The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-01-09

Our subscribers at Walnut Grove com plain. and instly too, at the failure of some mail contractor t0 deliver their mails regu- l larly. The postmaster at the Grove writes
 us that not MINER has reached there since l Dec. 18th. Who is responsible for all this The San Francisco Post of late date 1 truly says: Arizona is fast developing its vas, mineral wealth. The settlement CT this | Territory with q large mining and commeF cal population wIll soon lead 10 the absGfp-
 ton of Sonora and the extension south oi
 the Mexican line.
 ! INFORMATION WANTED The wife of { Pierre Gueriin, residing at Montreal, Cana | da, wants 10 know the whereabouts of her husband, who, when last heard from, three | years since, was at Prescott. Any one know | ing his whereabouts will please commuui. cate with A. Gaudette, Pioche, Nevada. 1 Frank Rorab.ck receives his complimeu- | tary benent tomorrow evening when will ! be rendered the two act opera from the Preach of the "Doctor of Alcantara." Tie 1 plot IS laid iB Spain and the piece said jo be beautiful. This piece has never been played in Arizona, and it is only now with l the assistance of Pauline Markham that il
 can be rendered here, as It requires great
 knowledge of opera music.
 ! CoLDEsT oS REcoRD.- X letter fioHi i ELrenberg, on the Colorado river, where 'ce 1 hardly ever forms, to gentleman m Pres coli. states Ibat about Christmas the river 1 WIS frozen 0Tcr allowing persons to pass : from one side to the other on the ice Tus l letter also states that water in buckets ilaze { 10 tue thickness of three inches, s0metliB- unknown ts the oldest Iuhabitant oB ihc l Colorado. Accounts from other parts of tAc | world indicate that the cold on tue 2ith au! | 2jih of December surpassed anything here i tofUre known. In Prescott iron Was fTczen
 so hare that il actual cracked open to eel | breath.
 Secretary Gesper writes us from Ileyc- 1 land, Ohio, under date of Dee. 21d and
 states that he will be in Prescott January , 2Oih, also, that the custom mill fer Prescott
 wll Dc shipped from Chicago during this | month The Secretary adds. "In the di-
 rection Of money for our mInes, have sue
 ceeded beyond my expectations. and have
 interested a number of parties who will in-
 vest after tune. The outlook for Arizona
 IS very good" Secretary Gosper has been
 busy during his visit East and we believe he
 has accomplished much that will be Of great benefit io Arizona.
 Whoo Cersnomio with ninety three of hls band of Apache Indians, has inst surrendcT- cd to the military authorities al Fucker and
 will Dc sent at once ts San Carlos. This IS
 the band which has been lepredating for some months along the border. and who did much Of the work credited to NictoriOs $
 band. The military of Arizona have been pressing them closely for the last few weeks. This surrender virtually wipes odr ] the renegade Indians in southeastern Ari- | Losa and on the borders of Sonora. Much credit is due the military for their quiet and 1 persistent pursuit of these Indians, and more especially 10 Captain Haskell who has E been on the border engineering the military mOvemeuts.-Tucson Tiar
 The benefit tendered the Admiral" lIo,. 1 Dauphinl on Saturday, was complimentary ID every aeuse Of the word The house was crowded with people who wished to express ! their gratitude for his clever acting ou scy- eral occasions during the short period he { has beru iu Prescott, and tO that end. puT- ! chased tickets for the purpOse of adding to : the finances. and attended the performance ! Co show ileir appreciation. The Admiral i appeared ia hi- beet: Josephine. as usua,
 Nas excellent ButtsTcup, charming. and ! the CsDtaia, smiling. Kalf RackstTaw fea. ] deFed his .eseili song, in a style hand .o beat. Mrs ~ucdekcr sings nicely. aB3 hu proves WIii each performance, CHss Burton ! iE tie Uacumrly character of Dick Dead ! Bye has acquitted himself aitA more tl4a ordinary credit HIs is part tbat is u.t altogether attractive nevertheless. his DOG se up aud dae conception ui ibo character . u.aA, 70 equal to tHo very best Iari .4s-.
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