The Phoenix herald., 1882-09-15
LOCal Lines.
From Saturdays Daily.J

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 HitleIl, the author of ,he Resources of California. has gone to Europe for a years travel.
 Mrs. Libada Castro, living on Monroe street. died suddenly last night, of heart disease.
 3fr. Hitchcock, cf San Francisco, former Arizonan and mine-owner in this Territory, is stopping at the Bank Exchange.
 Hop culture is very profitable this year, as they bring from forty to s. cents per pound. The Salt = 1sivcr valley should number ihis with her other industries.
 D. c Kling is in from the Kak- uha mountains. He is one of the owners of group of mines in that region, the principal one of which is the Emperor He Is looking for men 10 work on h:s mine.
 A call on Messrs. Demarbaix & Sanders, liverymen, today, found them going along quietly but sure ly. Their establishment IS the former Monihon corrul and stables and includes a general livery and feed business. They have some good driving sto ok and rigs of al kinks, hacks, ,buggies, rockaways, etc.
 The report of the Arizona Star, that Col. Zabriskic had declared against Porter and the Republican party, is promptly denied by ihe Cittzen- MT. Zabfiskie denies using the language imputed to him by the Star, or that he has in any way in dicatcd political change of mind.
 Our worthy citizen, A. c. Baker, Esq, announces himself as candi- date for District Attorney, subject to t1e decision Of tie Democratic county convention. Mir. Bakers well known ability as a lawyer should give him the nomination When our Democratic friends win n elections we prefer to see such mon as MT. Baker in the winning places.
 From Mondays Dnily1
 Mir. Rowe, of the County Demo cratic Central Committee, has been Tn town for the past two or three days, looking up political matters and things in general. He returned to Vulture today.
 There is no mistaking the fact that business is looking toward Phoenix and waiting to see what we will do 1Alkhe matter of a railroad. The availability of the place for smelt- ing and reduction works ha attract ed attention.
 MT. Rourck and Mrs. Campbell | are In from Centennial district and | are full of hope for the future of that camp. Lately it has attracted much | attention, and it is doubtful whether a greater body of good ore can be found anywhere in the Territory than in that district Copper is the most abundant metal.
 Mir. H. H. Travis came in yester- day from the Centennial district, where he has been Investigating some of the prospects of :thst camp. MT. Travis stands high as metal lurgist and mineraIogist, and his opinion has been made the basis for some of the largest mining opera tions in New Mexico. He reports splendid prospect for Centennial dis trict.
 The Gazette very fatly charges the CitizeH or some person in Phoenix with lying. We know nothing about the telegram alluded to but we do know that we have heard the allega- ton of theGazette very severely criti- cised, and by leading Democrats too, which is evidence that the telegram manufactured or real, was based on facts.
 Mir. Travis, the mineralogist, makes q suggestion which is important to Phoenix and 10 some business man with capital. He suggests that Phoenix, being a central point for so large mining region, should have test works where all sorts of metals could be assayed. Now it is neces- sary to send them all the way to Tombstone, San Francisco or Lead vile, as there are no test works near CT than those points. MT. Travis is ( so impressed with the necessity of such works here and the favorable R @dDof the place that he may I take hand in the matter himself. (
 From Tuesdays Daily.l Freight teams are once more mak- ( ing regular trips from Maricopa in { good time. q The Maricopa stage brought but one passenger this mornings Chi | naman. We noticed yesterday afternoon V an arrival of lot of hardware at n the store of MT. Jacobs. fl There is an increasing inquiry for real estate in town. Several strangers V have been looking about during .;he II past week. t The HERALD office yesterday re- II ceIyed large supply of printers Il stock q considerable portion of T which is designed for job work. C