The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-02-05
Mining, Farming, Etc.

| 0tenson claim on the Eugenie lode, we would have little to say in favor of mining il this locality for, at present, it Zig Bug mll) is the only institution of the kind in the,e mountains that grinds ont any gold. Tle Eureka mill at Walkers is idle. So, too, srs the Chase and Sterling mills, in Hassay- anpa District What is being done with the aastras at Walnut Grove, on the lower Has syampa, is, to us mystery, not having heard flpm that locality in long time. Of course, tie vulture Company's 40-stamp mill, at Vulture City, near Wickenburg, is at work, and, we believe, paying we'll But, then, it b long way from this vicinity, and its op- ,ration and yield do not encourage us of the mountains very much. Outside of Big Bug District, then, the gold extracted so far this winter, has not amounted to much, and but for the strength and courage imparted to us by the knowledge that Big Bug is all right, we should feel inclined to talk and think less of mining matters. The latest news from the district was brought here few days ago, by Messrs. L. C. Gray and C. F.. Hitchcock. It is sunshiny, and may be relied upon as cor. rect: The mill had run six days and eleven hours, when it was stopped and cleanup made, the result of which pleased every ybody We have seen that result-a bar, brick or slug of gold-worth about twelve hundred dollars. The mill is now running again, and | the Superintendent, Mir Mccarthy, thinks he will do even better with this run. The mine was looking first rate; from ten to twelve tons of pay ore was being taken out every day, and there were, when Messrs. Gray and Hitchcock left, about l25 tons of ore at the mill. This is quite encouraging, not only to tue Company and the Superin- tcndent, but to every white inhabitant of the Territory, for the only hope we now have of peace and prosperity, lies in the successful working of our mines.
 There is in the Territory, great amount of farming, grazing and timber lands, but, isola- ted as we are, these alone will not induce peo- pie to come hero fast enough, over desert roads and through hostile Indians. Had we a railroad connecting us with the great cen tres of population, soil, climate, timber and grass would be sufficient inducements to ere ate rush. But, we have no such highway. and it may be several years before we have one. Again, Government does not purchase enough produce from our farmers, to encour- age those not at present in the business to engage in it. As yet, stock raising will not pay, because stock has to be herded and watched sharply, else the Indians will gobble them. No, the surest way to conquer the Indians and bring the country out is for all our people to do whatever they can towards developing the mines. Were there eight or ten mills running and paying in this-the central portion of the Territory-there would be at least 10000 American citizens in the county, and then, all know, Indians would have to succumb or leaYe the country. Gov ernment is slow to act, and will, we fear, never put down the Indians and give us peace Therefore we repeat, that the mines of Yav- apai, Mohave, Yuma and Pima counties must be made productive before we become mas ters of the situation, We are now quite certain that there are hundreds of mines in the Territory rich enough to pay, and that knowledge gained at so great a sacrifice oi life, time and money-should be sufficient to spur us on in the work The success O, Messrs. Gray & Hitchcock, even at this late hour, and after tLey had we'll nigh lost thei, all in ill-directed attempts to make tho thing go," is an achievement of which they and others have reason to be proud Their last attempt was made with scanty means, and the dread of failure before them, but they have succeeded, and bid fair to, recover all they have lost, and make more, in a shor, time. Had they sufficient means to open mines properly, and put up moro machinery, year would not elapse before a population of 1000 would be settled in Big Bug District. As it is, they have to make ends meet and defray expenses as they go, with a little 10-stamp quartz mill
 To aid in bringing about the state of things we have endeayored to picture, our farmers need but do as they have been doing--sow and reap; and should the blessing of God snow and ran-continue to fall down upon them and their crops, they will soon be able to aid the miners by furnishing them cheap flour, meat and vegetables. Nature has blended things in this world in such man. ner as to cause men to lean on each other for support. Interests, too, must not clash or jolt each other, else Destiny will not be ful. filled and that success which springs from a harmonious pulling together of whole peo-