The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-09-09
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Local intelligence.
 PRgsCoTT, September Q, 1871 MINES AND MINING.

The mining news from every section of the Ter. rltory continues encouraging No spot upon the ,urfacc oi this planet offered greater induce. ncnts TOT the safe investment of capital than docs this section of Arizona at present, and yet the rnarcE of capital hithcrward is slow indeed And why is this, We'll it is because the capitalist while he is in most Instances, ready 10 rick bis money where the chances stand two to one that he can double the amount nycstcd-is not dis- posed to risk his precious life in Arizona and he tells us that our mines are all that he can desire while our Indians are much more But the ad- vent Of capital cannot be much longer deferred. The miaes are being developed in the face of ey. cry obstacle and their uudOubted value, generally considered, taken in connection with the uupar. allecd richness of select few, will prove an overinalch for the cool deliberations of the ambi tisvs capitalist
 The latest accounts from Bradshaw District, re. .ceivcd pcr Mcssrs Motclaud. Walsh and Stewar, who arrived on Saturday, are just us encouraging as the most largely interested ccnld Wish them 10 be The sbA0 on the discovery claim Of the IT. ger lode had attained depth oi 90 feet, and A gradual improvement in the quality of the rock marks the descent throughout Near the bottom of the shah a drh was run 70 feet nortni all the rock taken ont contained more or less native sll- yer and black sulphurcts In abundance. And a shaft 45O fect nortn has been -unk 70 the depth of 3y feet The rock taken from this Is. in every respect similar Co lhat from the Discovery. About 500 tons of ore have been taken from these shafts aud twenty men are still at work on the ledge. The shaft on Bcsrd-rr < Co. claim, north ou the tiger, Is sunk Co tAc depth Oi co feel
 The late rains have filled iLl tbc gulches and ht present water Is abundant. Tue general deprcs- sion pccasioncd hy The late severe drouth ua, therefore given way GO better rpiTlt end She peo- pie Of Bradshaw feel all ibe cheer'uiuvss tAat their envi1bc prospects warrant
 The accounts from Waiiarai Di-irict mention preparations for shipping otrs to San Francisco , new and rich developments iu the iAincs, aud e1- tensiye immigration.
 At point nearer homr--thrcc miles rom towu-we have the "ticn Crook and La Plata lode. select specimen. froin which have yielded as high as S2,0l0 to tbe ton, Both these are sii- yer lodges and tbC dlscoyerers aud others Inter csted are constantly at WOrk sinkIng upon them
 But little Is being done tn the way of placer mining owing tO tue absence Of water to the dls. tricts Where placer mines exist. Many 0i our old placer veterans hsye thclt pans, horn spoons and Q her mining eQuipAge iu readiness, SO ss to bs enabled to start ai once for the mythotngical mug get grounds of thc Pinal county should tbe cx peition gone tbitber send tack favorable news.
 Upon the whole the mining situation is quite encouraging when we consider that every move ment ou lhe part ui the miner who ventures he yond the immediate ueighborhood Oi town oi military post is fraught witt his ics peril al the hands of some lurking, ucacherous savage