The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-08-22
Local Intelligence.
TUESDAY.

Numerous showers lately, have cooled in
 atmosphere noticeably. The mercury no,
 rarely goes above 90 degrees.
 The family of J. W. Craigs arrived ye.
 .erday from California. They have settle,
 temporarily a mile and a half west of town
 on the road to the pioneer saw mill.
 Quite q number of prcspcctors are out oI
 the South Fork of the IIassayampa, ane
 parties just in from that neighbOrhood sa,
 iha. very encouraging prospects are being
 met with.
 Governor Gosper Is still on his Verde eat
 tle ranch. but will be home in few days
 Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary Anderson
 is kept busy mailing the session laws f.
 tlase entitled to the same.
 The sale al the Post 10 day, We hear. wa.
 the best and most animated, that has oc.
 cured for several years. The proceeds
 amounted to between two and three tlious-
 and dollars. Who says money is scarcel
 There will be races at WhIpple Park on
 the 18th of September, which are intended
 b be superior 10 any hitherto had upoa the
 n
 is being made and everything will be on
 the dead square.
 We'll, Fargo & O., have had the proc,a.
 masion of Gov. Casper, offering $500 re-
 ward for killing a stage robbcr. with the,r
 own standing reward, printed on cloth
 p'sters. Tae5, as we'll as ths Governor.
 mean business.
 Mss Ida Burnett, who has been engaged to teach the school at Camp Hualpai, will leave for her fi:ld of labor to- morrow. Mis-, Burnett closed very successful term a the above place short time ago, and hei unanimous selection to teach another term speaks we'll for her abilities as a teacher.
 The H. B's are having an uph i'll job oi itin California. It now looks as if White. WoTkingingman's candidate for Governor. would beat Glenn, H. B. and Democ -ati, Candidate, all the way from ten t0 twent, | thousand, and the indications are favorabl, | for the election of Perkins over White by | from five to to ten thousand.
 We have been asked to remind the vil- | lage Council that the streets of Prescott ar, | named, on the official plat, and to requesi thoS thSg Sdu-t tuC udIilEo Ol tle bctCId streets tn be placed on the more prominen corners for the convenience of people who often find themselves at a loss t0 find place. to which they have been directed on sucL and such a street.
 h town from the rural districts we ob- served Eli Putney of Williamson valley. Mr. Campbell from Tiptop. Tiger and else where, John Dixon of Skull valley, Otte Weber from Turkey Springs. Jake HInkle Of Lynx Creek, Jas. Patterson of Minnehaha, A. $. Clough, with melons and peache. from Point of Rocks, V. Earp from the pine woods, and number of other hard handed sons of toll from various localities.
 BUSINESS AND PLEAsrRE.-R. H. Burmis ter, E. P. Clark, Ms. Burmister and Mis- Lacy Sherman left this morning by private conveyance for Phenix. The gentlemen ar, on business, and the ladies go for the pleas ure of the trip aud to gain geographical c of the country, as we'll as tn n make visit to their friends at the agrIcult. h ural metropolis, and to enjoy the sunshine i, of the plains en route.
 ]. B. Hume, special officer and chief de- V ective for Wells. Fargo & Co, is in Phenix aking look at the lay of the land, havIngl pecial reference to the frequency with rhich robberics are occurring in that locali '. Hume, if anybody can, will figure the u natter out, and if the successful operators h f the past few months, really think of F. 'uilding house and going into the busi r ', ess regularly at that particular favored n pet near the rIver, he will be apt to catch h hem at it. Ire The mail for Eastern Arizona and Santa - e leaves daily, immediately after tl.e ar- 'e val of the <. P. R. R. The Star Line Mail 5 SmpaDy are running first-class buck sI cards over their route and all the stations 10 being rapidly fitted up in good shape, that the journey East via Santa Fe, can ,rtably. Supt. A. E. Fiske keeps con- ssntly travelling over the lipe, and by " " rompt payment of employees and others 'e ayihg dealings with the company. has suc- seded in placing the company on it's D resent sound basis. d, The Masterson 2.stamp mill, on Turkey - reek, under charge of Messrs. Jas. Berry. ld Paul CevalIcy, started up last Saturday NJ D ore from the Goodwin Mine, and is now CT inning successfully. A clean up will be ey ade in few days. when the stamps will | started on Int of ore from John Holmes iue. Mr. Holmes has one of the most tn ramisiug miaes of this section, some of SD le ore assaying as high as $iS00 per ton. gu he little mill when properly managed, f" tl prove great benefit to Turkey Creek strict, and will pave the way for The es- |, bl'shmsnt of ten or twenty mills in that h 'cality. Such an establishment would ne ay. pn! chas. KInnear Esq, Clerk of the Board Supervisors of Apache county. who was Prescott last week in attendance on the .a, se lsirict Court during the trial of the Stan 70 70 ' Martin contested election case. left for -" l. Johns few days ego. Mir. Kinnear in- so , 'Fms us that the people of the county seat S0'
 the new county. were entirely lthout mail facilities and are compelled I,, go to St. Joseph. distance of seventy be, iles, for their mail matter. Apache coun- ex, Is pronounced by all who have visited 1t an, be the best grazing county in the Terri wh ", and this fact coupled with the kDowl- H. lge that its mineral resources are also very Itenslve, should lead our citizens to help ] le people of that section obtain the SStsb- VI shment of much needed mail routes. bFi Nr. E. J. Stevens was in togn to-day Vi