Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-27
uOUdVE COUNTY

The mail from Hardyville and mining towns in Hualpai District, arrived last night bringing among others, the following Min ing and Indian Indian News:
 CRRBAT, February r., 1874 To the Efitor of the Arizona Miner
 K. Stein places thirteen men at work on the Keystone mine today his machinery will be on the ground to-morrow.--The Cerbat c. & 5. NJ Company are preparing to do extensive work on their claims this spring. l.. M Smith, sdper- intendent, will be here in about two weeks.- ". W. Stearns. one Of the owners of the Dean mine, near wallapai Springs, was here few days since, and let a contract for sinking one hundred feet on this mine. He speaks very flatteringly of the prospects, and intends bringing one of his mills from Kern county to this distriet.-The miners at Stockton are pounding away, and the most oi them doing well and unearthing somc fine Ore.--J E. Fisher has six men at work on the New London mine which Is looking splen ddy-R Gird and Chas PletZ have erected a small smelling furnace in this town, which they claim will be an entire success when started which will be within a weck.-Cory & Potts will make a shipment of ore this week from the Little Chief and New Era mines, which ore goes overland to Los Angeles, at a less figure than il can be transported to san Francisco by land aud river, at present rates.-Chas Gross is working his mine near here, and again preparing to run his arastra on gold rock. k.--J. W. Mum Is clean ing up his arrastra and will, probably, produce a good quantity of gold bullion.
 February 1s.-The storm has lasted without cessation for eight days, and many adobe build ings in Chloride, Mineral Park and this place are in ruins, having melted down. Davis & Randall were abliged tO move all goods out of their store al Aigsral Park; the walls Of the building ben. cracked. il will probably fall.
 BEALE SPRINGS, Feb. oi, 1874. John IT. Bcyion, Esq,
 Sir;-On Saturday Last, Messrs ". 4. Ground. and J. Cureion went out from Truxton Springs tC gather Hp their cattle, several miles from tho ranch, In rolling country. they observed Hual pai Indian lwcil known, and always well treated by Groundsj on horseback, coming in their direc ton. but not seeing them at the time, on riding up A little closer the Indian saw them and took up his gun aud tried 10 fire. but, for some reason the gun did nOt 20 off Grounds hailed him with the words don't shoot" but the Indian kept working his gun and aiming at them. CuretOn seeing that the Indian meant nght. Bred at him AiLer CurctOn's first shot the Indian had his gun ready, commenced firing and struck CuFetOn In the leg which thTOwed him on the horse. By ihls time Grounds had got ready, and commenced firing zt the Indian, which ended In the killing ot che Huaipai, but not before CurctOn was shot once more and had his arm broke.
 Ihc wounded man WaA brought into Cerhat Sesterday, and it Is hoped he may recover, but he may lose bis arm
 The Indian that was killed had an improved sharp's rife and 70 rounds of cartridges.
 Grounds dOes nOt exactly how many head oi cAlue be lost: he thinks not hss than 200 head and hOrses.
 Weather is vcsy cold, this unorsing, tilernIon eicr only slsD|isg scout ls-.
 The mail carrier sayA be found most of the stations and ranches hetyecn Car,at and old Camp lIlalpai daserted, ja consequence o which he vas compelled to drive one team distance of 70 miles.