The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-03

tate of R. P. Hilands has notice ir
 this issue.
 George Hamlin, our enterprising
 livery stable man, has just com.
 pleted many improvements at bis
 place of business next to the PheuiS
 Hotel, thatcannot be beat in Arizo
 na. He has more than doubled tho
 size of the corral, added many new
 stalls, and his stock of buggies can. not be beaten by anyone. His To.
 cation is central. All having busi-
 ness in his line should patronize him
 Gang has added still another i'm.
 provemcnt to his Bank Exchange
 Hotel in the shape of bath rooms. The rooms are nicely furnished, tubs large and water plenty, and to the tired and dusty traveller the use thereof is very refreshing. One by one Gang keeps on adding improve ments to his excellent hotel. He al- ways has his eye open for everything that tends to the comfort and conve- nience of his patrons.
 Messrs. Miller and Webb arrived & few days ago from their ranch, on the old Yuma road north of the Gila They brought up nineteen head of cattle which were bought by Kelly. Baltz and 6 Co.,, who say the cattle are as fine as raised anywhere. Mir. Webb informed us that they have had two good rains at his place which caused the Hassayampa to overflow {; grass is plenty and everything is prosperous.
 The trotting and running races came of Monday and Tuesday as ad- vcrtised in the HERALD. The attend ance both days was very large Ira Stroud sold the pools Monday. On Monday the main race was mile and repeat, best two in three for purse of S1O0, between Gray Dock and Lady, was won by the latter in two straight heats. Time, 1st. 1.592l. 2d. POP. Several scrub races were afafterward rnn. Yesterday the race was one half mile and repeat for fifty dollars, b tween Granger and Compromise woa by the former in 55 and 541z.
 Twenty bars of Tip-Top bullion valued at 35,521, arrived Sunday from Gillette and was taken direct to the railroad. 8Ir. Webber, who came down with the shipment, said that the mine was looking better than ever, that the hoisting works were in nice working order and everything running along finely. The main shaft is now down some two hundred feet but will have to go to depth Of four hundred feet to reach the present workings. The fnancial condition of the company is such that a dividend could now be paid to the stockholders, but il is pre- ferred to speEd She money in devel- ppment.
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Grand Canal Compa ny held August 30th, 1879, the fol- lowing resolution was adopled:
 Resozced, That the President ap- point Committee of Five fro-i the of the Company, to con fer with the directors and owners of Ill the canals Tn the valley below Hayden's Ferry, in regard to the feas- bility of consolidating all the canals n the valley having their head be- ow the Grand Canal, and taking the water from the river at one place; md also ss to the 1dvisab bility of in- yiting capital from abroad to take put the same. The Committee to re- port the result of the conference to meeting of the stockholders on the 10th day of October, 1879.
 The President appointed as the Committee, Vim. Isaac, O. H. P. Sheets, F. A. Shaw, John Lutgerding md Wm. A. Hancock.
 At the meeting of the Board of last Monday J. H. Live y, seconded by J. T. Alsap, introduc- d the following resolution. Where IS, the present season is one of | depression and embarrass- nent upon the taxpayers of this Therefore, we, the Super i -isors of Maricopa county, believe hat under existing circumstances, is inexpedient to build the court 1 louse. We therefore resolve that we will not build said court house, at he present time, but will return the l 'lans and specifications to be used | t some future time, and it is order d that the acceptance of bid and l ontract with 4. P Petit, be hereby and made void. It is or lered by tke Board that the 32 cents $ levied on the one hundred dollars