The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-02-26

PsEscorr CA. IT,, Feb. z, 1876.


nothing in the way of work to do this
Winter, and very little money-green-
backs is the only money in circulation.
This is undoubtedly a rich country and
its are good. but it has only
been within the last year the Indians
have been kept under control. SO that
white men could settle or prospect how
ever. I think they were no worse than
the Nevada or California Indians were to
subjugate-but of all the worthless old
buns and camp-followers, save me from
the old Arizonians." With what /
have seen of the mines about Prescott
l am we'll pleased, but little or no work
has been done on them; there is not even
a silver mill south of Greenwood the
mills that are here are simply stamps.
and they run the pulp over copper plates.
The lodges are all rather small, except
the base mines. and they are low grade.
In these mountains they have quartz,
and wood and water in abundance. This
is the largest town the in Territory. and a
beautiful little place it is, being situated
on Granite Creek, a rolling piece of
ground, and is we'll built. Over one
hundred houses have been built this Fall
and Winter. and it has a look of perma-
nancy that is not usual to mountain
towns. Fort Whipple is situated one
mile from town, which is headquarters
for the territory this place is head
quarters and market for everything north
of Tucson. This town consists of the
following /: Fifteen stores-four Of them
as large and fine as may be seen any,
where, ten saloons, six billiard tables,
two breweries, n printing Office, three
butcher shops, three saw mills, three
livery stables, seven faro games, one
blue jay, one chances. two keno games,
seven r~etaurants and lunch houses ;
there is no hotel. and woe to the poor
devil who has no blankets ; there are
three stage lines two to the railroad, and
n to San Bernardino direct. Wells
New Mexico and Arizona Express has
just been started-fare to the railroad
$5O-through in three days and nights.
Bradshaw District is undoubtedly the
richest mining district in the central por-
ton of the Ter,itory-the famous Peck
mine is located there /; the rock is very
rich, and at 81 feet deep the vein is seven
feet wide, with a six inch streak that
pays 500 to the ton there are other
mines that are very rich, but are unde-
veloped and the same may be said of
agriculture, stock-raising, mining. and
everything else. The country is fast
filing up. and 1 expect there will be
thousands more come this Summer. I
am well pleased with the country. as it
is much better than I expected to fnd it.
For stock-raising, so far as I have seen.
this country can't be beat, and I have
seen California and Nevada in their
palmiest days the only drawback to it
is the lack of water in the grass regions.
There has been no cold weather yet, but
plenty of now Z
/ expect to start this week south to
Florence, on the ella river, to secure me
a good farm. John O'Dougherty, of
E3an Canyon. in your county. has been
here a week, and leves for Florence to-
day. Johnny Corning has been pros
pecting in Peck District, but he and
his partner have concluded to go south.
Dick Godfrey is mining about fifty miles
south from here he came in for provis-
ions. George Turner, of Cherry Creek,
is also here, and gave me lots OF White
Pine news. George Waters. a Hamilton
carpenter. is at work here. Curtis, for
merly a s~tage-driver between Hamilton
and Treasure Hill, and latterly County
Assessor of Lincoln county. is also here.
Col. Head, who built the White Pine
Water Works, is here and has one Of the
largest stores in the territory. There
arc others here from your county, but I
do not recollect their names. Will write
you again soon. r.
The ARREST OF Observation-Disclosures IL