Arizona weekly miner., 1874-01-23
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assistance of bis two comrades, he managed 10 reach the shore in safety, but the horse went down stream and has not yet been re- coverei.
 The mail wagon which left berc Sunday noon, after making three crossings of the liver, was unable 10 cross the fourth, and the water had risen 80 last that be was unable to get back. The duyer camped, and has waited there ever since. It Is thought NIT Ewing is detained somewhere in the same lo- cality. The water is slowly recedIng and it is isexpected they will both get through to-day.
 The San Bernardno papers are jubilant over their new mining district.
 The Blue Jay mine has been incorporated in San Francisco, with capital of Sj ,OOO, 600. Other new discoveries, of fabulous richness, are reported daily, throughout the new ais trict. One silver lode assays as high as sew enteen hundred dollars to the ton.
 Phenix, Jan. 2l.--Weatber clear, cold breeze blew all night.
 It is reported that the Mesquite school house washed away.
 The river is falling slightly. On the ranches of A. B. Lie and Judge Tweed about fifty acres of sowed land are covered by the running water.
 No mails yet from either way.
 Wickenburg, January 22.-The Hume lead ing through the canon to Bill Smiths mill suffered severely from late ireshets. Oyer distance of several miles numerous breaks oc- cured. The COS, of repairing it Is estimated Ut about S4,0Oo. It will not interfere with the present running of the mill.
 The water in the Hassay ampa has fallen so much that Mg Ewing was enabled 10 get through and proceed on his way to Presr"tt
 The weather is clear and unusually cold.
 John McCorgurdale, prospectOr, came m yesterday evening and reports most won derful discovery in the Aquarius mountains We give his story, believing 1t to De frye : He has been out about forty days, starting m at point 9 miles from this place, and in passing up a canon he noticed the formation as being peculiar and showing signs of recent travel. Oo his return through the same canon he found a fresh living spring running down the middle of the gorge, which had evidently been opened by the shock of an earthquake or by the heavy rains bursting out from sO,nc underground passage. On following the spring to its source, be found d Assure in the rocks out of which the stream seemed to come Providing himself with torches he forced himself through the Assure, wading the stream for one hundred yards, when he came to an immense cave or cavern. Here, he found old mining relics, such as picks, shovels, etc., made out of stone and copper. On one side he found what he considered tu be tombstones, with numerous tablets and hyeroglyphic pictures and writings One of these tablets, made of copper, he tore of anu brought with him. It bears the ins ript!on, "sh hbi terra leris." In one place be found a stone box which he broke open and found some very ancient coins. On some of them the word "Pezso' can be plainly made out. Another tablet, found on the hard granite wall l.ears this inscription: "JuItd iatra nsurOs." He also found scabbard, richly embroidered and having coat of arms of solid gold, Set with precious stones.
 The place bore evident traces of many people having lived there at some previous time. And that they excelled in mining and some at is beyond doubt.
 He also carried away other and valuable articles which he declines to exhibit. He goes to San Francisco immediately, where he will exhibit curiOsities and make arrange ments to come back soon and thoroughly ex- piore the entire cave and the mountains m the vicinity. It is the opinion here that there is immense wealth buried some place in the cave. Many men are fitting out to make search for the cave themselves. Me Cogurdalc feels safe in holding his secret Ills story has created the greatest excite nIent among those to whom he told it and exhibited specimens.
 McDowell via Phonix, Jan 2i.-It com rnenced raining eight days ago and rained steady until yesterday morning. The Verde river has raised very fast. On Sunday in less than an hour it raised four feet. The road from Mcdowell to Phoenix is in pretty rough condition. Mir Mahoney lost about 250 cords of wood, which was swept away by the river. None of the buildings leaked, ex- cept the hospital.
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