The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-02-28
WEDNESDAY,.

Napa, Gal, on the ldth inst.
 Forty thousand pounds of quartz mi
 machinery passed through Yuma last wee
 for Southern Arizona, so says the Yum
 Sentinel
 Jake Marks left this morning per buck
 board for Gillett. MT. Marks goes out t look after the Cross-cut mine, of which he i
 superintendent, and developing rapidly ant quite satisfactorily.
 The new and wonderfully rich mines found ' in the PapagO country are to be placed in | district which is 10 be named the Gunsight
 Geo. Beckers and his young bride were tn,
 recipients of tin pan serenade astevening
 ''It is ever thIs, etc..
 Mayor Morns GoIdwater has been heard from. He is enjoying himself III San Fran cisco with his mother, relatives and friends where he will remain a short time before returning to Prescott.
 Dr. Ryder begs to inform the citizens oi Prescott, that he will remain here but q short time longer, and those desiring bis services would do well to call ut once Office over Bank of Arizona. ifs.
 The Tiptop Company shipped to San Francisco last week Sl3,5 in silver bullion just about thelr regular weekly shipments, stIll Tiptop stock only ranges at about $l.00 on the San Francisco Stock Boards. The small fry will all be froze out after awhile when the stock will 20 up booming.
 J. II. Lee, of American Ranch, has return ed from Salt River His train, londed with barley, is on the road up. Not being able to load with freight for others, Lee purchas- ed his own loading, which he thinks now te will hold for a rise in the market, which from the scarcity of grain at Sat River, he thinks must come before harvest.
 The Gro Bonito qu1rtz mill having prov en to be a useless institution and regular elephant on the hands of inc owners who have decided to hang up the stamps and erect several rastras in which they will grind our gold enough, from the very rich ore coming out or the mine, wherewith to purchase good mill and put the same in working con dltiOn on or near the lode.
 The dance at Skull Valley last evening was well attended and general good time was the result The music and supper arc spoken of by those who participated in the festivities, etc, as excellent. Dancing com menced at o'clock in the evening and WAS kepl up until "nroad day light in the nor ming" when the young gents saw their sWeet-hearts home, wei. pleased with all the world and e. pecialy with those who got up the party.
 ACQUITTED.-AntOn KnOtter, was taken before Justice II. X. Du Souchet yes terday, on a charge of grand larceny pre- ierred against him by Vim. IT. Pemberton. Messrs. Masterton and Rush appeared for the prosecution, and T. ]. Drum for the defense. After hearing the testimony on both sides and the able arguments of coun- sel, the prisoner was discharged
 Col and Mrs. R. C. Wood, of Prescott, will leave 10 morrow for Tucson, where they will remain for time, at feast, and per haps permanently. The Colonel owns a farm on the San Pedro, which he desires to look after and we hear it cOnti- dently asserted that there is quite likely hood of his receiving the appointment of Indian Agent, in place of the present in- Hart.
 David A. aud James Mckinley, coal deal CTS etc, in San Francisco, have each filed petition in insolvency in the County Court. Each makes showing of liabilities amount ng 10 over S300,000, or nearly S100,00p in lll Assetts, mostly stock il incorporated of uncertain value, estimated at s409. .425,2 ,29. David A. Mckinley will be by several of our readers as the man who bonded the Kit Carson and Silver Flake mines last year and got beaten out of sale of it by Prof. Cherry.
 PLACERING.-Therea are now about thirty men at work on Lynx Creek, m the vicinity If Bigelow Flat, taking out placer gold in quantities which justify them in remaining. One piece weighing Sl0 was taken out last week, and a great many small nuggets from $l to 8, all ot which goes 70 show that the placers. oE Lynx Creek are not played out. Taking the whole County, here are 250 placer miners steadily at work 'nd making fair wages.
 DAILY CITIZEN.
 The first and second numbers of the Daily Arizona Citizen. published at Tucson, ,n the 10th and 2Oth of February, nave cached us. The paper, like the Weekly citzen. is neat and newsy. Mr. Cum, the ,dItor and proprietor, assures his readers hat the Daily Citizen has come to stay, and promis.s to publish and boldly comment 1 ,n everything that happens at home and abroad, that he conceIves 10 be of any in crest to his patrons. Mfy it hye, flourish ! lnu do good work in every good cause. !. There IS one good trait in Bro;heF Gums i character that does not enter iuto the com ! position of every country editOr, and that 1, s, that he has the courage to say what he ] hinks, and darcs to maintain his position, l wen in the face of power.
 Complaint IS being made by our friends ] \ ho reside at Walut Grove. about the man. | Ter in which the mails arc being carried ] Tery often whole week passes without i jingle mail making its way into the Valley. ' Why do the pustmastcrs let these things pass siihout reporting them to the proper chan iell
 NIT. Paulisou, very active mining geu- ! lemen, connected with others in working b, Occidental mine, is in town to-day. Mr. Paulisnn informs us that the companys laCk train is furnishing the mill with bout 5000 If ore daily. and in short time sil be able to furnish two t-ns.
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