The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-05-09

ladies in this County, is visiting with friends in Prescott.
 Wickenburg is beginning to loom up. A new feed yard is about to be constructed at that place by M.ssrs. Smith & Stein.
 The Messrs. Kimball Bros. of Signal, are about to start store al Seymour, the new town On the Hassayampa.
 Camp Verde, forty two miles east of Pres cott, Is 2906 feet lower than this place, which ac ouats for the great difference in climate, etc.
 Doc. Smith and Mr. Hotelling are in from the Black Warrior and rep Irt rich body of ore at a depth of 240 feet beneath the surface.
 A Jury was empannelled in the Peck case to-day and as we go to press the matter is sliding slowly before Judge Hargrave.
 AUcTIoN.-J. l.. Fisher & O., will sell st Salerooms. next Saturday, May 10th, at l2 M.. a lot of Elegant Furniture, the prop erty of an officer, consisting iD part of Bed room Sets Mattresses, Chars, Curtains, Chinaware. &c.
 Asa Kimball arrived yesterday from Sig nal. Mohave County, and reports minin 2 prospects as on the upward curse, and thinks the mines of that section will yet astonish the natives and all the rest of the world. Hope they will.
 If our "City Dads" would expend a few dollars in erecting stand for the Whpple Military Band they would enliven the town with music on each Saturday. The outlay is but little consid- ering the pleasures to Le derived.
 The following gentlemen cOnststute the juiy for tryiag the Peck case, now up be- fore Court Commissioner Hargrave:
 R. H. Burmister. W.'Coffer, G. H. LaBertu A. NJ. Lindsay, A. J. Mason, Fred Brecht, B. II. Smith. - Clinton, Gotham C. Bray and Robt. Pleasant.
 About Christmas or New year last a party of two men stopped at Brigham City over night, purchased few articles and lest some money. The person who lost the filthy lucre can have the same by giv- ing description of the same and writing to Owe c. 0verson, Brigham City.
 
 L. B. St. James is attending to the duties of ihe Sheriff's office in a correct and satIs- factory manner so far as we can learn. Walker and his assistants have done well and we give them credit for so 1ing. They are independent of all party cliques, We believe, and that is proper.
 A depot is to be established for Bradshaw freight at Kirkland Valley, from winch point it is proposed to haul freight Co the Tiger and other points in the Bradshaw mountains at the same price charged from Walnut Grove. Remember this, gentle men, who are interested.
 The Postmaster at Brigham City, Little c ,lorad ., informs us that the winter crops planted by the people of his settlement, are looking healthy and give signs of great promise for rOusing yield next summer. We hope that they may prosper, for they are an industrious, mind their own business people.
 Arizona never, within the knowledge of Americans at least, has suffered SO severely for the want nf rain as it has this spring. 1t is true that the wh"le country IS covered with grass, still it is dry and dne1 not fur nish that nufriment essential for producing iar beef and mutton. Then ovr da'ry inter ests are materially injured. We say noih- ing of farming prospects because it IS now almost too late for rain to Go much good.
 A good mechanic is about to start a wagon ard blacksmith shop at Kirkland Valley for the accommodation of the teams ters and travsiing public. This is sn en- terprise that will prove quite handy for those who unluckily smash up com'ng through Bells Canyon and ever rough sections or our we'll worked freight roads.
 I Inside the next i2 months, we will wager a small amount, that Prescott will he con nec,ed with the outside world by rail- road. and inside of five years our Terri tory will be the scene of a regular net work of railroads, and they will all be paying institutions. Our mineral deposits wili load 500 cars, daily, for ibe next 100 years.
 Krogs,ead < Co, are opening up new saloon with billiard table, etc, on the corner of Granite aud Goodwin Street, just below I,ouisillnn's b.ick store. The new pro- prietors of this establishment are honest, good looking and intend io do the fair thing b, their customers, therefore we re' cnm- mend them to the thirsty, and especially to the biiliardiSts.
 Messrs. Haskell < Wilson employ several men at tIa Steam, Door and Sash Factory on Curiez Street. and are turning out a large quantity of all kinds ot useful articles. This is the only stfam factory ii the Territory, and therefore they arc at once placed n posi,ion to furnish building material m tsssa or small lots at prices below their competitors, who manufacture everything by hand.
 There is poor old man, now serving s sentence of life. in the Yuma PcniteniiHry for inc killing of Geb. II. Wilson at Ante i lone. early in 1868. There IS but little ao.i,t in the minds of those must famlllsr with all tha circumstances, but what "u- son was oyeThesfigg and sn wrought up inc feelings of his slayer tbei II was almost q Ius.ifable hom icide. The d"oned msn Is sick and unless the elemency ot our OoF- ernnr is extended soon be Vil die 10 'be dungeon of pris n where ths atmosphere
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