Arizona citizen., 1874-08-01

EDITOR CITIZEN:-The news in this sec
 tion is meagre, Our mining prospects are more encouraging than ever before, but to one who has become acquainted with the difficulties, disappointmentS and failures attending mining affairs in our Territory bright prospects" are as igneS fatui.
 The irrepressible Dave Buell. has taken hold here with his usual spirit and we would almost as soon expect to see the mountains take a walk to the sea, as eX- pect him to fail of success. His machin- cry for five-stamp mill is supposed to be somewhere between Hardyville and the mouth of the Colorado; it may be at liar dyville by this time. He designs erecting 1t at the site of the Wallapai saw-mill in Wallapai mountains, for the purpose of prospecting certain mines in that vicinity and in Cedar district. He has also paid 5000 for mill-site on the Sandy, and it is presumed he will there erect a large mill after having satisfied himself of the char acter, etc., of his mines. It has been re- ported that he had purchased the smelt- ing furnace at Cerbat. This is not exactly the case. He has taken lease of it for five months, with the privilege of buying at stated price. He is putting it in run ming order and will no doubt make run in the course Of @ couple of weeks.
 At Mineral Park the Keystone Co. are gradually descending in their shaft. A depth of about l60 feet has been attained, and it is understood that drifts will short ly be started each way from the bottom. The Lone Star Mining Company have also taken fresh start and are preparing to resume work. Several mines at Stockton and near Cerbat are being constantly ork ed. Among others, t h e '63 !" Outside and New London. am informed that work will be resumed in few days on the Schuylkill and Schenectady mines at Chloride.
 l.. c. Welbourn and wife are daily eX- pected from California. Mir w. has pro- k (,nnnpnfr1fOrS and proposes to erect it at the Park. This machinery is also expected by the first boat from the mouth of the river We are further reliably informed that a MT. Ste vens will, in short time, have in opera ton new Paul Process. I believe he will operate at Chloride.
 Wm. B. Ridenour, John Kite and John Patty recently went on q prospecting trip around the head of Diamond river. They report having been surrounded in a can yOn between Diamond and Cataract creek by number of Indians. They were una- ble to ind but one place of ingreSS or egreSS for animals to or from their position. In order to save their own lives, therefore, they abandoned their five animals, six weeks provisions, etc., and taking only their arms and ammunition, made their way out on foot. For four days they were without food except three doves and one small hawk. They reached d TruXton springs in a suffering condition. They re- port having seen Indian tracks on the west side of Music mountain near the Red lake, and also on the east side Of Music 
 The political enthusiasm here is not considerable yet. Vim. H. Hardy has thought for long time that he possessed a congressional head, but it appears diff cult for him to impress the fact upon many of his acQuaintances.
 We have had no real hard rains here this season, and but few showers, though we lately enjoy.abundance Of cool, cloudy weather. FIDES.