The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-12-05
THURSDAY

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 | Messrs. Smith, Moves, Blackburn, and others departed for SmithYIlle this morn ing.
 H. H. Moves has been appointed by the Governor, Notary Puplic at Smithyille,
 Yavapai county.
 Col. c. c. Bean and Mr. Hanson departed | yesterday for the Black Hills, to look at some rich copper deposits.
 c. T. Rogers is aoout to open another butcher shop opposite the MINER office with his son, Frank, as s'boss." We hear that the Phenix Herald has pro- cured the services of another gentleman 10 assist in fixing up editorials, locals, etc.
 We hear that the Christmas tree will be dispensed with this year, and in its stead supper and dance wIll be given the young folks.
 A brother of Mrs. Scholey of Walnut Creek, arrived in town this morning from Illinois, and took passage with Mr. Gold man for that place.
 Mrs. Louisa Potts departed for Mohave county this morning with her two interest ing children. They have been visiting Mrs. Boarke, mother of Mrs. Potts.
 The first mail to Chino valley commence ed to-day. It is to be carried from Will Hanson valley for the present, or, until MT. White, the contractor, arrives in Prescott.
 The Mexicans who tried to 'staker in Vim. Melvin on Tuesday, in Copper Canyon, have been recognized as men whe were lately employed by Chas. Cushman on the road
 The court in Mshave County convened at Mineral Park on Monday. and finished the business of the term, Wednesday, Judge Silent and Clark Churchill are expecled home on Saturday.
 THE MINER is receiving a yearly supply of newspaper from San Francisco and the East. That coming from the East will be freighted over A., [. and $. F. R. k. to its terminus, and theace by wagons to Pres colt.
 Our dispatches of today from Phenix. contain very wonderful account of the discovery of rich piacers 90 miies from that l place. The news is altogether too good to l be true, and then the story is very uu. reasonable.
 The Sierra Mojado (NHet Mountaio) mines 1 have dropped down to reasonable point at last. Instead of a mountain of gold and | silver, it now appeas that the mountain is | composed of rock and stratified with sev- i eral veins of second class mineral.
 J. w. Robbins. special corresponpent of the Inter-Gcean, we learn, has gone to Cu- ba, and from there will go to Chilli in the | interest of that paper. He will be surprised 1 10 learn that some people insist that he is | going into the newspaper business in Pres | colt, something he has never dreamed of.
 Mir P. M Fisher wants to give friend | La Bertu. something to de on next election ] day, therefore advertises that he IS 8 can | didate for the office of Village Assessor | MT. Fisher is we'll qualified fer not only office of Assessor, but for almost any re- | sponsible position, and if he walks the log | O. the old printer, will fill the bill.
 Mine owners will bear in mind that cer- tain amount of work is required to be done | on claims not patented, before the 1st day of iSS0 There is no time to be lost, and | we advise those who have valuable property on which the assessment has not been done. to see 10 it immediately. There is still | time to do considerable work if activity is brought to bear.
 MT. Joseph Moore, Superintendent of tine Risdon Iron Works, who has been visiting the various mining camps of the Territory. has been in town for two days. He goes tomorrow to the Peck, Tiger and Tiptop From the latter place he will proceed to San Francisco. The Risdon Iron Works are the best in San Francisco, and orders from all parts of the world are coming in to them for their improved. machinery.
 ARREsTED.-A Mexican who was tracked from the scene of the late stage robbery, near Giilett, was stracked to Wickenburg and arrested at that place yesterday. On the trail between Giilett and Wicken burg, E one of the heels from his boots fell off, was found and brought in 10 Wlckenburg. When questioned as to where he came from, he said from the McCrackin Mine, in Mo have County The boot-heel was produced, placed on the boot from which it was lost, which goes to prove quite conclusively that one of the right birds has been caged.
 VILLAGE TREAsuRER.-Mr B. B Weaver, who has lived in Precott-- well-since the time MoDtezuma commandedthe forces, an- nounces himself as a candidate for City Treasurer. Thus far the several gentlemen aspiring t3 the different offices of our city government, are all goSd men, have hosts of friends, and it will only be a thing of chance which is elected. The people hardly kaow how to choose, and we believe many voters will refuse to cast their ballot on election day, from the fact that they cannot discriminate between the candidates. The offices are io be filled, aad people generally will say vote for the man who is most en- titled to it, or Tn other words. for tho one who stands most in need of the commissions derived