The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-05-16

Work on the mill at Seymour tho ra,
 town on the Hassayampa, below w,cks,
 burg is progressing rapidly, and in var
 short time the stamps will be at xorl
 crushing ore and making plenty of rrett
 yellow bars.
 We understand from the denizen. of fin,
 mountains, who are familiar with the movs
 ments at the Tiger Mine, that the new mil
 Will be ready to sound its whistle and dro,
 its stamps on rich ore, some time about tb.
 18th of this month.
 fayapai County, in this, the Holy yea,
 ot Our Lord, A. D. 1879. is passing through
 a tough seize on account of the continued absence of rain. Dry ranchers are up to the tricks of the weather and laying of on their ores waiting for wet season when they will make up for loss time.
 $. T. Riggs, foreman of the Peck Min and Mill, leaves by this afternoons stage for California in search of health, which of late has not been very good with him. Rest and change of climate will set him all right In short time. Riggs IS a thorough miner and gives the business his entire attention while engaged, regardless of the wear and tear it may be to his constitution.
 NIT, P. NJ. Fisher made flying trip to the McCracken country a few days since and returned home last evening. He met those persons who have remained at Signal, with hope that business might start up again this summer, still clinging to the hope that operations would be resumed soon. In fact he was informed by the gentlman in charge of the McCcracken business that the mill and mine wonld be worked in- side the next sixty days.
 We understand that Mir. Ed. Dake, a cousin to U. s. Marshal C. P. Dake, is ex- pected in Prescott soon from San Fran cisco, where he is engaged in the mercan tile business. We knew Ed. away back wonder when we were both young blo0oS, trying to court the same little gal, and we found out that he was possessed of many noble traits of character which have cluIg to him for many long years. We hope he may sec enough merit in Arizona to inouce him to remain and go into business.
 Since the above was put in type Mir. D. has arrived in Prescott.
 Dogs, having no souls to save, have no business in church, at least they seem to have DO just appreciation of the moral and religious precepts taught from the pulpit | and divert the attention of worshipers from their devotions. Several instances have | occurred recently that ought to admonish the owners of dogs and teach them the pro- priety of leaving their pets at home. One creature went to the sinful of robbing the contribution hat ght in the presence of the contributors.
 Our friend Mir Sol Lewis, of the Bank of Anzona, has been suffering oflate from rash that has broken out on his face, caused by poisonous substance, inoculated into the kin, that comes of greenbacks, which he s constantly handling. We would like to handle greenbacks for few days even if hey are poisonous. Where is there an ''old that wouldn't take the chance ,f getting poisoned in the same way
 Frank Fitch, the young "silver tongue" yhO, by the way, is n pretty fair single landed talker, is writing in the office of 'ltch & ChnrchiIl. Frank is nineteen 'ears old, has graduated from Law College n Michigan, acquired perfect control of hree languages. besides being latin scholar, 'erforms on the piano nicely, and is chief m the flute. Young Fitch IS quite an ac- ulsition to our town and may wake up the some of these days with an ratorial effusion that would put his father o the blush.