Arizona weekly miner., 1875-01-22

] locations will of course have and enjoy tLe
 best opportunities for success. Let tl erlght men, then, come at once, and but a few years 1 will show the wisdom 0f their course. The country nov being quiet, and no danger, with the present management of Gen. Crook, of further Indian wars.
 THE EXTENSIVE AND RICH MINERAL LoDEs
 Scattered all over the country will, ere long, be developed, requiring thousands upon thousands of miner, all of whom must be led, and therefore those who are wise and ener- setic enough to undertake agricultural pur- su.ts will for long time be sure of good pay and good re,urns for their produce.
 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF YUMA CITY.
 have learned from Judge Briney, the Collector of Customs, and X. J. Finlay, the agent of the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, that the imports of merchandise for 1874 will exceed ,5G0 tons, or l5,COO pnnnds The exports tu san Francisco fnr 1871 are as follows: Silver bearing ore, 300 tons, cr G00,O00 pounds; copper ore, 25 tons, or 5000 pounds; bullion, S,GO0 pounds; wool, 5.90O pounds; hides. 3,7l4. These few items NIll ot course give hut faint showing oi the business, yet will give an indication. The Chroni, le Is looked upon here as the live pape. fl the Pacific Coast, and is read by al, and with the increase in population and bu ,incS>. the Chronicle above all other papers, vii! grow and increase with the Territory. There is properly but one hotel kept here, the Grand Hotel, ny the old pioneer William Durkc, who Is host in himself and a noted character Judge DeF. Porter, of the Sec ona District resides here, ant l. now holding a session of the Court. Since General Crook has been in command the whole aspect of the couttry has changed from an unsafe terrible state of insecurity, to one ot confidence and security. No better man than Gen. Crook could have hcen sent here during AFizona'S darkest and bl0odest days, and he deserves WI ar he has Sn well earned-the lasting gratitude of all. Tn military post of Fort Yuma is on the west bank or California side of the river, and is now twO-cOmpany post, in command uf Captain SeaSallc, fine officer. Many of our most noted military men have frmerly been stationed here. The erection of the fort believe was commenced in 1857. The Quarierma>ter's Department x on the Arizona side of the river and in charge of Captain Hughes.
 FROM YUMA TO NARICOPA WELLS.
 Marlcopa Wells, Dec. l6.-I left Yuma the
  son. aud have stopped off here at the hos pitable home of J. A. Moore to write up my notes by the way. The distance from Yuma to this place k eighty-tnrce miles, nearly due east, and all the way up ;he south bank of the Gila river. Tn. valley of the Gila is from five to forty O. more miles in width, and much ot II of a1 exceedingly Iich sedi- mcntary deposit, cap lble of producing. with ... f.,,t peciaiIy cotton and tobacco. \ portion, but much the smaller plrt, of the soil, Is of an alkaline character. The water of Ibe Gila Is good, and some of Che well water is excellent, while others in the alkaline region i, brack i>h. After leaving Yuma our first station Is Giia Cltv, eighteen miles distant, where we get gooi frontier dinner at A. iang's, sta iio,l- keeper He i, the only inhabtant of tic cIty except a half dozen McXicans and a few lodges of the Yuma Indians, who work in the old placer 2 ,ld diggngs, making from two to three dollars per day by dry washing. Some twenty or m re years since these dig gings were very prosperous, and there Was population of over 5000 at one time. Over Sl, ,000J0 worth ot gold was taken out and some large nuggets. The gold IS very pure, and the Indians now bring m at times mug gets wor h from five to ten dollars, some of which 1 have seen and examined. Judge Porter. Dr. GoIdwir, Judge Brinlcy and u;her> of Yuma are taking measur To bring in water tn thts. oll mines and work them by hydraulic power. The gold is found on both sides of tne river in the foothills of the mountains. A ten stamp quartz mill was erected some years since in the foothills on the north side of the river by Captain Polhe- mus, but it is now idle. Something over S2j, 900 was taken out in all The rock is said to he rich, and in the future will no doubt become valuable. The next station IS Mission Camp, twelve miles east, where on