The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-10-25
Mining Matters.


 pairing to construct an arastra for the work ing of gold and silver ores. They have, at their place of business, an engine, deep we'll of water, good windmill, match manu- factory, carpenter shop, etc, and will, we be- leve, soon have two or moro arastras running by steam, which goes to show that they are energetic, progressive men. At present, they will try one arastra. R. E. has large experience in mining matters and, with what aid his brother, who is an earnest prospector and handy man at every thing, will be able to give him, success ought to follow his ex- ertions
 They propose to do custom work. Our mine owners will, no doubt, furnish them plenty of raw ore. Should their experiment prove a success, the benefit to town and county will be considerable.
 Messrs. Rice < Jaycox are still engaged in the good work of reducing ore from the Cor nucopia mine, in their arastra at Bowers' ranch, eighteen miles east of Prescott. Last run yielded between $40 and $50 to the ton, in free gold. MT. Rice was in town few days ago and disposed of few bars of nice gold to c. P. Head < Co.
 Mir. N. P. Pierce, who has just arrived from Bowers has stated to us his belief that the Cornucopia is richer in silver than in gold. He would stake his reputation on its yielding, by proper working, sl00 per ton in gold and silver. At present, the owners do not attempt to save the silver. Their aras- tra is run by water power and 'gets away" with ,50O lbs of ore daily.
 Mr. Frank Shultz is thinking of construct ing an arastra near the Tconderoga mine in the old Big Bug district.
 The Silver Buck silver lode, in which Shultz < Pierce have driven a shallow shaft, has changed Ore," and it is not yet known whether the change is for the better. Some of the ore is away for assay.
 Pierce and others talk of going to pros pect on Bill Williams. Fork, for placer mines, at place where considerable gold was found in 1863, digging for which had to be given up, on the account of the hostility of Indi- ans.
 Officers at Fort Whipple have hired a man to prospect for a mine on Lower Lynx Greek, at place where some soldiers of Capt. Good ale's Company recently found some very rich float gold quartz.
 Our sheriff, J. s. Thomas, Jesse Jackson and Geo. Carr, came in here short time ago. from the Bradshaw region, and have assured us that work, out there, was well rewarded. Sheckles' force had struck very rich ere in the California claim on the Benton lode. Every arsstra was running on very rich ore. Water was quite plenty around Bradshaw City.
 The miners were ''blessing" some of our Prescott traders, on account of the poor quality of the quicksilver sold them, which. MT. Carr stated to us, was very foul" This is too bad, and we hope that Prescott traders are not to blame for the quality of the quick 'ilver. More likely, Californians, who sold | the silver to our traders, are the ones to be | blessed"
 The Lynx creek boys are working away with good success. Mr. Kline is reported | IS the lucky finder of a very rich lode, back | back of Judge Fleury's Thunderbolt mill It is gold ledge.
 MT. Allen Cullumber came up, Monday | ast, from Walnut Grove district, where | lbout forty men are arastrsing, taking out | ore and prospecting.
 The Vesuvius lode was doing better than 'ver, which is good deal better" although | ts first exploits were splendid.
 Messrs. Bigelow and Bean are down there, l ooking into mining matters.
 Nothing new from Bill Smiths mill, near Wickenburg, or the Constancia, near Ehren- ,erg.
 We have brilliant" news from the mine ecently discovered near Gila City, ore from which has been assayed in San Diego, Cali ornia, with results that have astonished the natives" of that mercurial town, whose or ,ans-the Union and World, flourish" over he richness of the ore.
 The miners eff Castle Dome district, Yu- na county, have commenced work for the sea- on. We see that machinery is coming there.
 ProapectorS are reading" large section 'i country, near Florence, on the Gila.
 We learn by letter, that work is being push d on several mines in Wallapai district, and eyeral fine bodies of ore have been struck 'elow water level. The miners are jubilant 'ver prospects.
 At latest dates from San Francisco, sstocks we're up, up, very high. Grown Point was he fancy. In two days, the value of the nine rose Sl, ,6O0,OOo, and a foot of it was worth" 25,OOOl
 Think of this, Arizonans, you who own in hines that are as good, if not better, than he Comstock. Time for gain will surely ome, and all can afford to wait its coming. live us transportation facilities, men, ma hinery and means to work our mines. and re will crown point higher than that