The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-10-03
Local Intelligence.
TUESDAY.

r.. E. McClintock. of the Phenix Herald, will visit Prescott early the coming week.
 Fort Mohaye is connected with California bv a tri-weeklY mail from San Bernardino.
 N.&. G. Ellis received large lot Of bar Tor. four and bran this afternoon from their branch house in Phenix.
 Professor Maynard & Hon. Hugo Rich ards have gone out to the Black hills for tbc purpose of examining the Eureka mine.
 Philip Richardson has done great deal of practical prospecting on his Gray Eagle mine, which is one of the best mining properties in Yavspai county.
 Messrs. Hirlinger & Becker, who have re- gently been busy fixing up the old Monte anna Saloon, are now prepared to meet customers and provide them with every thing in the eating line to be found in the Territory. Call and see their elegant apart meots fitted up al great expense
 The Cumberland Mine, about which so much is being said through the San Fran cisco journals, looks better on paper than in any other way. The map shows fine mills, large streams of water, large mine, etc. It is all mythical, and for the purpose of taking some one in.
 Frank Shultz came to town this afternoon from the hills west of Prescott pretty badly bruised about the head. He informs us that Messrs. Earp and Hanson joined their forces and made an assault on him with pistol and q large stick Of wood and succeeded In getting the best of him. We believe Shultz ssore out warrant for their arrest.
 The Western Union Telegraph Co. has re- duced its tariff on messages sent from any office in the Division of the Pacific, to any office east of Ogden to $200 for ten words and f3cts for each additional wor1. This is quite a reduction from former rates and one that should have been made long since, however, better late than never.
 Sheriff Walker and several others are our today, in the timber west of town, search ing for band of horse thieves said to be encamped at some convenient point from which they are making nightly ralds on the horses of our citizens. These fellows were seen yesterday and it IS thought they will be captured by those now out search ing.
 AN UGLY AssAULT.eHon. J. H. Behan had occasion to at call tho Chinese laundry this F. x, when a controversy arose, lead ing to some half dozen of the pig-tail race making an assault on hIm with clubs. He tried to defend himself with 6 revolver, which, unfortunately, failed to work. He received several severe cuts about the head. Four of his assailants were arrested and lodged in jail.
 For one hundred years the people of New Mexico have not seen the grand old river, Del Norte running SO little water as the present season. A Wallapai Indian says that Arizona is suffering from drought and scarcity of water to a greater extent than heretofore known to the oldest people oi his tribe. Thus it will he seen that tho present condition of the Territory SO far as regards water is no criterion to go by.
 MT. George Clark came in yesterday from Turkey Creek. where he has several valu' able mining locations now being opened He tells us that the Mssteraon mill IS al work bounding out bullion, and the irof mining which was recently laid from tho mine to the mill, brings in sufficient sup ply of water for all purposes. The ore l' good and the arrangements complete fol steady work, consequently we may looh for fair yield of bullion.
 YAvA SuPAIs.-A delegation ot Indians helonoino to the Yava Supais, who reside oI Cataract Creek, visited Prescott yesterday and were much pleased with their success in pathering up old clothes These Indians live i'm a deep canyon, have plenty Of goo' land. water with which to irrigate and rahs' good crops of corn, pumpkins, beans, mel ons. peaches. etc. They are peaceably m clined. do not raid on the white settlements and evince a strong desire to be let entirel. alone m their secluded homes.
 Miss Hattie C. Lawler, graduate Iron Thompson's Business College, N. l-' 10 teaching telegraphy, and also graoua' of the Cooper Union, for the advancement of science and art, would be competen person to take charge of the Prescott tele praph office, which IS now closed for wan of an operator. If the citizens feel m ir tercst in having the office roopened, W believe arrangements can he made with th' intelligent young lady to take charge o' th same.