The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-04-26
WEDNESDAY,.

secured supply or salt.
 Wiley, at his Clipper mill, is turning ou
 large quantities of good lumber.
 Passengers per PC. < L.'s stage thi
 morning were H. Asher and L. Levy.
 Judge anl MrsJ. W. Kelsey departed for Kirkland Valley this morning.
 News reaches us that the cold snap of tn last few days has entirely demolished tn, fruit crop Tn Walnut Grove.
 Mir. Smith of Lynx Creek was in town to day and informs us that placer owners il his section are taking out plenty of gold
 B. A. Hussey left this morning for CamI Wood, for the purpose of bringing in severa fat bceves for the Prescott meat market O Milligan & Go.
 Several teams belonging to J. M. Bryan left Ehrenberg on the 18th inst, for Prescott with full loads of merchandise for the var ious business houses.
 ]. NJ. Myers, contractor for furnishing wood af the Tiger mine, came in from tha place last evening and represents plenty o snow and water all along the route.
 Governor Hoyt has offered reward oi $500 for the apprehension of the parties who robbed the mails and treasure-box, neal Wickenburg, on Friday evening last.
 MT. Hull, an extensive stock raiser of this country, informs us thatin the Bill Williams Mountain, where he keeps numerous bands of animals, grass is growing nicely.
 The Peck mill has ben compelled to hang up its stamps for few days, in consequence of the storm, which prevented the wood teams from furnishing the regular supply of wood
 G. W. Bowling, good harness manufac- turer, has fitted up cozy little shop adjoin- ing the store of MT. Chas. Van Epps, West Prescott and is prepared to repair harness or make new ones.
 Mir. J. W. Clay of the 70. K.n Feed Sta bles, ]. Hartin, of the Blacksmith department in West Prescott and the Foundry men. Brown Bros., are all doing thriving busi- ness at their respective places.
 The first meeting of subscribers to the capital stock of the Prescott Dramatic So- ciety, for the purpose of electing directors, -ill take place this evening at the office of Fitch & Churchill at 2 p. m.
 George H. Webber, the new Superintsnd- ent at the Tiptop mill, has an advertisement in this issue of the MINER, inviting propo- sals for salt. IL is an interesting item for salt men to peruse.
 MT. Geo. ". Curtis has had an assay made of a lot of average ore from his new find, near Prescott, which shows the ore to be worth $6,6S2.55 per ton. We will have more to say about this rich find at the proper time.
 n.l. Nf fha GilIett $ Phenix Stage Company, mounted the box this morning and conducted the outgoing coach. MT. Patterson is now out of the stage line, having disposed of his in teresf to Mir. Palmer.
 James Patterson has now the largest train of ox-teams in Northern Arizona, having added nine new teams to his old train making about twenty, all told. He will be prepared to haul large or small quantities of freight, as the times may require.
 Bowen Brothers, of San Francisco. adver- tise their superior brand of Yeast Powder through the Arizona press, and deserve the patronage that good, liberal men receive for No. article, such as they sell.
 s. c. Rogers, of the Charmingdale Ranch, is preparing to plant extensively, as are his neighbors living along Walnut Creek. It is now thought that more land will be tiled this season, in Ywapai County, than for many years past.
 Cancels are noted for the, heavy burdens they are capable of carrying. however 1t strikes us very forcibly that it would break the back of any camel in America to pack n certain newspaper that claims to owii camel.
 NIT. Chas. Van Epps, who started store Dr a limited scale few months since, oppo- site Jno. Hartin's blacKsmith shop, West Prescott. has added to his stock until he now has mammoth establishment, which goes to prove that with him times hare been 
 John P. Osborn. ST, one of Yavapais oldest and most industrious citizens, ar rived from Phcnix. Salt River, yesterday, with a load of flour, which he readily dis posed of in this market. Mir. Osborn has a fine farm on Ash Creek, and intends plant ing the same to corn and vegetables this season.
 !. A. Lawrence, who owns the Empire mine. near Ash Creek, hss sunk two shafts Dp the lead and has the satisfaction cfknow- ing, by correct assays that the ore from shaff No. 1, is worth $97s per ton, while that from shaft No. is of much superior grade and runs as high as $i,S22 per toa. The daily yield of ore being taken from this mine now aggregates three tons.
 The gentlemen who bonded the Cram mine |, few months since. are satisfied with fheir and propose to pay money for the property and immediately put mill up. to tho mine, for the purpose of working it's rich ores.
 Mr. ". K. Smith, son-in-law to Governor accompanied by bis family, ar lived from Yuma yesterday afternoon, per. private conveyance Mr. $. and family, on their arrival, found tke Governor quite an we'll. but convalescing. Ar- Smith will re- main but a few days with us, but will leave ss5rs. &. uho uill remain during the hot <, ,rv,fhe If Euuus ar M sff