The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-05-02
THURSDAY.

Tiptop is quoted in San Francisco at 80 cents.
 The Tiptop Mine is running 120 men and the number is 10 be increased to 40.
 Mess. c. P. Head & Co have just receiv- ed from Cal several beautiful bed room sets. Every old bachelor should invest.
 J. D. Cook, of the Point of Rocks dairy. is punctual Tn the delivery of GOV juice to his customers. There is money in it.
 Gilmer, Salisbury & O. mail stages will arrive in Prescott in future at 30 Q. m, and depart at p. m.
 This evening party for the School Chil- dren comes of at the City Hall.
 Stock in the Denver and Rio Grande and R. R., IS on the Jumped from 13 to 16 cents per share.
 It is confidently believed that the mines of Bradshaw will yield between now and the first of the coming new year, 1880, one million dollars in bullion.
 We were 10th to see our old friend and townsman of 1866, Louisiilon, take his de- parture for the Tiger. to-day. He goes there to start into business.
 A grca: many people are enroute to Arizona from tn; East and are coming via New Mexico. Some families In the num- Der.
 April showers have been as scarce as hens teeth, consequently May flowers gre as hard to find as twenty dollar gold pieces on the pnblic plaza.
 Mir. B. II. Smith returned yesterday from a trip to Ash Creek, nptop, etc, and informs us that everywhere he went, he found the country full of prospect0rs, tanners, stock men, etc, and all in good spirits.
 A. s. Neff loaded at the brick store of Theo Louisillon to-day, two four horse wag ons with liquors for the Tiger mine. It looks as though another Saloon was about to be started in that thriving mining dis trict
 Hon. W. s. Head and AL Seiber came up to-day, from the Valley of the Verde, which used to be the capital of the Montezumas. MT. Seiber has just returned from Camp Mcdowell.
 For Sale for this week only, Singer Sewing Machine with all the attachments, lvery fine,) also one Wheeler S Wilson Machine adapted for family use, at Fred Williams, Prescott.
 II. MERGER.
 N. Ellis, it is reported, will start up wholesale hquOr store in the building now being vacated by E. Gang. MT. Ellis is one of our largest property owners and has implicit confidence in Prescott and every thing appertaining to Northern Arizona.
 Mess. Gilmer and Stewart, the stage men, arrived this afternoon from Maricopa Wells. The stock and coaches have been transfer ed from the Ehrennurg route to Maricopa Wells and will hereafter run from that place and take in Phenix en route to Pres cott.
 In the case of Lucas vs Moves, the plain Inf who prosecuted his own case, was nen- suited and Lad to pay the costs, about SIP. Mir. L. intends to make an other attempt and will bring suIt in a different shape. Live and learn IS a true adage.
 John A. Rusher unloaded train yes terlay ana this morning reloaded the same for E. Gang with merchandise that he takes to Phenix, where he is about to start lon ton saloon.
 An extension of the Gro BOnito gold mine, north, has been producing some won- derfully rich ore. From two sacks which Af- C.. was taken out. We understand that ton of similar ore is now stored with N. c. Shekcls & Co. at the Tiger.
 At least four deep wells should be made on our public plaza, and four windmills erected with huge tanks to each, which might be the means of saviug our town should fire break out in the wooden build ings on Montezuma Street. We can't af- ford fire just yet.
 Our mail for and from California has chang ed its time of arrival and deparaure. It will hereafter come in during the morning and depart at five o'clock in the evening. This change will be a great convenience to busI- ness men, inaSmuch as It will give them time to look over correspondence and an sWer the same day.
 A. D. Daunes, Superintendent of the Orc Bonito mine, is in enroute to California, and informs us that he started up rastras before leaving the mine which are to be kept run ming continuously during his absence. He also informs us that the Messrs. Burners have six ras;ras completed winch started up this morning on ore from the Bonito South.
 NEW PoTAToEs.-Mr. Gideon Cornell writes that his table was supplied with new potatoes, on the 24th of April, as large as hens eggs. He thinks he will have sev- eral tons of this fruit for sale and hopes that Cedar District will furnish a market, as active mining operations are being in- augurated there. NIT. Cornell's ranch is on tine Sandy, r. miles north of Signal city.
 We learn that our Vulcan artists are anxious to contract with parties living in Apache county to furnish what stone coal they need m their business here in Prescott, prefering Co purchase that kind of article, rather than use charcoal made here m inc woods. Mir Hartin, one cf our best smiths, has gone into the section ot the county where the coal fields are extensive, with a view to locate q good coal mine and ship a supplv here