The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-22
Placer Mining and Prospecting.
Tho New Bradshaw Diggings.

l symptoms of activity are dlscernable among the Jolly fellows who ply the pick and shovel among powders old, heavy and grey The finding of new and reported rich diggings iu the ruylues making out of the western slope of the Bradshaw mountain has set our adventurous pioneers in motion, and sharpencd their desires to dig and bag mans best, truest friend-gold In our last we merely gave place to a rnmor tha, dIgyings which prospected as high as hfleen cents to the pan had been found, somewhere near Walnut | Grove. Since then we have made inquiry about the matter and learned with much satisfaction that such prospects were actually got by a party | of men, In some fayines that head In the Brad. shaw. We have forgotten the name the creek into which the golden gulchcs empty, but know that the creek itself empties Into the Hassayampa near the ranch Of L. K. Stephenson, at Walnut Grove.
 Upon frst hearing the news, we did not pay much attention to lt nor do we yet until t Is proven true Or inlse, which it soon will be. as large party Zen here Monday afternoon last, with provisions, tools, and set purpose to give the new diggings fair trial
 While not overly sanguine on subjects llkc this, we firmly believe the party have struck paying thing, In country known 10 be gold bearing. lf the diggings are as extensive as some think them to be, the find will prove valuable one for the Territory
 The finders brought their gold to town with them, and those who it say it was of very coarse character. Parties wishing to go to the new mines must, If they would nnd them easily, take the trail from Prescott 10 Walnut Grove thence that leading southward to the Bully Bucno.
 he fafI tV not at all likely that those who have gone out to work them. and those who are certain 10 follow them, will return without making an effort to ind other diggings. in such case ws s4ysss them to try the rayInes and gulchcs, high up on ,be west ern summit Of the Bradshaw mountain and, should they fail to hnd sufficient gold 10 relm. bursc them for their labor, they should then cross over the divide and prospect the tributaries Of Oak or Humbug creek, and we'n wager a small sum that they will find plenty of rich dirt, and, very likely, lots Of water to wash it The ooun- try at the head of Oak creek is decidedly A rich looking mineral country. We. oursch. have pros Pected it slightly and never failed to get from one to Ave eeuts 10 the pan. It brushy country, ar contains plenty Of game,-such bear, deer and Indians
 The finding ot moderately rich and extensive placer mines in the region oi country spoken of, would tend to settle up the southern slope Of .he Sierra Prieta, and attract atieston 10 tue ous rich lodcs on that side Of the raurc. In our last, stated that a party had just rived here from the region north Of Prescott. where they said, they had found very rich dig gings The tales told by them excited some of our citizens. bnt the excitement did last long, as the flinders of Inc diggugs" seemed to weaken when the time fixed by them for starting back came. Some say the whole story made out of whole cloth, and that the men who made ihe story never saw Inc Little Colorado 10 their lives l Quiea saBe. Al any rate, none Of the original 1 party have returned. lt Is said, however, tbai | party Of Mexieans len here one night recently, | intending 10 go north. The given location Of this saidto,b be new gold field is about 300 miles north Of Prescott, and near to the old trsl leading from ! Santa Fc, New Mexico, to California. There may be rich dggiugs up there, but people who want to prospect can do better by following thai busi- | ness nearer home, In the Sierra Prieta range. ! CLosISG or ONE CT OUR scHooLs.-Prcseoti J has aes hnl one sehoal-thai af Mr- Rngera--for, we learn that on last Monday morning, D. D. l Criss, dismissed hts pupils and closed the doors | Of his school The rcason for thls action of Mir Criss Is unknown to us, but were VIC 10 guess, we should give as a reason the fact that Of late there had been considerable or falling od In the mum Der of bis scholars We cannot believe that either the children their parents had any good cause for abandoning Mr. Criss, for, we are quite eer- tain thai gentleman did his best 10 impari useful information to tbe rising generation, while en- gagged m teaching But, be that as i, may, his school has died out, and Mir. Rogers Is in -four ishing condition.
 JUNGLE" SAM MAr and Jos. R. Walker started, Saturday last, for La Paz, on the Colorado river, for the purpose of meeting and escortlng A. O.
 Noyes and wife, to this place.
 BENJAMIN BLOCK, a former partner in the Pres colt house of Wormser 6 Co.,, has returned here.
 looking hearty, after his trip to California and the south h-weslern part of the Territory. At La
 Paz, Benjamin met with quite an adventure while conducting the affairs of pre'ty little three
 wheeled wagon.
 ENGLAND GIcHs-seven men arc now at work
 rocking, banning and "strppingp ir this gulch , They take out, now, just about wages, but arc
 confident that when water comes, they will make
 at least an ounce of gold a day to the hand
 Charley Williamson, one of the men at work In the gulch dropped into our office Thursday even ing, and showed ns about two ounces Of gold which be had inst rocked out lt was very coarse Some of the pieces being as large beans
 MILLER & BRo's freight train--conslsting o | cod In frou