The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SATURDAY

well just now.
 The court house is about completed Tn
 carpenters and painters are putting the fir
 ishfng touch on.
 Over thirty thousand feetof lumber pass
 ed our office to-day from the various saw
 mills vest of town.
 SILvEn.-The Gilleft stage arrived yes
 ferday with one passenger, and six bars o
 bullion worth <e. .z63.97.
 Thomas Sanders informs us that the rail of yesterday did not reach out on the plaiI in the direction Of Coyote Ranch.
 D.J. Cook, tho popular dairyman, has lot of new corn-meal, which he offers fo sale in quantities to suit purchasers.
 DErARTuREs.-The California stage tool out this morning as passengers, Mrs. A. J Rnbert, J. ". Farrand and Jehn Clark.
 Fred L. Austin has resigned the post leadership at Camp Lowell, and his old clerk, Mr. Hay, has been appointed in hi' place.
 The Japanese restaurant, next door tc John Rabies Brewery is being fixed up ir good shape, land board at SC per week will bc in order soon.
 Governor Hoyt has not decided whether he will "pack his frunk'' or not He thinks Arizona free country, and in all proba. Utilities will remain here.
 Good reports continue to come from the placcrs near the Colorado River, above Au- bry. Twenty cents to the pan of earth is reported as the yield.
 B. J. Wade, from Chino Valley, arrived in the city this forenoon from his home, and informs us that the rain of yesterday did not reach the Valley.
 watermelons are now brought in by the wagon load, and ought to come down in price. One dollar for melon draws heavy on the pocket of a purchaser.
 W. R. Milligan commenced suit in the District Court this morning against B. F. Rudd and Thomas A. Irvine, to recover damages in the sum of sG,025.
 The new mail wagons are beginning to arrive in the Territory, and those we have seen are really the best stage vehicles ever put on the roads in this Territory.
 George Young, who has the best mule toam in Arizona, left Ehrenberg on the first of this month, loaded with fast freight for W. M Bufum. He is expected in town this evening
 The lightning yesterday, played smash with several pine trees in the vicinity of Photographer Mitchell's residence. Kind ling wood will be handy at the Mitchell mansion this winter.
 A. M. James & Co. received, yesterday. direct from Salt River load of delicious
  from the ranch of Mr. Gray, and the grapes from that of Mir. George Roberts.
 Mir. K. Conklin, correspondent of Frank Leslies publications, agent for New York Mining Record and the Chicago Times, has sent us his card. His address is 302 Mont gomery Street, Room IA, San Francisco.
 The people Of Pinal County, We learn. x1eh Hon. F. L. B. Goodwin to represent tIlkm in the next Legirlature. They can't find man who can do any better, so send him along and we will treat him sSell.
 Mr. Moreland, Dud) came in from the Tiger last evening and is much pleased with the mining prospects around the Bradshaw. Mir. M, is the discoverer of the celebrated Tiger Mine, the best mining property, to- day in Arizona
 Quite a number of Prescott's young peo- pie gathered at the schcol-house, west of MilIer's ranch, last evening. and partici- pated in a pleasant dance. The music was furnished by Williamson Valley, and is highly spoken of.
 Frederick & Hill have moved into their new quarters, where they have first-class store and good tin-shop in the rear. To- day they receivyd large lot of cooking and parlor stoves, which they can afford to sell at a very low price.
 Our readers will bear in mind that Prof. Lowell, one of the best theatrical perform CTS on the Pacific Coast, will, with his we'll 1 trained assistants give an entertainment, at the City He'll, which is the finest in the | Territory, this evening
 Milk cows will soon be happy in the 1 possession of bountiful supply of fresh | green grass that is now making it's ap- | pearanoe. Milk manufactured from weeds, | which has the appearance of indigo water, will be thing of the past.
 B. Stahl of the Pioneer Furniture Store, continues to keep apace with the times. | His sales-room is full of costly articles suit able TOT adorning the parlor, dining-room, | bedroom or kitchen. He has put his prices down tothe lowest notch, and is determined to do business.
 From the Starr -Tucson-we learn that the bond en the Gird mine, in Tombstone district had fallen through on account of expiration of time. The mine was bonded | in the sum of $90,000 10 San Francisco and it IS possible they have pro cured an extension of time.
 Robert Cornell received from San Fran il cisco, to-day about 5000 pounds of assorted liquors, embracing nearly every variety, md of 6 superior class. Customers are in- ribod to sample his goods and satisfy them. elves of the genuine properties of his iqu6F. c. P Head S Cc, L. Bashford & Co. and Fm. M Buffum received large assortment f gocdS this morning per teams of Atkin- on & Rushar and Geo. Byran. These are ,;oneer firms \of Prescott, know exactly the 7 rants of their Austomers, and keep nothing ] ut first-class gS.ss Several residents of Wesf Prescott were ompelled to pay as high as one dollar ! ach to get passed over the raging waters Granite Creek, yesterday, and the day . efore. It seems but just to rhe taxpayers z 'ho llvc along Mccormick street that they ' ko1ld Dc supplied, by the ssCity Dads, ' !, Iilh c good foot bridge. . Mr Mn<on of fhe c;fv Root and Shoa sl