The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-03-12
Local Intelligence.
PRrscorr, March IF, 1870.

u A of ,he future of that rising place. Our friend says there arc now tweuty-seven ranches under ,,Ityation. and that there is plenty more land ,....... c..ssaapent has commenced ibe erection o,a military post there town site has been, ,gryeyed. and lois were selling for good prices. opr friend thinks that in a few weeks, stores, .bons. laloons etc.. will be in full blast
 A B,nxvrr. of Wickeuburg, has recently re- turned from Arizona City, Yuma county, where he purchased, from Hooper, Whiting Co.,. a large and splendid stock of goods Having bought cheap. be can afford .io sell cheap, and means to.
 LIErRESASr CCRrIs and Daniel OLeary arrived here. from Camp Toil-Gate, Wednesday last. Mr. oLe,ry informed us that on tbc way be crossed ibe trAl of large party Of Indians. They had recently crossed the road. between Williamson Valley and Camp Toll-Gste.
 Bre COPPER CREEK-wc leara tasi party of men commenced recently, to dig for gold in ,bl, creek. which Is situate in tbe Hasssyampa p,,Let about l2 miles southwes, from Prescott Have not heard anything in relation io pros. poets, etc
 NIsr,KEx.-we made slsb, mistake. in last issue. regarding ;he regular spring" meeting of ibe Board Of Supervisors, as will be seen by another item in these columns
 THoyrsoy YALLEY.-Parties are talking of se,- ting in this valley. which is about l2 mies wes, of Skull aud Kirkland valleys The first settlers viii have io iook wgl ;o ,Aoig Sca!Ps, or he ,avages will get them. lt is said to be a favo- rite resor, for Indians.
 Horsl GoRo Cr.--Jos. Kerr Is putting the fa,sAing l9acbes upon nice cottage, Al ih- up- per end of IoWn
 QUlRrz MtLL TO BI SrAnrrD.-Cal. Jackson, Solomon Shoup. and other citizens of iAls place have gone to work in earnest 10 repair and run ihe Eureka losiamp quartz nlli, which is siiu. ated near ,be headwatcrs of iyus Greek. .s ;Ae Walker Mining district. MessFs. Jackson, Grif hn, Haryey and others. started. from this place Monday forenoon last. with wagon-loaa of tools provisions. etc. Mr Herman Is io have charge Of tbe mill ssould au things go rigtt with them, ,be E.resa will be running 10 less than two weeks
 TEE Board Of Supervisors Of this county met q, the office Of the County Recorder, In this place Monday last, disens.ed eOnaiy mauers audited few accounts. and adjourned until tbe hrs, Monday of next month. which Is he day hted by law for the commencement of reFu. lar meeting.
 CoUSrY lxDEnrrpxIss- Outside of jail bosds Yaraph county doe, not, we believe. ose S2 ,000.
 FRos PNE GROVE DISTRICT Notwithstanding the great richness of lhe quartz of ihss new min. ing District the 6u.t attempts made 10 work q, have, ve are sorry 10 say, proved fsiiur-s Some tune ago-zot over three weeks-lEo parties ot men started from this place. went over there built iso or three arasiras, and commenced pull yerizng the orc. Ali went on well, and golden hopes were indulged in until cleau-ups were made. oauees eouHled. and the results which were no, very iauering declared. Then came despair, ehagrin, eriminalion aad re-eriminaiion, The gold had gone somew where. and somebody was to blame for not saving iL Several pounds of quicksilver, which bad stole " out of ibe aras'fas. took the gold with it. and neither gold nor silver was 10 be found. Notwithstanding their illuck, the men saved enough gold 10 make couple Of new ring,r which were speedily formed with the determination among the members Of said rings 10 come 10 Prescott proeare some supplies, go back, and tIy, try again" They did SO, and are, we presume, by 1hls lime, al work with renewed energy. This their story told in clumsy, roundabout man. her There can, We think, be no mistake con. eernlng the richness of the ore, for, it pays, as dug ont Of the lode, without being pulverized From Three cents .o one dollar to the pan. and reliable men have told us ths, it averages about twenty-five cents to he pan. One or two men belonging to the parties above alluded to, had come correc, ideas of how to save the gold But @hear as we can understand. they were overrulel U! malori'ies. Next time, i, is hoped. they vii do better, as the green" miners have promised 10 let 'he experienced ones have their own way several new lodges have been found and located -one or 'Eo of which prospect well in gold
 WORK upon D. Henderson & Bros new build Ing being pushed, and 1t is thought that tb, 'uinee Will be completed in about two weeks.
 JUS bsooLE and other placer miners cam, ao"n From the head of Lynx creek, wednes u'! last and started back Thursday. They ga,
 ' water was falling rapidly whea they Jeff "en were endeavoring to slulce with ten inche ' '"ere was in the creek, Alter crushin, ,uree ions Of ore, Uncle" Billy Pointer stoppe, nH wheel and arasra--not having snficien water to run them. He did not think it wort while to clean mp.