The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-10-17
Local intelligence.


 No Tucson mail for several days.
 Preparations for the races on the 10th are still going on.
 our citizens begin to long for letters and pap.rs fren the outside
 Remerahcr that there is 10 be theatrical cntertainment on the 18th
 Governor Poxess has been heard from Tn the East. He will return to Arizona soon. Ord Williams is af his post, attending 10 the guests al the Williams lodging apart ments.
 Geo. ". Pinkhsm arrived ia town yestef- day from visit to the 1ohaye county mines.
 Caldwell Wright, of Mohave County, we hear spoken of as good officer and an sx. celleat gentleman.
 Geo. Bsnghart is up from Chino Valley, and reports the finest rain of the season week ago to-day.
 Geo. E. Berry Is in from his mine, the Berry, on the IIassay smps, which isopening up very extensively.
 Silver Glance ere from the Black Hills looks we'll and will cause ea excitement soon, among mining men.
 e. c. Bean and Fred Williams went out to the head of Maple Guich yesterday, and examined some valuable ledgcs.
 Mir. NicoIes, of Williamson valley, brought in fine lot of butter yesterday. It's double giIt-edged and for sale at Campbell's.
 Dr. Kendall, at his Pioneer Drug Store, continues to dispense all the nice things io his line without much fault at The weather, duii times or anything else.
 Geo. w Curtis, orc If our lumber mer- chants, went out on the stage this evening for Phenix and intermediate points, on business connected with his lumber trade. Far HoGs-We noticed at the meat market of O. Allen this morning several large porkers which were raised at Kirk land valley by Mr Brizzee.
 Lieut.. Smith, quartermaster in the field for Captain Thomas Byrne, has returned from Blackberry where he has been pur- chasing food for the hungry Wallapai In- disns.
 A large load of potatoes from the ranch of Mir Webster. Upper Verde, were sold toI Levy & O., 10 day for 3l5 cents per pound. They are large, and look like so many small pumpins.
 We understand that Judge Tweed is not enjoying the best of health. He is troubled with sharp pains through the breast It is to be hoped that his illness wIll be of short duration.
 Mr. Gideon Cornell Is expected up from the Sandy, Molave county, about tho goth, when we expect to learn more about the rich gold discovery recently made by Mir. Waters.
 Mcssrs. Hull, Hayes and others are in from the San Francisco mountain. which has some snow OF It's apex quite visible from Prescott. They report rather poor grazing in that section.
 The excursinnists who were returning from San Francisco just as the heavy rains disabled the railroad have had ample op- psrunity 10 examine Caltou and the sur rounding excellent country.
 Phenixites still sleep out doors, but begin togrumble about covering. Their mosquito wraps are quite airy for the condition of the weather. Bay a sheepskin. gentlemen, and conform stnctly to the customs of your section.
 RodeaiHg or rounding up time is in orcer with the Verde people. Yesterday some ten or twelve cattle owners were at the Coyote Holes gathering up their stock for branding, which s practice with stock raisera fwice everv vaar
 J.. l.. Hall, of the Tragic Market, is fix. ture in Prescott. He has fitted up a good establishment, has purchased some fine beeves from Adam Scout, of Ferguson Val ley, and otherwise made preparations to do business on an increased scale.
 FROM MINERAL PARK-Late advices from the Park are to the effect that the Keystone mill has made a successful run of twenty four days, the clean up amounting to even $30,000, which was immediately shipped to San Francisco by Breon & Speare, the owners. This is certainly good news from our neighboring town over in Mohave.
 Capt. w H. Hardy is running an 500 foot tunnel on his Fairfield Mine, near Min eral Park. This will, when completd, be considerable of hole through the earth,
 
 eo-ahead citizen, and never will let up. He ought to be worth millions, his perse- veIancc entities him to that consideration SeclusioH and retirement are privileges accorded to almost anyone; however, were we all to follew this custom business would i come to a stand still and our country would 1 be developed "in horn" A little activity l or sociableneSs dees not hurt ever men who | hold high positions of trust. GONE CAMPTNG.-Col. and Mrs. Weeks, | Majer and Mrs. Fowler, and Capt. Ea2an | went out to the Peck mine this morning | for the purpose of camping few days, and looking at one of the best mining camps in Arizona. They took out tents and camp ing equipments with view of having nice time and enjoying mountain lIfe. THE SANTA FE MAII~-The line of stages which ply between Prescott and Santa Fe, have brought an occasional paper from New York and Chicago AS hours sooner than those coming around by San Fran