The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-01-13
LETTER FROM MoHAVE COUNTY.
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MINERAL PARK, December 2S, lSTl

MINERAL PARK, December 2s, loIl. To ht Editoss ef' he ArizoHo Miner: send you few brief items from this lo- calty, hoping the same may prove Of inter- est to your readers.
 The following mines in this immediate To- caity are being worked vigorously: The Telegraph, Keystone, Fairfield and May flower. The Washington will be worked from this on, work having been commenced to-day.
 Several teams have recently arrived from of the parties. Quite a number have arrived here from California and Nevada within the past two weeks. Mining and prospecting are being pursued quite lively on all sides. There are doubtless more than fifty lodges being worked in this district.
 Three assays of rock from the Fairfield, made yesterday, went from S2OO to S4O0 to the ton.
 Gambling and whisky drinking are not very lively at present, although We have seven in stitutions fitted up for these indulgences. Fights are not numerous, compared with other new mining camps. No one has been hurt during the past two weeks.
 The fve-stamp mill here has not been run ing recently. The cause, understand, is want of chemicals.
 At Parkerville, l understand, an effort will be made to work arastras.
 Mr. Thomas Coover, of Los Angeles, is pre- pairing to put up smelting furnaces near Chlo- ride Flat. He has already purchased an en- zine and will work along as fast as possible
 Several discoveries of rich galena ore have been made here and no doubt they will be worked successfully within short time.
 The Superintendent of the Tiger mine in Bradshaw District, was here, a day or two ago. did not get his opinion concerning any of our mines.
 The Keystone has two shafts, one 40 feet and the other % feet deep. Water comes into the deepest so strong as to prevent further work in it for the present, New houses are becoming quite numerous in our town. In fact, the amount of build ing going on, together with other work, gives quite lively appearance to the place.
 Last week the Walapais all packed up and left for Beale's Springs, where they ex- pect to "ketch heap blankets" flour, etc. A few Mohavcs ri.n the river are lettering around and doing small chores Although the Indians are not troublesome in this sec tion, yet rybody regards with great satis- faction the recent orders under which Gen eral Crook Is expected to act.
 One great necessity here is a mail route. Everyone must depend on chance in order to get letters to and from Hardyville. If the interest of Caifornians increases much here, there will certainly be q strong demand for stage line from Los Angeles to this point I have no doubt semi-monthly or weekly stage would pay on this road even now.
 On last Monday, understand, the sale of the Empire mine, in this District, was effect ed,-parties in San FranAie~o pe1ng the pur chasers. The price has not been made public.
 Rain fell here on the Dist light fall of snow the following night Rain fell again on the 23-4th and commenced again this morn- ing
 Efforts are being made for the purpose of obtaining title from Government to the town site; and, also, for the purpose of build ing jail at this place. LoDIus.