The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-08-01

A aVapai county mine, situato ;, q.
 big Bug district, called The Or;o, h.. ~
 placed on the market in PhiladeInh;a oee @ The shares are being bought for si.s5 "0 \ Earth has contracted for 3oooou,. s1i', winch he sent in the direction Inf ai
 pany. '"ing Com
 Mr. BeFardo Freyes from the I.itna co,
 ofaao' arrived this morning leayino M h;
 train with some 10000 pounds off saIy an a'
 camped at the Cienega. '"
 Thus far, Kirkland, Peoples. Tbomn.o,,
 ana Date Creek Valleys Lave had nr ra;,
 ms season, unless the dark clouds oyer 2,
 that dnection have favored them to-day.
 ne people Of Apache county have bee, particularly favored with rain. in conse quence of which they have excellent crons better than for many years past.
 Drills team, from WIekenburz. cama ii, To-day, with over zoo pounds of neaches sppies and plums, which were for Messrs Bones < Spencer.
 EL JoVES.-snis journal, edited and pub. iisAed by young boy at Yuma. is the best paper in Arizona of it's size. Ii is inches w'de and lo inches long. Probably tbe smallest paper Tn Arizona, and ifs owner 'he youngest editor in the United States.
 Rev. Father Beckers left this smornins Tor ilip to fhenix, to be absent eight or ten days. His labors extend over quite A section of country, winch keeps him stead- fly on the go, looking after the interests of his Church.
 ON tANPAGE.-Granite Creek yester- day, very suddenly took a ralse. and the water came rolling down the same. brlng. Ing pine trees, logs, cord wood, etc, and in many places the water spread over the banks of the channel, so great and sudden was the Hood that came from the hills above Prescott. The water rose to the depth of elght or ten inches in the saW mill of Geo. w. Gurus, bu. Fortunately did no harm.
 The Model Mine, near Peoples Valley. is being worked by Mr. John Bohne. He re- ceniiy run through, by rastra process, : tons of ore, taking out between $50 and S4O to ti'e ton. This lea6 is within two and hali miles of Or. Persons residence. k of easy access, and has plenty of wood and water surrounding the mine. It Is one oi the most promising mines in this section of Arizona
 Were VIC to draw the attention of the Beard of Supervisors to ihe fact that the road to the Peck, which has cost the county a great many thousand dollars, is in an im- pdSsable condition, and recommend that it be repalred, We are willing to admit, and belleve that they would not order the work done for fear that they would be us in dong what it is their duty To do, therefore, we would advise, by all | means, that the road be not repaired, but | let go to ruin.
 Rev. J. l.. Hedgepcth and Mr. Christie | lrrved yesterday with two wagons loaded | with harley from IIayden's ranch on Salt | River, for Gilmer Salisbury tS Co Mir. | Iedgpeth informs us that Salt River, which | few weeks ago, rose several feet. has again | lmost dried up, owing to the large amount 'f water taken out in ihe ditches to fri | gate the summer crops These consist of ilfalfa, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, summer qEash, water melons, cantelopes, sorghum, tc, etc. There is still plenty of water for rTirating purposes, but in order to fill the IitChes it takes aDout all the water out of he river.
 SMART BoY-Ne know of a Prescott boy ot yet eleven years old, who stole pock- { knife, traded it for a saw, sold the saw pr Sl.00, with which he purchased a bottle f whiskey in which he sOsks quantity of read each day, feeds the neighbors hens on he bread, making them drunk, when he arries of sufficient of the number to feed ( family of four persons, and they aie all ealthy eaters. This is becoming an every ay occurrence, therefore we advise our randmnthers who raise yellow legged lickeuS t1 be on the watch for the young cut. He'll be around. Recent American advices state that "con- acts have just heen made in Chicago for ie delivery of fresh meat at Liverpool at a , ,st of ls 5d. per 100 lbs. This will permit Ie sale of meat at that port at ? 2d. and 315d ] sr lb. The price of beef at Chicago is lrmal one, and carriage upon it might be ] 'nsiderapiy higher ana yet allow a very und and profitable export trade. Ameri- m beef has practically no other competitor { IEe English market than British home |. ised meat. Ii is believed that the price [ beef m the West can be considerably re- lccd bv more economical methods of pro- iction, and care; but at prices named, or s iything like them, demand will immensely crease and results will be satisfactory. be new business has all the elements of o cc eSs and pcrmanency in it, and this is a c conviction of those who know most h 'out it and are putting tbeir money largely I to t now "-British Trade Journal. Ii
 tl ARIZONA IN PuILADELPHIA.-Ex-Go Cover IT Saff,rd has established himself there, d is pushing forward successfully sever t' valuable properties The stock of the ? ,mbstone Company hes been listed on the o ming Board there, and Is selling at SG to e per share. The Orion Companys sells n Sl 9. Late advlces from the Silver N ng informs us that the ledge has been urk In the new working shaft, at depth two hundred fset, and moreover, that it .t exceedingly rich--lteTaly bespangled ., s th pure virgin silver, and of eveH greater Ss lue than any thing heretofore discovered . this wonderfully rich mine. At the pres ', { time. when capital and labor are both '" ming iron, the over crowded East to seek " fields of employment and investment C, the uudevclopcd West, Arzona IS attract fe 7 a very large share of public attention. Q, | the fiattcIing discoveries of new re F ms and valuable properties serve to of eng,hen the interest. We are firm in the m q - E,t.,r, l.g sr efnr,,