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Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
LETTER FROM GEN. MCDOWELL.
ue,por,rrrns DEPT. or CALIFORNIA, :

HEADQUARTERS DEpr oT CALIFORNIA,
 SAN FRANcIsCo, CAL, Sept, 9. lS67 UrxRY A. BlGELow, Esq, Secretary of Pub
 lie Meeting. Prescott, Arizona;
 Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of August lith, cnclos- ing the proceedings of a meeting of citizens held at Prescott on the evenings of the lo'h and l2th of August <, Please assure your fellow to"nsmen that ! shall do all in my power to afford them, anu the people of all parts of the Territory all the protection that can with the force and means placed at my disposition, and that have not ! failed to maintain deep interest m the wei fare of Arizona.
 have seen that she has had most inter csting past, and am confident that she has very. very much more interesting future. The subject uf the need Of troops on the Pacific coast is one which the Division Com pandcr has not failed to bring most earnestly to the attention of the War Department, and know Le will not cease 10 do so.
 The want you feel that not enough has been sent to the Prcscntt District, and the appeal you make for additional force, is like that made to me from all parts of my command and learn similar ones are made from th' Department of the Columbia as well.
 have retained but a sergeants guard O cavalry in the northern part of California this side of the Sierra Nevada. All my forc' is in contact with the hostile Indians. If were to add troops to any locality, 1t coui' be done only at the expense of another one also in want.
 You do not of course expect me to discus military operations, or .he shortcomings c any one in the service, in thj. communication and will only add, In reference to one state ment made in your proceedings, that 70 have been misinlOnned in reference to tl force Tn the District adjoining your owI There arc not six companies in the Distri, of the Verde. There are but four-one cavalry. l have tried to send sx tn re { establish post back of your District, nearl east of Bradshaw mountain, in the heart the hostile Apache country, and thus contr bu;c 10 reduce to suhjection those Indian who, no doubt, trouble your settlements much as do any llsing in your District; b. the calls on uic for troops elsewhere have pr vented my doing so.
 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully,
 Your ob't sery't,
 IRwIN MCDOWELL,
 Breyet Major Gen'l Com'dg Dept.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
COLORADO.

This mining Territory just uow at q stand still. The warlike attitude of the Indians prevents the coming of migration into the Territory, and the want of cheap process to work the rebellious ores retards and paralyzcs the mining interest.
 The Central City 7Laes, from which we clip the following items, hopes for better time. soon:
 GULcH MISISG.-The following items of gulch mining 20 to show how much that much neglected branch of the business might have assisted this Territory, had not so much at tention been paid to selling lode property Nothing but absolute poverty has driven our people to once again try what could be done to get living out of the gulchcs. and the re- suit has shown there is money there. Hobbs Owens & Hays, in Grass Valley. in Russell Gslch, took out % ounces in one weeks run tirc men night, five in day. They have been averaging from Is to 70 ounces per week. fiI several weeks, pay streak getting richer R. J. White, in Russell Gulch, cleaned up in one week, with seven hands-day work only-2 ounces, at S2l per ounce This was done in twelve feet shoyeliGg. James Crosby-Rus- sell-has been taking out from ono to two ounces per day, three men working Alex ander Camcron's claim. two miles below Black Hawk, three shoyelers one day, and four shovelcrs two days, cleaned up, Satur. day, l5 ounces dust, fine gold, and l-2 oun. res coarse-pay streak getting richer in fact just struck pay within the last three days just got the mines in working order Cam eron'a lS the richest gulch claim now worked There Is still much property unworkcd that wouid pay e4uaiiy wei, Hnd much more that would pay could be worked rather than Le doing nothing, by the dozens fidle men who are not making living. We hope next year the gulches will be worked extensively.
 The above will apply, with equal force, to this portion of Arizona, save and except that o1r population is fewer and our Indians worse than those in the mining districts Of Colorado; consequently we cannot blame our people for not caring to risk their lives until they can do so with more safety.
 The gold product of the Black Hawk Com. pany's works, for the last four weeks, was as follows
 First week, 30l ounces.
 Second week, 3l4 ounces
 Third week, 3lS ounces.
 Fourth week, 357 ounces.
 Total, 1912 ounces, being steady increase. We need but dozen more of such companies to make Gilpin prosperous county. And yet We have plenty of lodes to supply the ore.
 A private letter to the Register details the burning to the ground of the Touring mill of Loniax Chrisman, in Golden City, on Thurs. day night. Such an occurrence is not only a loss to the proprietors, but to the communi- ty. Neither of the proprietors were on the spot
 The hsEs r.joices oyer large quantities of gold dust, which are being taken into Denver. VIC hope the cause and quantity may steadily ncreese
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

MoRE ABOUT YE RED MEN-Mr. Thos. Hodges who has hunted, prospected and secuted through large portion of the Ter ritory, called upon us Monday last and en- frightened Us as follows: He says he has secuted the country for Indians in every di- rection, and has come to the conclusion that few, if any, hostile Indians reside in General Gregg's district The Indians who murder our citizens and steal our property live east of the Verde and west of Prescott. They come heFe whenever they feel like it, kill somebody, steal . lot of animals an hie back to to their fastnesscs, and the command CT of the District of Prescott, (eycn if he had the troops, ,a hiehhehasnot) can not pursue them into a district commanded by some other officer, because, forsooth, it is contrary ,o orders from San Francisco.
 On a recent scout, Mir Hodges saw relr PeoNe's ranch, 40 miles west of Prescott the tracks of about 50 animals which were stolen and driven towards Haquialla noun tains, by Indians $ presumed to be friendly While coming from camp Mcdowell t' Prescott, he struck the trail ofa band of In dians who had driven lot of stock toward Salt River mountains, which Indians, h thinks, were Finals.
 MR. HODGES, has cooperated with Gen Gregg, and his officers the past three months and says they have killed larger number O Indians and destroyed more Of their propert, , than any other command ever before did il this Territory, and were it not for lack O troops, and stringcncy of orders from head quarters, much more would have been ac eoInplished.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
MEMORIAL

Asking tEat the Act of Congress spps
 May j, \. D. 1866, setting o;i to the Sa
 Uf Nevada, all that part of the TerFiiegl
 Arizona west of the thirty seventh d,-
 Of longitude west from WashingiOa, .
 west of the Colorado river be regslsi T. he SHais aHd Upse ef R,pgsas,aiisl
 hs CH'ed S,a'es m Cyagfcss ogsul'd,
 Iour Memorialist. the Legislative lss bly of the Territory of Arizons, aasz their last session memOriaiized yszf ss== s= body with reference to the setting oa t I greater portion Of Pah Ute County. q. of Mohavc County west of the CootA I CT, to the State of Nevada. would aass| earnestly but respectfully appeal | Honorable body for the relief sougli, n much desired by all the citizens of A-ss and especially the inhabitants of tx \ portion of this Territory.
 We, yoar Mcmorialists, had grss. tbat the Legislative Assembly of th, of Nevada would listen 10 our Memora petition "f last year, and would Eet a an unwilling people to become pari ( State, when the relations are, and Becsss must ever be so unnatural and inc0aTG while the relations of Pah Ute and '. COuntios, (tLe portion in question: aR naturally and conveniently situated is with those cf Arizona Territory. Ds a resolution passed by that body scn the cession by Congress of said Tel to said State of Nevada, passed Janss1 1867, the Legislature of that State bs iicsted a determination 10 take frgz zona this important portion of Der Ter. notwithstanding her memorials and Iet unanimously signed by the eitizens ils and earnest and solicittous appeal oi rs iZona Assembly, our only hope nov ' a in the fact that while that State ha Constitutional provision for the acol of Territory on the east and west, ~ made none south of her limits, ;beFssas the language of Governor Blssdei, " der L. legally and fully extend ths l1 ton of the State over the eeded ita an amendment to the Con-tiiuiio1 State Was necessary Ia conform on tl. ern boundary to the liDes dcsignaIsa grant" =
 And. a. an amendment 10 the toIsu of that State cannot be effected n He two years, your memorialists do no' said territory legally under ihe lu's- of that Statc, and therefore mos, 'a pray that your honorable body VIII " Act ceding to that State said PoEi''In zona, by Act approved May 5'h, A y" and your memorialists will ever pfta
 Resoired, That our Delegate ID es the Hon. Coles Bashford, is hereby sj to use all honorable means to secuN ble response to this Memorial A.fe
 Resolcsd, That the Secretary ol u tory be requested to forward a~e Memorial to our Delegate in Cong''> as possible. ,,,ee
 The Memorial was considered s'T and in Committee of the Whole
 Read third time, and passed
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
PIgIA COUNTY.

Last Saturday night, Southern and East ern mail arrived in Prescott, about o'cl Jck. bringing the Tucson SJu,Iern Arizoaiaa Of September 18th. The Adzoaisa has q good descriptive leader on Administration Arizona" an1 contains the following items:
 Dr. Edward Phelps, [. $. Marshal of this Territory, left on Friday by stage on flying trip to San Francisco.
 Messrs Banning < Cos train left here on Sunday last for the port of Libertad in Sono. ra, for Government stores expected that way.
 The first tri-weekly mail arrived on Sunday 6th inst, at y P. M., from Mcsilla, N. Nj. Hurry up AIessrs. Tomlinson d Co. with your end from Fort Yuma to this point, the Eastern end of the line is beating you.
 We are informed that the scout which went out about one month since from Camp Wallen and TGbac for campaign against the Apaches have returned without any re- suit not having seen an Indian.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

Judge Berry has kindly furnished us with the following dispatch, which he received from friend in Los Angeles:
 Los ASCELEs, Sept. II. 1867. lIaight and the whole Democratic State ticket arc elected Ly over l0,OU0 maiority,-- a glorious victory Mott is elected Clerk, Burns, Sheriff and X. E. Chapman, District Attorney of Los Angeles county.
 Jim Cofiroth's election in the second Con- gressional district Is doubtful, owing. we presume, to the fact that that gentleman was sick in Sacramento during the campaign, and consequently, unable to canvass his district. This is unfortunate, as his opponent, lIigby, is mean. driyelling, thick headed negro and Chinese equality deyotec, who left the Dem oeratic party and joined the spoilators for the sake Of the loayes and fishes.
 LATER.
 The Etaniasr of the l4th inst. gives the following election news:
 State Senate-Dcmocrats 10 ; Republicans 20; one doubtful.
 Assembly ly-'Democrats, 52s Republicans 25.
 Majority for Haight, SEA-.
 4 Democratic |. $. Senator will be elected Fui returns from the Second Congressional District have not been received, but hope, arc ihdulged in that Colroth CD ) will JC elected
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
THE CAPITAL QUESTION

We call attention to the report of ,h, nority Of the special committee ,o "s m a'' the bill for the location of the s.,, "A"s ernment of the Territory was ref.rr,, go1' House of Representatives. ''
 The facts set forth in the repor, u, additional weight from the fact tb,, w n ll'' lumber, it's author, is an old residon, ',,oOF County, and the town of Tucson, tbs ,'aa 'aA at which the location was prono,oa rA made; he speaks therefore from ., v, " !. knowledge. F''''aa
 The substitute for the original lll ,,, we print as part of the report oftbs ni.' "4"a submitting the question of the ''''ll the seat of government to direc, the people" is so far as justice and i,rs'..' os dimes toes, he measure of tbo .. " For five days, at intervals, it was con,... .," by the delegation from Yavapai. as,i,,,S '''' T the Speaker, Mr. Lindsey, from Yum,. a v were finally defeated. and the bill p,,'.s,! the following vote:
 Ayes - Messrs. Alien, Barnett c., Chambers, Dnchman, Hodges. Lew, esSs es% have, Lewis of Pima and Richardson- s. n ~@
 Noes -- Mcssrs. Cook. Cullu,nhe, n Giles, Mathews, Rush and Mir. Sne,t..
 We stop the press to announce the t,u.. by the Council, of the bill remoyr, !. Capital from Prescott to Tucson Ii by the following vote:
 Aycs-Mcssrs. Jenkins, Plat ss,t.. of Pima, Mickey, of Yuma, and Gas. oi pg Ute--J. ! Nocs-McSsrs. Stevens, Lount. sc-,. of Yavapai, and Hardy of Mohaye.
 All we have to say upon this aue,,io, ;.. now is, that we have been very badlv ma, ken in regard to the sentiments of ths p,,- sentatiyes from the river counties wl. ,.,J for removal. We have been led to l,E.- that the interests of Yayapai Mohaye yv-, and Pah-Ute counties were identical an5a, the people of those counties preferred h,,,, the capital wh-;e it has been than q, nj. hundreds of miles from them. We sLal s, what we shall sec,
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

BREAK UP HELL IrsELF.-An old prt,,, in Western New York, who WAS bein, ,, suaded by some of his churchmen durinr u, political excitement in that State last Fsas join tue Radical party, said:
 No, my brethren, can't join La, D.u, because all tho Abolitionists in ths os,f- arc in #, and Aboli;iunisiu, my bfethrs, !. done wonderful sight of ham anofe ], people. It has hurt many shepherk p scattered many locks. IL got into the g,,, odst church and broke that up Itea among the Prcsbyterians and split ,bs- , two; and it got into the Goyernmes, q broke the old Union into pieces And, P brethren, don't know of anything i, i, rs i for except to break down and break yp II if you have any enmity against the old bsi| advise you to send Abolitionism into hs i| minIons, and it will break hell itself ,! less than six weeks
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

SEGREGATION OF MINING CLAIMS. The Yayapai county delegation should be cautious how they proceed in the matter of segrega- ton. We can tell them now, beforehand, that large majority of He miners ofthis county are opposed to the bill now before the Iegis- laturc for the purpose of tyrciEg segreJG,ion. It may be just the thing needed in the river counties, and if they wish it, by all means let them have it; but be sure and do not saddle such law upon layapai county, as greater injustice could not be done to those but for whom the country would long since have been deserted. The idea of segrcgating mining claims and doing equal justice to all the owners in ledge is prepostorous. We know of lodges in this county in which as nrgc number as ten men uWn claims of two hun dred, three hundred and six hundred feet each, while in tine whole length of such ledge there may not be (and in some lodges there certainly is noD over three hundred feet of ground that will pay to work. How, then, pray can you divide or set off parties satisfactory to all the claim owners The thing is simply impossible. We admit it would have been much better if but one or two men had located together on ledge, but you must take into consideration the fact that one or two men have been, and are still, una ble to prospect alone on account of the ever lasting, omnipresent Indian, Let what has been done in good faith, and which could not be otherwise accomplished, remain so. The miners of YaYapai county are able to look out for their own interests, and fully competent to make their own laws They can, when | necessary tX the business Of scgregating for and arc not disp0scd 70 force .19f absent miner Co the r4n
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE.

The Los Angeles correspondent of the San Bernhrdino Guardian, writing under date of September lo, says:
 On Monday evening last, the Democratic party turned out ta maSSs to celebrate the glorious victory of the entire Democratic State ticket The celebration was the grandest, most imposing and enthusiastic that ever took place in Los Angeles county. The illumna- tions throughout the city were very beautiful, and those deserving of particular mention for the elegance of design and br.lliancy of dis | play, are, the Bella Union hotel, :. Lazard's store, l. W. IIelman's, and the residence of ! A. Glassell, Esq. The design at the residence of Mr. A. StUrIucr was very handsome, and elicited the admiration of all. With the nu- merous bonfires blazing in all directions the fireworks and the illuminations, the canopy above was dome of light The procession, consisting of 2o9 horse:ssen, carrying torch | lights, large number of citizens on foot, with i transparencics, car containing thirty six | young ladies, dressed in white, headed by a ! band of music, marched through the principal streets under the direction of the Grand Mar shal, W. II. Workman, Esq, and bis aids The procession halted in front of the Bella | Union hotel, where q stand had been erected for the occasion, from which the eloquent Kewen, Y. E. Howard, Gov. Downcy, C. F. ThOm and others addressed the assembled multitude. The firing of anyils continued throughout the entire proceedings, and made the hills of Los Angeles ring with the echoe: of Democratic jubilee. No accidents oc cured to mar the festivities of the evening and at late hour the masses dispersed, giy
 ing three cheers for II. II. Haight and th,
 Democratic party.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

HoN. OLIVER LINDSEY SPEAKER or THE Housg.-This gentleman, elected from Yuma county to the Fourth Legislature, and subse quently chosen Speaker of the House, is native of the State of New York, and is : public speaker Of no ordinary ability. H. has true conception of the duties of legis. tor, and as q presiding officer, compares ia vorably with other members of the Hous, called to preside temporarily over the delib' erations of that LOdy.
 : We congratulate the House that after con siderable competition they succeeded in elect ! ing the gentleman from Yuma to preside over them, for time has demonstrated th, wisdom of their choice Mir Lindsey make' fair and impartial Speaker and is governed alone by his duties to his constituents anc the people of the Territory generally. Th' Speaker whilst paying strict attention to tn duties of his position, has we notice not neg lectel the interests of Yuma county. II has introduced several measures cmincntI calculated to benefit his immediate constitu cnts indeed. the ranchmon and farmer all over the Territory are indebted to Nil Lindsey for the introduction and advocacy O preamble and resolutions having for thei object the issuance of an order from Hea
 Quarters, directing the purchase of supplies
 forage, etc, from the producers of the Terr
 tory. Indeed, we have reason to believ that the Hon. Gentleman's time is fully eu ployed in uIing his abilities for the benefit
 the whole people. and not in organizing tn , Capital question.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

ANOTHER PcLL.--The Grass Valley Union IS responsible for the following: The Flcg of tne 9th inst says ''From all appearances, Iorham and the whole State ticket has been elected Another pull at that jug and the ripple Ihunderer will assert that Mccarthy is King Of America
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

A BLOCK Of ore weighing lO' l0',' l%,, a edly the most valuable single b,s taken from the Comstock m'ne D~ .a.. { to England. It is almost a soiiu .s .r,,.i Yer, with a plentiful sprilklins 2, ..,r. [. z z gold, and is worth. according to N''' pound, or SG24 for the specimen
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

POPLAR EHaoRs.- That editors keep pub. lie reading rooms. That they have plenty of tune tp talk to every body. That they are deshte, tc get a t!a..i.g l.; ;:iiiii ;ip il.. ,a,- with. Tat every mans own especial axe is matter of public interest and that they will do all the fighting for their correspond Cats.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

GOVERNOR GooDwIN.--We learn that this gentleman has been successful in organizing company in San Francisco, with capital of s3ylo9O, for tbc purpose of working mines 10 Big Bug District, ibis county
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

Within the past few weeks our mail. rom Arizona appear to be arriving with more regularity than heretofore. We are in receipt ot the Arizona MINER of the 10th inst
 We arc pleased to learn from the colums of me MINER that it will hereafter be issued weekly instead of semi-monthly as heretofore. --Sania Fe Ga.eite.
 Thanks, Mr. Ga.eite. We intend "to fight It out on that lne," until next spring, and then we mean to Hias(rl our way into your institution daily
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

The U0dd says $. r. Chase, who six year. ago was not worth $lo,o00. Is now taxed on an income of SIU0,O0O per year.
 Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Jus lice must he profitable offices. When were the salaries raised
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

To nE DBcoSrINUED.-Thc imericaH F00 newspaper, announces that its issue of yester. day was the last unless funds be forthcom- ing rom some quarter for it's continuance. Ii frankly acknowledges it knows not the omar. ter rom whence these funds are expected to come. There is something very melancholy m the tone ofthe Flags yaledictory. .'Bounceh gl7es place to mild expenditures that touches the heart.-.San Eaacisco CaH
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

hsroespIsG TREAsuRY ExrosI.-A paper pubIished in New York, called The Globe, conducted by Edward E. Dunbar, has been creating sensation by the publication of de tailed statements of vast frauds that have been perpetrated in the United States Treas ury Department. Dunbar was connected with the money printing department of the Tseasury for four years, and appears to be fa- ruiIiar with the workings of the institution. He speaks confidently of the matter, and bence more than ordinary attention is given to bis statements. lie charges that the re ports wsich took cognizance of the disappear ance of vast sums, for which no account has been rendered, have been suppressed. For example, he says: By examining the reports made to the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Chase. on the 26th of November, 1864, by the Chief of the Currency Bureau, it was found that a deficiency of fifty-four millions of dollars, in bonds, existed. The Bureau did not account for the bonds it had manufactured, within that sum, and no explanation of what became of the bonds has ever been given"
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

J. W. CoFFEoTH, who was reported dead. is atill alive and not even seriously indspos- ed He is at Sacramento Says the 7iaes. ' NIT COfroth is not dead, oiad ner,r RaS Lssn. 'i
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

Washington correspondent says that the Congrcssmen who have been out on the prai- nes, have returned dRsusted with the "sons Of thc iorest,' and the Indians viii have few friends at the capitol hereafter.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

ELECTION IN NEW MExrco.---Colonel Frank Chavez, (Demoerat and anti Carleton) s.s been elected Delegate in Congress from ,he Territory of New Mexico
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

0SE million and eight hundIso s'.o iss ounces of gold were shipPso " last year.
Arizona miner., 1867-09-28

DEAp.-Tbe MlssIlls, New fri,r. nmes bas kicked the bucket