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Vol. XLNo. lo; m ---. . . AUJ, ARIZONA MINKlt. Published Dally nnd Weekly, ....at.... a a ever a rrncou, xavapal County, Arizona, .1 0 Iiy It. MAR ION. ;.!.VJT1L "'Jr'1." ""r1ll'n nf ArliW. Drat 'riiiikUv wit" p. " on.l,M "K 'f "n.ly, vpuaj, tveuneeajir, I limidar nnd Kjitunlav. i.f ri'-i...'" "'"V' no,,,I THE LATMT. IICKT IhI U, hi preMaad all other fa r tiwaii... ,...7 .1. f " "rij "J i rurrirr. . T "1U ,w umlleJ nubirillirt In Arliwia ant 7 rintim iitu.Aluiayrar auiiiT DOI.U1U iinif i. ... ' iwuau for throe nmillm, ai.d oxf. . ir.xiiuromt muiitli. Three are cur " prior, payable In advance. Z. . .. V ,M KKKLT "'""i". rantalalntr t"l'irrai.ljlo ... i i. VT '" l'f,M' will IrurnUlil all WAltT luUtulUMt ttlUiiHiteitra charge. AivwrrMi.vi Uatkm In either the Pally or Weekly.- lotertleef, dd 1 50 pr nel, fur eaetVuddltional Iniertjon. A liberal dljuvoitnt from aliore ratre will be made to ir run MMr adrertlu lareelv l.y th t"Cs,. IWctifoVal juii Sv1ojTarJ lnjctjfj poa rroionn. ui trmt. I'w 'nJInf u. imonfr tt mlw;ripti.ra, a.lrrHl!1(r TIIK WJ-JEKLY 31 IX Kit. The ant Bomber of tlie Wkkklt if liku w. I.iur.1 m, Maren y, itxi, anj, nuw. In lhl, It elrreutli vrar. It aa. with truth, claim to be the uljnt, larrrit aad tft Bw)iper la the Terrlivrf. ' f Subscription Rates: Ooe Cupjr, Od Ymr . rim " " KUMootU '.....'.'.'.'.Am " " ThrreMoutht 2 50 KlaleC..rlt 25 Al' r''r .V01 taint at par in ixttuKJif far title tvrtptlm, aJnrlhing and job trerk. nrTr.ttMit In aJnnct tnrarMly. AJ.Irtu all orrirrt ant tettrri to "THE JIINEB," PrtKott, Ariiraa. Ooon-Hrc Haying to ho at Phoenix bv the 20th Int., m a wltncM in Diitrict court, and liain- received the ofTer of a scat in Col Head'a buggy, we ehall, in all probability, noon bid (;tod.bye to I'rescott, Prcjicottcrs nil the MisKU, for a couple of wcekc, at the cntl of which time hope to Iw again at ray kiw junnjr. ray alwene, .ir B. S. I'enwcll will have charge of the buinea of the office anu oi tlie coltnnai of tho paper with nuch AUtancc a Mew 0. V. Jlitchcll, II. II. Weaver and other gentlemen may feci like Tendering him. J. II. Mabiox. Los Anoblba KxriiCK The Daily Ex- prca, of Iak Angclc, Califomia, haa cntcfwl on Ifa fonrth jcar ami c7cntb volume, with, m tho editor aja, "new vigor." Tho Kx 1rcs haa ncTcr lacked vigor, cntcrpriao nntl aWHty" has never looted Its own horn re garding iUelf. but m, and alwaya haa been, "to our way of thinking, otto of the best got ten Ur tkilie In California. Wo do not aay ! this beeaujo we aro partial to it for ita un flagging wJ la behalf of Arizona, but bc ca)(Mir Ii.iA.lMtiL carafullr r !!-. I for men of every other political creed and a if general public duty that makta it forego partisan dap-trap, except about elec tion time, for nowcthing more interesting. To eay tbat wc trssh its eJitors and prnpn ntorc may continue as at present, faithful, trospcrou workers for the public is about the slightest expression of our good will. I'rc&Mor Haydcn, In Iti report published in the United State Ilcgister, give Mount Elias, in Alaska, which Is I5,8G0 feet, a the highest mountain in tlie United States, and Mount Whitney, In California, which Is 13, 000 feet high, next. AH the newspaper which at first swal lowed tho tremenduous utory about Iludd Sinith'i magic chum, have taken tniutaril, anuIT or sometbiug else and are now emit ting "cuss" words at Hudd, because his churn lias proved a humbug, and he, himself, a graduate of White Pine, Nevada, where ev erything wonderful has, according ta White Finer, an existence. i m e If the New Mexican Is to bo believed, tlie citizens of Santa Fo are tho greatest liars on .the face of the earth, which Is no mean d!- eiiction,.nowadays. Wouldn't It be "nice" if Butler could "put up" a job on tho Massachusetts legislature nd bv its aid. ste Into Summer1 senatorial booU. Oh I what howling there- would bo from Boston to tho Connecticut line. Sain Ilowkij Of the Springfield lleptibllcan would lc apt to commit Uari-Kari. m Tho.-Gold Hilt (Nevada) New having re cently boMted of tho fact tuat no mau nocu WtdU tiitrt ose daw a MriTavlor contrailicts the aUteiBent, and aays he knowa at least MflWn trt (lold Hilt who cannot ret work. Tfcn Miner. Oeorcctown. Oolorudo, states that dcorgo Haratno'nd recently sliot' Wm viiacKey, in acit tieienf, Tka Pioche Hccord U sure that the "'c- U lnjrv" is a swindle. The-Minkr uwaed as much, against investing. and warned Its readers Los Angeles people havoaubscribed money . f. . I ... 1l..M..tn .rtl.tttir. ,ltpirf 10 OUUU a roau w raiiuiuiM. urhtr-tt nmres that the angels aro desiroua of tapping' tlis'tniinr. 1 ' ' i 1 1 e ' J.V&.S. Gilem. Mr. Jleacham Informs us that Mr. Qilw, one of Arizona's earliest pio neers, was recently In California, talking, very strongly, of ngain returning to Pres- COtt. bllOUlU 110 (10 SO, uib cuauccs lire ijii- wo will havo tho houso of Meacbam & Giles and a $50,000 stock of goods. Accepted Diddkbs. Gen. M. P. Small U. & A., of department hcadquartem, has bSn.tUr fnrniilicd. for mibllcatlon and hMt inrnrmntton. a Hat of fln4l awards of contracts, which will bo found wlsawberoin ..Mr.Issw, JualJce, of El Monte, California, i i I 1 I who formerly resided here ana tn ig ug, . i i nn(lnn nf flifftitl COmillS to Ari' f' bl 1. nnn nf tho 0ldt MlNKR V-S-CXZ taken and mid for tho paticr ever since it btartcd, March I, isui. . . v. - . ' 'rrrmivTzJP .'rf.' irTi:T3P,."lI.W.. " C frrom ftAtnnl3rf Doily. inu.ikAUY AiMJ) INDIAN 2tRVSt ) i'AKTMKXT OF ARIZONA. Col Crittenden has been ordered to assume command of thu Fifth Cavalry. i.ieui I'artlcc and detachtnent leave Yuma to-day for Tucson. l)r Newlands will coinpany them. Lieut (Jcorgo K:iton, fith, cavalry, atartcd this moriiinL' for Cnmt Itna! u, i, uuwijuuicMi oi military prmoners en route for Alcatrar. Island. -r . i0!10"' 0lu cavalry, and Uwt noui, Mti iniantry, may rcacli Prescolt thi ovt'iiiiiK, from the Verde. Lieut Ilice, 23d Infantry, and Lieut IUjs lift Infantri, ..'Am !.... Jt. C . . . . ......,,,,., j, vn uiiraic mU oan i;ariis on tuc x.i or Jfi inst., lor t'rcacott.cotn nr. I.. trail through Touto Jlusin tn Cntnti V.,r... J Major Drown. Stli cuvalrv. nasted St ur.ii. . " - -"- and for which placo Lieut Drodrick. 23d In lantry, win also start to-dar, from Yuma. Col Carr, 5lh cavalry, should bo ut Mari copa this evening. 1,01 avails will probably Icavo Tucson to morrow lor uma. tiienct! to tliU uUr.. mi 4 m . I ' i lie cnapci at rort Whipnlo w ill bo dedi. eaten ior tnvine service to-morrow. Chap laiii Gilraorc will oflicinte. Mit.tTART ORDcns Tho followinc orders recently issued from Gen. Crook's headquar ters, arc ot general interest: A board of olUccra Is herein- rnn.tltnin,! n setul . jnt boa Attirtlcs. Cnl.. on tho L'.'.tli ln.tn., or as i"toti llicrtMlicr an practicable, for the nur! Tn(t if 4.il,t... ...la i ... . . ....uiiniit;, wUU n view w mcir iiurchnee rr the Cavalry crvlc. such Imi:viiivu tur mvir iunjciloii. The board will bo KOyurncd ijy the InHructlous cunuincu tit letters from tlia (iencraj or the Ar iiir. dated March Cth and 10th. n-atHrrtlrpii- n...t such other Instruetlous as they may receive from uiauijuariura military utvioioti or Uto l'acltlc. JJcltitl lor the Hoard l.lriii! titit.('o!nn..i v a vr, om cayuirj: aiajor w. u, itovall, 0th cava! rv: Villain W. II. Ilrawn. .Mil mvnlrr. ny.f. .!... n....l............ ' " Upon the recommendation of tho Medical 1)1 rector of the Department, the following changes in lue sutions of Jledlcal Olllccrs are bcrchr niaac: f-ii-ijijx ijFeiBiaufc ciirzcun i. w. jifi-imii ia ... l.il. A t . 1 L) rl ... .. . hcvcu irutn uutv at cjamn Uraut. A. T anil ... slRucd to duly nt Camp A poetic, A. T., relieving AlUnl UarKL-on J. ii. Olrard, tn hit duties as pott sur'cou. Upou bcluir rcllercd bv Or.McI'hall. A..!inni Surgeon J. II. (ilrard, will proceed lo Camp Ixw ell, A. T., ud reliete AaaUlaut Surcoou 11. 1.ln- plucott, In his duties aa post aurccoii, Dr. Llp lilncolt, upon bcluir relieved bv Dr. Olrard. vll proceed to Foit Whipple. A. T.. and rcixm to tlioroinmaudlng otUcer for anlguuicut aa jiont surgvou. Actlac Asslitsot 8arL-con J. Ii. Urtrarr. II. H. A., U relieved from duly at Cauio Lowell. A. T.. and will proctcil to Camp (Irant. A. TM rcjiortlD upou mi arrival lo toe commanding oulccr ot tho ptni tur out im acid uf cva. The following has reference to a wicked soldier who, on a recent evening, broke Into the dwsUl&tr or .Mr. Oeo. Davldton, at Fort Wiilppic.aud stolo tuuerrom, Jewelry of considerable valnc: IScforc General Court Martial which convened 4trjtJWppItA.0BJhc.Uj3XflOU1r scrlcn, from these headquarters, d of wbleU alajor IK I. JSagruder, Kurgcou U. o. jv, is rrca- Idcut. wJt rrli-ued aed tried i i'rlrau JJdrar It. Mayriard. alias Joseph K. Dunlap, ComjKiny Ii, 4tU InCintry. Un efiaention. ricaNot Guilty. Kludliis fiollty. Sentence--"To forfeit all pay and allowances that are now due or that may become dew, at the tiroinulrulioii of this sentence, except tbc Juil dues ot the tacsdms; U- o dishonorably dlicharged the service of the Hulled Stale and then to bo con C tied at bard labor un der charge of tho guard at Aicatraz Ittaud, Cat, or such other place of confinement as tho De partment Commander may select, lor mo lenoa of ten years, wearlnj; a ball welshluy; twelve pound, attached to his leg by a chain tour feel ions;." . . The proceeding, imdines ami ecutcuco in toe forccolntrcaaeof 1'rlvate hdcar Mayuard, alias JcMtpli K. Dunlap, Couijiauy Ii, Uh luUnlry.are approved. Tlie sentence is conurmca aoa win vo duly executed. Alcattar Inland, Cab, Is designated as the place of coDtliiciuent. f which thu prisoner will be sent under proper guard. (From MoUy'a DaJly.1 The contract of A. A. Surgeon L. Sander son, now on duty at Camp Verde, haa been annulled at his own request, to enable Iiltn to attend to important private bus ncss in the Kast. A. A. Surgeon Llghtbiirno ha been ordered to report to the commanding olitcer ot the Denaxtmcnt ot Arizona, ior assignment. io dutr. I.tcuts orxison at x rout nmveu ai r ori. ... . . I . T . Whipple last evening. Lieut oodson leaves for Tucson to-morrow. . Lieut 0. P. Eagan arrived on tlio uuck IwiinLr-orlv fhU tnornirif. Ucut Cbaf. King, fltb cavalrj-, arrived in San Francioco on tho 2d. Ho is on bis way tu loin his eomttanv. 'K.' at Camn Verde A telcsram rocetveu on aaturoay evening ------ . , contains tlie sulwunco of a letter sent from San Carlos April 5th, to Mr L. jV t isb, say ing that two aquawa had just conic In there ami reported that tbo ranebcria to wiitcu iiinv bclonscd was attacked in the rooun laina near tho Gila, bv Capt Hamilton's command, and almost all tho Indiana killed or captured. Among tho Indians killed wcro Eskitnlnzin, Captain dim, I'cdro.ftantos and Chuntz. Ment Kelittvler was at San Carlos with hit command, comprising ope hundred Indian from tuo Vcrdo reservation. ney au ai.- tacked aranchcria, killing fourteen ducks and driviug tho fugitives In tho direction whero tho aquawa had reported Hamilton, to be. News may bo "received from Hamil ton at any moment. Schuyler was refiitting at San Carlos. ' The Pitnas, last week, strlo aotno mules from a teamster near Maricopa Wclla, and coratwlled him to pay a dollar a head before restitution. . ... Tho Whipple Chapel was appropriately dedicated yesterday by Chaplain Gilmoro. lerom-Tueudaysllally 1 , . . A. A. Surgeon Ligbtburno has been order ed, upon his arrival at Yuma, to proceed, via Prcacott, to Camp Verde, and thero assumo duties or post surgeon. ' Lieut Woodson, 5th cavalry, wifo and child, loft Whipplo for Tdcson to-day. Lieut Trout, 23d infantry, and wife return to Camp Vcrdo. tbU pvcolng. A largo train, laden with government sup nib, dlschariod at Whiptilo yeatcrday. . 'I'l,. Adlr. afntlnnnil at tllO IKWt llcaV US have partitioned off a portion of the chapel building which they inlcud using aa a read- 1'IIESCOTT, ARIZONA, ElttPAY KVKNING. A1KIL 17, 1874." ing-roetn, and havo already stocked It with mi die leaning journal of tho country. Th apartments nro nonl v cameteil. wnli -ntl latcd nnd in their general arrangement rellcct great credit upon tho taste nnd liberality of mo nuunc-iiuern. ; informal hon took place last night at mjijiii; which, aitiiotigii liurrtuiiiy got up, was, , wo are torn, well attended and u very enjoyable alTafr. I.Ietit Tliomas. 5th cavalrv. ha.s moved Ida command from Ilenlu Ktirimra ilnurn r,.r,i tho Colorado Hivcr reservation, to watch for iiy iiuaipais wno migiii wlsU to steal oir to tuc mountains. FINAL AW A1WS OF MPS .liauo by ucn M. P. Small. Comtniasar nf a n . ouiwisteucc, u. ft. A., and A. A. Q. M ior lurnisuing grain, hay and wood, to post in tho Department of Arizona, during fiscal year, 1874-5, under advertisement dated January 1, 1B7-I: OAMr AIUCIIK. -A. Harnplf. rnrn A fVO ner Camp Down; Fi,, fc Dennett, barley, J "t tn ... T T 1j-.n Aai aa iiioiiios r.wing, iwi.uvu i us corn a.S3q lOO.WKi lbs ditto 3.43c, S. H. Drnch man, liny 100 (SI5.80 per ton.) Locof Jhdt-b. II. DcLon:;. hard wood. S9.7.1ft ,w.r win. i " " Camp Uka.vt. D. A. Dennntt. snft wnm ?'i.-to jiur coru; iiartt wood, ai.-jfl tier cord . uarnett. corn 3.75; hay Sia per ton. E. K. iJuker, bar cv 4.18c. CAMP MoJAVB A. It.irnelf linrlnv 4 Jn-. won jjuitv. it. Km ,. .TOM inrrl aofr WOOtl, SC per Cord. Paul Itrcnn liart.iv .V.l.fij" hay S3! per ton; soft wood S7 tcr conl. M.t... ir.n . .... . i- .iiuiuweiu r. si. jioore, barley 97. G. W. Dowcn. soft wood .Kt.o.inn per cord. Jsxal JllliZohn Smith, wild hay 14.90-100 jwr ton. 3 I-...M ' r. T. w . m '- 3 15c Samuel Moore, barley 3.07c, George ""ii vr.HiK.iJ. 1". 11C.K1 t t:v. rnrn . nance, uny 51& per ton; soa wood 85 per cord. ort W nirrLi: ivn Wimmih.k Dt-twr Price A McDonald, 70.000 lbs hay. S22.50 per ton. Lewis A. Stevens, corn 2.25c. C. C. Dean. hay. Ioo-e. S22.71 ner tnn. a. W. Dowers, soft wood $3.88 per cord; hard wood S3.98 per cord. Samuel Moore, barley, 3.73c. 11. ice, iw,uw ius corn, 'jjic. Yuma Dkput anu Fort Yuma. M. Gold- water, hay 833.50 per ton. A. Darnett. bar. ley 3.30c Local IVuh3nm Drown, soft wood t.5 per cord. James Uelllr. aoft wood S3.98 per cord. uamp ixiwF.i.t Fuh fc Bennett, corn 47c Thomas Ewing, corn, 100,000 lbs, 43c, K. K. IJuker. barlev 2.18c. Kncnl liidt Peter Kitchen, corn 2.47c David Dunham, bay S8.74 per ton: soft wjod 3.24 per cord. San OAnLos. IJuckalcw 61 Goldtree, bar ley 4.97c TIlANf rORTATIOk. ' Esjcyan Ochoa. of Tucson, received the to camps Attache, (jratiVrfwcnaHl liHMrrih posts cast of the Colorado river and south of the 31 tli parallel ot north latitude. ILD.Cirlcy, of Kirkland Vall-y, rcccivcl contract for route No. 2, from Kurcnberg to Camp Verde, Fort Whipple, Whipplo Depot and Camp McDowell. The San Itcrnardino Guardian ''chastise' the San Bernardino Argus for making mis statements and makes one, itself, by entitlinir, Col. Darstow postal agent for California, Ari zona and Nevada, when it ought to have known that Arizona Is in tbo dominion of postal agent Dawley. All of which circs new proof of tho saying that, " People who live in cum nouses should not onntr oMrrj jxople'M bout . In rcsponto to our exceptions taken to an artlcto in the Chicago Inter-Ocean, conccrn- ing the resources of Arizona, some time now comes to us with a a.nnA lit.) ... a lunKoriivio itmii ig ni cuui.uj 1. . (lltrrrnt nliaitn from that to which tro made our obicctions. and leaves nothing tin said for our good which perhaps could be said. The article is well written and by one who, evidently, has been hero and knows. We will endeavor to give It, in full, a place in our columns as soon as space will permit. The Santa Fo Mexican, of a recent date records tho death of Tbos. Coughlan, a na tive of Ireland, who went to Santa Fe io 1872, as a soldier in a California regiment. Had tho praying women been in Santa Fr, Lt. Coughlan would not hare alcoholcd. Dr. 8. A. Wldney is writing poetry for the Lot Angeles Herald. Tbo MlXEit is dodging under threats from two newspaper "poets," for whom we are having our rifle rcslghjed. San Bernardino county, California, is. ac- rnr.liiiL' to the Guardian, ono of tho. most urrtttierntM counties In the State. Tills, In great measure, is owinj to her proximity to a railroad and tho sea. P. W. Uooncr, of the law firm of Wilson k Dooncr, Tm Angeles, formerly connected wttb thin office, waa tho luckv holder of an Interest In a Louisville lottery ticket which drew 67,600, at their drawingon the 1st Inst. Doring for artesian water at Fort D. A. am. 1 ana an mm 11 1 Russell, Wyoming, has gono almost too far l..'i.i0 feetwithout a sirm of water, the first rock struck was at a depth of 1,212 feet, Wo. liko tho Denver (Colorado) Tribune- would liko to sco aomo Government boring In other Territories. Tho Daily Herald,' of 1am Angeles, Califor nia, started on ita second voluino April 2, Tho Herald is now controlled by a joint stock rvmirmnv. with a cnnltnl of S 1 5.000. Since thi cntntianv took ckarre of tho paper, it has been fairly and ably conducted. A duck killed a rooster In a light for 850 at Chester, Pa. Mr. II. A. tlusssy Inform us that the Hon demon Bro.'a, formerly of Prcscott, have ro cently purchased a cigar and tobacco manu factory in nan rancisco. .. Tho Yuma Sentinel with its issue of April ith commenced lis third volume. IakoX yWs iVumo Iteytuond, 60,000 lU.bar loy, -I'Jtc; 50,000 lbs barley, 5.210; hay. S2I.9 1 per ton ; soft wood, 2.87 per cord ; hard wood, S3.2 1 per conl. ARIZONA. ii Mineral, Agrteutotral, Orating ami other fcMwrcM, kiVA UntamUhtd Facto, omctrn 3 In Climate, UtograjJiy, Gtntml Health Jnlixn, Iniltuumeut to Immigrant, iye.,ye. llicre is scarcely a leading citizen of the Territory of Arizona who has not. timo and again, rwx-ived letter after letter, from peo ple In other jwtrts of tho world, asking for information about tho Territory anil th chances, if any. for making homes and In vesting money here. Our position as editor of tho Mi. vim, has induced many people to write to us for such informnilnn. nn.i will in duce hundreds of other to write, with n similar purpose. Wo, long ago, wrote and published a paillllhlct. eivlnrr ili.erin(I,n of Eastern Arizona, and! after this, an arti cle containing "Facts About Arizona ;" nei- tucroi which, it appears, Iiavo been all that the public thfrat for informatiou conccniintr onr Territory demanded, a knowledirn of wii;ii lias icu us to oiler the lo lowirif . wliirli f. l i , r . ...... . r . . It il honed nnd beliuvnd. will, trtth tin. lengthy comptlationa of Gov. HaiTord, satisly l.n ....II' . , , .. - nit puonc craving anti oe tuo means oi bringing hither from all ouartcrs. tlmnuniU oi incngiit kind ot men, women and ehil- orcn. Ith these obiccts in view wo shall print several thousand conies and hone that "'""' ui mo icrriiory, in.inroi wnom nave requested us to perform this labor, will do their part by Rending them wherever tbey 1 1 1 . n n h .f ,.A ' P .. I . . 1 mil uc iiaeiy to uo any good. OnOAMZATtON Or TUB TKBRITOIIV. The Tcrritorv of Arizona was formed bv ct of Congress, approved Feb. 21, 18C3. The Territorial Government was organized at Navajo Springs, Yavapai county, on the 29th day of December, of tho satnn veir with Jon.v N. Goopwix as Gorcrnor, and IL 0. SlcCormlck, Secretary. THE CAPITA!., The Governor, at that time, designated at or near Fort Whipplo as the scat of Govern ment, hut, what la now Prcscott was finally selected as the Capital, nt which place the rst legislature met in low. DOUMUIIICS AND KXTK.VT. Arizona contains about 700,000,000 acres t bounded on tho North bv Nevada and Utah : on tho East bv Now Mexico : on the ! aouiu uy the .Mexican State or Honora; on the West by California and Nevada. COUNTIES. It is divided into Htd counties, viz: Mo have, Yavatwl, Maricopa, Yuma and Pima. population. The Territory has a population of about 80,000, comtxwed of about 10,000 whites and 20,000 Indians. topographical nuTuans. Arizona may be termed a mountainous country, although there are Immense valleys on inot of tho streams and between its mountains and bills. mouxtaix itAxnns. The principal ran res of mountains are the Sa' aan francisco, Jtill Williams, Mogollon, t . J ' ' ri-.Pinat AnarJie-J IMIIUA, 1JHlUUIIjU.IIUl I V ( i-W j UinilMU,AAlVkj Ilualpai, Antelope, Cerbat and Ilacquahilla, The principal peaks are tbo San Francisco. which ia about 14,000 feet above the levct of tnc sea: tbc Sierra Hisnca, stent Iiyxfti Hill William, about 11,000 and Mount Un ion about 10,000. The highest mountains arc in Northern Arizona. The peaks above alluded to are within plain view of Prcscott, Toe mountains ami their loo thills are cov ered with diiiisc forests of pine, oak, cedar, jumper anu other umber. niveau. The principal rivers arc the Colorado, which is navigable for several hundred miles, the Gila, Salt, Verde, Donita, Prictn, San Pedro, Deaver, Santa Cruz, White, Sipicue, Dill Williams and Little Colorado. Of these. tho Gila and Salt rivcw, with their tributa ries, drain that part of tho Territory lying South of the San Francisco nnd Mogollon I mountains and East of the Prcscott and Ehr- road. Tho Little Colorado drains . . . u.,nB Knrth nf th.. "w "!""". "" " . loan 1 miiciaru aim .iitizuiiun itiuuuiftiii, jju tuo Colorado urains the western aiue 01 tuc Territory. RAIKrALI- CI.IMATI ETC. Arizona has been called a desert and Its citizens havo been advised to leave it to the Indians. Uut. take tho rainfall fur the last four months, which araountl to near twenty inches : take any other place of the same lat itude and see if Arizonana aro not as liable as anv of them to becjmo web-footed." Ari zona haa 0110 of tho moat delightful climates in the world, as for that matter tcrsons can suit themselves. II they liko tho climate of the north pole, they can camp on top 01 tuc San Francisco mountains where they can havo snow and Ice the year round. If tbey like a temperate climate they can stop In the rrcscott country j out ti tucy ncsire to inu . . . .... . Z-1 linw tho nil- ferl Willi tho thermometer ai 10 In thn abadc let them tro to J uma City anil other tilaccj in the lower portions of the Territory. so that anv Kind 01 cnmaic can be found, and they are all of tho healthiest kind: even In tho hottest days at Yuma, such a thing as aun stroke is unknown. STOCK WOOL. Arizona will, at some future day, be ono of tho greatest wool crowing countries nv tho Union, as there is grass everywhere and no danger of loosing sheep by cold weather, tho winter bcine so mild thot sheep require no shelter at all, and there aro no burrs to decrease the wool, to that the Territory, with its mild ellmato artd, nutritious grasses, ia bound to become a ercat stock country, and tbo time .ia comlnc aoon. aa largo bands of cattlo and aheep nro coming Into tho Terri tory every day. Hut thero is plenty of room for all. WINCH. Now m to tho mineral resources of Ari zona. Hor mines, alone, will make her ono of tho richest States in the Union. Mines of all kinds, gold, silver, lead, copper, coal and salt have bcon found In abundance. Tako tho report on a few mines in Mohavo county, aa given by Gov Safford, and we havo tho following, viz: Arnold mine, 2,440 ton, average per ton, 1H8 ; Sunday School, 300 tons $308; Silver Hill, 15,000, $00; Chas. Gross, 5,000, 100; Sixty-Tbrce, 25,000, S100. Little Chief, 10)0.8800; Cupel Tiger, 300, 45350; Jackson, 2.UW, Sow; new r,r, 5,000, 8100; Lono Star, COO, S300, Diana, 2,000 350. This is tho report of one county. Now thero aro thousands of jmt such mines all through tho Territory. Tho ticonle havo been waiting forcapital todevclop the mines, In the lnt year or two they have gone to putting up and running arrastras and .work ing the oro thnt way, and it has paid well nil tnroiigii t lie icrntory. 1'eojile arc at work taxing out ore and developing tho mines There are tnoro men now emiilovcd in min ing than at any previous time, nnd capital is beginning to coiuo in. Anotlicr step in tli right direction is the establishment of smelt ing works nt Castle Dour, on tho Colorado river, where refractory orta aro now worked with profit. Tho placer mines arc paving well this rear. .1 T " i .t vuuro ieing picnty oi water to woric mem. On Lynx, Ilassayampa and other creeks around Prcscott, theru aro several hundred men at work in tho placer mines, taking out irom lour to ten dollars per Hand a day. be Miles several hydraulic claims which yield irom ten to thirty dollars per Imnd each Uay, ROl'TKi OF TRAVEL, AC. Now for tho way to get to this land of promise: Immigrant desiring to come to Arizona from tJio Atlantic Mates, and dcsir ing to settle in Northern or Central Arizona will find tho road via Albuquerque, New Mexico, tho beat and shortest. Grass, wood And water are plenty, except In one or two piacca; but, with a little care, no trouble necil bo encountered. The distances aro as follows: From the Granada, or Las Animas, Colorado, (both railroad towns), IsaboutG15 miles; from St. Imis to either oi llicso places by railroad is 850 miles. Persons who may desire to go to tuo aoutnern portion ol tlie i crritory, can tako tho old overland road, via Mcsilta. to I ucson. which Is 833 miles from Trinidad. Hnlnniln tin! cr tuc abore are excellent natural roads. Immigrants coming from the Pacific coast to Northern or Central Arizona, will find two roads from ftan licrnardino, California, ono via Hardyville and the Ilualpai mines to Prcscott, the other Tia Ehrcnberr and Wick- cnburg to Prcscott or Phccnix, tho chief town of salt Kivcr valley. Tho distance from San Bernardino to Prcscott by either of these routes is about -IW miles. On tho road via Ehrcnbertr is a semi-weekly line of stages. Faro from San Dernardino to Prcscott, S75 currency, immigrants dcsinn:? to ro to the southern part of tbo Territory can take the road from ban liiego, via 1 uma, to I down. on which there Is a tri-wcekly lino of stages. The fare to Tucson is 300; the distance about 450 miles. The Colorado Steam Navigation Company run a line of steamers from San Francisco to the mouth of the Colorado river, a steamer leaving San Francisco every twenty days. Iuver steamers run up the river to X uma, Ebrcnberg, Mohave and Hardyville. Fare from San Francieo to Yuma: Cabin, 40; Hteerage, $23. Most of the freight comes this way. Freight by wagons from Lot Angeles to Prcscott, via Ebrcnberg or via Hardyville, is cents per pound, ibe same Irom tian Dirgo to Tucson, via Yuma. Prices ot provisions are moderate, as tho following- list of prices at Prescott will show: UJsl bVSflla) It' (MUUU S IJ J" ' ' .. Mae(AM t Km n let r -! tw nfjekarasw-V MVMna I toes, by the ton, 3 and four ct. per lb., nor. retailing at 5 cts, per lb.; beets, turnip, onions, and cabbage, it cts. per id. lairooer is $40 to SCO per M, according to quality. Board is $10 per week. What Arizona want is a large immigra tion of good, sturdy, hard-working, men with their families. Such men can find or make picnty of work, and at rood wages. Wages paid, about as follows : Blaeksmltlis, per day. S3 to 5, and Iward. Carpenters, S5 to 8 per day. Cooks, per month, with lxiard, S40 to SCO Farm bands, with board, $30 to SCO per month. Herders, 40 to S50 per month and board. Masons and brick layers, per dav, 85 to S3. Miners, 3 to S3. Ulwrcrs, S2i0 to S3. Teamsters, $50 to SCO per month and board. SCHOOLS. Thorn aro crood free schools In all the school districts in the Territory, wither perienced teachers in charge, MILITARY. TOST. There arc eight military posts In the Ter ritory, as follows t Fort Whipple, and De partment Headquarters, near Prcscott; Camp Verde, 30 mile east ol rroscoii; Lamp jio bavc. on the Colorado river: Camp fcDow- cll, at the junction of the Verde and Salt rivers, some 20 miles above Pbocnbr, Camp Lowell, near Tucson: Camn Bowie, at Anacho Pas: Camn Apache, two hundred milea northeast of Tucson; Camp Grant, at the foot of tho Graham mountains. jscwsrarcRS. Arizona has three newspapers, tbe Sen tinel (weekly) of Yuma, Yuma county; the Citizen (weekly) of Tucson, Pima county, and the Miner (daily and weekly) of Prcs cott, Yavapai county. Tr.LCGK.1r11. Lines of telegraph connect Prcscott, Wick cnburg, Phccnix, Maricopa. Wells, Florence, Tucson, Yuma and other points with San Diceo. California, nnd tlie prospect is that. ere long, lines will be built, direct, to points in Utah, New and o)d Mexico. RAILItOADS. Arizona is euro of speedy railroad commu nication with her sister States and Tcrrito- He, since it is ImnoBaiblo to build a houth crn trans-continental railroad by any other routes savo those which pass through tbo Territory. In conclusion : The Indians, who formerly murdered from three to sir hundred citizens a venr. robbed as many more of animals and other property, arc now, thanks to General Crook, docile. Many of tho mines already spoken of aro lvint? Idlo. waitincr for canital to work thew as they ought to bo worked; thousands of stock ranees await men who wlsU to engago In this bufiineao; tcn of thousands of acres of noblo pines await tho nx and the mill; Innumerable water-nowera aro hero to bo utilized; scenery thn moat delightful holds itself in readiness to charm tho beholder. game, for tho sportsman, ruins and rtdica for tbo antinuaricn. health and stronath fpr the feeble, all to be bad In Arizona, some for notning, otner tuings ior a mcru imio. Wo learn from the Los Angeles Star that Wilmington, California, Is soon to liaVO weekly papcr which will hare two editors, Hope it will lie superior .to Iho old Journal wlilcu utcu ot too. tuucu vapor EstaWislied 1-864. Business & Professional Cards. COLES BASHF0RD, ATTORNEY and COUN8ELOB-AT-LAW, Tnraon, ArlannH, WIIIiTaclIf t,l imfiulon lo all the Conrlf f IV Territory 11. ii.caktteiu h. iicAirnaa. 1. H. H. 0AETTER & SON, Attoriit!)'H mid OoiinxcJoni at ltW, I'reacotl, Vnvapai County, Arlionn.. Vflll attend la buliv In all the court of lb Territory J. P. HA RGIl AVE, ATTORNEY and C0UN8EL0R-AT-LA W, Montezuma street, l'reacott, Arizona. JOHN HOWARD, ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, Prcscott, Arizona. JOHN A. RUSH, Attorney at Eawi Pboeiifjc, Arlxoiia, , Will elHelly aUeiul U all tratlm-M tntnutfd tn bun, la.lb. MTrrai utauu ci !iaM 10 tae Teniwry. , Prompt attest! oa pfreato CUectlo&a. J. E. McCAFFRY, ATTORNEY and COGNSELOR-AT-LAW Li, Main Ktreet, Taeeort, A, T. J. K. McC AND LESS, PHYSICIAN AND SUKtiCON. OAer, Xorth Hide ol IMaxa, Prceot. - HENRY W. PLEURY, PROBATE JTTIDC3-33- Juatice of the Peace and Botary Pnblic. WJC. A. HANCOCK, Notary Public and Conveyancer. Illank I)celar(ury RtateuicHta, A nd lfl BUnV of all Undi. Blllj eonectod rreaf'tl f rbcaolz, Marieopt Co. Arlxona, Jan. iOx, 1OT2. E. IRVINE, Phoenix, Maricopa County, A. T. Offlee, la Ibe Keire Depot, oa tbe Wt aide of UieurjaM A. 13. XA-VIrS, ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR - ATLAVT. Klaersl TtA, Ksltavs Cesat, Arlsaaa,, r t. . Wm attewl to UfX bmlaeM ta alt Territory; make eoOeoma, etc. the eonrU et,tbe J. L. FISHER, . Auciioneer and CeMmlssItn MERCHANT, Ll aalfiettDjynJN ortli Side of Plua. Fonrardiag aad Ccmmiiiion jfc'erchauiltj fCkreaherg, Arltena. SILSBEE & BROMLEY, A. House and Sign Painter. Paper Hangers and Glaziers, , At Bwearingen'a Old Stand, Granite Street. maxxiti CHARM1N8 DALE STATION Four Miles East of Camp Ilualpai. Neret Uning WATER, la abundant. KAY JL and GRAIN alwaji readr or Uaiwtetj. S. C. nOOERiT. Proprietor. T, n. CABTaa-ASD Laor, Soperinteadeata. IAR AND IILLIARD SALOON. Montezuma Street; Corner Ourley.' ' LARGEST AND BEST SALOOIC IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. delimit A. X- MOntAXR, PrcrrleW. wx. x. xxtXT, y.A.TEraa. Kelly & Stephen. AXD PKAIBM IX BOOKS, STATIONERY CONTECnOrfARx, WOTS, ' Tobacco and Cigars,, Pancy Goods, Yankee Notions, rrealt Fnut, oaraen seeas, oco. rreecott. Jan nary 18, 1873 Jaie-73f. The Post Trader's Store, rVTej Port Wlaipple, Arizona., J- Keep fcr j$ale, Groctritt, rrovUioiit, Can VnW, CIMhing Boot, Shoe r, Stationery, fonty UfXxU, Tobaee, Cigtiri, Ac. , ' 'a' , (' ' Pricas, ZlAASoaable. Qf.0. W dOWKns, rroreietef. tiVY YOUR FRESH MEAT AND VEQCTAIUS ,.At TUB.... PIONEER MEAT MARKET (1 11 AN IT E btltEET, rKKBCOTY, YM rlenty of bath, and roa wlH acbeMit&jur aaaaax at aj lurtter, and aa eJuul.arwuu) IU waUt, u a Vnl. I'reawat, Aujait IX 1W. VRUVTBD BLANKS Location of Mining Claims, rOR SALE AT THE MUfBIt OlTICIl Ka 1'ioew-lnr or Miner should fa lata the eouatry with. out a uri'ly of ttTt haty and irorml ieadj-.iet nollcti. I ieaaSiaaaai.ereeaaaaa -JZLll.'-?r:' ' ; llllatjaMjlll' 1 I