The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-02-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
 SATURDAY.

The new Brigade--PlGgs.
 Mrs. Frank GanahI, of Los Angeles, ha.
 presented her husband .xitha ysiuabiu.pres
 ent, in the shape efa pair of twin girh.
 James Cough was the lucky man xt fht
 Ladies Fair last night, his number drawing
 the beautiful wax doll.
 The Eighth Infantry Band, as usual. dis.
 coursed some excellent airs at the City Hall
 last evening.
 Blair, from Burnt Ranch, J. W. Simmons
 from his Pine Grove ranch, J. " Shiveis
 from Chino, we noticed in town this morn
 ing. W AI EH
 D. R. Poland declared the Ladies Fair the
 abiggest thcaterr that he had attended for
 many years.
 The turH-out at the Ladies' Fair this
 evening will te more general, it is believed
 than On either of the proceeding evenings
 since the ball has been in motisn.
 James Nice, who is a good snfll mas ard
 supcrintended the erection of tae Peek mill
 at Alexandra, was the only passenger on
 the outgoing California stage this morning
 Wm- Giison took mp the line of march
 this afternoon for his nome at Date Creek,
 after sojourn in Prescott of three days
 The party given at the residence of Yr.
 Whitehair, in Skull Valley, we learH was
 largely attended, and general good time
 was had by the participants. 4Nnff l Messrs. French and BronI1, the efficient night force of Prescott, whose duty it is to watch for fire, make arrests of disorderly persons, etc- give good satisfaction.
 A. o. Moves, ". J. Toripkins and ". Joyner. very kindly contributed 70 the La dies Fair entertainment, last evening. by singing that old and beautifut cong The Buckaneer's Bride,s which received the pIaudits of those present.
 S. C.. Rogers, good farmer, who is trv- ing to keep pace with the times, has sent 10 California for nesS- -impinved paftern of plow, much superior to the old-fashioned article So common and which has gone out of use in the States almost entirely.
 A General Court Martial is appointed to meet at Camp Verde, A. T., at ten o'clock, A. n., on Monday the 25th inst, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of such persons as may be properly brought before
 Mr. McDemitt, a good engineer and mill man, came in from the Tiptop, last evening He informs that the new mill is ready to start, and will commence its usefulness on Monday next, Nc declares the ores in Tip top. as richer ithan anything ever seen by him in the many mining camps of the Pa cific Coast. and he has seen them all
 E. Hitchcock of Big Bug, informs us that the country in his section is much dryer than on any sounFyear since he has resided there. and suggests that some one start distillery out there for the purpose of furnishing. a beverage which can be sub stituted for water in case m entire failure of that article should take place. II
 William wllkcfsSn@ drew the valuable prize at the Ladies' Union Fair last eye- ming: not the beautiful baby, but the ele. l gant silver cake-basket Fortune favors 1 the brave, and Wilk certainly ought not to | despair A nice article, indeed, to set up | housekeeping with. Try again and draw | another prize of different material.
 Mr. Mckay is in town from Humbug | District. He informs us that he has made l an examination of the Kit Carson Mine at Agua Fria, and finds it a very promising | prospect for a valuable mine. He is much | pleased with the quantity and quality of the | ore Col. Wood has on the dumps. and sees no reason why the mine with proper man. agement shall not pay handsomely.
 WAR.--J. G. Campbell sends his war whoop forth through the columns of the MINER. He has concluded that he can af- ford to do something for his friends and country after having been the recipient of so many favors from them for series of years numbering thirteen. We will bet every dollar that Campbell means what he says aad if there arc any who doubt his word f try him on. His word Is War and you can't bluff him.
 AIr. Newman, late of Oregon, who has located and put his cattle on good stock range about six miles west of Prescott, has placed us under obligations for a quarter veaison, which he slayed day or two since while rounding up his stock. MT. Newmanf E has fine band of Oregon cows. and the E coming summer Prescott will have another extensive milk and butter yender added to her already large list. It is paying busi- ness, and the large increase in our popula- tion justifies an increase in milk, butter and cheese merchants. Tug BEx BELcHER MrSE.-H. M. McKin- ney has had piece of selected chloride ore rom his new discoveries in Humbug Dis |, tricf, which he calls the Ben Belcher, asssyed n by Blake & Co, which shows $l,e41.6s. in i 'ilyer. An average assay from the same ( nine, taking the ore clear across the vcin 'ay six feet, gave an assay of $50.e7 in sil- { Ter and $5o.2s in gold, making an aggregate ! If $l00.5o to the ton. Is This is surely q good showing and should Iy irvelopmentmaintainit it 1t will prove it to be s . very valuable property. a ]. ". Whitlatch, the mining man. has n .one out to look at the mines of the Peck. D iger and Humbug districts. His opinion q f mines is valuable, and those who have 4 ocafions along his route should afford him i n the facilities in their posrer to examine Ip heir properties, as. if the time should ever Il ome when they desire to bring them into W opular notice, they will find that it will be andy to have man who knows bis business o 9 refer to. Id A. s. Cloueh is in town to-day with the ss ,ofh-ache, as cross as a bear, He came d see the dentist znd found he had gone, ol onsequenfiy he kas to suffer on until Il nother comes He is fixing up his new h inch fthe Joe Curtis placel, fencing, ditch n l1. etc, at Point of Rocks, which keeps eI i'm in the wind, with an occasional nvol- te mary foot-bath, all of which is not good it ledicine for toolh-ache. He slready has a ts ne orchard on the place, as most of our " avapai readers know. and has bought f~ A