Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-12-22
IFrom wednesday,s DA1Ir.l

ing men ana SpcculatOrS.
The habit of camping teams on the
street near Hamlin's corral has been
endei by the town Coancil.
The Ladies Social Club is making
extensive preparations for the ball 10
come off on Christmas evening.
The Hon. Clark Churchill Of Pres
colt has been In town for the past
week and returns to Prescott to-mor-
row.
The heavy wind OF the past day or
two has trimmed the dead leaves
from the trees, aad the result is 3
decidedly bleak appearance. OF our,
streeis-
Mr.. Gardiner is tearing dOwA the
old mud roofs of his corral sheds
next to the Phoenix Hotel prepara-
tory to putting up shingle roofs and
other more modern improvements.
The road to Castle Creek will be
located on a direct line from the
crossing of the Grand Canal on the
Gillett road, in u northwesterly di-
rection to Frog Tanks near the mouth
of the creek.
SquaW Creek, lying some twelve
miles nartheast of Gillett IS just now
| of
fine bodies of ore have just been
struck and prospectors are rushing
in from all directions.
DIR. South of the Castle Creek Cop
per Mining Company has gone to
San Francisco for short time on
business connected with his company.
They begin active operations in JAN
uary. A mining Superintendent has
been hired and other preparations
are going on.
The Right Bower, more fa:niliarly
! known as the Ho mes mine, on
Squaw Creek, has recently been sold
for $150,O0O, and the new owner is
putting on as many men as can be
handled, and proposes to push devel-
opments as rapidly as possible till a
mill is up and the returns coming in.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Arizona Canal Company were filed
IN the County Recorders Office to-
day. The principal place of business
of the company will be Phoenix, aud
it is to operate in this county. The
capital stock of the company is $780,
600, the shares being $500 par value.
Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M
of this place, held its annual election
last night, resulting in the choice of |
the following officers: G.. H. N.
Luhrs, ". NJ; s. E. Patton, s. W.;
J. Y. T. Smith, J. W.; M. Kales, |
Treasu' err; N. Rosenthal, Secretary.
A public instal alton and other in
teresting ceremonies will be held on
the evening of st. Johns day, the
9th inst, to which masons, their
wives, families, sisters, cousins, aunts
and sweethcarts will be admitted.
From Thursay's DAILr.l
The LongfelIow Copper mine at
Clifton has temporarily suspended
work on account of bad cave.
He who catches the inspiration of
early morning and bracing atmos
phere has solved one of the myster-
les of happiness.
Our former fellow-townsman, Maj
J. S. Hay, is about to start a new
paper TO be called 1.-THE Times in
our old home, st. Helena, Cal.
Mr.. Webber, of the Miner Office,
made US fratcrnal call this after
noon as he passed through nn his
way 10 California for the holidays.
Messrs. Patton 6 Whitaker are
about 10 begin a building for Mr.
Geo. Roberts to be put up in connec-
tiCn with Brix's Beer Hail TO be used
as lunch room.
Mr.. Stroud will probably begin
the erection of an addition to his
saloon shortly, as his rooms are not
sufficiently large for the accommoda-
ton of his patrons.
The winter solstice occurs to-mor-
row, December 22nd, which is the
shortest day of the year. The sun
turns northward, and the days grow
longer until June 21st.
Messrs. Patton & Whitaker to-day
completed a neat residence 28x32 for
H. II. Mcneil. This makes twelve
contracts this firm have completed
in the last five weeks, at a cost of
So, ,47525.
According to late reports, life and
property in the southeastern portion
of the Territory seem to be very in
secure on account of rustlcrs and
renegade Indians from Mexico and
San Carlos.
Mr. Ira Stroud has added music,
clog dancing and recitatlons to the
at his saloon, and last
evening they were first-class. Mr..
Stroud knows what is wanted, and
does things up to the handle when
he undertakes them.
Building seems to increase in fire.
quency aS time goes on. A month
ago one would think that about all
the building was beiug done that
the town required, but there is