The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-09-20
Mines and Mining.

A1AhNb tAao John Moss, prospector, explorer and h. dian guide in Arizona for twelve years past, has for soma months been prospecting in Arizona, and writes to friend that his party have found fine mineral country, with many large silver and gold lodcs--a section 40 miles ,square prospecting well in placer gold; country well wstered and heavily timbered, with good agricultural lands, and not ercelled in the Territory for grazing. He also mentions discovering deposits of authra- cite coal of apparently great extent.
 We were pleased to meet Pete Smith and Fred Henry in town last week, and to hear the story of their success For three years Henry and his partners have bceH trying to work the Rainbow gold mine, but have not realized anything tiil now. This summer they have put up hardy y-gsfdy wheel on Kirkland Creek to run arsstras with, and can now reduce ton of ore every 24 hours. Their first run of seven tons of Rainbow ore paid up all expenses of erecting their works. They brought 70 ounces of fine looking gold to Prescott on this trip. The Rainbow is opened 100 feet below the surface by tun- mel, and the future of the company looks bright. The vein matter shows DO sulphur cts as yet. Mir Henry says that to encour- ago prospector to work on some of the nu- merous gold veins in the neighborhood of their arastra, they will work small lots of ores for any parties, at Slo per ton.
 Last Monday Judge Fleury leased to C. C. Bean, for one year, his mill on Lynx Creek known as the "Thunderbolt." Mr. Bean has interested parties with him who lately ar, rived in Arizona and think our sulphuretted ores can be worked proftably. MT. B. in tends to fix up the Thunderbolt crusher t work in conn ection with the l0-stamp bat tery of the Eureka mill, which has long time been idle. A careful working test vii be made in the mill of the, various lodeI within reasonable distance, and we hope fo favorable results. The sulphuret ores or Lynx Greek are known to be rich in gold snC silver, and when men of experience in work ing such ores in Colorado and elsewhere talk, hold here in earnest, we believe the profit
 
 worked them heretofore and failed to extract the miuerss through ignorance of the proper method of treatment.
 The parties who examined the Davis mint in company with Mir, Bean last week, wer' surprised at the unusual natural facilities fo working the mine. Ore from the Davis ha been sent to San Francisco in lots of frou 800 to 1000 pounds at different times anC sold there, demonstrating the fact tha though selected portions of ore will worl over SSto per ton, the shipment at presen rates of freight will not pay. Mir. Bean pro poses to have a fair trial of the ore mad here, by Capt. Babcock, to ascertain the cos of working and the yield of the average ore of ,the,vein, which is large enough to kee 100 stamps running constantly. co. is ire prsssible and we hope the time is near whel he will begin to realize good return iron his expenditures in the mines.
 Since the pscifcation of the Apaches, VI are in receipt of letters from all sections ask ing information as to the mines in Arizons the cost of living here, and other question about the country. Parties who left her years ago are coming back to look after thei mining interests before they are forfeite under the Congressional law which take effect June 10, 1874, and some activity ma ,bs expected during. the next nine month, working to secure titles, if nothing more.
 Messrs. J. W. and Thos. Simmons, wit tive or thrss others started for Brsdsha, district last week to work on their claims O the Tiger and other lodes.
 Col. Edward Cany { ". F. Banning hay been prospecting for some weeks and hay recently discovered several large quartz vein specimens from which have been left at th MINER office, The ores generally show su phurets at the very surface. One speeime is singular combination of galena, coppe iron and silver ores The Col. win have u ores assayed and if they promise well wi open the iodes at once