Arizona miner., 1868-05-09
Mining News.

Mining News.
 WuEEE's Dsrmcr-During the week we have conycr-cd with several miner. from Chi. distric,. ali of whom have spoken cucopmgingly of min ihs matter, at thc old camp Poland 6 riorson have recently worked, iu au alastra l. tons og bcnicia rock which paid tlcm over Sig0. The ledge IS noi a large one. 6ut aii the rock in 1t pays something They have several tons more now on hand. which they wili work soou
 A. French ha. been working ore out of bis 1ic-Tic. and ], we'll satisfied with thc result of hs inst clean up
 F. Winning and Michael NcWiuiams Viu im- mcdiately star. their ara,ita tp grinding Deposit rock They have about twenty tons of rock. out oi which they expect tO get very good pay
 The water n the creek hl. a.s-pased. never thelc.s. there Is plenty lcfl |. .. arastas.
 HA-TtWA Di-mcr.-Th, gIra.- V.i is pre- pared ;o run and teams ars E.t ..uliug ore from thc mine Co thc mill Bu, for ,lc Hines. of Mr. Noye-. inc mill would now bc running Work upou ihc tunnel has been commenced.
 Roddick q Feland are delying away in thc Chance lode. We are informed tliat they are hoisting very rich silver rock.
 The piarsr miners on the creek are represented doing well.
 TraEEY CHggE D'suicT - Work upon the Gro.s lode i- being vigorously prosecuted. by Mcasrs. SAcE inn and Shupp. some parties arc placer mining in the creek, but we have not heard how they age doing.
 WALNUT GROVE DrrmcT-Bu, little in the way Of mining, i- being done in this district at this time. Az soon as ihe planting season is over, work will be started upon several rich mines.
 BlG BrG DErRIcr.-Quartz mining is at stand stii in Big Bug and is likely to remain SO until the return Of Mir. Gray, vho. we are told, will be here soon
 Thc ooiupanios engaged in placer mining are doing we'll and have no reason to complain. All winter and spring they have made. on an average from four to ten dollars per day ,o the man. Jim Thomas has sold h.s interest in lhe old Mex ican guich. 10 Q company of Coloadans. x Lacoke and others were in town during ihc week They say the water holds out well
 Wc have heard t iutimaicd that several mills that are lying idle in Yavapa county will soon be set to work, and we hope he rumor is true.
 Recently at the Big Bug mill. Vim. Gavin built a small arastra. which hc run with small turbine wheel of his own make. He pni into inc arasira about three panfulls of taings, which he picked out of the creek. ground them for about three hours, cleaned up. and got sll.G6 cents out Of them.
 WEAVER DlsTMcr.-Thc Mexicans are still working away in the old diggings in tle vicinity of Weaver, with, we understand good success
 WicEENwRG DHrmcT.-We have nothing new from Wickeaburg, except the announcement tha, work will soan be commenced on the first cxicn- ton. east of tho Great Yulture Lode. Theown- CTS have levied an assessment of one dollar per foot, and have awakcd to the importance of de- vcloping their rich ground. Work will be com mcuced upon this claim at m early day, and wc doubt moi but that it will be found a- rich and large as any other portion of the ledge.
 The Yulnre Company's deep shaft mus; now be down to a depth Of about I5O feet. They were at latest dates getting very rich rock ont of the tunnels Their mill would be ready to start soon. Tho Vulturc Companys mill was running all the time, and as soon as the teams that left here recently with lumber would arrive, an addition to the mill would be built in which t is proposed to place extra concontrators, etc. Considerable farming has been done in the Yicn ity of Wickenbarg the present season, and the place is the most prosperous one in the Territory
 We have no late intelligence from the mines in Yuma and Mehaye counties. but presume that work upon the Williams Fork copper mines is still progressing. Al Eureka, mining town in Castle Dome District, on the Colorado river, between Arizona City and La Paz, mining is be- ing conducted in proper and sensible manner, and of course, pays. We have heard of a lode upon which parties are now at work north Of the Yulurc lode and close to the La Paz and Pres colt wagon road, which promises well. We un- derstand tha. it is being developed by Dr. ". w. Jones, Of La Paz, and l.. C. Gray Of this place Hope it may prove as rich as the Ynur'
 Little & Tayor's hydraulic claims or Lynx