The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-07-29

The potato crop at Williamson Valley ha
 been greatly damaged, in fact, totally de
 stroyed by the overfows caused by the lat, rains. The loss in the potato crop however
 will be more than made up in the benefit t, the hay crop.
 Chief Justice c. G. w. French, our eff cient, affable and popular Judge, has re turnedto Prescott, his home, from St. Johns Apache, Wilcox, Tucson, etc. travelling since leaving Prescott 1000 miles, and this too over very rough country Time 90 days.
 Bids for carrying the U. S. Mails three times per week between Prescott and Bed Rock were received from the following per sons at the following prices: Philip Mar. low, Sl2O per month; Abe Kiewe, Sl75O per annum; NIT. Davidson, s1250 per annum.
 The great and fourishing city of Tomb stone, which Is sending out to the world a half million dollars per month, owes it's prosperity to the fact that the Southern Pa cifc R. k. brought capital to her doors with which to properly develop her mines When Prescott has railroad, stand from under.
 It is stated that Secretary Go.per has per n ission to absent himself from the Territory So soon as Fremont puts In an appearance Will Fremont come! The people don't want him. and 1t seems impudent for an office holder to force himself into company where his presence is objectionable.
 l. S. Randol, Government freight con- tractor, arrived in Prescott last evening from Phenix. He informs us that heavy rains have fallen all along the route to Salt River, and that the roads are very soft.
 
 FREIGHT TEANs.-Bryan's teams are en- route to Prescott from Phenix. Three were at Wicken5urg, July 26th, loaded with saw mill machinery and government supplies. Several other teams belonging to other par ties are scattered along the road from Agua Fria to Date Creek, much delayed on sc- count of muddy roads.
 |. The black-leg disease, which took of SO many cattle last season, we find, has not totally disappeared, but every now and then fastens upon some fine fat steer or heifer, and m few moments said animal has ceased to be beauty and of value, and instead has turned its hoohes to the dasies and presents a disgusting sight.
 Hon. Clark Churchill returned last eve ming from trip to the southern portion of the Territory, taking in the fourishing city of Tombstone. He tells us that Tombstone is black with people, and reminds him of Virginia City in its palmiest days The burnt district IS fast being rebuilt with costly and substantial buildings. Fredericks & Hill have their store completed, and have moved into the same They are doing thriving business, employing some fifteen mechanics. Mr c. was favorably impressed with the new city bearing the very mourn ful name of Tombstone. where Is being taken from the earth half million dollars monthly, which goes forth to enrich the treasury of our government.
 No INJUSTICE HERE remarks few days since, in regard to the, what seemed to us. absur costume of Mir Cushing, were written under the supposition that the gen tlcmau was rather on the order of dead 1 beats and an irratic lover of Indian beauty and romance We are now reliably informed | by an army officer that Mir C. Ia a gentleman m every sense of the word, and only donned | the Indian costume for the purpose of more fully getting the confidence of the Zuni Indians, which tribe he represents ip true Indian rcgalia and habit, and will at some future day report upon at the Smithsonian Institute. of which he is an agent and paid