The weekly Arizona miner., 1884-12-05
EFrom Thursdays Daily l


 suing year remains as yet uusolved.
 1 Sol Earth, Pedro Montana, John Brent and Chinaman were the passengers on to
 days Ash Fork stage.
 J. H Lee has applied for letters of, ad,
 ministration in the estate of A. G. Gone deceased
 Supt. Pratt of the waterworks and Geo
 Peck leave in the morning for the Weaver placer miues in the interest of Inman Bros
 The marriage certificate of Robert Nc
 Kenneth to Sarah McCarron was the only instrument flied for record to-day.
 Professor Lichti, talented musician oi
 our city. will we understand favor our rso-
 pc with concert during the presen,
 month, assisted by the many excellent
 vocalists our city possesses.
 An unfortunate miner of Big Bug district
 was brought to town this morning, minus a
 ha6d, from carelessly handling giant carl
 ridge. He advances the old theory as the cause Ot ms mlSfortune. kEEt The Schuerman Bros. are making the Pioneer the boss hoiel of the city. They understand the busins sss and leate nothing out of the bill of fare for the comfort of the public
 The Directors of the Baptist Association of thls city ore negotiating for lot on south Cortez street and will probably move the,r church from it's present location on Fleury measa to the new site some time during tie present month. es, ss.l;
 Sportsmen will find any article they wish for by giving Roberts a call at his arsenal. All can come and inspect his new and i'm proved arms received to-day. but no more shooting -your-eye-out" business goes in the future he says. :" ~ .saA '1
 Jack Lawler and Harry Darlington left to-day for the Lawrence mine in Agua Fria disaict, where the former will do the yearly assessment work and the latter in dulge in the festive sport of keeping the camp supplied with bar meat.
 Matthew Donahue. whom we meetioned about three weeks ago ss meeting with a fearful accident ny the explosion of twenty pounds of giant powder, which he was wheeling, in the vicinity of Anderson's ranch on the Verde. died last night at the Sisters Hospital. The deceased was na tive of the County Canton, Ireland, and about 50 years of age. The funeral will take place to.morrow from the Catholic Church, at o'clock, t, which all friends and acquatntsnces are requested to attend.
 Another heavy race that is to take place on the fss- -pIUx. at the Driving Park, and which promises to draw many lovers of the turf together, is the one between Col Heads "Governor" aud MT. Larsen's "Yel- low Dick" for sl 900 side. A large for felt was deposited last night and the race will undoubtedly be go. Speculation IS already rife as to the result, but on account of the animals being about equal in speed, not much outside money is being wagered, although the usual amount ofchin music figures alarm insly.
 The large shipment of cattle into this county, together with the natural increase from those herc, suggests that it is about time the shipment of stock cattle should cease. All ranges are pretty we'll stocked at present and the continual importation of stock will bring bad results and eudanger the prosperity of the business. All over New Mexico, Montana and other stock sec tions the evil effects of this oyercrowding 1 ranges are being felt, and the stock asso- ciations of the same are uniting in their ef l forts to to bring about solution of this l matter in the hope of devising means by which the business will be reduced from Its i present immense size. -fg --- |
 The hearty manner in which the journals of Southern Arizona, irrespective of party, have extended the hospitality of their re ,pective sections to Governor Trltle and | family, is without doubt the strongest en- lorsement that any Federal officer ever re- ceiyed in Arizona. The purify of his ads l his untiring energy to ad- vance the interests of the Territory, and his freedom from the petty pretensions which distinguished so many of his preds- ,essors have procured for him this deserved | l
 Good miners are scarce There are plenty of men here, but great many of them belong to that class who are always looking for work and always pray ing to Sod that they won't find it. Credit is easy. A little grub-a good deal of whisky and :obacco. A sunny spot in the canyon where he rye grass is thick and there ambition eases. With bro nzing front turned to the warm Nov mber sun, these brawney fellows ike the girl in the song, "lie dreaming the Ia py hours away" spinning Comstock -arns and waiting for boom, while their claims lie idle on the hillside, with the ,ras. roots hardly injured for next years growth.