Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-08-24
FROM FORT MOEAVE.
FoRr MoHAvE, Aug. IL, is

L oRT NoHAVE, Aug. IL, 1904.
EDlroR or ARIZONA MINER -Sir-The time
has been when if we would speak word to the
public we must away to some neighboring State,
and crave hearing through its journals. But
that time is past, civilization has taken up her
abode in the hunting grounds of the heather
savage" and her banner incribed ARIZONA
MINER" is waving among us. Long may it
wave sa
Presenting few words from this section may
be of some interest 10 your readers, If in nothing
else than a neighborly greeting. send you this
comma nication. Thanks to the enterprise of
our townsnau, Mr. Dukes. we have an express
established and hope for regular communica
tiou with the capital. The expressman arrived
here Yesterday, unscathed by Indian arrows
TO morrow he starts back with an escort of two
men from Company |, 4th Infantry, @ V Rath
er a small escort for such road, but it is
heavy one Tor its size, and If Mr.. Redskn risks
himself within a half mile of them in daylight he
will be very apt To think il ID a very wicked one.
There is bat one company OF soldiers here now
aud twenty of them have to patrol the road to
Rock Springs Ia distance of forty-ive nles)
twice d mouth. In consequence of this large
escort could not at present be spared from the
garrison, but it is reported that there will be
two more companies here soon, when it ia hoped
The road viii be better protected. Il company
stationed midway between Prescott and here,
with line of yidettes, would make the read
perfectly safe. Ii the attention OF the govern
ment was called 10 the matter doubtless We
should soon have protection. Cannot our Grst
Territorial Legislature take action in the matter
There must be route through from Los Angel
es to the capital, and probably Santa Fe, and of
course it must have military protection, so long
as there exists towards the whites such bitter
hostility among tue various Indian tribes. There
cannot be much doubt but this will be the prin
opal route, Us every one seems 70 agree that it
is much better Supplied with water and grass
1.-THE two great considerations in this desert
country than either the La Paz or the Williams
Fork routes, and / am informed that "a small out
lay of money and labor would make good road
so much for the roads.
Several of our old pioneers, who nave been on
a pasear to the settlements during the hot
months have oeen coming ia the past two
weeks and they say large emigration Of strang
ers treasure seekers, are turning their faces this
way. Welcome, welcome. That is what our
young Territory needs Arizona has mines rich
aud extensive and if the treasure seekers have
enterprise and industry their reward is sure.
But little has been done the past summer in
any of the districts here in the way of developing
the mines, ia consequence-irst, of scarcity Of
provisions last spring second hot weather this
summer but work IL again commencing with re-
newed energy and some of the shafts that were
sunk last winter to the depth Of twenty TO thirty
feet, will be pushed down to depth TO we'll de-
veloo the mine. OF our surface indications !
will merely say that in the San Francisco district
there are Ave or six lodes that will pay very
X. eli In the Sacramento district the Groupings