The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-02-27
Mining Matters.

btdcf CdHyOn.-Since our last, some or . miners have arrived here from Black Canyon diggings, Bradshaw mining district, and all expressed themselves well pleased with the diggings. Wednesday last, Dr. J. T. Alsap, and some 6 or 8 others returned there.- Dr. Alsap who has store as Black Canyon, took with him load of provisions etc. There are about 40 men on the creek Poland, Marsh and others have q bench claim, the dirt in which prospects we'll As high as Sl.5o to the pan had been got by them. We saw lot of the gold brought up by the miners, at the store of Henderson < Co, and it looked as though it were worth ST the ounce. Dr. MeCandless, who went therc with Poland, Marsh 6 Co, and who, not lik- ing the diggings, returned to Prescott a couple of weeks ago, has gone back, satisfied that he was wrong in leaving there at first. We venture to predict that the Bradshaw mining district will never again be abandon ed, although there are those among us who believe the dggings are too poor to pay for working them. Doubtless, there are many bars on the creek that will not pay. as there are in every creek, but from ali we know of the diggings, and from what we have learned from miners who came here for provisions and returned again, there are plenty of claims there that will pay from four to ten dollars a day to the hand. Indeed, Poland Co, ex- pect to make twenty dollars day to the hand, IS soon as their ditch is completed.
 Dr. Alsap gave us small piece Of guariz, found by one of the party, near Big Bag. which contains a great deal of gold. Mr. Williamson found piece of quartz from which he took one piece of gold weighing 25 cents.
 Lorer Lynz Creek.--owing to the cold weather, Jackson, Lovejoy & Co, have been unable to work their hydraulic claims to ad- vantage. From Sol. Jackson, who returned to town Wednesday evening last. from yisi; to the diggings, we learn that the last run made yielded s9.33 to the hand, which is small in comparison with other runs. The sluices are large enough 10 carry os all the dirt three pipes can wash down, and they are now using that many. Now that the weather has moderated, they expect to make s high as SIP and Sl5 per day. They have sent to California for another hydraulic apar. stus, and, as soon AS 1t arrives, will start work on another claim, aboge that in which they are now working. Their d;ggings are the most extensive we know of in the Terri tory, and are as rich as they are extensive.
 Hassayampa.--J. Young, s. Scott, and J E. Slone, are working bar on the Hassayampa, below the mouth of big Copper creek, and are making fair wages. The bar is a high one, and the water does not trouble them much. They came to town Wednesday lasl after provisions. Other parties are working above them on the creek.
 We have no news from the Big Bug mines but feel satisfied that the companies there employed are taking out lots of the yellow oro.
 Reports to the effect that rich placer dig gings have been found near Camp N6Dowell 100 miles east from Prescott, have reached thi. place, but we know nothing definite 1T regard to the diggings. It would not sur prise us, however, if rich diggings had beer found in that vicinity.
 Outside of Wickenburg, little is being don. in the way of quartz mining. At that place, d last accounts, both mills were running witt good success, and the mine was as good a ever.
 At Walnut Grove, some men have built al arastra and will commence working ore iron the Mammoth lode as soon as 1t can b hauled.
 Jake Henke, who is running the tunnel il the Sterling mine, was in town Tuesday last From him we learned that the ledge wa nearly i2 feet thick, and the quartz as goO' as ever.
 We are not posted as to what is being don at the Chase. Some of the ore taken to Sal Franclsco by A. o. Moves, and worked there paid as high as sG00 10 the ton.
 Theodore ". Boggs, for himself, L. c. Gray A. L. Moeller and others, started for Big Bu district, yesterday, 10 sink \ shaft on th Independence,-a lode which, from surfae indications, fought to be very rich. The may also sink on the Deposit, "a sister veir
 Nothing can be done at Walkers Cree nniil the snow--which is four or five fec, l depth there--melts.
 With the opening of spring, we have req sons for believing that our miners will hay new life and energy instlled into them, an that several companies now Idle will go work in earnest.
 BARNEY Williams and bis wife have mad