The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-09-30
MIELS AND MINING.

Day by day, week by week, and year by year, Tor the past eight years, have the miners and ptospectUrs of Arizona abOred in field Ofwcath, unsurpassed, in extent and rchnes. by any other mining field On the face of the globe Yet all kDow tbat, save iu few isolated cusps and places their efforts have not been rewarded by that suc cess which, under more favor tblc circumsiHurr- would have been attained Now, however. -lc. ccs--brilli1nt succcss--i- sure to Lc achieved. and that right speedily Old mines are welding handsomely; new and rich ones are, every day. being found and tested intelligent miners and miIlmen ar" coming among us, means Oi com muuicltipn arc improving; the cost Of labur and oi living has fallen. and we see nOu-hi iO prevent lhe speedy realization Oi our brightest hopc>i-uness, indeed that Government should back Vincent COyer d Go, in tbcir hclli,h pur- pose Q arm, feed and protect our eurmy-thc ac- cursed Apache
 Until quite recently, attention and devotion 10 the mineral resources Of our own county Vas the rule with the people Of th- Territory, and with those who, from a distance, have watched our progress and pnnied for the day when they could come here and labor iu safety with money and muscle hi, has bot been owing tO tLc fact that our mines were richer or better tblu those Of our sister counties, bot, simply because in this couu- v we have had quite a large niuiug population, with more energy, ~r believe ihsu was cytr h.- fore concentrated 10 the sIme number of people But this is no longer the case Maliapai minins district, MOhavc county, hhs quite recently ioOm- cd into importance, upon it's own intrinsic merits and 10 day it pTOuIitCs 10 become the richest, m0st pDpulOus district iu the whole Southwest We recently rpcnt two days in examining some Of its numerous mines, and returned home fully convinced Oi their great vatue. ben the location oi these niincr ts grand point in their h:Or. and ~il enable tbe poorest miner there Co realize, as fast as be ctn take out and ship orc 10 San Fran cisco for they are distant Ouiy about g. miles from Hardytilic Ou thr Colorado riyer--from which pO,nt ores are clipped and carried 10 San Francisco. by water for go per ton, which sum addrd iO Sl3, ihe cost Of wagoning ton Of ore from thv mines - small in comparison C. that which our uiiuer, have Co pay.
 so, "Ith A population Oi some 3J1 experienced miners, scores of rich lrdgus plenty of timber and water, mil in course Of erection, and no bD-uc IIdiAu,. it will br strange, indeed, if in- sidc Oi tAr next siN months, WAlapai mining ds tuct w.l! uot bave population of j0D0, and sew ural uili- and furnaccs.
 We bad intended to give in this issue more elaborate account 0i iHe disgr.lj. but must defer thr matter guiii next i-suc.
 lu lAIa county Nel iu Yuma thc good work Oi deyeIoYiug and working miurs goes uu nitI nauer,ug snccess and nov, that winler l. approaching, aii are praying for tue time when rtIu and snow wiii enable our miners Co run theif sluicrs arastrus aud miiis.
 Thr following salea haze been recorded since our Iasi i-,ur:
 Juo Walker Go R D. stubbleRvld, 200 feet in Gordon & Power location, on TSc- lode, iGD1.
 Matthew Mills tV Levi Bashiord, 100 feet 10 same location. Sy OOO
 Mathew Mills Co A J. Moore, 100 feet in same locatiOD, $l.5OO.
 Hammond Co siubbeGeld, TO feet in same 10. cation, q .JQO
 s,ubJlsaeId 10 Levi BAshford, 100 feel in .ame location, 500.