The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-09-26

Mrs. J. W. Huiehison, who is alway. ready to lend hand i'd case of sicknes ol
 aesninilon, deserves great credit for Chris
 tian deeds rendered in ihe last moments ol
 Mrs. smith, who died last night in this
 town. Such acts come fronm a generous
 heart, and cenfrm Us more than ever iu the
 truth Of the old addage, that actions speak
 louder tkan words"
 1 BAD IEoK.-D0n Berardo FFeyez. who
 left his tram at Seymour fifteen days ago.
 and came on Co Prescott for his health. fad ing that his train was making slow prog
 rtss, went out few days since to meet and
 hurry his teams along. found that his cattle
 haa been Over-wnrksd in the heat, and nearly all of them had beeome blipd and twenty one of them had died He has oR h:s wagons, four, bran and barley for \. k G. Ellis.
 Capt. Eagsn. the efficient and gentle
 manly C. |. of ilns Military Department, is again advertising for supplies, with which 10 ration the troops. The Captain invites proposals for the furnishing of ten posts. forts and camps with -four. aggregating ,0oo pounds. iIers is chance for same energetic party, or parties, to make "pile" in very short tune, as the supplies are wanted within % days after notification Of award ot contract, and then Il is pleasure to do business with Capt. Eagan.
 By reference to an advertisement else where in the MINER, it will be seen that a branch to the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company has been established in Prescott. with several of our best citizens as directors, etc. This Is good move, and we fell con- Ident that it will be we'll patronized. It has not bs:en many years since, that all Life Insurance Companies refused to give poIi- cies tO our citizens on any terms. General Crook, with his band of Indian tanners, changed the aspect of affairs in this partic- uiar business most etfectually.
 A RIcH STRnsE.-Wc received the very gratifying news to-day, of very rich strike having teen made ia tho Asa Buffun ground. north extension oi the Peek, which l IS sad 10 equal anything ever found in that famous mine. Mr. Curtin, who came m from there, and Is a perfectly TelIable | gentemaD, brings this pleasing news. IL is l reasonable 10 suppose that both the north | aud south extensions of the Peck will open | up, as prospecting IS done on them. equally | with the original discovery, which has, and 1 Is sending out great quantity of bullion.
 L. <. Marshal Dake has received notIfi- cation from the Treasury Department of the adjustment of his accounts in the De- partment of Arizona from October 23rd, 1878, to April lst. 1879, showing that the affairs of his office have been carefully and properly atten ded to, causing satisfactory settlement between him ana the United States. This is more than many of our former |. :. Marshals can boast of having done. Mir Dake. during his administration of the affairs of '. .. Marshal of Arizoua, has in inc main given general satisfaction, and not single dollars expense of court or contrsS ed Dy him or authorized 10 be contracted by him or his deputies, remains unpaid up to the present date We do not claim any credit for him on this score, as he has simply done his duty as re- quired bv law, but merely mention the fact, as it is certainly in great contrast with the former actions of U. s. Marshals in this Territory.