Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-04-01
YAVAPAI MINES.
Reports from Bradshaw and other
Localities.

Be it known, that the news daily re-
ceived from Bradshaw District, Gu ing
the past week, is of a natu e to set m n
wild with thoughts of great expec a.
tons, and more than confirms all that
we have heretofore said regarding the
unequallad richness of the gold and
silver mines of mining district which
in point of wealth, bids fair to eclipse
all other districts previously discovered
in this Or any other geographical divi-
sion Of the world
Wednesday last, there arrived in
this place, from Bradshaw, several
persons, among whom we noticed
Major Veil, g. W. Bowers, o. Allen,
A. G. Williamson, Jos. Knott, Robert
Blair and George Monroe, who being
citizens Of veracity, sound mind and
good Judgment, were at once besieged
by an eager crowd, and their opinions
requested. They were freely given,
and as freely taken for truth. Of
course, all the gentlemen named gave
it as their opinion that The mines were
good, permanent ones.
Soon after the excitement had cooled
off little, we approached Major Veil,
and were shown specimens of ore from
the Tiger, Cougar, Clipper, and other
Lodges. We were likewise informed,
that several other rich lodges had been
found; also, new placer mines. Then
in answer to questions propounded ty
US, he said there were nearly, if not
quite, loo men in the district, all hard
at work, their breasts filled with hope,
and their pockets with specimens, the
latter showing chloride, silver glance,
black sulphuret, and pure wire silver.
Work upon the several shafts and
cuts was being pressed with promising
results, as most OF the lodges continued
to widen out as fast as developed.
The Tiger Company were shipping
ore from their shaft. They were also,
preparing to cut through their ledge,
at place where its thickness is enor-
nous.
The Eclipse company were going to
send lot Of their ore to Vulture City,
there to be treated.
The Del Pasco shaft was down &C
feet, and at that depth, the ore was
richer than at any point above. A
letter from James Fine to Capt. Solo
mon Shoup, says free gold, worth five
or six hundred dollars, was every day
st en- with the naked eye, in rock hois-
ted from the bottom of the Del Pasco
shaft.
Brooks & Hinkle were getting very
fine ore, and so were scores of others.
Men were constantly arriving from
Wickenburg, Phenix, and other points
south, and dumping their traps under
pine and oak trees, ON the creek banks,
preparatory to going out prospecting.
The Phenix men asserted that the peo-
pie of that town had raised force of
forty men to build road to the mines.
These 40 men are provided with 80
days rations. Should the road not be
in this time. more men and
rations will be raised.
Messrs Cook, Christie and others
had returned from a prospecting trip to
Silver Mountain, but they found moth
ing to equal the mines of Bradshaw,
where, it is said, they have opened an
assay office.
Several houses were being erected,
and the excitement ran high. Wednes-
day last, VIM Gavin, one of the best
and hunters on the Pacific
Coast, started over, and if he does not
find something richer than anything
yet found, it will be because it isn't to
be found
SALES OF FEET.
Ed. w. Wells, County Recorder, has
favored us with the following account
Of sales, made since our paper went to
press, last week. Although they are
not as numerous those of last week,
yet they establish the fact that the
spirit is still moving among us:
John Reese to 81. Bowers, 200 feet
in an extension Of the Tiger, for 49,
900.
H. Bowers to. D. Hazard, % feet of
Tiger, for $625.
II. Bowers to VIM. Kruger, % Tiger
feet, for 1928.
Solomon Shoup to I'll. W. Niles and
N. L. Griffin, 200 feet of Iowa lode,
supposed to be an extension of the
Del Pasco), for 5000.
In addition to the foregoing, we
learn that A. j. Swinson has sold to
Daniel Buck, 40 feet in the first east
ern extension of the Vulture lode,