The Phoenix herald., 1879-07-30
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

There will be no feast" at Tucson, this year.
 Silver mining district of Yuma county, promises we'll.
 Rev D. B. Wright of Prescott, has deposit of soap near Prescott.
 MT. T. McCrary a son of the Sec retary of War is in the Territory.
 The Goodwin Mining Company below Prescott has levied an assess ment.
 The Tucson Custom House officials have captured about 600 gallons of mescal.
 The Western Mining Company of Tombstone, has levied an assess ment of S1 per share.
 Messsrs, Richards and Head are the owners of an extensive copper deposit 2S miles northeast from Prescott.
 The Board of Equalization of Yuma county, have reduced the as- sesment of the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company, from $6,0o0 to $20O0 per mile.
 The case of Paul Weber and his bondsmen, Ed. W. Wells, Fred. Will Hams, A O. Moves, for alleged mal- feasance in office while acting as District Attorney, is on trial, in Pres colt.
 The last Silcer Belt contains these mining items: A large force of men are at work on the Silver Nugget mine in Richmond Basin. McMor- ris mine continues to take out its usu- al rich ore.
 From and after August 1st, 1879, the mail from Prescott to Mineral Park, Pioche, etc., will run seven times a week, instead of three times, as at present Hugh White will be here on the first, to start the line and set it going.
 John Perry, Jr., San Francisco. was the successful bidder for Terri torial wagon road bonds. Price offered and accepted was ST and one half cents. This fund is appropri- ated for the building of a wagon road from Florence to Globe
 Mir. C.C. Bean informs the Arizon- an that he will be able to save pret- ty lair gold mill from the wreck of of the Aztlan The boiler is uninjur- ed. A little expenditure will make the engine all right again. About one ton of quicksilver, and the assay outfit are saved. The battery is not much injured.
 There are outstanding against the general Fund of this Territory for 1878 and 1879, one hundred and forty three warrants, amounting to $57, ,769,- 45 and on the bonded indebtedness there are warrants out to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, make a total indebtedness against the Territory, which is on the increase, of $157, 769,45.
 Citizen: Travel in the Territory has been quite brisk during the last week; on Wednesday twelve passen- gers breakfasted at the Colorado; Thursday seven, and Friday eight, and about an equal number at the Palace; this increase of travel during the hot weather speaks we'll for the interest of Arizona, but it is only foretaste of what may be expected in the fall.
 The road across the Mogollan mountains is in very bad condition
 The following mining items are from the Arizonan: Reduction works are needed on Turkey Creek. The Mills of the Tiger and Tiptop arc running regularly One half of the Crook mill and mine has been sold by Mir Buffum and work will be pushed on a larger scale than heretofore. The working shaft of the Tiger is down 300 feet. The mines of Mohave county are coming to the front.
 Sentinel: The stemaer Gila when last heard from was at Hardyville: she had made the Virgin River trip and brought down fifty tons of salt without scratch on the boat. A friend writes us that some of the grandest scenery on the Continent is to be found in and around these can- yons and that he knows of no other place where a steamer looks more out of place unless it be down the shaft of mine. Tie new mill at Fl Dorado CanQpa by 1