The Phoenix herald., 1879-03-12

tOHn ana all lne people VIII DlOW d
 way,-in which case there will be room
 for the new corners. Already many stock men are sending thcir animals
 10 Apache County to save becoming
 bankrupts under the present rate of
 taxation
 A fine large stallion belonging to
 Secretary Gosper has arrived in Pres
 colt from Lincoln, Nebraska The
 animal is 1G 1-2 hands high, weighs
 over 1 200 pounds and is valued at
 $3,000, The horse, in charge of its
 keeper left Lincoln on November 12,
 and travelled the whole distance over
 1900 miles, under the saddle, and ar
 rived here, at the time stated, in ex-
 oellant condition. A stop of nearly q
 month was made at Albuquerque.
 Citizs,s.- Mir, Joseph Flouroy, Super
 intendent of the Hannibal Mining
 Company is in town having just re-
 turned from trip to Sonora where
 he has been to look after certain min
 ing property in which he hopes to in terest himselfand friends, MT, Flour
 noy tells us that work is still progress
 ing on the Hannibal mine with fair
 results. The McMillen Company are
 taking out large quantities of good
 ore. Their mill is on the ground and
 will be put up at once. Prospects at
 McMillenville are first-rate
 Enterprise: Mir. F W Blake, agent
 for Wells, Fargo. & Co.,, informs us
 that he has received news from Hack berry. Mohave county, that the Hack
 berry mill is running successfully on
 tailings and producing from $500 to
 S1,000 in silver bullion per day. As
 fast as the bullion is produced it is used in paying back wages due the
 miners and mill men and redeeming
 the overdue cheeks of the Company.
 With the resumption of work at the
 Blackberry, we look for a revival of work all through the northern part of Mohave county, and a coseqnent 1 infusion of new life into all branches of business.
 A Creedmoor rifle range is being constructed at the Presidio, by Major General Mcdowell Three medals have been made and will be awarded on the regular reports of the post commanders. One will be given for the best shot in the Department of Arizona; one to the best shot in the Department of California, and one to the best shot in the Department of the Columbia. the winners ot these med als will then compete at the Presidio range for the medal of the Divison of the Pacific, and the successful shot will become the adjutant of u team to be sent to Creedmoor to compete in the International Military Match.
 Htasr: An official who holds office under appointment from the President, and good office at that, refused few days since to pay six cents due on two letters which were sent him from the southern portion of the Territory and probably of con Importance; therefore these letters, upon which were due the in- sum of six cents, just one fourth the price of a cigar or drink of beer, had to be sent to the dead letter office at Washington. Who knows but what these missives contained the startling and very important intelil- gence that some of the internal Reve- tue laws had been infrnged upons
 Senttneg: The road from San Fe- ipe de Jesus, on the Gulf of Cali ornia, to Real del Castillo, on the Pacific, has been opened, the dis ance being 130 miles. With peace, he vast mines of gold, silver, copper, ulphur, salt. boraX, etc. and the fine imber lands could now be developed. Is a sort of subsidy Mr. Andrade, for making this road, has received from he Mexican government 140,00Q cres of land which is now being by Ismael Sanchez, govern tent engineer. White and sugar inc ard cedar are abundant on the an Pedro Martyr mountains, to hich this road gives an outlet oaches for passengers and mails il, be put on the route soon,
 eo,tj0el- Old Tomas, an old ocopah Indian well known on the 'wer Cclo rado, was found at Texas ill the other day, having come up om Clam-tlats, 15 miles below the oulh of the river. in two days. Ac- ,rding to his statement the distance m not be much over 70 miles; and )ssibly nearer than that down to dair Bay. The Mexican Coast the Calf of California trend to the from the mouth ofthe Color lo, so that his statement may be cor ct. The course pointed out, and tho lls he designated as being on the lil, were very little west of south. C says there are two good watering aces on this trail; one about 25 lies from Texas Hill It was over is trail that Cocophas ran, in 1857, warn the Pimas and Maricopas of e intended raid on them by the Yu-