The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-04-22
Local Intelligence.
SATURDAY.


 Skull Valley has its attractions aside iron its grand scenery and beautiful bottoms
 Master Evy Ellis is now the polite and at tentive carrier of the MINER
 The rain extended to Williamson, Skull and H,siAnd Valleys
 How is it about grass and dry ranches thu year! Above par, reckon.
 The largest crop ever planted on the Verde is that of this season.
 A. Mir. Slaughter and wife arrived per stage last evening from Tombstone.
 Large tracts of land in the Agua Fria valley are being planted this spring.
 The San Francisco Mountains still show signs or the Arctic robes, snow being visible. Mir. A. c. Baker has put in claim against the Woolsey estate for s220O as attorneys fees.
 The household furniture of Mrs Frank Murray was sold to-day, by auction, bring ing fair prices
 If you want horse well driven, loan or hire him to female. It's all the same, trot up hill and down.
 This fall Yavapai county will contain rich miners, rich famers, railroad kings and news paper millionaires.
 Mrs. Atkinson and Miss Minnie. of Iron Spring station, are on visit to Prescott, guests of Mrs. C. W. Beach.
 Machinery for Big Bug mines is enroute iron, Chicago, which will be put up SD soon as it arrives on the ground.
  NIT. Joseph Cook arrived from the ''front" last night. He reports the roads m the mountains quite soft yet
 Bob Paul has made demandfo the Sher- iii 6 office of Pima county, which demand was ignored by the Deputy Sheriff in charge. Mir. Patterson's road from Minnehaha Flat via Oak Flat, Castle Creek, etc, Is said to be a good one for the small amount oi work done on 1t.
 John Barry. of the Cerbat mill and mine, is hack from the States. He expects to start the mill in few days-upon the arrival o' quicksilver.
 Marble playing season has arrived and the young bloOds of Prescott are busy as bees III spring. or flies in a well regulated kitchen m June and July.
 Healthy times these for hay, com and bar lev contractors, but a little rough on teams ters. Stock men are grinning and wlnkins over the glorious rain.
 Mr. Morton and nephew of Marshal Dodson arrived m town to-day from the Peck and Bradshaw. NIT. Dodson IS to be deputy under his uncle.
 At Phenix Messrs Luke X Thalheimer are brewing excellent beer, of which they ship large quantities into the mining camps and towns adjacent to PhenIx.
 The L. A. Commercial, neEsy Republi- can sheet, comes to us again improved and enlarged. The proprietor of the COmmer- cial Is progressive individual.
 Jim Mees mill will be completed and working on Tuscumbia ores within sixty days. Mir. NJ. informs us that he will also treat ores fer mine owners in his district. The railroad IS now completed west of the Rio Grande in the direction of Prescott l6O miles, and track laying continues at the rate of one and half milo Ter day. The road bed IS completed for 900 miles.
 The late Calvin Jackson, whowas whole souled gentleman, gave MinnehAha Flat its name He has gone to that land where ;Ii streams are pure, and no doubt entitled to the name of Minnehaha.
 General simon Cameron said at his birth ,lay dinner: "A man who makes no enemies Is never positive force" began life with a determination to succeed, with what result others must judge. That's us to A {. J. t. We call attention to Mir. Martindelf: sworn statements in regard to his Insurance Agency The business done by thls gentle man is quite fattering, suggesting that the companies he represents are sound and popu lar.
 Well. the streets of Prescott, to-day, ow ing. undoubtedly. to the rain did lot present crowded appearance Usually Montezums street has more of crowd than Marke street. SaR Francisco, but today ws lay down the belt.
 WI II Rice, a very exemplary young man is up from Tiptop for the first time in l. months He reports everything booming a Tptop and Gillett- He reports the sprins races and fights as opened with Spain agains the United States and rice rers1.
 Now that that there are hopes of the Peel and Tiger mines resumIng operations, anC the carly advent of the railroad. bushes inen and property owners feel somewha wealthier than they did at the commence ment of the year 1881
 Salt River people will soon tmn their at tention to tiIe cultivation of tobacco, cotton suyar cane and dives. They have the soil water and climate Without rsilrUads thes people will live and flourish. if they direc their attention to the cultivation of tn above articles.
 Bonds fer that much needed (h wagol ruad from Yuma to Ehrcnberg are beln printed On the list of May interest con mences. Taxpayers wiil have their hand full if this ruad business on paper IS keI; a few years. How Is it, Mir. Barton, e MGicopa'
 Andy Curtin Is back from his vistit [ Australia He looks hale and hearty, an informs us that he had a pleasant time meeting many friends in the fourishing cite of Sydney and Melbourne. He goes to th Peck. where he will commence development oi mining pruPeTtles.
 Mir Pmtncy, of Williamson Valley, lei yesterday for the Centennial district wit supplies for \. Ellis. who will open hismIne m that section. From Centennial NIT. Punt nev coes tn NaricoIa with ore destined fo San Frlncisco. The mining boom m North ern Arizona has fsIrly commenced, and 500 It will be ripc