The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31
noHAvE COUNTY.

to Yuma-Two Criminals Of that
County lodged in Yuma Jail
Jurors Praised - The County
Seat Question Chloride versus
Cerbat-Rich Mines-Movements
of Prospectors, etc.
Mr.. E. II. Smith, Sheriff Of Mohave Co..
who arrived here Friday the 23d inst. on
the steamer "Gila," bringing the recently
convicted prisoners, lett for his residence
in Cerbat, Mohave Co., on the "Mohave,"
Thursday last Mr.. 3. has lived in that
section for ten years past, and was among
the first to discover mines there. From
him we gather the following items of In
terest to our readers:
The District Court recently closed, dis
posed of some IL civil cases Of those on
the criminal docket, T. Lany was found
guilty of murder In the first degree, and
took an appeal to the Supreme Court !;
Adam Wiley, convicted Of manslaughter,
was sentenced to the Penitentiary for three
years-Yums Jail being designated as
their place of confinement. where
they have been safely lodged. Wiley was
heretofore considered good citizen, and
so much sympathy is felt for him that q
petition will DO made to the Governor for
bis pardon.
The manner in which both the Grand
and Petit Jurors acquitted themselves, is
spoken of in terms of the highest praise.
The County Seat question is Of absorb
ing importance just now. There seems to
have been practiced fraud, at the polls ;
hence the matter was referred to Judge
Porter, upon which he has not yet given a
decision. The rival towns of Chloride and
Cerbat were the contestants and it is be-
lieved that had there been no stuffing of the
ballot box, Chloride would have gained il
by a majority of about 10 votes.
A great need 10 felt for County buildings,
but the citizens do not feel disposed to ex-
pend money in that way until the result
of this County Seat Contested Election
case is made known. At present, Cerbat
has that honor.
Prospecting is very lively. A great por.
| ton of the men who have been at work in
the Wallapai District have left for the
new discovery, between Cedar Valley and
Maynard districts.
Some of the largest mines in the WaIla.
pal country are at Cerbat, among which
| are the Empire. Schenectady, Schuylkill
Oriental, Silver Hill. Blackbird, Diana
Rosebud, and Porter.
| The Cupel and Little Tiger have hoist
ing works in charge of Chas. Spencer, su.
perintendeBt; and are getting out and
shipping quantities of ores, at Stockton
S. E. slope of Wallapai range, nearly eppo
site Cerbat. The Sixtythree, in same 10.
| cality. and Cory & Potts, are also shipping
ore. The Hope lode, lately discovered, il
located for about Is miles: is from to
20 feet wide; its ore, lver-bearinQ, assay,
$50 to $4,000 (Mr Smith says that it il
one Of the richest lodes he ever saw.
There are two roasters attached to the
mill at Mineral Park. The pay-streak Of
the Star lode in said town, has q width Of
about IA inches contains native, horn and
ruby silver; ass.ys $500 to $500 the ton
The North Extension of the Star is also 9
valuable lode; its ore going $500 to the
ton.
The growing little town of Chloride il
situated at the north end of mines opened
and being developed, upon q pretty plain
where there is On abundance of pure wa.
ter, and the place is surrounded by the best
grazing section of the district. Col. F. Fl.
Baker, who sometime ago erected fur
mace at Chloride, has gone Inside" for q
I0-stamp mill.
Taken altogether, the outlook for Mo-