The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-02-01

Eli Punteney is putting up telepl,on from Whipple Depot to the offices at Head quarters. The tins for the diaphran1s lool like church bells.
 Robert Garside, of, Kirkland. is in town He is ggtting ready to take the chance. again on another dry year.
 The last number of the New Mexican which. by the way, is one of the best pa pers printrd in the Territories, came to u trim full of chronological events that have taken place in that ancient land, some o which date back to the year 1880.
 The Albuquerque Review, printed at oul old home. where we were not called an OK thief sheep-thief, etc, comes to us yerJ irregular. What is the matter brother Nc. Ginnis
 Franklin McCusker's departure to Cali fornla, some say 10 get married. has been overlooked until now, but we wish him sue. cess. all the same, and speedy return.
 We shall be glad to chronicle on the in- coming stage, Mir. and Mrs. McC.
 We are unlike the aold man at the vheei'' in regard to getting up truthful local items We don't have to call sJncle Tom,' and all clerks in and around the various county of- fees for news items and get them to write uP and put them in shape for our paper, and that too under a promise of remuneration never intended to be carried out
 Judge Samuel c. Parks, recently con- frIg.ed Associate Justice of New Mexico, is not only one of the ablest, but one of the most conscientiously honest men that ever received an executive appointment. He was formerly Chief Justice of Idaho, and halls from Lincoln, Ills.
 The Peck mill will start on Monday morn ing, that matter having been definitely de- cidcd upon, and there is hardly chance for doubt that she will roll out bullion faster than it has ever been produced in this or any other country with the same amount of machinery.
 The U. s. now runs and operates 1900 miles of telegraph wire in Texas, and 1 400 in Arizona and New Mexico. The Army and Navy Journal gives detailed state ment of the labors of Lieut.. Phillip Reade in building new and repairing old lines un- der the direction of General Meyer which is very creditable to the industry of that officer
 The following are few of the Arizona mines that are being worked successfully, and the stock held at high figure:
 Almoner G. & s. Mining Co; Athens Mining Co; Aztec Gold and Silver Mining Co; Inca Gold and Silver Mining Co: :: Iturbide G. & s. Mining Co; McCrackin; :; Silver King; Blackberry Mill & Mining Co; Peck Mining Co; Tiptop Silver Co.
 The Silver King mine owners, it appears, a year ago, sold the "pickings '' of their third-class ores, on their dump, to parties who have been since culling and shipping the same, without concentration. To illus trate the nchhess of the ores of this mine, these parties have just shipped of these pickings, 30,065 pounds en route for San Francisco, which assay at the rate of $500 10 the ton.[-Mining Record.
 The fastest recorded time lone miIe) was made by Goldsmith Maid, in harness, with running horse at wheel, at Mystic Park, Boston, September 2, 1s74-2:f The fastest three consecutive heats were made by Lula, at Rochester, N. r., August IA, 1S75--the Ed, 3d and 4th heats. Gold smith Maid took 1st in 15)-2:161k, 215K, s:17.
 A rush of work, yesterday, prevented our calling attention to the New Advertisements of w. NJ. Buffum and J. l.. Fisher S Co.
 These firms are alive to the spirit of the times, and determined to keep up, or down, with the prices. The man who advertises largest, is the man of most liberal ideas, and the safest man to trade with. This is rule that never fails.
 John Bayard, Esq. is again in town, hay ing come up from Tiptop, where he is en- gagged in developing some rich mines. He informs us that the new town of Gillett, is booming. The survey is completed, and the sale of lots already commenced. Busi- ness men are on the lookout for choice cor 1 ner locations for business houses.
 PERU AND THE CHINAMEN.-While Cali | fornians are trying to get rid of John Chi naman, the Peruvians are making unusual | efforts to induce him to come and work on | their sugar plantations. The government 1 of Peru has granted subsidy of $l20, 900 | to company which proposes to establish l lIne of steamers between Callao and Hong I Kong, and an agent has arrived in San | Francisco to engage Chinamen to embark for Peru, where they are promised the | ' freedom of tEe country !" and " soft y dollar (about 80 cents) a day for work on | the sugar plantations.