Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-08-28
MONDAYS Daily, August 26.

Lemon this morning makes the citl clock three and one quarter minutes slow.
 The sales of several good pieces of mining ground are being closed up today. Hardly day passes but what some deal is not on.
 Tho big circus will probably give Prescott the goby, and it may also be said that big pile oith dough will remain in town, as it should.
 The down pour yesterday after day afternoon convinced some oi the skeptical late arrivals that Vt can have rain in Arizona and plenty of it.
 It may not be surprising to learn that the annual average rainfall foi Prescott and vicinity IS put down at l5 inches.
 The maximum temperature at Whipple Saturday was %; mini mum, 5i Sunday, maximum, 9i minimum, 57; rainfall, between 2:20 and 3:25 p. m., i5-lO0 of an inch.
 Don't forget the diamond ring that will be sold at public auction on Wednesday, August 2S. at ? p, m., m front ut the court house, t0 the highest bidder for cash.
 Several new building, are projected foI different points around ihe plaza. The only Pcculiarity of Prescott's building boom seems to be when will it let go.
 Yesterdays rain storm was the greatest Of the season. The heavy downpour did very little damage. Four feet of the sand stone wall of the Murphy Gag premises was washed away.
 A. J. Herndon, the efficient clerk of the district court, on Saturday bought two lots in the MOeller adds ton on Mt Vernon street, of Powers X Doran, on which he will soon erect a fine cottage
 Messrs James Shirley and Jake Reese returned today from tbs Agua Fria, where they purchased the plant form rly used on the Silver Belt mine. he same will be taken to the Last Chance and with other improvements on it erect 'd at once. Inside of thirty days the mill on the above mine can be expec ed Co b. in operation.
 Pat Collins, the enterprising son of the Emerald Isle, who manages the carousel at Phenix, has stolen d march on the Salvation Army. Alter war of several weeks standing, the enterprising Pat has purchased the lots jointly occupied by the army and himself. Now the soldiers will have to beat a retreat without flying colors.
 Pete Boscha, has been appoi ted resident deputy sheriff at Congress by Sheriff RufTner. The appoint ment of the above gentleman IS one that will be received with good deal of pleasure, for wherever known Pete is not only popular, but he has the faculty of preserving or der by showing his teeth instead of away with a big 45 as i. is customary in thu past life of min ing camps.
 \ well known mining man, who has been looking at several proper ties in this section of late says that Yava 1ai undoubtedly pos eises many desirable prospects, for which the figures placed on them however, by enthusiastic desciples of thu Col onel Sellars' stripe gives them that tinge of bonanza cnloring as not to be conveniently w,t iu reach of any one but an eastern gold bug of the Cleveland order.
 An astronomer from California has discovered a new comet, which is agitatiug that sc.eutific ealing from it's vast size and splendor, and which he says will fail tJ th- earth. The above scientis, Is behind in his dates, as one of the preitiest comets ever seen in the universe fell some time ago in Prescott, and up to date is without a revival Tn its line of business anywhere, not excepting the etherial cllme.
 The Winslow Mail says: T. G. Axling and William Golore re;u ned from the Moqui snake dance on Tuesday last, say they saw two In dians bitten by rat.lers dul- ing the dance. The Indians ap- parently paying no attention to it, keeping right on with the dance. They must have a sure anti dote for the bite of the rattle snake, as it appears 10 give them no incon- venience when bitten." The gentle men didn't inform the Winslow editor if the rattlers survived the contact.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 A. NJ. Franklin, of Phenix, spent Sunday in the city.
 K. NJ. Adams, of Los Angeles, is in the city for a few days.
 John Zehring, a Denver mining man, is a guest at the Hotel Burke.
 J. E. Peterson a Los Angeles busi- ness man is stopping at the Burke.
 Miss Mary Butler left for Ash Fork yesterday to open school there.
 |. P. HixOn, representing R. H. Kavanaugh X Bro., the we'll known San Francisco tailors, is in the city.
 Mir. Burt Ruple will leave for the mines tomorrow morning to secure busness for the JoURNAL-MINER special edition.
 J. H. Snow, travelling passenger agent for the Mexican Central rail road, is due here to-day from the east.