The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-01-03
Fridav's News.

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 Secretary J. J. Gosper will arrive home this evening. Glad of it.
 The latest accounts Q2 Nj. today ex- Sheriff Bowers is in a very critical condi- ton.
 Bones & Spencer are receiving fresh sup plies of all kinds of green fruit.
 Wm. M. Buffum's new dwelling house is rapidly being completed.
 l" Led Astray" is to be played on Tuesday evening next, January 7th. Procure tickets and look out for a partner.
 A. J. Bruner has purchased several thou sand dollars worth of stock in the Orc Bonito mining property, Bradshaw District.
 The Maricopa delegation, composed of good material, are expected to arrive III town tonight.
 The Golden Star Mining property, near Cave Creek, although good one, has been badly managed, and is now held by the Sheriff.
 Snow -balling broken window panes and eserc colds are some of the Pre-, colt luxu- rios.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad people are about to establish depot at Mission Camp, 32 miles east of Yuma.
 The old Courthouse is undergoing re- pairs, etc, preparatory to holding the term of the Legislature within iis halls.
 El Domingo de Encro, 1879, ,abra un ser moa en Espanol en Ia Iglesia Catolica alas diez media. Toda Ia poblaeion CatolIca esta envitaaa a atender.
 Oryillc Grant has been released from the lunatic asylum, but lie is not cured of the delusion that his brother is the only man who can save the country.
 William Gift, got in yesterday from Bradshaw Basin, where he had been taking in l5,000 pounds of salt, for c. c. Bean, to be used in his mill, which is about to re- duce large quantity of Gray Eagle ore.
 U. s. Marshal Dake remembering the prisoners confined in the County Jail, very generously furnished them, on New Years day with a splendid dinner, in which turkey was not omitted.
 MT. Hawks of Marder, Luse x Co, of the Pacific Type Foundry, has returned to San Francisco from visit to Chicago, Mil waukee and other cities in the States.
 We have received quite an interesting pamphlet from the Patent Office, containing much useful information. It is printed at Washington, and can be had for one year by sending SC to the Official Gazette.
 Mir Spurgeon is about publishing vol tune of public addresses delivered by him on various occasions.
 Six tramps were arrested at San Jose, Cal, in one single day recently, and com mitted to the county jail, there to await the verdict or the court on certain charges en- tered against them for thefts, etc.
 Oar energetic friend Jack Shull, Of the Plaza Stables, is continually adding to his worldly we'lth, and on Sunday next will take unto himself partner, who will share with him the pleasures of fortune or the sadness of ill luck.
 United States Marshal Dake started out southward this morning, partly ou official business and partly to look after some val uable mining properties for Eastern capi talists.
 On Monday morning next the School house bell will sound it's sonorous voice for the purpose of reminding the school chil dren that the winter or spring term of 1879 is about to commence, and that, 100, under very favorable circumstances. Let there be general attendance.
 We are re iably informed that the South ern Pacific Railroad people contemplate putting at least 5000 men at work and run ning their road through to Maricopa Wells, | or ten miles south of there, by the 1st of May. Let the iron monster come along; we are ready to embrace the animal.
 San Bernardino, one of the most healthy and houFishing cities in Southern California, has been visited during the past three years with three destructive conflagratiOns, srill the people go right along with business as if nothing had happened, new buildings in every instance taking the place ot old ones destroyed
 -CUT.-Jake Marks returned yes terday from Humbug District where he has a gang of men drifting on the Cross-Cnt mine. in the 100-fooT level, each way from the shaft, along the ledge, which is from six to twelve feet wide. One drift is in about 90 feet, and the other 20. The pay streak at tle eld of the 30-foot drift is eight feet wide, four feet of which assays S200 to the ton.
 h a conversation, last evening, with Hon J. NJ. Kirkpatrick, who represents the min ing interests of Pima county, we learned many valuable facts in regard to the mines and the great influx of pconlc to Pima county. MT K. estimates the immigration to Southern ArizQna ar about five hundred per month. X great deal of machinery IS being brought in, and mining is about to be inaugurated on systematic basis, and one that will give good results.
 A SURPRIsE.-Mr. W. J. Tompkins, who has a host of friends in Prescott and else where, had quite q pleasant party last eye- ming, when many who were present were qute agreeably surprised to find that the services of Judge A. 0. Moves had been secured for the occasion. Dec. is married man, and may he live, in company with Mrs. TompkinS, to celebrate the occasion for many. many long years, ard may the journey. of the newly welded pair, through life be pleasant, and may the young Doc tors be numerous and grow up as honored members of society, and become fair spoci. meas 0f the old roEtcseqtative and pioneer Arizonan. \ happy New Year ta yag and youIs. Doc. is the prayer of the writer 0t this IJsm, and one who believes in the old alage, that it is never too late to do good.
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