. New proceedings have Ip st been instituted and the case will come 1. . hc proper tims for rehearing.
 Hon. Levi Bashford, the senior member f inc firm of L. Bashford & O., of this lace. came in by stage this morning from lau Francisco. Mr. B. found blank space n his house, left by the death of his broth- ( 2. Governor Bashford, the peoples friend nd malicious counselor, which can never be He'd.
 e. A. Behlow has purchased tho Silsbee 'roper.y sdjolning residence of w. ]. { rompkins, for $l,000. The location is a [ one and the price pald was under { ts real value. The Aou slll be occupied " Afr. Behlow and will be an acquisition to t ur part of the town. The Republicans of Yayapai will be ompelled in retaliation for the slurs cast rainst them by the rebel editor of the En- ! erprise to bring out a Republican Indepen- $ eat for Congress, not that they have any l hing particular against Mir. Campbell other ' han the bed odor thrown upon him by the tevens- Woolscy Campbell organ. Remem- CT our words arc to the point and contain Ae truc inward feeling of the Republicans. tick to him friend 0. and he will land your cat
 ANxrxTY.-The black heart of the Enter Ii rise Is praying for just one word from the FrxrR in praise or behalf of Mr. Campbell, moving that it would be worth more to lat gentleman. than all the .fsigssd lauda- t oas of the Enterprise for the next six ' lonths. Don't be in hurry, old man, we Isy draw some of your traitorous docu- lents oa you. a