The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-09-07
FROM MARICOPA COUNTY.
PHeSIx. Maricopa County, A. T., 2 August 30, A. D. 1872
Eli,or of fhe Arizona Ifiner:

PHeSIx. Maricopa County, A. T.,
 August 30, A. D. 1872 To the EiitOr of the Arizona MiHer:
 The diamond question begins to attract the attention of our old miners. Our townsman, J. Buck, has received letters from Salt Lake City, informing him of men there who found curious stones in Arizona which they now discover to be valuable, and that three par ties are on their way to prospect for diamonds. All we have 10 say is, "Let them come," for as gold and silver are so plentiful, should they fail to find diamonds they will be more than likely to stumble on rich mines of the precious metals.
 Gila Bend.
 J. Chamberlin, from Gila Bend, reports that fifteen claims have been taken up on each of which there are from five to twelve acres under cultivation. The crops are do ing we'll and everything looks nice at the Bend and the farmers are preparing to raise large crops next year, to supply the workers in tue diamond fields.
 King S. Woolsey, of Agua Calente, has tried several varieties of Irish potatoes and pronounces the "Early Goodrich" as the best adapted to this locality.
 MT. Chambcrln has presented me with a sample of honey, of an excellent quality, made by his own bees, I presume the first ever produced in the Territory.
 There is some little excitement over the discovery of an immensely rich silver mine situate in Altar District, in Sonora, about three miles below the line and near to the famous La Tujo silver mine. Lumps of pure silver worth from twenty five cents to sixty dollars each are plenty, and the average yield is given at $1 900 to the 900 pounds of ore. c. Williams talks of raising party and go- ing down to locate. The chief difficulty to be met with there would be Mexican des peradoes. Wood, water and grass are abun- dant and game plenty. A party of eight, from here, were down there last winter, but were driven off by the Mexicans.
 J. w. Swilling and A. NJ. Wallace inform me that it was Mexicans who endeavOred to run off their stock, to which I referred in my last.
 Our mails, at present, run regularly, and are fully up to or ahead of time. On Tues day the Tucson mail got in six hours before it was due, much to the credit of the mana ger and driver.
 On Tuesday afternoon a race was had be- tween the horses of T. c. Warden and c. Thompson, for $50 side. Thompson's horse won.
 Yesterday (Thursday) evening, T. c. Warden and lady, gave social party to the lads and lasses. About dozen ladies and twenty gentlemen were present, who whiled away the time in dancing to the sound of the harp, flute, and violin. Supper was served at twelve o'clock, and the party broke up at one.
 Judge Rush and family arrived in town on Monday, to locate permanently.
 Judge Anderson, from Florence, is in town to attend to the coming term of the District Court. He thinks some of coming here by and-by, to practice law.
 Ed. Peck, from Prescott, is around on busi- ness.
 Grant (not the President) is about to open harness-shop in Phoenix.
 The weather, for the past week, has been cooler and more agreeable, the theImometer never rising above 9S9 in the shade. On Monday night we had light shower, on Tuesday evening big blow, on Wednesday night several smart showers, and on Thurs day (yesterday) evening and in the night some heavy rain.
 It was cloudy this morning and rained again about nine o'clock. It is now some what cloudy but appears to be trying to clear off
 This rain will do much damage as consid- erable grain is yet in the fields unhoused and unthreshed. BoB.