The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-04-01
MINES AND MINING.

Late news from all tho mining districts south, east and west of Prescott, is better than any heretofore published by as. h Bradshaw District New discoveries are, every day, being made, , and the numerous shafts and tunnels that are being driven in the Tiger, Eclipse, Cougar, Del pasco, Hunter, and other lodcs, are de- yoloping said ,odes to the entire satisfaction of owners, who are more jublant than ever Among the latest discoveries IS the freka lode containing immense quantities Of gold and silver. Specimens of the ore brought in here by Jos Revoirs and others, gre as rich as any VIC have ever seen. Free gold orna- ments the surface of every piece, and silver indications are quite plentiful. Revoirs and others have gone back, to sink upon it. Near the Del Pasco every gulch was filled with placer miners, who were making from $5 to S20 per day, with rockers anl psns The dirt below the Yreka lode, also, prospects big. Here are the sales made this week, up to Friday morning:
 II. NJ. Herbert to Helings, Veil < Co., 50 feet original Tiger, S3,OoO.
 x L. Griffin to II. ". Niles, interest in Bradshaw district, $50.
 II. W. Niles to \. L. Griffin, interest in Bradshaw district, $50
 Gordon to Hellings, Veil X Co, 9 feet , in Bradshaw district, S50J. Dan. 0Leary to Geo. Snyder. 50 feet in Mary Ellen, lst north extension, Sl00.
 Force Gregory to Thomas Saunders, 25 feet on Tiger lode, S200.
 Hellings, Veil 6 Co. to Capt. c. E. Sanford, 20 feet in Tiger lode, Sl,0Oo. Hassayampa District
 Work upon the Davis lode is being pushed. Last week, two men, in three days, took out 9 tons of ore. The ledge is $ feet thick, l between walls. MessS. Clark and Davis were in town Sunday last, and gave us less than pound of rock, which we crushed, and prospected in horn spoon, getting therefrom a teaspooufull of silver and gold, The gold is very fine. R. W. Groom is at the Davis, and says 1t is the richest ledge he has ever seen.
 Walker District
 Arastras working away. Sluice head of water in the creek. Placer miners making from S to s2o per day.
 Big Bug District
 Mill running on EugeniC rock. No report for last week.
 wickenburg District Q. Allen and others visited the Vulture mine, last week, and are loud in their praises of il. Allen says it is one of the wonders o the world, for size and richness.
 Weaver District. Messrs. McAteer and Alexander arrived in town. Thursday last, with news to the effect that the ''hugest' thing yet, in the way of a quartz ledge, had just been located in Wea yer district. Its discoverer called it the Great Sexton, in compliment to the Superin tendent of the Vulture. At one place, it i, one hundred yards wide. It is near Ante lope Creek, and the trail from Kirkland Val ley to Weaver, crosses it. Who knows bu this may be the ledge that furnished the golC ] with which Rich Hill was found paced, il 1863.
 Miscellaneous. ,, Rich silver ore was this week brought |, town from the Black Hills. Work upon the Lee < Scott mine, nea Tucson, Pima county, is progressing. The boys" are making things boil in Wal lapai district, Mohave county. and, taunting ly boast. that their mines are richer thai : those of any other section of the Territory , Furnaces, etc, are in course of construction They have sent to Nevada tor mill-men an metallurgists.