The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-07-04
THURSDAY.


 Goods are getting cheap.
 Dan O'Leary, the scout and Indian tanner Is visiting his many friends m this place.
 Chds. F. Blackburn has been pardoned. and Is now at liberty tO roam over the hill and dale at his will, etc.
 The Bodie mine, Nevada county, Cali forn:a, shipped for the week ending June 2sth, S7O.747 4,
 Bryan's teams are enroute from Maricopa with a quartz mill for the Big Bug District, and will be in next week.
 A freight team belonging to J. NJ. Bryan. and that of George Matlock, arrived yester- day from Maricopa, with goods for Prescott people.
 The services of the Hon. Timothy Hawk ins have been secured by Messrs. Wilson & Park, in their restaurant business, which of itself Is guarantee of success.
 Major De Serpa Pinto, second only to Stanley as an African explorer, has arrived at Alexandria, Egypt. after an absence of twenty months, having passed over the Dark Continent"
 X rich strike in the Alta was reported at Virginia city on the 2Sth. The ore assays from $55 to S226 per ton. The California mine shipped on the same day, S4G,OOO.
 MT. Wilder, ,one of our largest stock raisers, is in from his ranch on the HardyVille road. and informs us that his large bands of cattle and horses are not doing we'll al present, on account of the continued drought.
 The flea, says the Boston Transcript, is the politician of the insect world. He + ever itohiug for place, creates no end of dis iurbancc, and you never know where to find him.
 !. NJ. More, a very honorable good oiti- zen. is in town from Kirkland Valley, hav- ing been called in to answer some water question charges preferred by F. McAtser.
 J. NJ. Bryan has established a forwarding house at MaricOia. and has secured the services of J. S. Randall. a very trustworthy gentleman as agent. All orders will re- ceIye prompt and careful consideration.
 We noticed a fine mower and reaper with self raker attached. improved style, loaded on a wagon yesterday, enronte to the Verde, where it k Co be put 10 work gathering in the golden fruit.
 A V who has been travelling win ten. Grant in foreign lands, has returned to the Cnhed S.ales. and is of the opinion that Grant will reach san Francisco, september 10th.
 Marshal Dodson took in a pilgrim, to day, who had, from tho effects af severa! over doses of tangle-foot. became bOis;etous, and tremendous fellow. He now rests in quiet and peace within the confines of the City cain6Oos.
 The Central Arizona Mining Company of Seymour, has received 20 stamps Of their new 10 stamp mill. from Cniceg", aud m a few days expect 20 more. All of these stamus they exp.ct ,o have Tn operation about the last of this monih.
 Captain Beartlslee, one of the Jamestown, has been fully investigating affairs m Alaska, and ia his report to Washington, fully ,nfirmS the siS.sgseat Of citizens as 10 the threatened dangor, and urges tbe ho- cessitv uf man of-war Oeing keptin Alaska waters for protection.
 The fire in the timber west of Prescott Is assuming quite d fsar'rl uspeot'and threatens to extend its destructive bodn6s Co cuYer the timber claims of the d.fsrent sa~miiis situate in the immediate vicinity of the burning desifoicis
 The Eount Brothers are manuiaciu'ng at PheniN about 1000 pounds of STcplient harl lee daiiv, and sill they are hardly able ts supply the demand. Large bawls of iu- lens coois9 with ice drawn ffwiih ioag straw are DO, bad tn iSAe in aelimate where the thermometer stands at ne In the shade
 Hon. R. C. Mccormick. one Of AriEona's 's trn,.ss and best friends, wriies us that DC has has not. bV aug l;9esns. given up the Tern torv. and will feel it pl,ssSure at all tunes to assist it's citizens in anything ~ilsiil als poAtr. The eN-C;oVcruoT will be in hr'- gona sometime in September. and VIII then vis,t every mining distric, within Us bounds
 | R. Nuy bridge has been visiting the TsIaniS of south America, and has hTYUSli bome with him full line of pictures of thsi conutrN and coffee plantations Bowen S Knowles have Q set cf these pictures. which .rs reallv worth going Co see. Prom me ri,.iun,. We should juuge the natives 70 he abont Inc same a. the Maricopa and itmas of ATisona,
 Cansda announces sn electric gifi. "h' uS mere contact, can impsrt poEe1ui sa['-t. Me do not desire 10 discourage Canada, bei her new production is nothing wondetiui- tbere are plenty of girlsin the nlted staie' wbo can s..ack snybOdy al sight.