Arizona citizen., 1875-10-09
santa Rita Placer Mines.

SMITH DIGGINGs, PIMA COUNTY, ARI
 IONA, October 3, 1875. ED. CITIZEN
 This being the Lords day and there
 being no chance of going to any pray
 CT meeting to kill time, thought 1
 would kill little left on hand,-after doing the weeks washing and mend
 ing, miner fashion-by giving you a few notes of passing events in this part of the mineral vineyard.
 The weather is splendid. Mornings and evenings rather cool, making a coat quite comfortable and putting one in mind of the old fashioned Fall weather in America. Most of the miners in thls neighborhood are hard at work, some stripping ground and preparing for the Winter rains; others packing dirt on animals to the water and rocking Most every one who works, is making good wages. There is permanent water on Greater, Sucker and Mack's gulches. Sucker gulch is getting quite thickly settled There are eight or nine different camps on it. New parties are coming in every week. MT Herman Welisch is here building a house near Nashville, (where everything is beautifully green ) in which he proposes to open 8 store and accommodate the public with the necessaries of life at cheap rates.
 The inevitable James Speedy arrived in the diggings today, with stock of goods and provisions to accommodate the hungry and thirsty, and will sell cheaper than anyone. James is a mighty Rustler" and has lots of friends among the miners. The only fault to be found with him is that he don't bet on the Grey Eagle" But he will succeed for a that, if he keeps that express going and brings the boys their CITIZEN and letters regularly.
 We had a miners meeting yesterday (at Mir. Steele's store), to settle a dis pute about a mining claim I here with send you a copy of the proceed ings
 MT. Fred. G. Hughes is rushing around furiously with 8 petition against the removal of Judge Dunne. Of course many have signed it here, without any idea of the merits of the case.
 We are sadly in need of justice of the peace here, as there are disputes arising about claims, and other diff culties that cannot be settled by min ers' meetings. There is not one here to administer an oath, Would it not be a good idea for the Governor to appoint some one to act as justice of the peace for this district
 There is a general meeting of the miners of this district called to assem- ble on the 18th of this month, to revise and correct the existing laws and make such new ones as may appear neces- sary. X.
 Following are the proceedings of the spoken of in the above letter. Ii was held at Greater Creek, October ?, 1875, to regulate a dispute in regard to a placer claim, between Hugh Kel- ley and Chas Davis:
 On motion, Fred. G. Hughes was ap- pointed president and NJ. McKenna of the meeting. The meet ing was then called to order. On mo- ton, jury of six men were appointed by the president to hear and adjudicate the case viz: George Warren, Joseph Herring, Thos. McPherson, Edward Joseph Hummer and D. Caugh- in. The jury after hearing and con sidering the evidence, decided that Hugh was true partner and entitled to one-fourth of the ground. On mo- ion a committee of three were appoint ed to divide the ground in this dispute,