The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-06-07


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 Dsparsares:-Mr. Lewis, NJ. Pomroy, N Parson, E. P. Nichols, E. Van Buren.
 
 CALHOUN INpIcTED.--The Grand Jury found an indictment against Mir. Calhoun charged with the killing of Ed Rundlc, al GilIett in March last.
 I The case of T. J. Butler, assignee of the Miller bankrupt estate vs. Ed. F. Bowers, was argued to-day and taken under advise ment.
 Judge Silent is disposing of business in the District Court, to the general satisfac- tion of the taxpayers, and law abiding cit ixens of this county.
 James Oneal, of Camp Date Creek, win be asked to represent that portion of our County in the next Legislature. Jim is:a reliable, sensible gentleman.
 Hon. A. E. Davis is looked for in Pres cott at any moment, when he will declare to the people of the Territory that he is and will be candidate for the office of Dele gate to Congress.
 INDICTMENT FoUND.-The Grand Jury, yesterday found hill for stage robbery against Swilling, Kirby and Monroe. The robbery took place near Wickenburg, in Maricopa county, on the 18th of April.
 Ben. Weaver at the Ready Pay store, re- ceived yesterday from Ferguson Valley, a load of corn, about the last of the season, which he offers at the modest sum of $7 per hundred pounds.
 CHA MONSTER MT. Bowen has at his store one of those wonderful animals, which is nothing more than a large species of the lizard family, which resemble the young alligators of Florida.
 Sol. Jackson, Robt. Garside and Christ ian Beckers, are in town from Kirkland Val l ley. They complain of the high winds that have dried up the ground to a great extent, during the last two weeks.
 Col J. NJ. Barney. of Fort Yuma, has been awari led the contracts for Military transporta- tious throughout the Territory, commencing July 1st, 1878, and ending June 30th, 1879. MT. Barney is thorough business man and we predict that he will attend to the freight movements in his usual business way and make nice profit on all his contracts.
 IN TIE FIELD-Certain gentleman who announce themselves early in the campaign for this or that office, look upon the matter as does man who squats on piece of Uncle Sam's land.-that they are first and have the only right,-comlng out for office and squatting on the. public domain, how ever, they will find, to he entirely different and their rights respected according to their respective claims.
 FOR CoNoREss.-As will be seen by re- ferring to our announcement column, Hon. l H. s. Stevens is before the voters of the Ter ritory announcing himselfan an Independent Peoples Candidate for the office ofDelegate. Nr. Stevens has served the people twice and now comes for the third term, whether Mir. s., has claims on the people which will in- sure his reelection, or not, is question to be decided at the polls in November. The final rehearsal of the Philharmonic Society for the concert Friday evening, takes place at the City Hall this evening. The Society is sparing neitheir time nor money | tn make this their first effort success. The selections for the programme are of rather high order--that is for Prescott. The citi- zens should give this entertainment their Ihearty support, and we can assure them that they will hear something in the line of music that the people of Prescott do not often listen to.
 | Jack Dalton was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary at Fort Yuma, this | Bancroft of Lower Agua Fria. NIT. Dalton pIead guilty to the charge but claimed that he had worked for Bancroft and was unable to effect settlement with his employer. and took the horse without the consent of MT. B, as payment for his wages. Dalton is but 10 years of age, and probably did not realize the offense he was committing at the time.
 I CHEEsE-We can see no reason why, with the numerous large dairies surrounding us on every side, that the manufacture of cheese should be entirely neglected by our dairy men, and the supply, which is quite large, procured from abroad. No better grasses are to bc found in any country upon which to subsist milk COWS, nor grass that pro- duces sweeeter or stronger milk for the manufacture of either butter or cheese, and there is no question as tp the manufacture of this very essential article of food being Q l financial success--Let our people drop the idea of making all butter and commence the manufacture of cheese, and they will ind that ready sale will be found and larger profit realized than by adhering to the old rule of making all butter, and thus over stocking the market with this one article and running t,se prize:
 TIE TuscuNBIA MrNE.-E. l.. Gobin IS busy developing and taking out high grade ore f,om the Tuscumbia nina, and has written to c. c. Bean, President of the May : Bean Mining Company, that be can furnish thirty tons of ore, daily, from the Tuscum- bia. that is equal ia richnes to the best org coming frcm the Peck mine. Mr. Bean proposes to take the ore from Gobin. and work i at the Aztlan mill. He has tele- graphed James Nee, now in San Francisco, so sslect aud forward one of Whites roast CTS. which Is to be added to the Aztlsn, which will make it one of the most com | plete quartz mills in the Territory. In | times past. when the Peck people packed , their ore thirty miles, over rou9h trails, and worked it at the Aztlan mill, money was pleutv around Prescott end the AHanees q! r the company in healthy condition: Nov Q however. since tho Company have seen 2, fo involve themselves in . seFIos of uncsiled 2 for and uDpro6table law-suits the gooo \ old times have passed away, and Peel checks arc scarce. It is to Do hoped tna' inc TuscumbiA will take the place of tis ! 1 Peek ard furpi.h oEs sufacient 10 keep tht , l Aztlsn mill sieadily enqloTea and 1s fhs f ussns of 01ce more making < cQncernet . happy and vealtAy:
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