Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-16
1erritorial News.


 Robert Tobin is now in Johnson, Cochise county. He writes us that the Peabody copper mine IS a splendid property, and that Johnson IS flourish ing little camp.
 About forty men have so far gone prospecting into the Eagle Creek coun- try. Where there is so much float gold rock there must be lodges, and the men who discover them will reap rich re- ward.
 Messrs. McMurren and Lamb, of Camp Thomas, have disposed of all their stock on Eagle Greek to T. J. Newland, at Q very handsome figure, the former receiving S14,0O0 for about 800 head of cattle and the latter S3,500 for about l50 head.
 Hon. Patrick Hamilton, Territorial Immigration Commissioner, spent live days ID this district the past week col lecting information for his forthcoming book on the Resources of Arizona" which will be much larger and more comprehensive than his previous work on this subject. He took his departure on this mornings coach.
 A mortgage for one of the largest sums ever recorded in the Territory WAS placed on file in the Recorders office in Solomonyille last week. It was for S900,00O, and was given by the Clifton < Southern Pacific railroad company to John c. Gage, of Kansas City, to secure payment of bonds to that amount. The bonds are in denomination of S1,OOO, ard are to run for 9 years at 2 per cent. interest, payable twice year.
 Father Antonio Jouvenceau. of Tue son, took his departure from Clifton on Monday. With marrying, christening al d administering in different ways to the spiritual wants of our people the good Padre was kept extremely busy while here. Mass was celebrated Sun day morning and the attendance was large. Father Antonio's object in mak- ing the late visit tO Clifton was to inau- glrate a movement towards building a church, but he found upon his arrival here so much uncertainty in regard to the location of the permanent town, that he decided to postpone the church pro- ject until fall.
 Tombstone Epitaph: J. D. Power leaves to-day for Silver Bell district, about 90 miles from Tucson, where he recently bonded some mining proper ties.
 Tombstone Epitaph: E. B. Gage, su- perintendent of the Grand Central mine, hls gone east, and will probably be ad- sent two months. E. H. Wiley acts for Mir. Gage during his absence.
 Mineral Park Alta
 From Mir. E. l.. Mercy, who came in yesterday from Grass Springs, we gath CT the following items:
 Bob Patterson has ten men employed on the Eldorado mine, taking out ore. Three teams are hauling ore from this mine to the concentrRtor at Grass Springs.
 About the 18th the mill will commence running night and day. The mill has capacity of about l4 tons per 24 hours. Very rich ore IS being brought to the mill by pack trains and wagons from Basin. Enough ore has been worked to prove conclusively that the mill IS con- plete success.
 PheniT Gazette.
 Gov. k. c. Powers arrived from Tue son thIs morning. He reports that on account Of the hot weather be has with drawn all the teams from excavating the Gila Bend Canal, excepting two. In September he will put on large force again, and push the work to completion. The canal IS finished for about nine miles.
 Prescott Miner.
 4 detachment of United States troops have been stationed in Phenix, in order to be on hand should the Pimas and Msricopas attempt to release the Indian prisoners confined there as they have threatened.
 The Maricopa Indians on Salt River will this season harvest the largest crop of wheat they ever raised. The wheat raised by this tribe Is considered the finest and cleanest produced in the Ter ritory. The Silver King Mining Company have given an order to the agent of the | Brush-Swan Electric Light, now in | Prescott, for thirty large and small | lights for the purpose of lighting the mine, mil and concentrator works. The Navajo Indians will have a wool clip this year of over S0O,0OO pounds. | The hides and belts they will handle will amount to about 6O0,OOO pounds.
 Holders of Territorial bonds are eI- changing them for cash, Treasurer Butler having funds on hand to liquid | ate such outstanding indebtedness.