The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-28
THURSDAY.

Barley of this years crop is selling at Phenix for $i 50 per 100 pounds.
 Mrs. Doct Wharton accompanied the Doc tor on hIs visit to Prescott.
 Mr. Rutherford, superintendent of the Prince, went home to-day.
 The New Mexico stage refuses to convey passengers over its line for the present. Just what the matter is we are unable to learn.
 The many friends of Judge Silent will be pleased to learn that hIs removal will not be effected by the company having the matter ID charge.
 Governor Powers has put force of men to work developing some of his mining in terests on Groom creek, which are among those Of the very best in the country.
 It looks bad to see Dems. and Repubs. congregated in small cluos engaged in but ton holing and telling nice stories which saver of romance. Don't do It, gentlemen.
 Clark B. Wilson departed yesterday for Southern Arizona, for the purpose of meeting certain mining men and negotiat ing some sales and purchases of mineral lodes.
 We have not been able to learn anything definite about that custom mill for Prescott. We want to see ii go up and the stone set rolling which will insure the projectors an immense fortune.
 A. Frank, of Ehrenberg, has purchased the Goldwater property at that place and is Commander-in-Ch Chief of the mercantile bus mess house of the place. Frank is popular and will do we'll.
 A. II, Peoples and wife, of wickenburg, have arrived in Phenix from California, Mr. P. having gone to bring his wife home, she having recovered from the malady which took Ter to that State for treatment.
 Messrs. Rice and Reicker left to-day for the extreme northwestern portion of Ysva- pal county for the purpose of taking the census. These gents have an escort of sol diers ana gre the first to enter upon the enumerating business.
 Jonathan L Riggs has been appointed h. dian Agent for the Colorado River Reser- vstiOn Indians. We believe he is an East ern man, who has never had any experience with the management of the red man, and knows little about MT. To, save what he has learned from Cooper's novels.
 The Drill, of Pinal, comes out with seurrlious article on the official map of Ali zoDa We have watched the comments of the first two issues of the Drill and con- clude that it would like to become a sensa- tional sheet. General Fremont as we'll as Chief Justice French should feel extremely bad over the severe scorching from the new paper.
 Attention IS directed to the new advertise ment of the Mining Trust Company, 115 Broadway, N. l., of which Milton $. Lath- am is President, c. T. Christensen, Treas urer, and k. w. Leayitt Secretary. This is ready for business. as will be seen by their notice, elsewhere to be found in the MINER.
 The mammoth copper mine ef Mess Car penter t Wilson, in the vicinity of Squaw Peak near the Verde River and South of Camp Verde, is developing itself to be the "boss' copper mine in Arizona It is worth a cold million dollars from all accounts. Who wants to buyf Enquire at the MINER office.
 Apropos of the Acting Medical Director who ordered quantity of "bi-carbonate oi | mucialge," for use in the department hospi- | tai, we mention another discovery in chem | istry by Prescott mining expert, who, up- 1 on being shown sample of rock, looked | wisely as he scratched it with his knife and | expressed the opinion that it contained l large percentage of 'chloride of assessment"
 Hon. c. c. Bean finally took his departure this morning for Topeka and New York. | He will not only attend to the interests of | our citizens in railroad matters, but will fix | up his inning interests m such a shape that be will be able to handle them properly up- ln his return. He sent to New York, Dy express, a large box Of ores, samples from | various mines in this section, for the pur- pose of showing what We have.
 The advertisement of the new firm of M. Goldwater < Son appears elsewhere In he MINER oi this issue. The finn are sol- dly established, have their own magnificent 'tore building, hire no clerks, are conse- iuently under but light expense in compar- son to other houses of the magnitude of joldwater & Son, therefore they can afford .o sell goods at lower price than some of heir neighbors. It is hard thing to find ! finer store or more perfect and elegant as- of goods even in San Francisco han at the firm whose mammoth lad" pre- cents itself in our paper today. Read 1t by all means and then remember to patron ze the house.