Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-09

ation Day. was gem of eloquence and a true reflex of the minds of the people way down South"
 Phenix Gazette: \ number of our cit izens with their families, are fitting up wagons, tents, etc, for a jannt to the m nuntains. Oh, for a railroad to the pine clad hills of Yavapai.
 Enterprise: 4 fire started at Big Cot tonwOod last week and burned over into the foot hills of the Saucitas, destroying the house on G. A. Francis cattle ranch, together with all his camp equipsge.
 Prescott Journal: The Lower Califor- nia gold fever has not broken out Ill Prescott vet, nor is it likely to. There are too many rich finds in this vicinity to allow our prospectors to he lured down there.
 Enterprise: The Rev. U. Gregory, and wife and child, of Tucson, passed through here Tuesday en route tO Ehe- nix from Globe. Mr. Gregory organized a church at the latter place with twelve members and baptized three new con gcrts.
 It will appear from the following, which we clip from the Florence Enter
 
 fter all: Tom Talbut, the man whose throat was cut at Riverside last week. waS brought down to Florence Sunday for medical treatment.
 Tombstone Republican: Judge Pinney informed the bar this morning that tne cases now pending before the Supreme Court would be decided within the next two weeks Thists good news to many who have had valuable mining property tied up awaiting action by the court.
 Tombstone Republicans: The good news cones from Contention hill that there has not been an increase of water in the Grand Central since the pumps shut down. When the pumps go into the Contention there will be no trouble in keeping the water within proper bounds.
 Phenix Gazette: John Mullen came in from Camp Creek yesterday afternoon, after medical aid for the Clanton family At last accounts two of the yOung girls were very low. having suffered q severe relapse. Mrs. E. ". Wiley left on Tues day, for the same place, to assist the af- tiicted Mir. Mullen and Doctor Cook left this morning.
 Phenix Gazette: We learn that today Mir A. D. Lemon has sold his beautiful residence and grounds on Monroe street, to Mir. Stroud. Mir Lemon on account of bis wife's health, will take his family to Indiana, where hls children will enter college, Ou the 20th of June, at which time Mir. Stroud will take possession of tue premises. Mr Lemon will remain east about five week.
 Enterprise: The bond of the Gale donia group of copper mines expired last week, and all the work performed under the bond was loves labor lost. The holders of the bond failed TO raise the purchase money until several days after the expiration of the bond, then wanted the boys to accept 1t. But the latter demurred, and demanded few additional thousands. The buyers could not meet the raise, and had to surrender the property. The new openings on the claims show a large amount Of ore and demonstrate that the mines have real and great merit.
 Prescott Miner.
 Several cattle have died recently in this section from black leg.
 Thirty dollars per week to the man is the average yield of placer claims near Prescott
 Granite Creek gravel beds above Presc tt are yielding large returns to several placer miners.
 Good mining news comes to us from l Black Canyon. The mines there are l yielding high grade ore.
 Much activity prevails in Weaver dis l trict. called the boss gold district of Ari- l zona. Work has been resumed on the l Marcus mine and also on the Mmue- | haha, both of which will pan out largely 1 in gold.
 Prescott Journal.
 The agent of the Brush & Swan Elect ric Light companies, now m this city, | received yesterday an order to light the | mine, mil and cpncentrator works Of the | Silver King Mining company, ai Pinal, with thirty large and small lights.
 Capt. r. s. Ingalls,, who has been out | surveying the new town site O. Good ! win. k expected back tonight. \ new | hotel and store is already being erected | on the site. The town Is located one | and one balf miles from the Pine Springs l mine.
 Prescott Miner: Territorial Treasurer | Butler has received from Crocl.er < Co. ] of San francisco, tbe bonds to bo issued 1 tO-moFrcT, ia pursuance with provisions ! of tue act funding the Territorial in- ! debtedness. The bonds are SiOO l each. and l8-lr8 in twenty years, be-r- ! ing interesr at ;he rate of per cant per | annUm.
 Clifton gisrioa-
 The New Mexico * Arizona Telegraph | Company have opened au office at Hap l py Hollow. ten miles southeast Ot Cliff ] ton, Mr.F. X. Burnham is operator in charge.
 The track of the Clifton x Southern Pacific Railroad Is laid 42 miles out from | Lordsburg. Some delay is occurring in track-layiug. on account 0f rails not ar irving in Lordsburg as fast as needed \ section house, water tank and freight depot is being erected Rt Duncan. It IS not probable that any part Of the line will be thrown open to business until the track is laid to Guthrie, ten miles from Clifton. which poIHt will probably be reached by June 25.h.
 Father Antonio Jouvenceau, Of Tue son. writes to the Clarion that he will visit Clifton this week, although be does not mention the day. Father Antonio IS always welcomed to Clifton by aH ot our people, regardless Of sect. hespent Sunday last in PusblO NIejo. La'er.- Father Antonio arrived by last night's coach We understand that he visits Clifton for the purpose of securing grolnd and building church here Il he sufficient encouragement.
 Uueasiness is felt in Camp Thomas over rumored troubles at San Carlos. There IS but one troop of cavalry at the post at present. It Is to be hoped that Gen. Crooks campaign Tn Sonora will be short and sweet, and that the troops l belonging at Thomas will be ordered back there, as the post, being but 8 : miles from San Carlos. is an exposed one. Silver Belt: The body Of ore upon which the Old Dominion Company Is { was disclosed last December. [ So great is it's extent that it seems al- , most untouched, although for a long l .ime loo tons ore have daily been taken , rom 1t. They are only working 1t on he 2O0-feet level To all human seem ng the Old Dominion is only a virgin nine yet.