Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-22
FRoN TUEsDAy's DAILY.


 ! Granite creek is dry at the bridge ]. A. Lutgerding has filed his stocl
 brand for record.
 F. Scolari takes charge of the Fit,
 restaurant to-day.
 \ heavy rain storm passed soutf
 of town yesterday afternoon.
 Refreshing showers are reported
 on nearly all sides of Prescott.
 The MINER has alway, expressed faith in the Willow creek
 valley as coal field.
 W. W. Bass has presented the Flagstaff board of trade with a fiber. al lot of fine wood petrefactions from the Grand Canyon north of Williams. Dr. Brannen has dona- ted the board a showcase to keep the specimens in.-Coconino Sun.
 At the meeting of coal claimants last evening the executive committee was given full power to make ar engagements for continuing the pros. pecting of the ground. If the con tractor fails to secure his drill an- other hole will be sunk immediately.
 ''Weak and weary" describes the condition of many people debilita- ted by the warm weather, by dis ease or overwork. Hoods Sarsapa- rilla is just the medicine needed to build up and strengthen the body, purify and quicken the sluggish blood, snd restore the lost appetite.
 Judge Fleury, who has kept a record of the weather for several years, says that he has never seen such long heated spell in Pres colt as the present. His thermome- ter for the past few days has been registering from 95 to g in the shade, but says that it has not yet reached the 100 mark.
 Chas. l.. Rickerson, president of the Arizona Cattle Company, arrived Monday. He Is accompanied by the following gentlemen: Rev. Dr. Farrar, of Brooklyn, New York; Jo- seph H. Wright, X. N. Barrett, edit or of the American Grocer, New York City, and Chas. E. Rickerson. The party will remain here some time. They left yesterday for trip to the Grand Canyon.-Coconino Sun.
 At meeting of the trustees of the church last evening it was decided to change the name of the church from All Saints to the Church of the Advent. It was also decided to purchase lot facing on Marina street. just back of T. W. Otis store, on which to erect a church building. Bishop Kendrick made them dona- ton of Sl00 for the purpose. An other meeting will be held shortly at which steps will be taken to erect their church.
 The board of supervisors has em- ployed J. J. Fisher to make sur vey of the southwestern part of this with view of definitely es- the boudary lines between Yavapai and Maricopa, and Yava- pal and Yuma counties. He will leave on Thursday, with corps of assistants. He will commence at point near Wickenburg, where the line is conceded, and then proceed westward to the southwestern cor ner of the county. The survey is made principally with a view of de- termining the location of the Yuma Copper mines, Maricopa officials that the mines are located in that county.
 General W. O. O'Neill left on this train for a trip through Mexico. He goes in the interest of m eastern newspaper syndicate for which he will write series of letters ,n the traditions and historical facts ,f the country. He will visit the cenes of battles which occurred | turing the French invasion, and nu- nerous other points of historical in- crest. As previously mentioned by he JOURNAL MINER the literary work | ecently done by General O'Neill for he San Francisco and eastern pa ,ers have attracted great attention, nd for this work, for which he has ,een employed and for which he is pecially fitted. he receives a very handsome remuneration, while the lata he will be able to gather in ad- lition to the special feature of his york will be invaluable to him for uture use.