The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-11-02
MINES AND MINING

yer and copper-bcaring rock that would pay xell if properly worked, it is hard for us to have to admit that there is now in the whole Territory but one quartz mill--Mr Borger's- that is being run; all the others being idle; {; nor are there any furnaces running. NO, not one. Yet men are at work, arastraIng, anu making money by this slow process.
 Surely, then, there must be some reason why the mills arc idle and the furnaces cold as tho material of which they are construct ed. There is reason; yes, several reasons In the first place, the mines to work the ore nf which mills have been erected were not prop.rly opened. 2d. Noprovision was made at the start for reducing refractory ores. 3d. Almost every mine that has been opened as far as the water line has at and below that depth yielded little save sulphuret ores, which the "professors have been unable to master. 4th. Those who have erected mills started with load of debt on their shoul- ders, which, gradually growing larger, caused them to cease operations.
 In piing up this debt, Indians took very active part, as, owing to their close attention, every wood and quartz team had to be guarded by men who had to eat, and earn money then, wages, provisions, transporta- tion, etc, were high, owing, principally. to the presence of the savages, who, at one time, took over Sl 900 worth of animals from MT. Gray of Big Bug, that, too, at time when he was almost impoverished, from previous drafts on his means. And Mr. Grays expe- rience and hard luck, in this respect, is the experience of all our miners and mill men.
 Wonder not, then, you who are not ac- quaintcd with the dolngs of the savages in this Ter.lrgy, why it is that, rich in miner als as all HhhSow the Territory, to De, she has not sent out more bullion.
 But, our miners must take new courage from what is being done by such of them as have been shipping ores to San Francisco, and who have been, arc yet, arastrainS
 The exploits of several persons and com panies in Wallapai, Castle Dome. and other Colorado river districts, of the Tiger and other companies near Prescott, must be look ed into for comfort and encouragement by those who still wish to ship ores, and let those who wish to engage in arastraing look to the Marcus Company, of Weaver district; Jackson, Shoup < Co, of Pine Grove dis trict, and other companies we might name. Consolation must also be- drawn from the fact that .mpipes. are rpgqw. beiBg, presPected down deep in the ground, as at Wallapai and other places from the fact that the Vulture mjne,Ess yielded tens. of thousands: :of: da lar; ; that dozen other mines we might name have paid well, and that they, with many more, will be made to pay we'll for working, as soon as capital can'be induced to: come here, which will not be until after the Apaches are taught to behave. themselves. = Indeed, were it not for our rascaliy Indians, capital and experienced miners would come to us fast enough. Meantime, we must wait, watch and labor; must be economical; must cooperate and open our mines, so that when the fortunes seekers do come here the field of operations will be cleared for them and us to push ahead into the bowels of our rich Territory. / g 9Saa 5E ITEMS.
 Pio,a Coanty-The population of our new mining districts on both sides of our south ern. boundary line is sad to be- Between i,500 and 1000, mostly Mexcans, we pre- sume; and not less than 40 arastras are be- ing run by horse and mule power, grinding out the silver.
 As was to have been expected, trouble has grown up between the two oclasses-Mexicans and Americans-and blood may be shed. But, there as elsewhere, our countrymen will undoubtedly use their natural and acquired abilities in such way as will soon make them masters of the situation.
 New discoveries are being made, which, with the rich deposits already opened, set the region high up in the mining picture.
 The districts are about 75 miles south from Tucson, in region where grass and timber are quite plenty. .s-
 .KohdeS Coaaty.AThe miners of Mohave, true to their California and Nevada school ing, arc sinking decp'shafts on their mines and getting them into excellent condition for both working and selling purposes The furnace men are correcting former errors and will soon have things in good running order. The little mill is almost ready to be run. Of late, the character of the ore has changed for the better, and confidence in the richness and permanency of the mines is above par.
 We hear of but little mining in Yuma and Maricopa counties. ~.-
 Tarapdi County.-The arastras at Weaver are still running and making money for their
 Messrs. Taylor & Smith, of -Wickenburs district, have their force at work sinking the well and removing the mill.
 NIT. Sexton is strong in the faith that his company will soon gain possession of means which will enable them to work their claim eheaply and systematically.