Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
LETTER FROM ALEXANDRA.

EDITOR MINER All the time something is happening m the different places through the world, and the cholera, plague, and other diseases break out in spots and cansC an excitement, and SO the smallpox scare has stirred us up some in these Bradshaw mountains, but all reports have proved base less as 10 any cases of that horrible sick ness; and even if there were dozen deaths in week from smallpox in this town. no such excitement would ensuc as we have had since the 22d instant. in consequence of the discovery of new mine, in this district. on that day. As the news will reach Pres colt before this letter. and may bo a little wide of the facts. propose to give you all the points, as derived from first hands
 Two weeks ago, two men. named Miles and Donlan, came hero expecting to go to work for Vessels X Co, and on Sunday last, Miles and a man. named Madden, took little walk over the hills, and struck some good looking float rock, which they brought in and had assayed. The ore yielded at the rate of $534 per ton. Of course they went out on Monday. and hunted up the vein and located it, and brought in more ore, some of which assaycd over 5000 per ton Madden, Miles, Donlan and Flynn are in tho discovery claim, Walsh, Dunn, Rnh bins. Myers, Shon and Gohin are on the North and South extensions. The vein Is situated about four miles from AlONandra, nearly East in the granite formation East of Crazy Basin. and a section outside of the main mineral belt in which the Peck and Prince lie Being so near this camp. all fl,. .h..l see the new strike, and prospected to get locations; but as yet. nothing has been found SO good as the Jack on the Green, % as the claim is called, Joe Doueherty has a location East of tho Jack, which shows very good ore, worth from se0O to $500 per ton.
 Little else of importance i. to be noted here. Alexander X Co. graded of lot st an expense of S500, and the carpenters are busily at work putting up the store building iSx24 feet. Ellis is also hard at work on his saloon and has it roofed in. Col. Bigelow has thirteen men at work on the street grades, and the town seems to be more lively than at any time since the Peck Company quit shipping ore
 In the Peck mine, there is no change The face of the tunnel Is still in the same high grade ore and is getting little damp probably water will come in within twenty five feet.
 Lieut.. Thomas has just completed sur vey of tho incorporated portion of the mine for |. s. patent.
 Vim. Walsh, who negotiated the sale of the Peck mine, has during the past week, bonded the Silver Prince for, sixty days. at t60,o00. As mining proposition, Walsh Is a success.
 We have startel another petition for s mail from Bradshaw, via this place, to Pres colt, which will be signed by every man in this distcict, Asan illustration of the need of mail service, the fact that VIC are paying Charley Young over Si00 per month, by subscription, for doing the business as ex- pressman, is sufficient
 The nights, during the past week, have been very cool, and the days windy and sdually until Saturday. Friday afternoon, a smaf, slaSCT with thunder and lightning lasted an hour
 Since T. M Alexander has bought the ad- verse title to the mine on which tho town