Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-22

on leave, even.
 Oh for some Sleuth hounds to allay the dreadful suspense that hovers over benighted and anx- lous community.
 Two car loads ot mules and one of scrapers and other grading i'm pliments were shipped out to the front to-day by B. Lantry S Sons.
 \ courier arrived from Jerome last evening for medical assistance for Mrs. St. Peters, who is dauger- ously ill. Dr. Cotton left this morn ing for the camp.
 X. F.. Kaplinger, recent arrival from the alfalfa country, is getting the best of q severe attack of malarial fever. since inhaling the pure atmosphere of this cline.
 Johnny Loosely, the popular rep resentative of John R. Scroufe in San Francisco, and who is we'll known in this city, will take charge of the Grand Hotel bar room in that city.
 Further sentence has been sus pended in the case of Thomas Jackson, charged with conspiracy against the \. X r. railroad. and he was released today, serving forty out of the sixty days.
 F. A. Healy. general freight agent. has indured the Boonc's \ ,...,,, ,F NNTs11 A,,s.,.i- A. s,,,,,., t, Prescott. They will be here ahout the 9th Of September. This agrc a. ton Of trained wild animals is he best now in the United States.
 "The Democrat is a new quartz location in the Plaeerita district. If there is anything in a name it should carry large ledge of free milling ore. ."-Courier. The above name IS very appropriate since it applies to a GOLD mine.
 Congress is said to be the tenn perance mining camp of Arizona. There IS a saloon there for every fifty people, though. This may be considered a partial victory for the cause, compared with other camps in the wild and wooly frontier.
 It is reported that the Navajoes will soon mach on Whipple and storm that impregnible garrison on account of 8 reduction in govern ment blankets. They believe that the blanket industry should be pro- tected and will fight rather than compete with the pale faces.
 The P. < A. c. railroad is re- ported to be a pitiable looking object in Chino and Big Chino valleys. The heavy rains and many washouts that have visited it re- gently have entirely ruined it and 1t is reported entirely useless, unless great expense is incurred in repairs.
 Louis Turner, who was recently bitten by ara.tlesnake near Prescott, has sufficiently recovered as to be able to walk around. He was in town last evening still suffering, though improving, having a badly swollen arm as result of the wound on his back.
 \ we'll known sport of this city Is said to have given a widowed lady twenty dollars to relieve her iinan- cial distress, and in return for his kind act of charity and benevolence, "dropped' two hundred at q game shortly afterwards. Charity is some times a losing game.
 Tho Albuquerque Citizen says that on Thursday morning at i o'clock, the No. 3 passenger train on the Atlantic x Pacific, going west, was wrecked two miles west of Cubero and about seventy-fve miles from Albuquerque, and Engineer William Norris is dangerously in iured, while his fireman James X. Norton was killed outright.
 Charley Allen has gone to Big Bug to take a look at his mine which IS being worked under lease by a Mir. Douglass a we'll known coal miner of Gallup, N. NJ. A very rich strike is reported in the property and it's sale is spoken of, several parties being anxious to secure it.
 Some plain language is being used among the nobility" of the other side as to who is entitled to this and that democratic plum. If words lead to blows our democracy may be treated to similar spec tacle that was enacted in the house of representa- ives recently wheu Congressman Wilson ad dressed the brigands with his head all tied up.
 Hugh McVeigh, one of Yavapai's old timers, who has been carrying his head in a lopSided manner for several days and complaining of buzz saw sentation in his ears, yes terday consulted pr. SeNall for relief. The doctor made an ex- animation and found that the sufferer had a we'll developed and fat tick therein, which he extracted by means of instruments. The in sect was as large as a shirt button and the owner says he will turn it over 10 any freo trader who wants it.
 Twenty cars loads of steel will arrive in Prescott tonight and be forwarded to the front tomorrow. Track laying will be again com menced in earnest on Monday, and progress uninterruptedly until Con- cress is reached. Following the above shipment, are eighty more car loads of the same material due to arrive next week. All bridges on the line are so far completed as to not interfere with the tracklayers in their work. The two new engines for the road are likewise en route, and may be expected inside of two weeks, for service in construction work.
 Clear Springs presents a lively appearance. The long side tracks of the Prescott railroad arc lined with cars loaded with material for the Jerome narrow guage railroad, aud as rapidly as they are unloaded others take their places. About