The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-07-22


 places surrounding Prescott, without giving our town bath. of which 1t Is in need.
 Major 4 H. Nickerson, 4. A. c., Wash ington, has placed the MINER under obi gations for late copy of the Army Regis ter.
 Bones & Spencer received again, yester- day, from A. <. Coughs orchard, Point of Rocks, nice lot of delicious, juicy eating apples.
 The comet is playing hide-and- -go-seek with the north star Wonder the dipper don't get jealous and throw water on the comets tail.
 Barley is worth in Phenix by the quantity s1.3 3S per hundred This is better than on former years when no railroad building was going on north.
 PRoPER.-If your sweet t-heart bites you upon one cheek turn the other to her and say, ''do 1t some more" Never squeal, II don't show courage.
 The new Congregational Church is fast donning the appearance of full grown child, and We expect within six weeks 1t will be ready for occupancy.
 The manufacture of brick in Prescott should be revived, and our citizens should build entirely of them. It Is equally cheap as lumber and safer in case of fire.
 We hope that Lynx Creek will run large stream of water, as in days of old, enabling the owners of hydraulic diggings along its banks to work out the shining nuggets.
 For delightful draught of pure, unadrl turzted cool water, We would advise our ] e d. Ttrdr,a Elatrrrr I,nt asE for anything stronger than water however
 Raible took load of No. beer to Palace Station yesterday, and report has 1t that the boys out there mistoOk the day for the 4th of July. St Patrick's or some other great and eventful day.
 Old gents whose better halves are absent begin to kick about cooking. We don't mind the culinary part of the business, but the scalding dish water isn't bit funny to the tender fingers. That's all.
 The two companies from the Verde, those of Capt. Wallace and It. kingsbury, order ed to Walnut Creek, are enrOute and will reach their destination to-day or tomorrow. Col. Price, who IS to be Ill command, left 1 Prescott to day.
 Mrs. Sheriff IS having an old land mark in Prescott torn down. It IS the building where, in the early history of our town, the late Robert Meacham resided and kept the postoffice Also, otherwise, she Is improving her property. 1 On the 25th of this month the Tiptop Company will pay dividend of 20 cents per share. There Is money enough III the treas ury to pay one dollar per share, but 1t Is thought proper to keep 1t as reserve III case of emergency.
 We hear of several enterprising firms in our city who propose to put up fine brick buildings soon. Let the brick manu- | lecturers bestir themselves and be in readl- ness for heavy demands soon to be made upon them. There's money Tn 1t.
 Mccormick, a go-ahead railroad contract or. Is again in town after supplies for his camp. He also takes out several water tanks to be used in carrying water for the use of his men and animals. The water has to be hauled distance of p miles. First Lieutenant Carl F. Palfrey, Corps of Engineers, Engineer Officer of the De partment, has been ordered without un- necessary delay to Camp Huachuca. 4. T., to make a survey of the Military Reservation at that post and of the proposed extension thereof. The many friends of MT and Mrs. Dan Ha.z will be pained to learn of the death of their infant daughter, Bertha, which occurred this forenoon from whooping cough and pneumonia The funeral will take place from their residence tomorrow, Tuesday, at 10 o'clock A. Y. l. IS thought by those who witnessed the great freshe,s passing down the various streams yesterday that the Verde will be | booming. In all probability Gosper's fish 1 pond will go. as the facetious Jim Fisk l was wont to say. where the wood bine l twineth. Its too bad. Ies,-its too 1 bad, and We ale sorry from the bottom of our soul.
 Henry Wickenburg, the pioneer, the ! founder of WickenhurL and discoverer of the | famous NultuTe mine. and now the owner . uf the Iconoclast neaT Black Canyon. Is on d visit to Prescott. Mr W. is one of Arzo- l mas bravest, most persevering and trus.y ! citizens and long may he live Is the wish of 1 the MINER. to which he has been a sub l scriber for ever decade.
 The heavy rains that are now visiting the | agricultural valleys all over Iavapai county ! insure good crops of hay, grain, vegetables, | etc. Farmers are, as class, very deserv- ing and the one who does all things well has not forgotten them. Again, the | rain will bring money to the pockets of miners, stock men, freighters and others. i We all profit by it and let's build the branch railroad
 Hon. J. H. Marion and family returned | to-day from a trip to Walnut Creek. leaving there yesterday. NIT. NJ inf prms Us that ! very heavy rains visited Wailapai yesterday. . and that In the valleys between there and ! Williamson valley water was running and standing m quantities. reminding him of the Colorado river. At Williamson. Lees and the Burnt Ranch. heavy rains had put m their welcome appearance.
 DEATH HATH ITS WAY-A few days since the MINER was delighted in chronicling the fact that Hon. John C. Campbell was a hap pv father Ten days have but elapsed and We are now psined to chronicle the fact that that little angel babe has been called from earth to s celestial home beyond the shin inc. silverv stars. and the hearts of MT and Mrs. Campbell made sad indeed. In this. 3heir great loss and bereavement, these good people will have the sympathy of hosts oi friends m Arizona.
 + some ingenius mechanic would start in- tp the manufacture of windmills in Prescott and sell them at a figure within ths reach of