The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-07-16


 The greea cloth game st Phenix has be come a regular mania We hear of sn 'oid timer who scuoped ia S4.000 last week from q lucky turn ia the affairs of man.
 Col. Bigelow, corresponding secretary of the Republican club of Yayapai county. is kept busy sending out correspondence and answering letters from Republicans every where.
 A great manJ friends of Judge Hsrgrave would like b see him nominated for Dis. trict Attorney. If he would accept ihe nomination ii would be the means Of Insur- ing the Republicans tbat office.
 WILL AEsoEB Ir.-Fsy, cfihe Tombstone Nugget, avows his determination % take Mexican dollars az par for subscription, sd- vertisina and jo6 work, until he drives the last dollar of it out of circulation.
 The photographs of Col. R- fingers olI are gaite numerous in Prescott, shOsing that be has admirers II not followers in tins far of part of the world. Robert, when he opens bis mouth, alw ays says something
 shirpscr & Co have all their goods pack ed ready for shipment to the Globe. Ar. $. expects to return to Prescott when the
 foaiag tide comes in It will be a safe ,ims then.
 Jack Slull. of the Plaza Stable. caatiaues Co bUy uea rigs and fae horse, and keeps up with ihe times in everything. For good turnout call and see him.
 Prescott; has two drug stcres, the town is healthy and still they do s big business, at feast such is the appearance from the am0un; of drug boxes uBlOAded every few days from traIns arriving from Maricopa.
 F. P Wilder and wife came ID from their home yesterday for the purpose of visiting relatives. Mr. W. informs Us that tbe rain has evaded his stock range thus far and that the grass begins to show signs of thirst
 Prescott has more polite gentlemen in her midst than we have ever seen before. Can il be possible that they are, any of them, can didatcs for offiCei Oi course not, it is all natural, you know, you know. No, you don't.
 In ihe Silver district, Arizona, fifty miles above Yuma, the Iron Cap mining Company are sinking and cross-cutting on the Iron Cap mine with a good show. They are down 200 feet with good rock and a good vein.
 PM Fisher. q formidable candidate for Recorder. has q nice cabinet of curiosities At bis saloon We noticed a newspaper there iJ0 yeaIs old, and alss copy of the 'frst DAILY ARIZONA MINER, being the first daily paper ever printed m the Territory.
 We understand that MT. Ben Butler has had large increase of bDarders during the month, giving him the reputation of being the best restaurant manager m Prescott We always thought Ben wOuld make a sue cess of it, as be is one of those be sure you're ugIt then go ahead fellows.
 The Territorial Republican Convention, for the purpose Of giving all the counties sufiicieu; iime in which 10 fix up their or ganization. has been changed from the 1lh 1 until Ibe 23d day of August, at which tune it is Co be hoped each and every pre- cinct in all the counties will bereprescuted
 Losr-Betwcrn Prescott and the resi- 1 dence of Judge Brooks, on the l4th inst, an oval sleeve button; design, bird feeding its . young Any person finding and leaving the same at tue post office will confer I great favor and be rewarded.
 Prescott, July 10th, 1880.
 STORAGE ON FKEIGHT.-F. W Blake. | Agent for The forwarding merchants at Mancops, informs Us that the $. P. R. k. ! Co. has issEed notice tha, storage vii. | hereafter be charged on all goods left ID ! the depot, after X hours, at the Tate of | cents per 100 pounds for the first five days, 1 and afleT that 20 cents per ton per day.
 T. is the impression among those who are . familiar with future railroad operations that ] all Of the land belonging Co Hon. A. l.. ] MoeIler, adjoining the City of Prescott on | the north, will be required for depot grounds ! round houses, machine shops. etc. When | this takes place Prescott will want street ! railway cars.
 John iiecs came in last evening fTom the ! Sandy coua,ry. He reports the NcCacain . mill running on Sigma ore, making 6uaIua 7. by ;hc wholesale. The Santa Nara w.s | tu.. ot water and its banks oyesl5wa a few ! days siEcc. We believe Mir E. is about 60 sell his mammoth BGrro mine, one of tuc be>, properties ia Arizona, to eastern gen t!emy1.
 We .t.cel a mining expert leave town this morning oa ga betGt,tu. black h.r~.. lnd We made the remark tu @ ts1e1I taatIl Scott. tac mj8s Tel man. could take of laat . horse as well as he aid the elephant. Le wouii be sure of crowded house every night for a week. IL would not require much leg mania, only little stitfcniDg of the joints
 J. :. Bogle, of Big Bug, was in town to- day He proposes to make a trip to Spring ! fed, Ohio, starting within a few days. In . the meantime his engine and pump, rigged ! for hydraulic mining purposes, Is securely | housed and protected from the weather, on !. Big Bug where they will remain until his return, when he will be prepared to set them to work.
 Ae arc told tha: upon the advent of q railroad 10 this section there are parties | who hold themselves in readiness to put up ! a wooden mill and an establishment | for the manufacture of soap and candles things much needed Tn every we'll regu- | lated community These parties are wait ing for cheap frcights and large popu- lation, bo:h of which we are sure to possess ! within the coming 20 months.
 We would advise the people of Prescott | not to be so careless as to forget 10 lock l up their respective places of dwelling when , they go out for a call or to take a walk, as l a young gentleman, few days since, who {. forgot tO see that he had securely locked ! the door of hls room. which opens into the !