The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-05-13
TUESDAY.

Several hundred "head' of hides were shipped west to-day.
 Stoves are, to-day, more popular than thermometers.
 Jake Miller, who owns fine herd of cat tie, Is in from Big Bug.
 Our devil says its long time between ! theatrical performances.
 Such animals as horses, mules and asses are in great demand in this part of Arizona. A Phenix paper says: We will have no Court House this year. Couldn't sell the bonds.
 MT Jas. Stewart, Superintendent of Gil mer, Salisbury & Cos stage line, arrived in Prescott recently on business trip.
 Trains of the Southern Pacific Railroad havealready crossed the Rio Grande. Grading Is completed as far as Fl Paso.
 We. yesterday. met man who, with pick and shovel. said he was going up Granite Creek to prospect for the body Of A I. Stewart.
 Ex-Speaker Knapps paper, the Yuma Sentinel, pitches into Tucson for alleged ln- subordInarion to certain railroad chiefs. At tend to him, Judge Haynes.
 Groom Greek mine owners would like to see a custom mill put up on their creek. So would mine owners of every district Tn Northern and Middle Arizona. County Treasurer Cook has redeemed all Yavapai county bonds and great amount of warrants. So there must be great deal If money in circulation among the rich people of Prescott.
 MT. wm. \. Kelly, our efficient Re gister of the Land Office, took stage for the south to-day, intending to go as far as Antelope Station. on the Black Canyon Road, where he Is to meet a gentleman who may pur- chase one or two copper mines.
 NIT. John M. Roberts. an enterprising citizen of the Agua Fria, IS again Tn Pres colt He has several acres Of wheat planted. Besides good farming land, he has, Tn our opinion. the best cattle range in the county, which IS well stocked with good animals. About 2OO. GOO fbs of wool will shortly go | from Yavapal county to California and the East Then Cal. and the East will send It ! back to us m the shape of blankets, shirts, GTaWcfs- etc. GIG 'oIUSi AAO" hluSA | longer we'll have to wait for capitalists to | build and run a woOlen MIl! 1 Village Marshal Dodson keeps dodging around back alleys and other out of the w..v llaces. seeing that live coals, hot ashes and other substances capable of firing the town. are not scattered around promlscu- ous'v A fire, of windy day like this, would make sad havoc Ill our town.
 CoEx.-Mr. Fred Hildebrant informs us ! that himself and others have, this spring. planted lJO acres of corn III the Agua Fra ! valley, II miles east of Prescott, and that other farmers planted about as much more, making the number oi acres planted about 300 Most of the corn Is up and growing apace.
 The weather. for two or three days past, ! has been anything unpleasant owing to the prevalence of cool, high winds from the south An hours rain, last night, settled ] the dust, and gave things a green cast; but now the wind Is again rampant, lnsinuatIng and mean. Chances are It will ''blow up rain; maybe snow. Hope So.
 The country on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific railrnad. in Arizona. IS high 1 old country, fss5h 2.5O0 to 5000 feet above s-a level. Its mountain peaks rise much ! higher. hut nobody lives on them. Here We have abundance of timber, coal, salt, gold, silver. copper. grass and right smart 1Aauce %; farming land But little Of this great county Is occupied, SD that there are chances here for tens oi thousands of people and many millions uf capital.