Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-03-05
Prescott Paragraphs.

TDemoerstl
 D Lieut.. kIlbOrne, of the Signal Service Bureau, k on tour of inspec- tiOn of the military telegraph
 lines and offices throughout the Ter ritOrT. He is looking through the Pres cott office today.
 Beef is worth seven cents Cn the block
 in Prescott, and California want, to pur- , chase POO head and are offering six
 cents. Our cattle men have struck a
 boom which promises to be lasting. It Is said that cattle are scarce in Nevada, and the San Francisco market is look
 ing toward Arizona. as it's future supply point.
 Our town was startled this morning
 by an announcement that William l.
 Vernon was dead. It was only a few
 days ago that he was seen on our streets
 n the enjoyment of good health and joyous spirits. For the past three days
 he has been confined to his room, and
 this morning at 10 minutes past six
 o'clock, he was summoned to join the
 Innumerable caravan which have gone
 before. Deceased WAS born in Wash
 ington, D. C., where his father and
 several sisters and brothers now reside.
 He lived in PiOchc, Nevada, for several
 years, and came to Arizona in 1876, Tn
 company with our towpsman, 4. J.
 Mason. He was in the employ of D c. ThOrne for nearly four years, and some two years ago commenced bush. ess on his own account, at which he was eminently successful. A year ago last January, he was elected City Treasurer. and fulfilled the duties of The office to the satisfaction of every ci'izen and tax ! Hp p a ahnTrf fhfrfx old at the time of his death.
 Al. Doyle came up from his cattle range at Beaverhead to-day. He brings the news of the death of Lee Neal, at that place, low days ago. He leaves a wife and two children. | Jas. Fine and Pete Reed have leased Joe Melvin's ranches at the mouth of Cedar Creek, in the Verde valley, for this year, and will commence work at once. Those ranches are supplied with ! | plenty of water from Cedar Greek, and l always produce good crops.
 Messrs. Lail, Shenfeld, and other rail- ] road men. are in town to-day. Air. Lail 1 | informs us that he has been ordered to 1 push the work with all possible speed. | Mir. Shenfeid has yet received no instruc- l tions to resume work west of Blackberry, 1 nor has he any idea of the course of the | road from that point. | The party of men who have been at | work sinking a well for the railroad l company. at the head of Chino valley, | arrived in town to-day. They are down | POO feet, but as yet have found no water l | The formation at the bottom Is a wash | | gravel. full of cObble stones, wpth streaks | of hard cement. It Is the intention to | go down 2OO feet more, if water Is not | struck sooner.
 The funeral of the late William T. l l Vernon, to-day, was one of the largest ever seen in Prescott, and would have l been much larger could vehicles have been procurel The sidewalks were lined with people, while the cOrtege was passing, and many followed the remains Co their last restlng-place on fcot. Rev. Mir. Hunt conducted the solemn cere- monies at the grave, and many an eve moistened as all that was mortal of Billy Vernon was laid away in its narrow house. Peace to his memory.
 There are few idle men in Prescott: all who are willing to work can find employ ment at good wages.
 Mir John Rodgers Vinton, an old resi- dent of Northern Arizona, has been ap- pointed night watchman, vice Tagget, resigned.
 Several years ago Calvin Jackson took pains to set out a lot O. apple and other fruit trees on his place, on Granite street, and last year the fruit sold by Lester JacksOn, who now owns the place, amounted to S351. Lester Is now planting seyenty-iye clOice varieties of fruit trees, and OtheTw.se improving his place.
 Julius Nathan young man who was convicted of assault with q deadly weapon at the last term Of the District court, and setenced to a years cOniine- ment in the county jail, was pardoned ] yesterday by Acting Governor GOsper. His petition was signed by nearly every prominent citizen in town, including the District Attorney who prosecuted him. ! We believe in this instance, the pardon ing power has been iudiciOusly exercised. and that the young man was more sinned against the shining
 fMinerl
 Hon. John G. Campbell goes east i soon.
 Several very important mining sales ( are on the eve of being made in this 1 county. E
 Mohave county, with her fine mining C properties, must attract attention from ! the outside world.
 The Tiptop mine, at a depth of be- ! tween six and seven hundred feet, is richer than ever. What will 1t be at a . depth Jf 20JO feet?
 Henry Ward Beecher Is To visit Ari- a zona this Spring We hear that he comes to Northern Arizona and wIll go r io the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado.
 The Dosoris people are running tun- nel Tn on the mine JO0 feet, which will tap the ledge 3JD feet beneath the sur face. That will test fairly the value uf the now very promising Dosoris mine. r The coming season bids fair to be one f of prosperity for all. The railroad will [ bring us capitalists, cheap supplies and .. carry away our bullion, mineral ore and h wool. Dry ranchers will have a chance c 10 show their hand m planting to their fl full capacity, with g fair guarantee oi n raising crops. n Judge Howard thinks Of visiting Con q necticut his native State, this spring. | He has many relatives and friends back q n the nutmeg dominion. N John Moon came in to-day from Date ti Creek. He has been troubled for years a with pain in one of his ears. Last [, year he took from his right ear tlck as sl arge as a common brown bean, and re- b gently by pouring strong whisky, strange D Is 1t may appear, he harvested from the il 'ame source q good sized tarantula. p Mohaye mines are attracting a great 1 . leal of attention in Boston at present,so =; 'ays the Economist. Yes and those '' mines will yet open the eyes of the min ng world. Look at the McCrackin, the sl Dorado, the Moss, and other large O. hines in that neighbOrhoOd. If you Ia gant large veins aud plenty of SlO0 ore is hen go to Mohave for it. t
 Courier. d, Jesus Lujan. and old and good stage oo:' lriver, having grown tired of the lower P ountry, is here again. iS John R. Price S Co. have secured the a ervice ot seventy five Italian laborers si 0 work on the railroad contracts m m ,avapai county. =; The person who has contracted to tn arry the mails over the Prescott and m 'righam City route has promised tO re- wi 1rrect the service March lst. kr Mir. Frank Meador, agent for G., $. nr Co.'S stage lIne and for the Mohave IS ne, tells us that the state of the Sl pads has in a measure, stopped th -svel. U A man named Lee Neal. aged about ,rty, died, recently, at Stoneman's ,. ake, in this county. He was originally .I' om Kansas. The ravsges of an old u,. ra. lment took him away. D J. \. Marlow, of Williamson valley, IS m,