Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-09
From Wednesdays Daily)

? From Wednesdays Daly) W NJ. tiggit and family lett la 1 evening for Vulture by private cor ve5ancc.
 The Courier informs us that Chic Justice French is investing in iand
 and stock.
 Prescott is down Oh the milirar telegraph and prays for some bod
 to build them q line.
 The Howell Smeltine Compan!
 has put tip a five stamp mill in con
 ncction with their shelter.
 l Our devil sings "Watch on tho
 Rinc'' so much that se suspect him of stealing watermelons these nights ] C. H. Rothsock is flow prepared U take pictures at his new gallery ln
 brick building, opposite Past Of
 flee. < F. w Whitmore, who has been connected with the house of w B.
 Hooprr X Co.,, at Vulturc, arrived
 In this city last night.
 We sampled Capt. Woods "Pho- nix'' cigars this morning. They are just the touch and won't go back on the name. Try them for yourself.
 The maximum minum degrees of temperature during the last twenty four hours, as given by Mir. r. Clark has been 102 deg. maximum and 69 deg. minum.
 Tucson is displeased with the foundation laid by the contractor for the new school house and has set about tearing the same mp and hav- ing il relaid.
 The music given by Lord" Hill's String and Brass Band at tho Elite i Saloon last night, was really worth 1 an admission fee By reason of the l crowd pressing around, it was almost 1 approach the musicians, i and the sweet sounds filled the Sa> oon and echoed all along the main street.
 So far but very few watermelons rave appeared in Prescott markets, md those commanded such a price hat TO ouc save bonanza king or faro deAler could indulge in such
 luxury. An cnterprlsing alfalfa -ahoo could very likely make a lake by shipping load from Phoe- K Miner. The Texss Pacific never buil; Q ,ile or read within 100 miles of fhare it's land grant from the United tates begins. IL secured e2,000 ,000 cres of land from the State of Texas ,r it's lines n that State, and Is HOW ndeavoring, by the consolidation i'll reported from the Pacific rail- pad committee,.o Go transfer it's claims , the Southern railway company, nd give the cooperation a status in curt to contend for it's forfeited rants.
 The police force of Tucson is to be ecuced from six to four men.
 The Citizen says the running cx- enses of that burg are to be reduc> d $4000 per annum. It The information comes from re- fable sources that the Atchison 'opeka & Santa Fc road charges even cents per pound for freight yer it's road from Benson to Tomb> tone and fourteen cents a pound 1 ver the same route for Arizona rcight; certainly most outrs geous iscrimlnation against Arizona pros ucts.
 The Phoenixites are sending their ruit wagons into almost every amp in these mountains. Sunday pst several cargoes of fruit were aken up to the Lynx creekcrs, who re good customer. This, with 'ther facts. leads us to remark that Iavapai and Maricopa counties arc, 'r should be. bound by every last ng tie.-Gonrier.
 One of, the Prescott papers talks bout the cloud cast on the title of property in Salt River valley by the 2eavis claim. The cloud is not ;ast so bad as it might be. It has been ascertained that Reavis will ne able to cover but a very small | portion of this valley with his fraud business if he ever does cover any of it. The people oftheivalley are not concerned about his 1 his claim stick and do not : propose to be troubled by him either.
 From Judge McPhee, from the Tiptop mine, we learn that the cause of the recent discharge of the major portion of the force on the mine, was necessita.ed by the stopeing having been worked out. At present there are about twenty men working on the anime, it being the intention of sinking 200 feet before running levels, which will make the total depth attained in tine mine a little
 R. c. Brown is stopping at Santa Ana, California.
 The Rev. McCann returned from Prescott yesterday.
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