The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-11-07
Local Intelligence.
sATUHpAY.
Hon. John Davis Is up from the Verde.

Hon. John Davis IS up from the Verde.
 Lynx Greek is well rspresented in town to-day.
 John Anderson has been appointed Post master at GilIest, this couEty.
 During the week railing has beon placed around tlle altar at the Marina St. Church.
 Messrs. Wilson & Haskell have secured the contract for finishing the government hospital at Fort Whipple.
 A large number Of miners were iE town to-day from neighboriHg districts, getting supplies for the week coming.
 GoIdwaier's handsome brick building is rapidly approaching completion, and will be ready for occupancy in aD0at six weeks. We hear that Clark Wilsoa coaiemplaies visiting the Tombstone country shortly for the purpose of comparing the bonsBzas of that section with those Of this vicinity.
 Lute Wilson. A 5 Haskell, Tim flaw. kins and one other, who have been out to the San Francisco rsuntains, hunting. re- turned last evening, having had very pleasant and successful trip.
 Col. c. P. Head B in san Francisco in delicate health He intends 10 spend some time at Santa Cruz neforc returning home He shipped large lot of goods for Pres colt on Monday, 2iih.
 To-day has been a busy one people whom you desired the least c. see, were on hand with sI have 6 little biil here; can't you settle Awfully hard pushed, and every little helps, you know" Just our fix.
 In our recent visit to the country, we met many raBchers and stockraisers, neerly every one of whom are anxious to get out of Yayapai County, for the simple reason that they are groanisg nndcr a taxation that ex- ceeds the income of any legitimate enter prise.
 hr. Bert, formerly telegraph operator al Prescott, is running corner grocery store on Mission street San Francisco. H. A. DuSouchef, and his biggcr-halE are stop ping with Mir and Mrs. Bert. DnSouchet, 1t is said, will soon get a position, in the comedy line, al the Baldwin Theatre.
 Those gravel walks the Supervisors paid sixty or seventy dollars for having made across the Plaza to the court house, are very
 
 are kept shows great wisdom and foresight on the part of the honorable Board in ad- ministering the county funds.
 Freight for the following named parties in Prescott arrived at Maricopa last nirat D. Levy, 17 pkgs. 1000 lls.; P. B, BrS.fnan & Bros, 2 pkgs. S. lbs; Tucklee. II pkgs. 565 lbs; Wongson, l6 pkgs. s30; George s. Porter, pkes. 10; C. F. Head < Co, 16 pkgs. 3,495 lbs; \. A. c. M., Verde, 95 pkgs. 7,0sl lbs.
 The large quantities of merchandise ar. irving for our merchants don't seem to indi- cate that business men are afraid fthe long continuance of dull times. Although the clouds are lowering, the silver lining is there, and soon the busy ham of prosperity, following the opening aGd developing of our mines, will be heard on every hand. Our morning contemporary doubts the genuineness of dispatch published in yester- days MINER, and ntimsics that It was manufactured in this office. The dispatch ] came over the military telegraph line, aud | if the editer, or writer of the article alluded | 10 made the enquiries he says he did, he | sought information from parties who were | irresponsible or else tells wilful prevari- | cation.
 Mrs. Jessie B. Fremont left San Francisco | for the East on Tuesday morning, the 2Sth, l in company with some personal friends. the l party occupying sleeping and parlor car, with all the home comforts that a first-class I hotel could aiIorl. Mrs. F. was quite for | tunate in meeting this pleasant family, and | receiving an invitation to share their ele- | gant apartments with them en route.
  Died at the German hospital, San Fran cisco, October Q, 1879, of ..bcess of the | liver Philip kohlheyeI of Arizana. De- | ceased had tine best medical attendance and ! everything that could be provided for his comfort at the expense of the Masonic | Board of Relief, but the disease had taken too firm hold upon his system and neither | medical skill, klnd careznor the surgeons knife could arrest its progress.
 The Tptop mill shuts down to-day, and will not start up again nntil the lst of Jan- uary. The miil has been running pretty steadily of late, averaging $s0,000 worth of bullion per month, and the stoppageis made necessary Tn order to make needed repairs 10 the machinery. The contracts for Irans- porting ore from mine te mill having expir- ed,and as the road now building is expected to be completed by the first of the year. the company, when the contracts are relet, will effect great saving in this one item alone. In the meantime, a large force ofmen will be kept at work on inc mine, timbering shats, driving tunnels, drfiing and otherwise put ting the mine in first-class shape, so that the company can start in on the first of the year with a large snpply of orc on hand and everything prepared flor long and steady run.