Arizona weekly miner., 1875-11-26
LETTER FROM COL HODGE ON THE
 PECK DISTRICT.

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 ing distsict sad the Bradshaw Mountain
 have ssen so fally written up for the MINER
 by Messrs. Hitchcock, Bigelow and others,
 cannot refrain from giving my testimony i,
 reference 10 the wonderfully rich minera
 deposits of the Bradshaw country.
 By the Invitation of the Hon. c. C. Bean
 l was enabled soon after my arrival in Pres
 colt, some two weeks since, to visit that sec.
 ton of Yavapai county, and after having
 made thorough examination of the mines
 taking some ten days time for the purpose
 l am from personal examination and from
 facts gathered, compelled to say that, it is in
 my candid opinion the richest mineral belt ever yet discovered by our people I do not propose giving full details of what saw because it would require too much space in the MINER to do so, aLd also from the fact that Messrs. Hitchcock and Bigelow have given many which would have to be repeat ed. I Icoincide fully in all that they have written, and would say, like ono of old, that mot one half had been told me-"
 Ten miles from Presestt we began to enter the rich mineral belt on which many gold and silver lodes are located between the Hassayampa and Turkey Greeks. They are too numerous to mention in detail, but those of the Senator" "Crook," and "Da- wis" mines are the most noted, though there are others equally or more valuable now be- ing opened
 The Senator" owned by s. O. Frederick, examined thoroughly. They are working 'n the 60foot level a vein of sulphuret ore feet in thickness, which assays throughout 'rer $50 per ton. MT. Frederick's 1O-stamp hill is now working this ore and saving $50 'er ton, and he hopes, with improved ma hinery, to save nearly all that which is now ost.
 The Crook mine having been fully written Ip, will not now describe.
 The Davis mine is some three miles West f South of Frederick's mill, and in compa- y with its discoverer, Jeff, went to it yer rough and rugged road, and was we'll epaid for so doing. The vein is like most Il others in this section, a north and south ein. It is over Is feet wide and carries
 liver all its width from S56 to $500 per ton.
 Ten miles further on towards the Peck [r. E. Fender is erecting 10stamp mill to B completed in January. It is near the old ully Bueno mill and mine, and promises to 3 success, as he and partners have the ully Bueno and several other good lodes
 the immediate vicinity. The Peck, Silver Prince, Black Warrior, ccident, Wallace and many other mines, : any of which 1 deem equally valuable, l 6 slted and found them, in every instance so { r as opened, giving the best evidence of be- s g true assure ueins. They are about 30 s iles east of south of Prescott. f The rich silver ore now being taken out at , e Peck and Silver Prince is beautiful and onderfully rich. To fully appreciate the r nth one must go in person and see for him. r If. o Having visited almost every mining dis ( ct and mine in the States and Terr itories, b must in truth say that the Peck District is b superior to them all. This mineral belt [ one mile and upwards in width, and at | st forty n,iles in length: Formation-slate $ th heavy granite formation to the East, t also to the West few miles. More \ 'n. III. c. HODGE. 'rescott. Nov. 9, 1875. I