Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-03-26

| the water from ' Sa ldy-some IA
 miles distant Mr Hubbard who has ! Lad the NcCracSin mlll leased, for some time past. IS ma,,ing hi; last run. After i he finishes, II is expected the company | will resume operations. Mir. Kirk eros | scd the riyer and visited the new dis coycries at Calico District, San BernaI- dino county. Caliiaral. He reports the ledges large. but af low grade. The 1 liae of the railroad e'li pass within a few miles of them. however, and mate rially enhance their value.
 Governor Gosper is going East in a l few days, and proposes tO wake up his Chicago friends as to their interests in Cherry Creek.
 Our readers will be sorry to hear that Reg. Geo. fl. Adams Is in Philadelphia suffering from that dread disease AmorOsis or gradual declension of sIght His case B said to be almost hopeless. Miner
 Dwelling houses unocCupIed are scarce in Prescott. Good buildings command high rents.
 The largest and best mine On the Pa ciGc coas, Is lhe Fl Dorado d Gold Ba- sin, Muiaye county.
 Al last, after years of taxation, people of Prescott have cancelled the debt owned ed by .ne city for our fine public school building ] he last year tax ended the m.ir--
 On February 18th vas issued 70 E. StaLl, Oi our city, patent for an ore cOHccnt-a winch bids fair to come in- to general use iu ll mining countries.
 More seed will be planted this spring in Yayapai county than ever before. The amount Of small grain now m the ground doubles that of last year.
 Frank Murphy and Johnny Ellis went out on Monday to Walnut Grove for the purpose of examining Mejla's 300 foot gold mine. They made the examination, found tue ledge as represented, but con clule it will re juire a large expenditure of cash tO properly find ont just what the mine IS worth. The ledge on top covers a small mountain. but Is cut up with veins of mineral running from a few inches tO two and three feet in thick ness.
 Marshal DOdson arrested a man this morning who was wandering around tue lower end of town iu search of food, and locked him as a tramp. He examined the man hard up, so dreadfully hungry, and found upon his person $50. A great many tramps are m just the same tix. Merely want to beat their way.
 Joe Dixon, the young son of J. H. Dixon. Of Skull Valley, has been dili- gent for years in rearing few head of sheep. Two or three nights since mountain lion got into Joe's fold and succeeded in killing three Ot the young cGgtleman's tqe1St, 9ets Isis yas in les nei upon the death of li5 lOnship. He mounted his pinto horse and went in search or the transgressor. The search was not long when Joe found the wretch perched upon a tree. He succeeded Tn throwing a lasso over his gentle form, when off went Joe on his pinto charger for home, where he arrived with the life less carcass of ten-foOt lion, which weighed 25G pounds. Good work for a boy.
 It Is currently reported upon the streets of Prescott that Fort Whlpple Is Co be made q six company post; that the northern portion of Arizona Is tO be separated from the southern and made a separate department, with Brigadler- General in command. Now, We appre- hend that such IS not the case, and that the rumor came from the simple reason of the troops now stationed at Verde having been ordered to Whipple. There k a possibility or a post being established on the line of the 4. < P. R. R., but that Whipple is to be made a six com pany post We don't believe 1t, although such may be the intention of those who l have the say
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 ! Monday and Tuesday of this week, T. 1 W. Otis, Presc Jtts efficient postmaster, ] transacted money order business to the | extent of S3,O0O. He thinks the weeks ! business will sum up S5,OOO. Rather a | healthy business for a windy week. ! Yesterday as Philip Marlow (Frenchy) was drieing fast team belonging to Acker and Walker, butchers, dog scar ! ed one Of the horses; they started to run, 1 Nr. Harlow lost his balance, fell to the ground and received injuries of painful
 nature. One Of his hands IS pretty
 badly hurt and his face IS cut and bruised. ] Mir. McInernay. who carries |. s.
 mails between Prescott and Verde, says
 that. from the best information he has 1 been able to get cC the subject, there are ! 7JO acres planted with wheat and barley
 on farms below Camp Verde, in Verde, ] Oak and Clear Creek valleys. \ great | deal of land Is, of course, reserved for corn ant other late crops. What the
 acreage of Upper. CT more properly speaking, Middle Verde, and Oak Creek is, will be given shortly. Besides wheat, barley corn and snch, Verde Is noted for
 its fine alfalfa fields.
 Deputy Sheriff Nulvenon, recently
 from Flagstaff, reports lively times m the l mountain town. Work on the big saw
 mill is progressing. It will have lOt horse power engine. Several new hous-
 es are going up in Flagstaff.
 MT. Connors, who five weeks ago. was shot in the right arm between the elbow
 ana shoulder, on the line of the A. & r railroad by one of Sims bosses, and whC Friday last was admitted to St. Joseph hospital. had his arm ampUtated Dex
 day.
 Governor rritle left Prescott yester
 day for southern Arizona. Cannot say
 when he will return here. Previous t'
 leaving, he was breakf9sted at Ihoruei
 restaurant, in fine style, by Col. C. r Head and his brother $. Head. The in yited guests on this occasion were Chic Justice French, Dr. c. Lincoln. Hons. H
 Richards. and c. B. Foster. The break
 fast was the best ever furnished in Ari
 zona. The accompanying champagn was remarkable for the wit and goo feeling 1t spread around the festive table The Go .ernOr IS favorite here; not be
 cause he Is Governor, but on account c the facts that he is a gentleman, a schola , and a frOntiersman.
 - We learn that Gosper's "Almont" i now in Prescott. Col c. P. Head who sa'
 him in the stable Saturday last assure |, us that he is thoroughbred. He is ( l, course a little thin and uDkempt, on a, ! connt of the long trip, but the blood !, in him. Col. Head also informs us ths the noble young horse owned by himse 1, and Dr Lincoln, has greatly improve . since he was taken 70 their stock rang n in Williamson valley. NIT. Jas. M. Bl . ker has his mind made up to purchase ;
 good horse as he can find, so that, wit
 others now in the county, Yavapai vi n soon have mere extra good horses ths
 any oth5r county in the Territory. ' A.f--.s, ,,lro .-..- @ o,O0 mn