The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-08
Mines and Mining.

al 1ndon their nterprises--mining and mill ing ore from the Vulture mine--no Arizonan has ever, for one moment, thought that the suspension was caused by the poverty of the mine. The real causes were, in our poor | opinion, the high cost of freighting the ore | from the mine to the mill, Ia distance of IA or fifteen miles); the great expense of keep l ing up machinery, opening the mine, and the wonderful cost of living high, which was a feature of the concern, its grandees and their retainers. Our people have held to their ancient faith in this matter, and feel like prophets now that Mir. P. W. Smith Commonly known as "Bill") is, with his ten-stamp mill, making plenty of money out of his claim in the Vulture.
 The latest news from his m!ll-brought here by Mir. Jas. s. Thomas, sheriff Of this county-is, that Mir Peter Taylor, who has working charge of the mine, had struck large and rich body, or mass, of ore, which was turning out exceedingly we'll in the mill. We have specimen of this ore, and very rich one it is, exhibiting gold all over it's surface.
 Another pleasing feature in the history and standing of the vulture mine is, that Mir. | Jas. D. Cusenbarry, former superintendent of the old company, is now in the Territory, endeavoring to settle ancient debts and to get the property in shape for European cap italsts, who propose to take hold and work it as it should bs worked
 The mine, most of our readers know, is the largest gold mine in the world, but, its location, some twelve miles from water, is a little against it, and will be until such time as the companies owning it shall build rail road or procure road steamers to convey the ore to the mills. Road steamers are what they now talk of, and we believe in their eff cacy and adaptablity to the work.
 Should Mir. Cusenbarry be successful, it will not be long until between 300 and 400 more working people, traders, etc, will be added to the population of Wickenburg, and shipments of bullion from the Vulture will, as of yore, attract the attention of mining people in the States and Europe, to the great mineral wealth of Arizona.
 Coming this way, nearer Prescott, we find quartz and placer miners hard at work in Weaver and Walnut Grove districts. In the latter, Henry & Smith are arastraing Rain bow ore c. B. Genung is working ore from the Montgomery; - .Louterai is crushing out of the Providencia, all with pleasing and, | of oour.o navnr rasuits t.
 From Bradshaw district, we have more good news, brought hither by Mir. Thomas. It is that Messrs. Goodwin & McKinnon, on Saturday last, searched the bottoms of their two arastras and found twelve hundred dol lars in splendid gold-the product oe eight tons of War Eagle ore. Beat this regular thing, any country that can. The lucky and deserving miners will be here in a few days when all who care to, can sec the stamps"
 Mir. Lovejoy, of Lower Lynx Creek, is pre- pairing to work another claim on the War Eagle.
 Jackson & Co, have great many tons of very rich rock out, which they will mill and arastra.
 The War Eagle is close to the Tiger, Ben ton, Gray Eagle and other first-class mines, and we regret that there is not in that sec tion of our county, proper reduction works. Were such works there, and properly han dled, the amount of bullion that would then be taken out would amaze many people.
 Rice & Jaycox are still crushing Cornuco- pia ore, in their arastra, on Lower Lynx creek. They are looking for larger clean up than ever before.
 On Upper Lynx Creek, Shelton and others are sipking on their lodes and working the qusrtz, while placer miners are making very fair wages.
 It is said that J. W. Swilling and others will soon construct arastras on Black Canyon creek, with which they design working ores from some lodges in that vicinity.
 Mir. J. Bradshaw, an indsfatigabie pros pector, recently found an immense deposit of mineral between Silver Mountain and Wal nut Grove. He has sent some of it away for assay.
 Mir. Geo. Hogle, good miner and pros. pector, has returned here, after long trip in , the mountains.
 ' He says he saw nothing to compare with , mines in this vicinity.
 , Persons lately from the East, say that there is plenty of money there for investment ir Arizona, and that, if we can hold our breath , while longer, all will be we'll. Dr. Willing writes us to this effect from St. Louis, Mo. 50 likewise other gentlemen in other parts o
 the country ' Let our miners, then, be up and doing l Work your mines sufficiently to entltle then to patent; to show what they are, and cap r ital will come in good time.
 Capt J. A. Mellon requests us to correc
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