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

Messrs. Bowen snd Murphy went out this morning to distncts south of Prescott.
 The art entertainment at the City Hsll, last evening, was not largely attended.
 The new buildings for officers quarters at Fort Whipple, are nearly completed.
 Mir. Rodgcr Cate left for Tiptop this morning, where he is interested in first class saloon.
 One of J. NJ. Bryan's teams arrived to- day from Maricopa, and was relieved Of a heavy load.
 We hear that Ryland's Circus, which has been entertaing the citizens of Phenix, will visit Prescott soon.
 Capt Byrne has great many Wallapai Indians under his care. and is feeding them liberal ration of beet and flour.
 See notice elsewhere of J. F. Meador's ap- pointmcnt as agent and Deputy Territorial Treasurer, by Hon. T. J. Butler, who Is going on visit to California, 2 Jennings reports a very rich discovery on the Hassayampa. The specimen we saw will pay at least $ 900 to the ton. Hope it is true that the discovery is actual.
 Mcssrs Carpenter and Hayes returned home last evening from trp to the cele- brated Valencienna mine where NIT. '. mas several men at work taking out rich ore such as that mine yields.
 The Adjutant Generals office has placed the MEIER under obligations for an official Army Register, complete in every respect up to January, 1879. For printing office it is valuable book.
 Mir. Geo. Banghart, who has had more than his share of bad luck of late, is again out and injured in the loss of a fine young three year old colt, which accidentally got crippled, necessitating the shooting Of the animal.
 Quite number of lads and lassies living in the vicinity of West Prescott, assembled at the school house in Miller Valley last night and participated in a social dance. Ira Hudson bossed the music for the oc- casion. Everything passed of pleasantly.
 The indications are favorable for & 40- stamp silver mill being ordered for Yava- pai County mine. Forty stamps would look well. especially as we believe the lode has ore enough in sight to keep that number Of stamps running for the next ten years.
 Mrs. Spraguc is back again at Edgewood, near Washington, with her three children. Mfr. Cenkling is enjoying the sweets of do- mestic life at Utica. Mir. Sprague and bis shotgun are keeping house in Rhode Island. It is short story but there's good deal in it.
 CouRT MATTERs.-In the case of Cate ys. MeCafferty, which has taken up the time for the past three days in Justice Moves Court, the matter was concluded last eveu- ing by dismissing tine defendant. To-day, before Judge Cate, the four Chinamen who made an assault on Hon. ]. H. Behan, last week, were fined $25 each. Case appealed.
 Some evil disposed person has dropped hard substance, supposed to be bar of steel, into the tube of the new artesian we'll, thus preventing any further progress in the boring. NIT. McCann is experimenting with 6 hope of removing the obstacle, which wears out every auger sent down. His ef- forts so far, we are sorry to say, have been unsuccessful This is indeed a fendish piece of deviitry, and the law scarcely pro- vides penalty sufficiently severe for the culprit. This enterprise has been watched with great interest, and the wish has been universal that the result might he a com plete success. There is DO line of develop mcnt of greater importance to Arizona than that of artesian we'll boring, snd enterprises of this character should he given every pos. sible encouragement. We trust the presen. obstruction will he speedily removed and that the offender may be apprehended and properly punished. Citizen.