The Phoenix herald., 1879-07-23
NORTHERN NOTES.
" Tiger" WistfuIIy Watches
 the Watermelon.
Suburban S0j0urners Visit
 ing Prescott.
Mining Prospects Loom
 ing Up.

1 [CORREsPoNDESCE OF THE HERALD.
 PREsCoTT, July 14th, 1879
 "A busted dry rancher watching for rain,
 No rain from day to day, is the la test perversion of Tennyson in this quarter, and it does truly seem that "Old Probs' has overlooked us this season entirely. However, we may be so fortunate as to get little wet ting before the Summer is over and we must for the present content our selves with those refreshing little items winch occur daily in each of our papers, to the effect that ''The sky is overcast with clouds with ev- cry indication of a shower,s and Look out for the rain, Get in out of the wet" "Clouds are still threatening to rain" etc, etc. and still no precip- itation to gladden. our fevered visions and depleted finances.
 Upon picking up the -1rizoR0n this i GNC ClllnS, l " elS SNA AtNA NANeA amazement upon reading the follow ing fearful announcement; Butter Is scarce in this market Eggs are worth 70 cts dozen." Cheer up ye denizens of the briny brooklets, mos cy around and gather up your butter and if it is fresh when you start with it, you may rest assured that it will be "oil right" when you arrive and bear in mind that an egg runs the gauntlet of a grocery store and kitch- en before any suspicion or doubt en- ters the olfactories as to the state of health the hen who produced said egg may have been in at the period of said production, so trot on your butter and eggs.
 THE HON. JOHN H. BEHAN Who has baen confined to his room for some time past with a rather se- we're spell of sickness, is once more on his feet.
 The farmers on the Verde are mak- ing hay while the sun shines, as is evinced by the many loads of that ar ticle which arrive daily. And while I am on the subject of fruit, don't let me forget to mention that on Saturday there drove into town the traditional canvas-cOvered wagon of water-mel Ons-the first of the seaSon-With the traditional gentlemanly extOrtioniSt ,,,o ho, frN,. ,s1 n quirers that the price was one dollar each. went down into the inner most recesses of my drygoods and ai- ter chasing a brass pants. button, a collarstud and an old shell-handle pen-knife with three blades broken and the fourth in the act ot transition from a knife-h blade 10 pocket-Saw, and failing to get the necessary ''paster" into corner, l sadly with drew.
 NIr. and Mrs. E. c. Grant arrived yesterday from Wickenburg. Mrs Grant has been suffering for some time past with that disagreable disease SO fatal in the prosperous days of that camp, known as the Nickenburg fever and comes here for change of air and medical attendance.
 Frank Powers and J. PiersOn who are in town from Peoples Valley, re- port that considering the drought, crops are doing well.
 Chas. E. Bowen departed hence to Santa Fe, New Mexico, by stage, this morning, on business trip east.
 THE TIGER MILL Is running smoothly and doing its work nicely, and Superintendent Helm states that he has now ample water at his command to keep il go- ing. It is designed to ship $15,OG0 worth of bullion as the yleid Ot the first 30 days run.
 The Peck mill started up Sunday morning.
 The Black Warrior mine is said to be looking finely and some of its eN- tensions opening up favorably.
 The Nulture pump at Seymour is in first class working order and the m i'll stmts up on Monday next with an estimate of over 20O, ,000 tons of rich ore st the mill.
 Governor Gosler leaves here on Wednesday to look after his mill now 9n route from Chicago. If inc num- per of mills cn route, in process of and for which negoti- ltions are pending are an indication, We may ccLainly look for better times his winter, thau We have ever known Il Northern Arlzona.
 Thermometer, 9S degrees
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