The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-03-17

NohNil diiCN utOCi LII management of Miss. Rittenhouse is in prosperous condition. The attendance thi, term is 2l.
 A great deal of good pure ice has beel packed away this winter by our ice mer chants, which will come in good play the coming summer.
 Ackers IE Walker, reliable men and goed meat merchants, have a new lad" in the MINER. It should be read by all They mean business.
 w. H. Weber, good printer, has been heard from. He thinks of locating again in Arizona. It Is possible that he may go tC Mohave County.
 Master Everett Ellls, although not con sidered in a critical condition, is nevertheless quite sick. He has the sympathies of the entire MINER force.
 A tramp, in search of precious wares or food at the residence of Mir. Mefford few nights since, came within an inch or so of finding lead mine.
 Some lucky prospcctors have discovered a ledge south of Gillett, for which they have been offered S4O0 900. Old man Cox is one of the lucky finders.
 George W. Hance, good citizen, is, We understand, an applicant for the billet to take the Census. George IS deserving, and we hope he may succeed.
 We were shown at the Bank of Arizona this morning several thousand dollars, which had just been handed in as payment for real estate in the city of Prescott.
 There are numbers of persons in Prescott anxious to procure locust and box-elder trees for transplanting. Who will be the first to supply the demand9
 The dissolution notice of Kerwagen X Sines appears elsewhere in the MINER. Mir Sines retains the business, and will be found at the old stand ready to wait on customers. Go and see George.
 A. J. Spencer shipped yesterday 800 carp to gentleman in Prescott, A. T. lie re- ports that he has filled quite a number of orders lately San Bernarlino Index, March 10th.
 Messrs. Tuning X Cooley, of Show-low, Apache county, have one of the finest farr4s, stock range, and timber claims to be found in this Territory. They have large tract under fence.
 T. J. Christie, of Mineral Park, is in our city. He informs us that the people of Mo- have county are hopeful of better times so soon as the iron highway is completed to the Colorado River.
 The ''Homestake," 3 miles southwest of the Kelsey station, in Kirkland Valley, is yielding very rich ore. Nr. Persons, one of the discovers, thinks he has the best sil- yer mine in that section, at least.
 Theo. W. Boggs has sold a one-third in- terest in the old original C"pper Mountain claim, Big Bug district, to Messrs. Taft X StOddard, for S4, 900 cash. This is an ex- oellent property, and is to be worked. Rocks Nursery ''ad' finds place in our columns. Now IS the time to plant shrub bery and thus beautify your homes. Send for catalogue and procure whatever you de- sire from this celebrated tree eultivatOr.
 At the Courthouse, on Saturday evening. the citizens of Prescott met and exchanged congratulations with the new Governor Not having been in town, We don't know exactly the promises made on either side.
 We have heard from John W, Moon, of Date Creek, who has been troubled with turantulas in his ears. This time, sure enough, a full grown animal came forth, and Mr. Moons hearing is restored and the ssa,fs'l pain has ,siTtifel}y left his head.
 Billy Gaven has struck what bids fair to turn out the grandest copper mine in Ari- zona. The ledge is only one and half miles from Cottonwood station. Billy asks $40 GOO for one-half interest in the prospect
 Are you going to the opera, dearp ''Noi darling, I have no partner;" but as she looked up into his eyes and smiled her loveliest, they have since changed their minds, and are now going to hear ''The Rose of Auvergne" and Penelope" which is to come of tomorrow night.
 The Baptist church was well attended last evening, and very interesting dis. course was delivered by Rev. R. A. Windes. The Baptist's are gaining and they will soon have a most flOurishing church. They have labored hard and deserve success.
 4 delegation of Prescott'S young bloods took prospecting trip yesterday over the hills as far as the Hassayampa, and report being unable to find any rich lodges suffi- ciently developed to guarantee immediate sale but what were already claimed. They will return and resume their search as soon as the delicate state of their health will aCi- init.
 Geo. Lail, the contractor, is III our city. The press universally has copied from the Albuquerque Journal an item purporting to have originated through information from Mr. Lail, to the effect that the masonry on the Canyon Diablo bridge was completed and everything ready for the iron work. Knowing this to be impossible, and that the work could not be completed before April 18th, we interviewed Mir. Lail, when he sad the man who gave him as authority l was romancer He didn't say it.
 James Stewart, good stage man, has SC cured the contracts, at good paying prices, for carrying the U. $. mails upon the fol- | lowing routes, for four years, commencing | July 1st, 1882:
 From Maricnpa to Prescott, via Phenix and Wickenburg-threo times a week.
 From Phenix to Prescott, via Gillett- daily.
 From Prescott to Bill Williams Noun | tain-three times week.
 Glad of it.