Arizona citizen., 1871-06-03
LETTER FROM PRESCOTT.
Good Feelang in YavapaI.-Walker District MentiOned...WO Onderful Marriage Anticipated, &c.

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 District MentiOned..-WOn Onderful
 Marriage Anticipated, &c.
 PRESCOTT, A. T. May 14, 1s71.- It is gratifying to know that Yavapai county is advancing; that her people are more jubilant than they are usually. Strange to say, Prescott is not more lively to any great extent, although our people are seen on the streets, in the stores and in the saloons talking of silver and gold. Bradshaw Is the general theme, and I have no doubt but the great mines of that dis trict are good, and do hope that they will make our poor, honest miners rich. As am not disposed to show partiality to any of the mining dis tricts, I will speak of Walker district where am more interested, and leave other districts to the care of other worthy men.
 Walker District is an old one, and I honestly believe has not received its just dues. Were it not for Bradshaw, it would now be all the talk, but give a dog bad name, and it's h..rd to start him up again. Only bad management has prevented this dis trict from ranking first in the world. It is not necessary that I should mar rate particulars ill this respect; but I will say that men who had no means would make far greater calculations than they were able to perfect, and consequently failed, even before start ing machinery to work. Others have erected machinery without knowing whether they had mine or not, and some purchased and shipped old and Ill adapted machinery, &c.
 The Vernon lode is now being work ed by an arastrar, which is a slow process, but a sure one, If the Apaches will spare its owners scalp and horses. ] This mine is being worked by "your uncle." He feels that it would be of interest to review some statements made about this mine. First, it was small pocket soon to be banned out j; next it was to be rocked out; then it was to be worked out by horse power, and by this time your contributor was led to believe that he had 'some mine." Accumulating some means, a tunnel was started, which new ex- tends ITO feet into the hill, and 55 feet below the surface. It was pleasing to find the quartz good all the way, and although the vein is yet small, it Is the richest 1 ever saw. It will average 14 inches in thickness at the above named depth, while at the sur face it is scarcely visible. I cannot state the amount of ore worked, but I can say that the ore from the pros pecting tunnel paid more than double the expenses. Such being the case, what will it do when opened? The last lot of 2.6OO pounds of ore work ed, yielded $S4O and some fine speci- mems. There is no doubt but this mine will be operated for many years, and its owner feels independent. Capital is slow to aid in working mines, but he has poor mans mine, which he can work himself. The gold is, of course, free from all base metals.
 The Pointer mine is being worked by arastrars propelled by water power. Uncle Billy Pointer, its owner, appears to be well pleased with his prospects. 1 have asked him no questions as to the results, but presume they are large.
 The Arizona Miner has apparently been partial towards this district and its old miners that we believe deserv- ing of reward for their hardships in days gone by. l cannot say whether it requires greenbacks to make us res pected or whether politics is the cause, or something else, but we presume something else. The Miner has been lily spoken of by some, no doubt. It is to be hoped, however. that the editor and Colonel Stoneman will soon marry, settle down, and behave them selves. Rumor has it that the Colonel has been discharged if so, tAe Apa- ches may soon be more harmless than they were 20 years ago.
 Ranchmen are busy, weather fair Sc. s.
 HON. R. c. MCCORMICK OF ARI- zoNA.-We have read with pleasure llo ,-.ooolo, of @b;c ,.op@1o,.,o, =,