, 1865-06-11
The T1ttsbnrE- Arizona Prospecting
Har1y-Tl4ey Lucnxe nstuarat lands
and s*StFlKe 4fe.93


It will be remembered that In December,
lstss, o company was formed In this city com
posed principally Of railroad men, under the
patronage Of Colonel Thomas A. Scott. Su-
pe1intendent Of the Pennsylvania RAILROAD,
aud aispatched 70 the Territory Of A'Izonia,
eating mineral lands. The company num-
bered twenty.onc men, all Of them selected
by Colonel Scot1 from among the men under
his employ on the road, whom ha knew to be
fearless, reliable men. Thry left this city on
the 18th OF Deczmbsr, 1867. under the leader
pilo,cd thrm successfully and satisfactorily
through all their romantic lncandcrines Of the
untrodden Wllds Of Atfznu!l, {savc ty the un.
tutored aborigines) in search Of rich mineral
locations. In conversation with one Of the
"prospsctors"-an intclilgt n. young gentle
man-we sleaned the following particulars as
to the ,nodus orerandi Of securing claim..
TIE indsvldusl Mc1ab:r + Of the party who
was fortunate enough to- discover u valuable
mineral ledge, isad the privilege to name It
md claim tour hundred tee:-two hundred
ieet front and four hundred feet deep-the
others Of tie party beng only entitled TO two
hundred feet. After erecting tablet 10
mark the spot OIL which Is engraved * 4, -
-, claim four hundred lert, with the
depths, spaces and angles, together with all
was held for Recorder, who reduces the
claim To writing. setting forth that certain
amount Of laoor haa iwcu expended upon
the same, and Rquatter's presumption right
is I1eyocahiy Fixed, which all future iegsssa-
uon Is bound so respect aud protect.
1hc ccmpany located some tx, ,0o0 feet Of
1icll n!incmi sands on Colorado River, about
scvcn hundred and tlfty miles from It's mouth,
situate respectively in the Sun Francisco dis.
trIct, Sacramento district; Macedonia dis
trict and Wauba Tuna dlstsIcs-al1 In Arizo-
m territory, The men comprising tho
prospecting" party, besides t,cing literally
pad for their services and Tho risks they en-
counter from the sarages who inhanik the un-
tz1tdeu wi1ds through which they were called
to traverse in seaseh Of lIdden Treasures, are
to receive ROYALTY Of one-twcuticth
Of onc-twclfth of all lands located.
The gentleman from whom We learned the
above 1acts Informs us that the entire party,
wilderness Of Arizona. enjoyed the best OF
health, and were universally treated by tic
1udiaus with courtesy and kindness. They
carried with them an abundance Of p1oyls-
Ions, slep. In tho open air, aud for the time,
like Alexander se1kirs, were 1nonarchs of all
claims located By them.
Tho party we're dlsbanled ln San Francis
| co and four Of them returned to their homes
| In this city, among the number Mr.. Samuel
/ Kennedy, we'll know 4 to the travelling public
| as helng connected with the Pennsylvania
central RAILROAD fof come yc1rH past. lhe re-.
| mainder Of the party remained In the cmp1 y
| Of the company, and ATE engaged In prus.
! We.ipG Tor oil On the racifi: coast. Mr..
| Kennedy brings With him samples Of oil
! gAthercd On the Springs In Los Aug las
! county. Santa Barbara county, Sno Louis
| ce1nty, Ooispo county and Humboldt county,
Calliu1nfs, specimens Of which may be seen
| at this tfticc. Il is pronounced equal to the
purest Pennsylvania oils, and stango
| Us It may seem Mir. Kennedy assures us tha.
naive SpanIari5 vouch for the fact that
many Of 1hc springs In the counties named
il,w from eight to ten barrels OF oil per dag.
| Tbs '.Slinera. Land Company have now
| turned their attention In this direction, md
| are sinking number Of wells for the pur.
pose Of ascertaining at what depth and in
what quantities oil may be found 3lr. Ken
nedy states that all the Indications a-e In
favor Of the belief that California will ere
long become the EldoTado Of OIL as we'll a.
gold. 1888,
In confirmation Of the foregoing statcmenti
! Ia relation to oil, the Humboldt lCa1.) Hegi1
| ter, of 4 late date, SAYS: Nevada is destined
10 become one OF tho greatest petroleum pro
| duclng regions In the world. There ts a |arRs
| region Of country that seems to be CON
| pletely saturated with petroleum. The 1iqult
| streams spontaneously flow through the sur
| face. and rise wherever hole IL dug, ant
coal eas rises everywhere. There arc also
! Isrre number Of springs from which the na
! tual crude oil t1oWs in abundance, and ool
dfsrhar-cs marc than u b4frSl (iAY,