Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-03-18
LETTER FROM PRESCOTT.
Wathcr- Naricopa County, ByadSAao
Mines Very Rich-Sales Of Feet, Etc.

though the first month Of spring has
begun, it seems as though we have
had no winter; the heaviest storm of
the season came last Thursday, a
strong wind blew for "a hours. and
thunder, lightning, and fuss enough
accompanied the storm, to have brought
four feet of snow As it was, only
some four inches fell in town, which
soaked into the thirsty earth in the
next "a hours, and 'tis apparently as
dry now as before. Unless this
month proves to be wet, those who are
farming in this vicinity on the mesas,
will be likely to see hard times for
crops this year.
By The CITIZEN Of Feb. 18th, we
learn of the creation of the new county
of Maricopa, and also to our astonish-
ment learn that it is made entirely out
of Yavapai county There is but lit
tie feeling here about the division of
this county, as it is large enough to be
divided again and leave plenty Of land
for us, but that the southern boundary
of the new county should be made the
ella river, is surprising to us who
have not yet learned the reason. If
the southern boundary had been so
located as 70 take in all the settlements
in the Gila valley south of that river,
it would have been a sensible arrange
ment, and have been geographically
correct; as it is, the inhabitants along
the Gila in Pima county, are not bene-
fitted, their natural affinities with
their neighbors Oh this side of the riv-
er are not strengthened, and the new
county has not the population without
them, to go on as prosperously as
would be desirable Probably two
years will show all parties interested,
that Maricopa county must have the
southern portion of the Gila valley to
be complete and comfortable.
1t is regretted here that the request
of the Legislative committee, for affi-
davits concerning Indian outrages, did
not reach US in time to admit Of COM
pliance before the adjournment Of the
Assembly.
The silver lining to the cloud which
overnangs the country, Is the mines.
The Tiger excitement still RACES. The
results of the explorations on that lode
have been so far very satisfactory;
ricf ore has been found on locations
on the Tiger lode mile away from
the discovery claim. Ia the shafts
started, the ore is found to continue of
the same character so far as the labor
ers have sunk down. Fifty dollars a
foot have been refused by holders of
some promising claims; sales have
been made at ten dollars per foot of
locations whereon not days work
has been done. Pack trains are bring
ing in ore for shipment to Sar Fran
cisco and owners in the Tiger feel jol-
ly, and their success has stimulated
others to prospecting, and party of
men found vein mile or two east
of the Tiger, few days since, which
has been named the Eclipse, that is
said to bid fair to justify the name.
Mr.. jerks came to town ON Wednes-
day with specimens from the new vein
of astonishing richness. The whole
district in the neighborhood of Brad
shaw and Silver mountains is alive
with busy prospectors, and every
quartz vein in that section will be
carefully examined this spring. The
owners of the locations on the big sill
yer lodes of Silver Mountain, made in
.65, begin to think their time has come,
and quite large party of them are
preparing to start for the mountain
tomorrow morning.
Msssrs Collingwood from Florence,
from Phenix, and Major
Veil, (late of the U. S. A, from Nc !
Dowell, arrived in Prescott early in
the week, got an outfit and started for
the mines on Wednesday last.
Some parties seem to think that
older locations nearer home are good
for them, and don't go to
Bradshaw. Mr.. M. W. Clarke has
just returned from the head of Hasa
yampa creek, where he has been spend
ing some days in prospecting with
others on the Brandon, Pittsburg, Sen
ator, Davis and other lodes. Mr..
Clarke is a careful prospector and has