The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-02-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY.


 There was manufactured in Prescott, las year about roc barrels of lager beer.
 Farming land all over this section Is said to be in excellent condition.
 W. II. Ball and son left for their home :, hear San Bernardino, California.
 The road through Copper Canyon should De fixed at once. Geo. w. Hance would make a good man to oversee the repairing of the same.
 Alex Graden, from Camp Apache, is pay ing Prescott visit.
 Al. Doyle. of the Verde, is m town Icok- ing hale and hearty.
 III. Lees OK train, loaded with barley for Mr. Lee, is enroute from Phenix to Pres tott.
 Fluerytown is steadily improving and the 5udgc holds the Fort.
 The Peek mill is undergoing repairs and Thereby necessarily closed down for few Bays.
 Mrs. Ed. F. Bowers and children return ed last evening from trip 10 Skull Valley.
 S. C. Rogers. or the Charmingdale Ranch, E in Prescott attending to his lime business.
 \ quartz mill will soon be manufactured ,n Chicago for owners of mines in the Cher " Crrek Dist, about 30 miles north east from Prescott.
 Mir. Joseph Ehle is recovering rapidly From the serious injuries sustained. about six weeks since, by stepping through q trap Door and falling a distance of 10 feet.
 Marshal Dake has been out to the Lynx 1Creek mines for several days past, posting bimself on mines and inning matters gene rally.
 5 A good custom mill for the working of pres that are profuselv scattered al over this fection, would nay and ought Co be put up pear Prescott.
 The Steamer Cocopah left Yuma on Saturday last, the 22nd, for Ehrenberg, and Nay landings, with goods for Prescott mer- chants and others.
 S MT. Ross. on Cor:ez street, is making some valuable improvements upon his resi- Hence, and Mrs. J. c. Campbell on the same ftrcct Is putting up an addition to her dwell Ing.
 AccIDENT.-Mrs. Tackle received what is feared to be serious injuries from the up- Setting of an ambulance while out riding a Few days since. She is at the present writ ing, Tuesday afternoon, in quite critical eondition.
 < James Oneai. who holds forth at Old Camp Date Creek and is largely interested m the erowing of wool, has been in town for the past two or three days. Mr. Oneal has been euite unwell for several months, lut is now faining strength and will soon be himself again.
 Mir Scott. agent for C. T Hayden of Hay Hens ferry, Maricopa County, arrived in town last evening. MT. Scott informs us that the excitement over the Presidents or Der making the Salt River Valley a reser Nation has subsided Grain in Phcnix and oiher points in Muricopa IS now selling al esi cents and flour from $500 to S5 90. HAsH H0UsE CLOSED The Sheriff took Di~-t~~tifn AtAl~ nii tfA worn out by Mir. Coffee, the butcher, of the property belonging to Wm. Doverney. Known as the Central Restaurant. The perishabe property was immediately put np at public sale, and knocked down to the Highest cash bidders. Enc Call of the goth. has an account of De killing of Celays, the noted stage rCbber. who has been operating in Arizona. ghe killing took place on the 4th of Feb, ! st Tcrrcnate, Spnora. Cclaya and his band attempted Co rob the Mexican Gus l tOms, the leader Was killed by one of the Guards and the rest cf the band was pufsu- cd into the hills, where it Is hoped they pill all toe captured. The Journals Washington special of the e5th, says: Baltimore papers contain ac- cuunis of the clopement of Lieutenat Fletcher of tho navy. aged 70 years, married man with a wife aud two children, {. sad Miss Bailey, society belle, aged Is. l rhe aff .ir created much excitement in sO- eiety circles Lieutenant Fletcher is a ciIi ! len of Washington. and his wife belongs to l tne of iAo very best families here. We lcaru from a reliable gentleman, who l Arrived in town. yesterday, from the Black CAnvon country. that some sixty men are busy placer mining alorg the creek of the ! ranNon aud making good wages. One l lucky gcut. who has a better claim than scmc of hts neighbors, is taking out by him ! self $5G daily. All our country wants Is plenty of water tn place us in possession of snnumerabie placer districts, which would bay alt the way frum five Co fifty dollars Der day to the man. The ed iors uf ihc San Francisco News l.c;ler are ,cndiag out circulars e. promi- 1 bent gentlemen everywhere, asking for their which they claim are to put in gallery or collections uf those persons ssho are 70 be connected lu some way with grand play about Ia bs gotten up and played in San FrauCisco. Probably some "i ihe photographs they solicit, if secured, 1. would be placed ia ihe rogue's gallery as matter Of revenge etc.
 Man Blown to Atoms. Through r. NJ Fisher, we are furnished lhe particulars, so far as they could he as Certaucd. of an explosion which took place in ihc NcC5aCkin mine on the i6,h of this ,noath. At noon on the day above men tioncd. a terrible explosion ~as heard m