The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-08-02
Mines and Mining.
Yavapai County.


 The recent discovery of pretty rich sil- yer lode, near Bowers Agus Fria ranch, ,bout IS miles east Of Prescott, has raised unite . breeze in Prescott and vicinity. The first specimen. from the lode were brought to town. last week, by Col. Jas M. Barney and MT. Vim. 5. Hellings. They contain silver in various combinations. The rock is uf dark reddish color, compact and close grained just such rock as we would stoop to pick up in almost any mining locality. As says of it have been made by Mir. l.. $. Jew ell of this place, not one of which has gwen poorer result than $500 to the ton, while others went away up into the thousands Upon these results having been made known. there was quite a rush to secure ex- tension claims on the lode, which is now To- cated for an immense distance. Mir. Herbert Bowers was one of those who struck for the ledge Tuesday last. He has since returned with the iattering news that, besides being rich, the ledge is large.
 Messrs. Barney Hellipgs have control of several hundred feet of the lode, and will straightway set men at work upon 1t, and ship some of the ore to San Francisco. They may, ere long, work the ore at the mine, good facilities for this purpose being close by.
 That the ledge will stand all future tests, in ledgely manner, is the desire of the MINER.
 Governor Safford has moved in the good cause of trying to induce capitalists 10 take hold of the Tiger mine, in Bradshaw district, which be looks upon with great favor, think ing it second Comstock. He has written to persons in London, who desire to purchase good property of this kind.
 Jackson & Go. are still working tho War Eagle lode, and other parties are taking ore from other lodges in the same vicinity.
 We have no later news than that published last week, from Mr. A. o. Moves, concerning the resumption of work on the Benjamin mine, near Prescott, mine that is too rich to be allowed to much longer remain idle. h the absence of straight news, we opine that MT. A. P. Paul is the gentleman who has promised to aid MT. Moves and the Ben jamin people.
 Col. Cany returned to town last week, from \ trip to Walnut Grove and Weaver districts, in both of which he says many good lodes exist. He is preparing for 8 trip to San Francisco, with the view of inducing monied friends there to invest in some of our mines For an aged man the Colonel is without q peer among frontier prospectors. He has [
 
 seen, which be will take "inside."
 The news from Smiths mill, near Wicken burg, is, of course, encouraging. The mill i running and paying handsomely. The sue cess of its indomtable proprietor is now set tied, and right heartily does he deserve sue cess His management, which has overcom every obstacle, should be studied by othe miners and mill men.
 Mir. Levi Bashford of this place is in re ocipt of letter from Mir. Hitchcock, of th Big Bug mining company, which letter in forms Mr. B. that Mir. II. had hopes of induc ing the right kind of men to come here froI New York, look at the property, and, per haps, purchase it, or an interest in it. Th mill is in good condition, lodges as rich 8 ever, so that the closest scrutiny of the keen est mining sharp cannot find a flaw in thi splendid property.
 About the usual amount of placer minin is doing in this vicinity, and gold dust s nc at all scarce.
 Pima County.
 We see by the Tucson Citizen that Mir 0. Brown of Tucson, has had men ., wor on some copper lodes west of Tucsop--sai 10 be rich-wbich he is about to "patent Mir. Brown is an enterprsing citizen and V wish him cords Of rich mineral.
 No news from the other camps of Il county.
 Mohave County.
 Mir. II. A. Eastman, arrived here about tl middle of the week, from this county. In conversation with him, we learned that great deal of work is being done in Wsllsp and Cedar Valley districts, that new ne of lodges had been found beyond Cedar va ley district, to which men were rushin Hang this l" rushing" business, it has bet the bane of our Territory. We are oppose to any more prospecting, until something done with the scores of rich gold, silver aI copper mines already found. It costs mon' to rush; has cost thousands of dollars in tt Territory, which dollars ought to have be- spent in developing good lodges. All O people should discourage this prospecting mania, and endeavor to induce men to lab on what they already possess.