The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-04-12

uhNelcd through ihht county, brought specimens ! or this coal to Tucson, where some Of the mem | hcrs Of the party showed them 10 me. h Is highly | biinmiuOus cool and seems to De free from iron | plritcs, ii examined closely uader the glass. The | bed Is reported Co be of workable size, and, ac. ! cotding Co all accOuat,, must occur in the true ! coal measures.
 Beds Of llguite are known 10 exist in the more . recent strata Ot the northern and northeastern ! plateau, but tue quality of the coal and ihc size . oi tho scams appear Co give little satisfaction.
 MoHAvE COUNTY.
 This county lies along The Colorado river, be- ! tween Bin Williams Fork on the south aud a liuc drawn east from the Roaring Rapids on the north, | lls eastern boundary being longitude ll3o 20. 1 Several mining districts have formerly been 1 formed tn this county, but in none of them has 1 any work been carried on for several years, eX. 1 ccpt in the old Sacramento, now Hualpai or Wal ! hpai district, which was rcorganizcd on the con clusiOn Of peace with the Hualpai Indians during the summer of 1870.
 The wauba Yuma District.
 Located in the northern part of the Aquarus range, tbs district is about hfty-fye miles from the COlOratO river. lt contains much pine, cedar, aud some walnut, and tOlcrablc supply of water. Many locations were taken up here before the breaking out of the southern portion of the Wal
 iapai tribe Of Indians, and several shafts were sunk, the deepest on the Pride of tLc Pines aud the Ben. Franklin These proved the existence
 of true veins carrying gold aud silver in the gran
 ite, but localities commenced too soon tO permit | luflueT ueNtlOpineut. lu the summer Ol lStU, when the northern portion Of the Wallapais came
 into tbc forts, protesting 10 desire peace hence
 forth, the southern part of tbc tribe refused 10 do
 so' and they have, up 10 tbis time, continued their ! Expectations along the Mohayc road, thus pre-. venting a resumption Of mining.
 Wallapai District
 This Is the only mining district in Mohavc county in which actual work is carried on at pres ] ent. 1t is situate on the western slope oi the | Cerbat range, thirty miles little north of east rom HardyViIle on tho Colorado river. The range
 here consists entirely of granite, syenite quartz | itc, and hOrublende slate, which contain an abundance Of quartz veins, carving lead, copper, ! gold, and silye-. The Waapai valley east of
 the range and Long Valley, west of Il, are not wooded, but are thlckly covered with grass, which ascends to the highest ridge of the noun. [ :2!Ss. iB ibe ratnes and gorges toward the top
 of the ridge much cedar, juniper, and nut pine Is iound and on the east slope Is one large valley, which IS thickiy covered with cedar down 10 the level oi Wallapai Valley, and on the side of the mountain, facing north, timber grows in abund. ance from top 10 bottom. This district Is also better supplied with water than most of those aleng the Colorado river nearly every guch con. tainng spring. Tue water Is excellent until it reaches the lower part Of the rayines where it be-
 comes alkaline and sinks soon. There is one small creek in the district, which contains water nt al times Of the year, except in the very dryest seasons, when the water stands iD pools along it's bed, sinking and rcappearing for a dstanee, and l finally being lost altogether in the sand below.
 
 in loJ4, and already in 1866 work had 10 be sas | pended on account of the hostility Of the Indians who killed several miners and drove away the l rest since tIe late reorganization many of the l old leads have been jumped and named according | 10 the fancy Of the claimants. few of the old | locations have, however, retained the old names I the owners having been on their guard 10 at once take tbc necessary steps 10 rcsccnre their prop eriy by complying with the new mining laws in visiting the district, have examined only those veins on which work had been done lately. the shaits oi The others being mostly inaccessible at the time.
 The Noodle Is location on a large ouartz vein 4 10 feet wide, which crops out like wall above Inc country rock. Syenite forms the hanging and quartzite the foot wall. IL strikes east and west and dips steeply north. little has been dome on ", but Tn small cut streaks Of galeua are seen, not sufficiently concentrated on ion 10 en- 1 courage much work. A good spring is close to it. l
 The Woodwortb, ledge cropping from , to l2 feet high above the surface is located on the main ridge of the range, and has been traced some dis tance on both slopes. l strikes east and west and dips north. The croppings show galcna all oyer m prospecting shaft feet deep, the vein is , Feet wide and shows two streaks Of more concen. trated gaena, one to G Inches near the hanging wall, and the other foot wide on the foot waII IL Hes m nne grained syeDite and Is easily follow ga Tor long distance toward the Wallapai Val Icy. There is plenty of timber all around it.
 Tbe Alcran, one Of the veins discovered during { the frst occupation Of the district has had con. l siderable @ork done upon it. The yein stands very heafiy vertical in sycnite strikes east and west and Is best exposed the eastern slope of ( ihe mountain. The shalt sunk on it is partly a hled up, and only for a distance of s feet pre- served so that inc size and character Of the vein are plainly visible IL is hc.c l2 feet wide and | contains above quartz win carbonate of lead b much iron-slained and containing gold Lower V Town sohd mixture of galena and dark zine. 2 1!ende occupies the hssure. The mouth Of the ! hait Ia From 600 10 500 feet above the Wala. pal valley The nelghbOrhood is heavily wooded. put water is one-hali mile distant. The location s Wlthln two miles Of the line of the thrty.CfLb parallel railroad q
 The Hancock or Buckeye is also vein orio r nally discovered in lsGi and abandoned in lsf3 V l DIS IS small vein, bcing only 10 inches y "lde it stands vertical in syenite, strikes east inu west across the main ridge, and has been fol- a'u opened by prospecting holes for some Instance on both slopes. It contains coppersilyer sIahcc, Galena, and mallchite, the former nre. V lomlnating, and assays high in silver. The min. u sral is SO concentrated iEat it would probably pay P nhe ana ship tbe ore, but it s proposed 10 use | with galcDa in smcting furnace, to lac erected s 'eto"' The location comprises 800 feet W
 me safnse, contact vein between greensboro II 'orphyry on the foot wall and syenite in the ? langng walls, IS located on the south side Of one 'f the western spurs of the main ridge of the | mountain. Like the porphyry diSe which cut, T nTougb Inc syenie, it runs east and west and z IDS north. In prospect hole feet deep the ,, ein IS seen to be feet wide. The croppings are soit brown quartzy material, and Immediately . 'eioW the surface the creyice Is filled with mix. ure Of carbonate Of lead and punches of uDde. l composed galena. This orc ls sufficiently con. ! enirated 10 be at once available for th. f1rnace | contains sufficient oxide of iron, argillaccous natter, and quartz, to form good slag. Location 400 feet. II The Orphan Boy is a ledge running along tbe II over side Of thc pOrphyry dike just mentioned c IS little opened, but shows streaks of galena II nd carbonate of lead in the croppings and pros i' eet holes. Location ,iO0 feet ia lbe Onion is the most Important vein in the q istrlct IL Is, like the foregoing a contact vein IT ofphyry forming the hanging and syenite the pot wall; but Is lower dawn the hill IL also il 'rkes and dips cOniOrmablc 10 all the others i'm sl Ie district The vein Is from j to I2 feet wide e nd crops out boldly above the surfice There ia C shait, l3 feet deep, sunk on it near small m. . Inc crossing it and an open cut has lately been NJ onmenccd From tbe raylne toward the shaft In z oth oi these openings n large solid body of ga- b ma Is exposed, the greater portion of which is u ure. The part ofthe vein neas the foot wall con p ms an admi1turs of some copper pyrites and oi ear the hanging wall is a narrow band b the Ia 'rse-grained galena, which Is finely crystalline m