The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-16

Owing to n accident whereby the Peek stage was somewhat impaired the same will not leave until tomorrow morning.
 Mrs. Spence of the Palace Station. on t,, road to Bradshaw, is in town. Mrs. S. has been in poor health during the summer and her business at this time is to procure med. ical treatment. She has procured the ser. vices of 6 good house keeper in a young lady Miss Mary Johnson.
 W. J- Tompkins has purchased the tobac. co and cigar business from E. R. Behlow and will hereafter run the business in his own name Mir. Tompkins is well knewn to our citizens as thorough business man and his experience in the line he has jus. embarked in will enable him the more fully to keep his establishment at the head of the list of tobacco houses in Northern Arizona. Read his advertisement.
 Mir. N. R. Stanton, who always remem- bers the printer, and who in return will be remembered by the Great Benefactor, has placed us under obligations for sample water melon and few large tomatoes raised on his place at Walnut Grove. Our devil is looking around for 6srro, ana intends to find the melon patch from which the giant came, placed on our table by Mr. S.. before he lets up.
 The Tucson Star states that improve. ments continue at a rapid rate: that is mud is being riled up in Tucson, ready for another wash next summer, while other small" towns-Prescott. little Pres .ott, in- cluded-are ''peetering out.r It is too bad, really it is, that Prescott and other towns are retrograding. Please, Mir. Star, cast your eye over the Assessment roll of poor, little "peetered" Prescott, and then at the roll of great, big, prosperous @ Tucson.
 HAIL AND RAIN.-The Peck stage arrived yesterday evening, and the passengers report wild and most furious hail and rain storm in the mountains along the route from Turkey Creek to the Hassaayampa, a distance of six miles, The hail laid on the ground to the depth of four inches, some of the hail being as large as good sized walnut, tearing the canvas from the stage and compelling the driver to seek shelter in an old cabin. The new road was badly damaged and will need repairs before travel can be resumed on the same. The stage brought in two bars of bullion valued at $4.040-23.
 A recent assay of fine ore from the Stone wall mine, Arizona, gave the following re- suits: First class, per ton, $14, 400; second class $S4l 68; third class, Sl00. Five tons, second class worked in Tidwell's mill, pro- duced 241 pounds of silver. 97l fine. The best ore is shipped to San Francisco for re- duction. The vein is only opened fourteen feet. Further developments will, it is be- lieved, show it to be 75 feet wide at the depth (i25 feet where they are now work ing, and there is no reason to believe that the ore throughout will not prove similar to that already miued.-[L. A. Star.
 ToNs OF SILvER.-The President of the May Bean Mining Company received a letterfrom Mir. Opdyke, foreman of the mine, stating that the miners had struck rich chlo- ride ore, and the general belief of the miners and experts was that large body of ore would soon be uncovered. The May Bean mine is an extension of the celebrated Peck, which is yielding at the rate of $s,00o per day, and should it be equally rich with the Peck, then the owners can calculate upon their riches as being tons upon tons of the precious metal. A few days more will be sufficient, in which, to establish the real worth of this property.