Arizona citizen., 1876-01-01
Local Mining Anairs.

Local Mining Anairs.
 Gov. Stafford brings news from San
 Rafael of placer district of great
 promise and miles ir extent, situated
 in the ravines of the Patagonia and
 San Antonio mountairs, and the level
 country next to the mountains, and
 along the Sonora line. D. T. Harshaw, John Montgomery and others are there, and say the dirt all prospects from the grass roots downward, and that it isl rich enough to pay carting to water.
 NJ. McKenna was in a few days ago. from the Santa Rita pIacers, and re- ported the miners about all prepared with bedrock reservoirs 10 save water when it cOmes-as it has to some ex- tent-and that season of profitable mining is certain; that without water they are making expenses and puttlngI everything in the best possible shape to make the most of the water caught in their reservoirs.
 J. c. Schemerhorn of the Salerol company, was in town this week on business and returned yesterday. He continues to sink on three lodges with encouraging prospects-in fact seems to have no doubt of the success Of the company's operations. James C. Truman, general manager for the company, wrote Lord & Williams that he would leave Binghamton, New York, for Arizona about December 14. and that he would probably stop but a few days in California.
 Tom Roddick is in from the Ostrich mill. and brought with him $1O5 in gold bullion, the product of $500 pounds of ore from his Yellow Jacket mine, and he says hs has fifty tons
 
 more of the same kind at the Ostrich mill, and 15O more on the dump ready ( to take there, if the working of the i hrst fifty proves satisfactory, of which he expresses no doubt. There is evi. 1ently to be continuous prosperity out in that locality, and we hope to give it md other districts a personal examin- Ition soon. .
 Dr. Handy informs us that Prof. Arey has recently worked some 25OI bounds of Old Mine ore by the lixi. o -iation process, saving eighty-five per ent of the assay valp; and the com. ( any is assured that from ninety to T lnety-fve per cent. will be saved with ir he proper appliances for working on ts, practical scale. Work is continued d n the mine a, Work goes ahead on the Trench and IL everal other mines to tbe southward. T We are informed that Niman X 'ash's new mill at Stoneman is run. o' ing nicely. co o. w. Streeter has men at work on le San Xaxier, and writes that he will 'on be here prepared to prosecute b' lining in a successful way and of bs purse with experienced miners.
 w. A. Holmes writes from the Globe " istrict on December 15, as follows bs Work is going ahead on the Rescue. ha agle, Allan, Pinal and Athens. They e all yielding ricL ore-assays run. 'o ng from $2OO to s1s,OOO per ton. e r. Ramboz, superintendent of the l escue, has now sacked for shipment oG tons, which assays at the rate of Ii! le dollar per pound. Others have co lmps Of rich ores waiting for trans th S 'rtatIon to some place for reduction. his district is sixty miles by trail pr 'rthwest of Florence and thirty-fve T 'rthwest of San Carlos Indian agency cH bounded on the north by Salt river, Of est by the Rio Prieto, south by the pr, nber range of the Pinal mountains. eS Id east by the White mountain Ind Jec a reservation. The mineral belt is tht out flve miles in width and eight in nrL ngth. The formation is granite with bie re and there a belt of lime Re lih alnder of letter next week. ED. @ e@0' TEEN Al an