The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-03-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEDNESDAY,.

The Blackboard left for Peck this morn.
 ing carrying out two passengers. a large loi
 of express matter and the mail.
 Tim Hawkins is about to bond lis mine
 for ten thousand dollars. The last 'sresay'
 settled the question as to its real value.
 Asher & Co. shipped 300 beef hides and
 1000 Sheep pelts ts San Francisco this
 morning.
 C. B. Genung did not sell the engine,
 boiler, etc, formerly, the property ot Pinai
 Gold and Silver Mining Company. e Miss. Angie Mitchell starts Tn with 25
 pupils g. her school in Miller Valley.
 The Peck mill is pounding away on good
 ore, averaging l2 hours per day.
 C. B. Rash Esq, h.,s sfartel law office
 h Kelly < Stephens building on Aonsezuma
 street.
 Work oa ihe Silver Prince mine in Peck
 District, is being prosecuted, and the ore coming out is said to be of high grade.
 Haupt & Haughn's train made the recent tip from Ehren5erg 10 Prescott in thirteen days, almost fast freight time.
 A NICE RIG.-That little bay trotter and the beautiful buggy attached, occasionally, is what might be called a nice rig.
 The Tiptop mill is said to be complete in every particular, and the owners are more than pleased with the contractors who pnt the machinery up.
 J. Goldwater x Bro., received large ad- ditioa to their extensive assortment of mer- chandise, to-day. No store in Arizona sur passes that of Goldwater & Bro, .in fine goods.
 J. H. Lees ox-train from Phoenix, loaded with barley and four, unloaded to-day. The barley was sold to gasbford S Co.,, and the four to l.. A. Stevens.
 Farmers of Peoples Valley inform us that the ground in their sectionis in excellent condition for cultivation, and should spring and summer rains follow, large crops will be tic sequence.
 Wm Simmons new brick residence in the southern corner of Prescott is about ready to move into. It is an ornament to that portion of Prescott where situated.
 The Board of Supervisors for Maricopa county will meet and audit accounts on the 4th of March. All large bodies assemble on that day.
 Mir. Bronx, who has been employed as night-watchman for some time past has concluded to resign on the first of the com ing month and emigrate to Gillett.
 RANCH SoID.--J. E. Anderson, Esq, Asst | Secy. of the Territory, has purchased the II | H. Bixby ranch, on Upper Verde, from P. NJ. Bruner, and thinks of engaging in the cattle business to some extent.
 Paul J. Robert, although needed here to answer certain charges concerning some horses, mule and other small matters, continues to remain in Sonora, Mexico, and | is said to be teaching school
 Colonel Barney told us he had never seen SO many freight teams on the Toad as du- ring this trip up. Freight has piled up at Yuma during the last month, for want of transportation, but now teams are plenty and the means are equal to the demand fCitizen.
 Wood Thieves are more plentiful during the last few days than at any period this winter, as evidenced from the appearance of woodpiles at the MINER office and those of our neighbors.
 The person who borrowed Col. Hodges book on Arizona. from the MINER office, IruM confer a favor by returning the same. Our step-ladder was also borrowed and not . returned. Please deliver over these arti- i cles. I
 Mir. c. E. Hitchcock has recently visited the mines in Hambug District, and informs { us that as prospecting goes on, all the mines i show larger veins and ore of a higher grade ! than on the surface. [
 Mr. Roueller,. of the firm of Gonzales t ! Co. Little Colorado. has fixed up matters of ( business satisfactorily with the Quartermas- { ter, which b; -;ness brought him here, and is ready to .zetarn to his home again, at St. Johns, on tho Little Colorado.
 Geo. s. Porter < Co.,, received this morn !, ing per Haupt S Hanghn's train a large 1, assortment of goods in his line, consisting of i feathers. hair. chairs, picture frames, etc.. ; in fact, all kinds of material used in the furniture and upholstery business. ' LouisilIon, one of Prcscott's oldest mer- q chants, received large addition of groceries, to day. direct from San Francisco. which c will be sold equally cheap with any other : house in Prescott. His merchandise IS all | of tbe best brands and will bear inspection. I, A RouNpABouT-We have received let l; Iers from Gillett asking us to send papers c letters, etc. by the way of Phoenix, as they i, get their mail from Prescott much quicker snd far more reliable than by the Buck board that runs direct from Prescott.
 A personal friend of Will D. Southwoffh :, has recently received letter from him, da- led Mobile, Ala, stating that he was in the .nplcy of certain transportation company, at salary of S250 per month. and that his health, which was bad indeed here in Ari- zona, was perfectly restored. h Hon. W. ]. O'Neil, good Legislator, far mer Justice of the Peace, etc, cano up n from his ranch, in Kirkland Valley, yesteF- s lay. Mr. O'Neillises adjacent to Mr. Gar ~ tides Valley lake, upon which floats in graceful majesty. proud little boat men, o toned in Hinion's Handbook to Arizona N Judge Walsh, the acknowledged chief of mining experts in this section of Arizona, is x ticking close to Humbug District, where he s interested in several valuable mines. The ' Judge has recently iti"3 up an assay office. '' md has made large number of assays, all If which average large, and go to strengthen D !. his former convictions. that Humbug Dis q rict, as whole. surpasses any other ou the Pacific Coast A C. E. Hitchcock and his accomplished al laughter Kitty, the favorite. oaEie np " rom Big Bug yesterday. Miss Kitty had an uEru!y tooth, which occasionally gave oi her trouble, and she very wisely concluded oi to come to town and let pr. Day try sira- pie and sure remedy for the cure of the gl same. Said remedy consisting of a pair of ai 'arre1S and Q lsssfa r,uScnlsr sfTa,trtf,