The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-06-12
Mining Intelligence.


 gnlcbes back of the old Mexican camp on Lower Lynx creek. They will take the water from creek that emptcs into Lynx creek near the old French diggings and which, for at least six months in the year. runs as much water as they will need 10 wash the dirt of the gulches and side hills of their diggings. The ditch. according to survey made by Mir Bgelow, will not exceed lt miles in length. and no tiumng witt have to be done. Iis estimated cost is about si 500 and Mir Bigelow thinks that his present force ten men can have it completed by the time the sum. mer rains fll the creeks with water which time will be about the middle of July We have the greaies, confidence "a the success Of this eniet. prise, as have, also, all those acquainted with the diggings. Most of the gulchea which the company propose to work, have been worked before, by Nexicans. who merely skimtned the bedrock. taking no dirt but that which lay with in an inch of il, because in some cases. they had to pack it considerable distance lo water. The gold Of these gulehes is Of the coarse order. and very large pieces have beea found in them We wish the company great success. and. knowing their diggings, feel confident that they Nil make money oal Of them.
 Jackson, Lovejoy q Co. are still working CD their diiches and reservoirs. They have seat to California for larger pipe.
 BoSers Co. arg also working en dilches and reservoirs, and expect 10 have everything in orking order as sooR as water comes.
 The prospecting party mentioned In our las, issae. reiurued to town several days ago. wiihou, finding diggingS They went around the North. efn and Western base of Granite Moui.iAin. and part of the western foot of ths Sierra Prieta Faase, in which they found lots Of game. bal bo gold.
 BIAcK CaNYoS.-Tho few miners al work ln Black Canyon creek, are doing well A miner recently urois b some friend. her~ to 10 dows therr; as they Oould make six dollars day and many wiil go, sooa as tse expected rain, raise the water to the errek. which h said io be lea. and falling rapidly, Were we 10 tbe placer nin. ing business, we should So down Immediately Gs nov h she tune to prospect the bed of the creek. where, we feel certain good pay h Co be gound la places. Tbere are millions Of dollar, in sod adjacent to Black CAayos ercek whioA will he eKtrAoted as sooa as men viih means io ereci hydraulic werks take bold Of the digrfngs The creek on ihis side of Black CAnyaa knowa ss Wolf creek, contains. also. iaBsh goaa and iis gravel banks viii also pay. t worted with hF drAalic proc~ss. lhe only mode hy whica miners oaa make moderately rlcb a!grings pay. The same is true Of Big Beg the IiAssayampa Gaa o,ber aariferoas orecks
 HaSsATaxFa-- Ne have ua late usws fror ihe diggings on she IIassaysinpA. bsi ecsieVs shs saibefs sFv aolng veil. BOW tbAi the SHtrr sNs fallen sufHeieauy to admit Of working theiS rieh Iow.baf claims
 Prospecior oa the hunt for baiehcr-knife dig. gings. should glvs Black Noualasn iAoruueh exploration, and f ihcy do pot snececs b hna. inR pay ia some Of iis gulebes. issey sAoald er. tend their trip down the range between be AgaA frio aaa Verde and thr chances arc ihal tAcy wlll an1 pay. Of cogrse, saaail parties cannot go sbcrv wiibost ruuning great rtss of lesing tbelr lires and proPcFas. hat parry sf ls Of 20 wcil armed weu can go ibere aud do ss shry please provided they are cArrinl The moan. sAins mchilonei have never yes been pFospeoied. and !, is the general belief Of soidiers aod elti- sehs who have passed thrcagb them. ihai shey eohisia rich piaccrs snd quartz iodes.
 Anolber good place to tFy one's lack k la ihs creek. and galehcs iAAi head the south side Of the Bradshaw mountain iD most of whlrh gold is known to cris, Tbere Is no troable aboai anding digging in shis country; the trouble arises In the working of them. Large pAssiss cannot agree sm0ag ;sesnsclrcs. and small par ties dare not stop long 10 one place and work. or s@eeaa. ei the IaAls==s. party ss =Ass= are liable to ponnce upon theIa al any melneni when ghs time comes th&l one. two. Of tanes men can. with safety. start ou, alone, prospect and work. thea will Also come aush times and pleaiy of placer dust
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 srERlISs.-we have nothing new, to report from lhe Sterling this w.ek. Work has heca going on as usaal and the ledge looks very favorable
 AoSTGSzEsT.- eisauHg' aTastras were running on Montgomery ore at latest accounts from the mine. Persons who visited the mine, last week. have informed ns that the rock was very rich.
 A French has sonc notSu of renting one Of the mills at the head of Lynx creek and working surface ore. Hope he will de 90.
 George Lount thinks be has discovered the reason why the recent attempt to work Chase ore by the Paul & Wood pruccss proved a failure, and has gone over lo sue fl he can overcome ihe didicRIty previously encountered in trying to settle the gold in the settler, We do no, see any good reason why this process should not work here, as well as in California and Nevada, but there is q reason. and we hope it will be diseov- cred soon. Mr. Lounl. we understand, intends to make smaller settler than the one used a, the former test. insulate it. and place t npon dry