The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-04-30
Mining Summary.
WALKER DISTRICT.


 Sierra Preta Mountains, about ten miles southeast from Prescott and all have return ed to town we'll pleased with matters and things there. Messrs. Hargraye, Jackson and | Rouutree are among those who have informed | iis that the Eureka mill was running on ore | from the Box Elder lode, and that those hay ing charge of the mill were confident that the ore was paying well, although no general cleanup had been made; nor will there be until the sulphurets are manipulated.
 The men at work in the Accidental tunnel, had the good fortune to strike the ledge sey eral days ago It was of good width, and rich. They are now drifting on it, and, of course, taking out pay ore.
 We have heretofore indulged in specula- tions about the future of this district and results, so far, tend, strongly, to prove that our hopes are about to be realized. The district is we'll timbered and watered, con- tains hundreds of lodes that prospect exceed ingly well, and, unless something awful should happen, it will soon give a good account of itself Mir. Herman, who has charge of the mill and sulphuret works understands his Business, and miners appear to put great faith in him.
 HASsAYAMPA DISTRICT. Things are once more "dead in this un- fortunate district. Its two quartz mills are idle, and so are the arastras. The placer miners, however, are working away, and some of them have been doing remarkably well. Two men-who came to town this week had eleven ounces of nice gold dust--the result of one weeks labor. They started back again, with new supply of provisions, and the hope that, this week, they will take out more than eleven ounces. The arastras might be running and paying but for the fact that some difficulty exists between the men who own them, regarding feet in the dis trict It is shame to keep them idle, so long as there is plenty of water to run them, and abundance of ore that will pay at least fifty dollars per ton, to crush. This week, flat piece of gold, weighing several ounces the proceeds of recent run, was brought over. It is in possession of Jesse Jackson. l We would like to moralize little on the causes that prevent the two mills in the dis trict from being at work, were we sure good could be accomplished thereby. But, it is better to let things take their course, and await future developments to prove what we now ssert,-that it is not the poverty of the ores which they have crushed that stopped | them. The owners of the Chase mill have | lnf fhnr htaat atf ta k.,f circumstances will admit, their quartz mill will be started up. All here know the reason why the Sterling mill is idle.
 BIG BUG DISTRICT.
 The news from Big Bug is about the same as that published for several weeks past mill running and paying. Messrs. c. T. Rog- ers, the eompany's agent, and Theodore W. Boggs, started over there Wednesday last, with the mail. When they return, we ex- pect to feast our eyes on huge brick of solid gold
 wIcKENBURC DISTRICT. ! Our latest advices from this district are to April 20. At this date, the Vulture Com pany's 40-stamp mill was working away, and the ore that was being mined out of the | Company's claims, on the Vulture lode, was very rich. But for the fact that the ore has to be hauled nearly l5 miles in wagons, and the further fact that wood, to run the mill, costs from S600 to $500 per cord, the vul- ture would be the best paying gold mine in America, as it is undoubtedly the largest and richest.
 We have nothing new regarding the White Picacho mine, bst presume that it's owners are now taking out ore. The ledge was struck in the tunnel about two weeks ago.
 MARTINEZ DISTRICT.
 A recent letter from Camp Date Creek in forms us that work was progressing, slowly, on the newly discovered lodges in Martinez district. There are now two parties at work sinking upon the lodges, and it will not be many weeks until something positive will be found out regarding these lodges, which, on top, are very rich. lll
 We haven't word of news from Weaver and Walnut Grove Districts, and fear that but little mining is being done in them. YUMA COUNTY.
 A recent letter, from a resident of Arizona City, contains the following mining news:
 The Butterfeld Brothers, and Jack Hamil- ton are at work in Castle Dome District, and have opened two or three mines that yield abundant supplies Of argentiferous galena ore about 40 to GO per cent. lead, and from 10 to GO dollars per ton in silver. The ore is ship ped to San Francisco, and sold to Thos. H Selby & Co. From 400 to 500 tons of ore will be shipped during the spring Dr. Phil lins is still nrnsnecfinp ledge at Eureka fnr