Arizona citizen., 1875-11-13
SANTA RITA PLACEBs, Present. and Prospective COnuition of the Mimes-Dry Washing Tried Nuggets Found - SupPIies-Re- markabIe Gave Discovered.

SANTA RITA MINES. Nov. 1, 1875.
 ED CITIZEN: There is not much news nere to tell ypg. The water Is getting scarce, especially on Greater creek where there is scarcely more than enough for drinking purposes. Sucker .galGh ha. sufficient water to keep seven pr eight rockers going, and ai that plsre there is probably more money taken Qut each week than Tn any other of the distrIct. NIT. Hefty has bought 2 water right from Mr. Caughlin, and is making preparations for two ar three rockers. He has some very rish claims but has to pack his dirt over three-quarters of mile. I. G. Rusk and Win. Suttle have employ ed the dry washing machines of Mr. Padres, but as yet it is not known whether they will be 8 success or not. They were worked on trial for two days and Mir. Rusk found that they lost more of the gold than they saved, but hopes that they will be able to make such improvements on the ma chine n to be able to save all the gold. II they succeed, dry washers will be in srcgt demand, for there can be so much ground washed that would other wise he useless.
 There has been some large nuggets found lately. A Mexican found one sticking up out of the ground in a small side gulch, winch weighed seven teen ounces, but after the quartz was broken off the pure gold weighed but seven QquCes and five dcllars. Aug- gets weighing from four to twenty dol lars are found almost daily. Most of the miners do not expect to do more than make expenses, until the rainy season sels in, when mining will con- mencc in earnest, and the amount of gold that will pour out of the Santa Rita mines will astaIish the natives"
 The st0re-keepers appear to be doing q fair business, and among them is Jas. Speedy. He has built a substantial house into which he has moved his store, where he is dealing out the nccessaries of mining life. There is one rcStaHrant in operation and others about to start.
 Don FrederioO IFYIn is supplying the miners with excellent beef twice a week at twelve and One-half cents per pound. Feliciana Montana of Gardncr's ranch, furnishes all kinds of vegetables, including good "spuds '" and butter.
 Henry Clifford lately discovered q large cave in the summit of one of the ranges of the Santa Rita mountains. He in company with Messrs. Suttle, Me kenna and another man, entered the cave through small opening in the cliff, under which it is situated, by ropes, as the floor is some distance from the opening. They found large room, the roof of which was studded with hanging stalactites with one beautiful stalagmite reaching from the floor to the dome, having the appear ance of being delicately carved. When light was made, it was almost trans parent. The party having no candles they could not thoroughly explore the cavern to find it's extent. The room they found was over 100 feet long by twenty wide and about ten high. There is no doubt but it extends to a considerable distance into the mountain. About the mouth of it, there were recent tracks of cinnamon bear, and plenty of them in the neighborhOOd.