The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-06-12

Williams, in January last. PArsgond was
 in the restaurant business in this city about
 year snd half ago. He is defeaded by
 E. M. sl:iord, Esq.
 1 Work has beea commenced hy a rarIy uf
 graders oa the line of the North and south
 Arizona Raiirosd, of which Mr. Bullock is /, Pre<ident. at a point near Cjino S'atiop,
 on the Atlantic & Pacific. Mr Bullock will
 arrive in prescot: on next Thursday to super
 in,end tse building of the road in person. In these times of raids, vars and inter
 national troubles, in order to preserve ex
 act disciplins and be prepared for ali emer--
 geUcies, it is particularly desired that every
 able bodied re-iden. report three times | 1 day ai the cobweb, aiined with q subsidiary
 silver coin oi the pniEed S'atsF, no, as a
 'n'ribntioD, but as guaranty that he viii
 not be refused drink of as gocd liquor as
 can te bad wos, of iiie Rocky mountains. Nearly every town in the Territory has
 already taken tho preparatory steps to ar-
 ringe for tLe proper observance of tie
 Fourth "f Jaly, with rhe!e1aepti n of Prsz- colt. Rise up, ye iocAl patri,t-, and pre- pare to paint oar town as iisry a yerini;lon as ever eol5red any pueblo in tAi, san
 kissed la..d.
 The Board of Directors of the Central Ariznns Railroad will hold meeting at 8 o'clock this evening ,o definitely decide as to whom shall be given whatever ris'i.s that company may have acquired to inc sussiGy rOted by the :ast legislature t, asss. in the construction of our branch rai.roaa. The ,. 4. k. wlll be governed in the maite,en tirsly by the action of the gentleman who at present contemplate bailiin, the road the party giving the bes, galraates of gooi f4ith beias; giYea ihe preference in the premises.
 W. C. Dawes, accompanied by Hon. Wm Robbins, arrived ys terlay fro.a ;a. Peck, bringing with them a bar of silver bullion valued at Si,7oo. being the proceeds of a tiva days run ef the taiiings ef the old Peek mine. So far Mr. Dives hes oet tined from these tailings nearly sio,000 and expects before finishing thsm to extrsct between S20. 900 and $500 more. Considering that these taiiiugs were considered almost valueless until he began |, work t,,eln, the Jesuit 80 far Is very encouraging.
 Henry M cGinri. informed the editoc of the MINER tha. the Prescott Rf=s have or. dsrsd forty asw uaiior.n, fco,n rho E.s iy telegraph, and ,hl. Acting G G,veraor v.n Aruian has ordered the company to take the warpaih eighty strong immediately after 'be arrival a: the uniio-ms. Forty men, he said. would wear the new military sp- parel. and the other for'y carry muskets. On inquiry into tke raat:s- ths repor, WAS found to bo eanard. and the information l volunteered that Henry Me Ginnis is the biggest liar in Prescott. I
 The much dispu.ei question as to whether the supply of water afforded by Miller's Creek will be suiicien, to supply | III the requirements 0. tae ci,y, sesms to 's in very fair way of receiving prlcti- 'ai solution and ;has, too, in the nees,iYe. The amount of water furnishsd the city turing the month of May WAS I40 Goo gal 'iis da'iy on sn -averigc-wLich an, uat =ss greatly in excess of the amour. which he works could supply da.l y-by reason of ae stream failing. Tbe city auth JIitics hoali at once investigate the matter and ake whatever steps may be necessary to insure the s.opp:se of any waste of water.