The Arizona champion. [volume] (Peach Springs, Mohave County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-07


At the present tins there is no
great demand for laborers at the saw
mills, as they are fully supplied with
han Is But Al the season advances
there will probably he an active field,
for cutting railroad ties.
It woull be prudent step, ON
the part Of our business men to es,-
tent a fo NAL invitation to the senate
committee on arid lands, to visit
flagstaff upon their tour through
A iona.
The tide Of immigration has set
in, aud daily teams and agons laden
with household goo Is, accompa aied
by sturdy tillers of the soil wend
their way 10y this point TO our in
viting valleys and foothills.
After nj hit fall the sound Of music
issuing from several places Of resort
impress strangers with the aban'l-
ance Of musical talents, with which
this city is giftel. The piano, violin,
guitar AMI hute have many adopts,
some Of them too OF more than Or
binary skill.
The preliminary examin ,tion Of
Matt Black, charged with mirder,
wa, held on SinI,y before Justice
Weatherfori, an the accusel Was
held in the sum of $500, to appear
mt the next term OF the Dl,t.i.,t
court. JLmss Black AMI JamSl,
Vail qualified "a his suritiss.
A surveying party to make r,,-
connoissance for a IN IRE practical
route, than that which has been SUI.
v~yel Oh tn, Inns OF the A. y rai-
Goa has bssn orsiniz,l AMI oper V
tions begun. Tae com pany cJntem-
plates est lblishins more fsAsiols
line Of connection.
Among the guests at the Bank
Hotel during the week were w. b.
Childers OF Albuquerque; T. Wing,
Prescott; Or. Sullivan, Winslow; b,
i. Brown, San Diego; IL. d X ,ss
Prescott, @. w. Dawes, Albuqaer.
que; O q. Sheldon. Mo-; Miss NJ,
Wheeler, FL Psso.
P.J. Brannen, who is on the alert
for useful enterprises, has construct
-d dam across tbs De Flag stream
for the purpose of intercepting the
waters that issue from the mountains
A lake will he formed, from which,
ice will be- cut in winter, and facih
ties given for bathing ani boAtins
in summer.
John H,nce guarantees to enter
the riser ir the Grand Canyon every
l2 miles, for distance Of l40 miles,
tni will guide any party, desiring
to prospect or explore, from TIN,
m )uth Of the Little Coloral, 70 tn,
mouth Of tho C,tsract, which is
supposed to be all Of the above sail
distance. s7.3m.
A very fair audience assembled
at the NJ. Z. Church, Tn irsdsy eve
ming to listen to Q ls;tIr 10y Rev.
Wiiour +. Crafts on sunday worl,
or Sabbath rest" The le;turer's
points were directed in the strain,
which has bean ma lie familiar tn all,
who have wat,hsi tbs progress OF
the temperance agitation.
The funeral obsequies of Jos Hoa.
man, who was found dead thre.
miles from town Satureay last, wer,
conducted by Ransom Post No. 4,
q. A. r., at its headquarters OH
Sunday, anil the rem ,ins consigned
to the grave anil the impressive,
csrem oniss ordained by the orders
ritIal
The huntsman is furnishing hi,
ride aud shotgun in anticipation OF
tbs game season, which will soon
commence, when venison, will
turkey, mountain sheep and othsr
denizens OF the woods will enrich
the table. Of our gooi-livers, and Al,
abundance left for shipment to les,
favored IN ,rkets.
The vote in Maricopa favoring u
subsidy Of $ioJJ mile to a rail
road connecting with the A. 81 P
northward was overwhelming, a,
majority of 2o)J being recorded.
ID. NJ. Riord,n left some days ago,
for the East to urge the interests OIL
Flagstaff as the available point Of
intersection.
A claim located by Ell. Whipple,
two miles east of town, has been.
worked but two weeks, and thus far
develops deposits of rich ore. Old
miners pronounced the samples pro-
ducel as bearing native silver. A
depth Of nine feet has been reached,
showing better Indications all the
way. An assay OF the ore returns
1859 ounces to the ton.
The advance guard Of the veterans
returning from the encampment at
Milwaukee WAS represented by Geo.
Hox worth, who came back Thursday
evening" The rsanion was most
c,,..,.a ,ae,,l ...d as.;s.v, hla aud th>