The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-10-24
INTERESTING LETTER FROM OAKLAND
OAKLAND. CAL. Oct. 2oth. 1872.

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. goth. 1879.
 ED. MrxERs-In fulfllment of promise to write, sit down 10 scratch few lines, notwithstanding the fact that have really nothing to write that can be of much inter- est to your readers. The daily papers, which you regularly receive, publish every thing that ought 10 be known, and much that it would be qGite ss we'll not to know.
 l have been busy every hour since my ar- rival until DOW, when I am mere at leisure for few days, after which shall go up coun- try and may find something on my trin more worthy place in your columns.
 The Grand Lodge of Masons, of which body was member, closed its lsbors on Saturday evening. and last evening, Sun day, went to the First NJ. E. Church of this city, to hear the Rev. Thos. Guard preach. His text was, "was Seen of Angels" 1 had heard him before, but never until last night, fully realized how much the the atricAl world losr, when Thos. Guard went to preaching. All the sciences, but more especially astronomy, were made to een- tribute te the beauty and interest of hls H. lusfrations. The stellar worlds were each brought before the audience, investigated ana sent on their eternal rounds
 ..Yossssr singing :. they shine
 1he hand that made us is divine"
 The Doctor has accepted . call to go and preach to the people of the City of Balti- more, and much to the regret of his church on this csast, leaves for his new field in March. He Is one of those rare characters. almost as seldom met with as an Irish Jew peddler; he is an Irish Methodist preacher.
 have met but few Arizonans since my arrival, but shall look them up this week; in fact, have not called upon many of my old time California friends, who shall also interview sson, and may find out something from some of them, that will interest some of my friends in Arizona, and If SO, shall make note of it.. saw Dr. Lincoln, only moment on the day that he departed for Prescott; Mir. Jewell, see daily, and re. gret 10 learn from him that Mrs. Us health is still bad; Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. and younger son, of Walnut Grove, came on the train with us as far as Maricops, and Jeff fer the East on Wednesday; Mrs. Newell was joined by her husband. Mir. Chas. Newell, on her arrival here, and they lett on the San Rafel boat Tuesday afternoon for her fathers farm in Green Valley, Sonoma County I see Mir. Davis, whe was operating for C. c. Bean at Bradshaw, on the streets occa sisnally. also meet Uncle Billy Raymond every day. He is enthusiastic in the beliei that Arizona is the coming mining country The elder Mr. Bowen IS also an ardent ad vocate of the Territory.
 Rudolf Pfferling still hAnkers after thu mountains, and declares he will not stay II the city. He wants to go either to Ariion' or Montana.
 By the way, I am requested by Ike Bow man and Judge W. Nj. Vance to say to thei old Idaho friends, who have wandered of t' Arizona, that they still live and remembe the oldsn time in the far north and desired to be remembered in turn. Ike is of tn, firm of Butler & Bowman, job printers, ii whose office now write. and Judge Vanc' is street contractor here.
 Judge H. P. S0nntsg euquires after hi frieuds ia ArizonA. There are many ether I might mention but defer until anoshe time.
 Anzons is we'll thought of and mucl talked about, and many have congratulate me on receipt of the news that it has st las rained copiously in that somewhat parche' land. T. ]. B.