Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-07-16
PreSeOlt Hens.

William Crawford, recently shot by man named Thomas, is in St. Joseph's hospital Thomas is IL jail here.
 The grand and long-silent mountains of North Arizona will shortly be eIplor- ed by people who will come here from the East Tn search of health and { wealth.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Peterborough will shortly leave Prescott to take up their residence m Southern Arizona, and we wish them the good luck they will de- serve ID the sunny -outh.
 Mr. T. H. King, 6 California stock
 man, has made a thorough examination of this country in and about Chino Valley. He speaks in the highest terms of the country, and will doubtless soon become permanent resident of the county.
 Mir. NJ. H. Sherman departs this week for Saratoga, where he goes to attend the Teachers National Convention. MT. Sherman Is the Superintendent of Public Instruction for this Territory, has been an efficient and energetic off Ger, and in his proposed retirement from field in which he has met with much deserved ssccess and honor, he carries with hIm the best wishes of our citizens irrespective of party.
 Democrat
 E1. Riley, the last of the trio who "held up" man by the name of Peters at Flagstaff a few weeks ago, was brought to town Monday from Hack berry. where he was captured by Depu- ty Sheriff Bould. The other two, who were taken shortly after the robbery and placed in the County Jail, are named Wm. Worth and Dan Gilman.
 A petition, authorizing Charley Behm to represent fsvspai county at the Den- yer exposition, Is being circulated.
 We saw to-day finely executed map gotten up by John F. Blandy, Esq. The map represents the mining districts around Prescott, and gives the topo- grapby of each important mine in our nsighborhood. Mir. Behm will take the map along and will explain to the visi- tors at the Denver Exposition where the specimens are from, and the location of the mine.
 Mir. Oury has the appointing of cadet to West Point The candidate must be from this Territory and must be able to pass the matriculatiOn examination re- quired by the military authorities gov erning West Point. The examination will be held on .he 2sth of next August. Parties from these parts desirous of applying will address Col. c. P. Head or the editor of this journal for all informs- tion required.
 William Lee Wright, brother of John l A. Wright, died at his residence last 1 evening of pneumonia after m illness of ] only lew days. The young man was 8 | comparative stranger in our midst, hay | ing only been i'll Prescott few months, | but during thHt tune he had gained | many friends. He came here from Cali | fornla, where his people reside. He was | born in Arkansas, and at the time of his | death was twenty years and eight | months old.
 The Blue Dick mine is owned now by l Gilbert Clements, of San Francisco. | Lucky man.
 Fred Earth, of Indian Creek, five | miles south of town, was robbed of S70 | On the night of the 4th in this city.
 Hon. Pat Hamilton has returned his | commission to the Denver Exposition | to the acting Governor. not wishing to | represent District i'll Coehise coun- ty.
 Mir Riordon, the expert, left to-day for Gold Basin, Mohave county, to e1- anime and report upon the Fl Dorado | gold property, which is by far the lsrg- est solid body of ore ever discovered m | this Territory, there being 26,0O0 tons of ore in sight which averages about $50 per ton.
 The Groom Greek mill has been run hing very successfully for some time.
 The Mohsve mill went out this morn- ing per contract of Wm. Simmons.
 The Southern Pacific R. R. people have built about seventy miles of their road bed from Mohsve station east in the direction of the Colorado river. They intend coming through Northern Arizona.
 Jsh Davis and others are about to go out and locate an asbestos mine. Print ing and other paper is now msnutsctur- ed from the asbestos. The New York Sun is printed on paper from thIs pecu- liar material.
 Specimens for the Denver Exposition continue to come in, and the collection bids fair to equal that of any county or district in the Territory.
 Over four thousand meals were sold at the various Prescott restaurants on the 4th of July. The crowd in our city was immense-resching into the thou sands.
 The Lynx Greek smelter is about re- paired and will start mp on Dosoris ore. The proprietOrs have worked against many disadvantages, the great est being the lack of fire-brick for their furnace, necessits.ing the manufacture of several hundred; to do vhcih, quartE h all tn ha nr,Ixerixed atc