The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-11-29
Local Inte!lige nee.
SATURDAY

A great deal of native hay-gramma-is being brought into town and finds ready sale at remuneratiye price.
 Lester Jackson is up from Kirkland Val ley attending to the delivery of large lot of hay to the Government.
 Judge Archer, who paid the money for the Orc Bonito mine, few days since, has returned home to San Francisco.
 The cutting of timber in the hills near Prescott is to be looked into. The Govern = ment claims the right to collect stumpage.
 Hon. II. $. Stevens left Yuma for Wash ington, to be present at the convening of Congress on the first Monday in December.
 Joseph 5. Drew has been appointed De- putty Sheriff In place of Mir. Sentenny, and placed in charge of certain property held under attachment, belonging to the Miller Bros.
 Kelly & Stephens have received large and extensive assortment of goods in their line, and especially all kinds of fine things for the holidays. Go and see their won derful assortment.
 To, the poor Indians, from the hills, are in town to-day, numerous in numbers and arrayed in their visiting suits-a dirty shirt, yard of calico and a feather. Oh, the noble rcd man.
 The Little Colorado criminal cases drag slowly in the District Court, owing to inc fact that large proportion of the witnesses are Mexicans and their testimony has to be taken through the medium of an interpreter.
 Just one year ago yesterday, the foundation of the new County Courthouse and Jail was completed, From that time until the building was first used by Judge Silent as court of justice, one year elapsed to day.
 The election returLs are siow coming in from Mohave county, owing to the fact that mail communications between thIs and that country is entirely severed in consequence of the failure of mail contractors to come up to their obligations with the Govern mcnt.
 Mrs. Governor Fremont, who takes live ly interest in our public schools, visited the Prescott Academy yesterday, and delivered a very interesting lecture to the scholars of tbe higher classes Mrs Fremont descrip- tions of Europe, etc, are highly interesting, and the pupils of the Academy are always delighted with . visit rom this lady.
 ANOTHER FIsEHooD.-The Enterprise says that we want grand jury emrannellcd to look into certain irregularities of which Sol Earth is accused as being Captain Grande. We have not mentioned Sol. Barth.s name, although we might, should we feel so disposed; and by referring to our old flies, say something mean and low about him in the language of J. II. Marion.
 RouNTREE PROPERTY. Auctioneer Fisher sold to day, in front of the County court house, the interest of J. W. Rountree, at public sale, in the property adjoining the saloon of Jackson X Tompkins, to Sol. Jack son for the sum of $5iJ. Fifty feet in the Gray Eagle mine, also belonging to the late ]. NJ. Rountree, WAS sold to Ed. W. Wells 1 for $l0O.
 We learn from private letter received this morning from a gentleman, resident of San Francisco, that a large number of heavy mining capitalists of that city are | preparing te commence operations in Iava- ! pai county mines by investing their means | in many of our silver lodeS. This Is cheer ing news and will give our prospectols re- newcd courage to keep on in the noble ! cause of developing thcir mines.
 WIFE WHpPER.-Bowman, the wife beater, has been at his old tricks agaln and now languisheth in the county jail. He has been on 6 general drunk and has not l only shamefully ill-trcatcd his wife, but de molished all the household effects ot which | they were possessed, even throwing the | lamp full of coal cIl into the stove. Some thing should be done with this monster whom we have had occasion to mention heretofore in connection with Sife,beatinS |
 A. Allen, one of the best brick makers Tn this or any other Territory, returned home from an extended stay in Phenix where he has been busy showing the Phenixites the way bon ton buildings are made in Prescott. He has during his stay Tn oar neighboring metropolis, put up for Dall & Co, brick building 45xa5 feet and l5 feet high, which is one of the finest buildings In Maricopa county. 0n'his way to Prescott, he passed by the Caye Creek mine and mill, and found the latter working successfullv. At Gillett the mill is running successfully and the yield of bullion is just immense.
 FARxING- Corn gathering has about ended, and farmers in many instances arc busy blowing and preparing their farms for the spring planting. The crops of the past season, although not so good aS could have been wished for. were. nevertheless, fair, and the dry ranchers encouraged to plant shis coming season to an extent that will .surpass any former year. In ordinary sea sons the lands of Yavapai are very produc- tive, much more So than any of our adlein- ing counties, and from tae fact that irriga- fion does not have to be Tesorted to, cereals |, can be raised much cheaper thst at these 1 places where artificial means have to be re- sorted to for the purpose of causing the seeds to spring forth and the vines to ma | ture.
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