The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-12-05

Indications are favorable for a 'big snow.r
 VIM Buffam has gsae on visit to his old home in Massachusetts.
 Mr. Griffith, Of tbe Black Canyon Stage Line, went South siis morning.
 The Messrs. Henszey departed for Phila- dslphiA per stage tais afternoon.
 Mir. Cornell of ceap wallapai, who i' extensively engaged ia raising cattle, IS in town.
 c. C. Bean aas become 0Wner in asotheF silvef lgle, which assays ever Sl,000 tn the ten ei ofe.
 Jack Waltsrs went back home to PheniS yesterday after Identifying the dead aud five stage robbers.
 James Stewart. of Gilner, Salisbury ( Co.'S line. came Ia this morning from the southern portion Of the Territory.
 Mir. Wilder is in town from Anvil Rock, and has with han one Of his three year old colts, which $ had to baat in any country MQaey in Philadelphia can be obtained on reasonable terms, say four 10 hse per cent Ter anaam-just what railroads pay in that country.
 It is estimated that in England there Is at least twenty million dollars invested in private yachts, giving employment 10 five thoasand sailors.
 The United Staies copper mine on Copper Creek has recently been relocated. It IS q good property md will at no distant day sell for large sum of money.
 The Black Warrior people are laying of on their ores wsiting for some one to eeme along with Sl00, 900, which they are willing to give them fir property worth c cold million to capitalists W5o can handle it. We are pleased to learn that John Ehie has discovered what is supposed to be one of tho best copper mines in Arizona. It is eight fee. wide, shows plenty of the native material aud is only eight miles from the town of Prescott.
 Persons interested in having tho Piaafcre troupe visit Prescott can assist by calling on Mir. Larkin and purchasing season ticket, good for seven entertainments, for the very small sum of s greenback. Gentlemen Of San Francisco. who have every opportunity to find out the intentions of X. T. < s. r. K. R Co, write 10 NIT. Sol Lewis, of the Bank of Anzona. that the road will go 70 San Francisco and be built through Arizona over the S5lh parallel route Epizoo,ic in quite a malignant form has broken out in ard around Phcnix. with inc mules and horses. Tie proprietors of the sfa frua f.afar hu affr frrFu ,F disease as it has captured some of theil horses.
 Mrs. Adams is working with untifing will and energy, preparing for festival winch is to be given the coming month for the beneit of the church. She has set inc bali rolling. Several Indies in Prescott are also working the matter up and assisting in this very hudable undertaking.
 Robt Walker, A!. sieber and R. IT. Paul went out from Prescott after the Mexican stage robbers. J. II. Bchaa with party of four went out from Gillctt, while another party went from PkeEix. If these coballyo, from Sonora get away without being killed or captured il viii be miracle and really too bad
 PrSAFoRE-We learn through Mr. Matt
 
 Tucson. arc willing to come to Prescott. and give six entertainments, providing they can be secured sf ,250 MT LarlSin telegraphed tho company that Si 600 would be guaran- teed and it is more than likely that they will come on the latter terms,
 SILVER BEIr.-D C. Thorne. one of the owners of fhe Silver Belt miue, has been al- sent for SCversldays at the mine superintend- ing operations and preparing to smelt some 70 tons of ora Wh.ch, he writes to Mir. Hutch isson, will pay from S20o to $250 per ton. The mine looks better than IL ever has here tofore, ant # the New York people fail to take it hy the 10th of next month. up goes the price of this particular property. We hear that Salt River Valley has sev- eral regular "dead falls where liqnor is sold in largo and small quantities to Indians of the Pima and MaricoBa tribes. IL was while in a state of insane intexicati0n, 6 few days since, that Pima Indian tore ihe eyes out Of q woman belonging to his tribe, This thing of selling liquor to h. dians is an offense against the laws of cur Territory. and should be looked after by the officers whose duty it is 10 watch mat ters of this kind.
 A NICE PEEsESr.-Marshal-c e. T. Dake is in receipt of an elegant cribbage board, made by J. r. Rhodes now at Yuma. It is made from several varieties of Arizona wood among which we recognized the mes quit and ironwood. The top is a net work of pieces and beautifully embellished with the yariaus Taasenic emblems. such as the star, cross swords, gavel, trowal. square and compass heart, keys etc A maa who can make such piece of work has no excuse for not being millionaire, and perhaps he is one.