The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-08-31
MINES AND MINING.

Mr. Geo. A. B. Berry, of San Francisco, whose visit to the mines last week we men, toned briefly, was so well pleased that he made second trip to some of the mines on Lynx Greek, to give them more careful eH- animation, and returned on Friday, the 25d, well pleased with what he saw. MT. B-, Tn company with W. Walsh, who has had charge of the work on the Benjamin mine for some months past, left Prescott on the s 25th inst, for San Francisco, Uid the "aiia- pai mines. We hope to see both gentlemen here again early in the fall, "hxed !" to go into earnest work on their favorite quartz veins.
 Messrs. c. c. Bean, II. A. Bigelow, and O.. II. Case, U. S. Deputy Surveyor, returned on Monday. from the Davis mine. Mir. Bean has control of the discovery claims-l, ,6OO feet, and is taking the necessary steps to pro- cure government patent to the same, and Mr. Case made a survey of the ground as re- quired by law, and also of l,OOO feet of ground owned by Bigelow and others, ad- joining on the north.
 Mir. T. H. Head is at work on the discov- cry claim, running tunnel by contract, and is in about 8 feet. The vein is seven feet wide and on the east wall carries streak ot ore that is about eight inches thick, showing considerable galena and stained with carbon ate of copper. Col. Bigelow presented us, on Wednesday, with some specimens that are truly beautiful, and better than good looks is the fact that the ore assays from S4OO to $47O per ton. The rest of the vein shows good quartz assaying from $40 to $S0 per ton.
 wallapai District.
 J. c. Potts, of the firm of Cory & Potts, of Cerbat, Mohave county, arrived in Pres colt Wednesday last, and gave us the latest news from Mohave county as follows:
 Mining affairs are in good condition. E.. NJ Smith & Co.,, are sinking shafts on several veins and have met with very good success. On the Empire mine, at Chloride, they have two shafts and have struck a large body of rich ore. On the Little Tiger, near Cerbat, they have shaft l00feet deep and are in good ore all the way down.
 The Pioneer Mill at Mineral Park, is doing satisfactory work, and the ores crushed are paving well. The small silver bars turned out from the mill are generally used as cir culating medium.
 Mir. Baker is building furnace at Chloride which is near completion, and the necessary machinery is daily expected to arrive. Mir. Baker has his family with him, and feels con fident of success.
 Wm. H.. Hardy is about building a road from Mineral Park across Wallapai. valley, to connect with the Prescott and Mohavc toll road at the Cedars. The road will be some thirty miles long, and will save fifteen miles travel.
 The citizens of Cerbat are also going to build a road over the range and across the valley to Wallapai Springs that will save seven or eight miles travel.
 A. B. Elders furnace at Cerbat, has stopped after running out 100 bars of bullion, about five tons in weight, which was shipped to San Francisco. Mir. Elder found that his blower had not sufficient power, and has gone to San Francisco for new blast apparatus.
 Two new veins of argentiferous gaena have lately been discovered near the Cham pion mine. south of Cerbat some two miles, the veins are large and promise well.
 Two lusty American boys were born in Cerbat, lately.
 Dr. Gilderseeve, with his family, has set tied in Cerbat, and opened an office and apothecary shop, aud has large, fine assort- ment of drugs and medicines.
 Pletz, Sherman & Co.'S saw-mill in the Wallapai mountains, is doing paying busi- ness. The owners have a contract with Government, to deliver 100000 feet of lum- Der at Camp Beale Springs, and are paying $50 per Nj, for hauling, and complain of scar city of teams. It is not likely that any more lumber will ever be hauled from Pres colt to Mohave county.
 Very heavy rains have fallen all along the road from Hardyville to Prescott; all the streams are running and water and grass are abundant. In places, the floods have injured the road, and on the long hill between Beale Springs and Sacramento Valley the road was washed so as to be impossible for heavy teams when Mir. Potts came over 1t. The road through Juniper Pass has also been badly washed.