The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-03-11

After examination of Mrs. Cline she
 was adjudged insane and an order made
 that her childeen be given to responsible
 parties for adoption.
 THEATER.-In consequence of change
 of cast in the play of the Obstinate Fam ily," advertised for Tuesday evening it has
 been postponed until Thursday evening, March 10, at which time it will come of.
 The Reservation, known as that of the
 San Carlos Indians, has been recom-
 mended to be cut down, which, if done,
 will throw open to settlement a valuable section of country. The reservation as it is strikes us as being entirely too large. Let 1t be reduced.
 The acreage of growing grain on the Salt River is in excess of that of any former year, but three fourths of the same Is wheat. The farmers are much agitated over the water supply, which may entirely gave out before harvest. Such will be the case if it does not snow or rain in the North soon.
 We hear that Richard Gird has sold his interest in the Tombstone Mill and Mining Company for one million two hundred thousand dollars. He has pur- chased the famous Chino ranch ill San Bernardino county, paying about S60,000 for the same. Comfortably fixed is this old Arizonan.
 Samuel Purdy, Jr., who has been run ming the Sentinel during the session os the Legislature for Speaker Knapp, changing it from Republican sheet to a kind of a Democratic know-nothing con- cern, has sent i'll his resignation, issued his yaledictory and announces that he will, inside hree months. own newspa- per office and run newspaper from one end to the other
 CLENESCY-A petition has been circu- lated and signed by hundreds of our peo- pie, for the pardon of James Miles. Thus far no action has been taken in the prem ises by Governor Fremont Mrs. Miles, with a mothers love, still clings to hope and will ask the members of the Legisla- ture to also sign a petition for the release of her son. Taking the surrounding cir cumstances into consideration, that Is the wear upon the mind and health of his aged mother, the anxiety of his loving sisters, who are of our best society, we believe it would be an act of justice for our legislators to sign the petition, which may move the Governor to action in the premises.
 TIE RAILRoAD.-The iron messenger has at last reached Fort Wingste, IA miles west of Albuquerque. The con- pany owning this road have completed the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road to Demming, where a junction has been made with the $. P, E. R. They have now changed their working forces to the 3jth route and We understand agree with the government to have this route con- pleted to Brigham city by the list of July and land at that point military supplies. It looks more than ever as though the road will be completed to Big Chino Val ley early the coming summer, Our re- sources are sufficient to invite the earnest attention of the Atlantic and Pacific peo- uls to lkc speedy erection of the Ioad; us. as 1t does to all persons in business, that the most rapid mail routes are those which should be patronized. At present the people of Prescott are furnished with mail from the East via the Star Line, over the Mogollon route. We believe that our letters and papers would reach us twenty-four hours in advance Of what they do now were they sent by the A. T. | < <. F II. R, to its junction with the $. F. R. IL. and sn on to Maricopa and | thence to Prescott by stage. It is con ,eded that this is the quickest route and should be adopted We invite the atten- ton of the Postofico Department to this item, for the present at least. Il carrying our mails and hope that i'm mediate action may be taken.