Arizona citizen., 1877-12-07
RIVERSIDE CORRESPONDENCE.
The GiIa and San Pedro Valleys Mineral Creek Mines-AccidentaI Killing Of Mir. McMInn.

RIVERSIDE, FINAL Co.,, November 26.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: As have never seen anything in the columns of your paper relating particularly to our part of the country, and thinking perhaps you would like to hear from us, con- cluded l would give you brief sketch of our surroundings.
 Of the ills of Arizona, which in our estimation are not as numerous as they might be, we have our share, the prin- cipal of which consists of sand and dust, owing to the want of rain.
 It is the opinion of many, and also our own, that we will have a mining camp here before lOng-the prospects at least are fair to it. Specimens of very fair ore have been brought in from the Scorpion mine, owned by MT. Schoneberg. The ore is composed of silver and copper principally, and as- says we'll There are ether mines or prospects in our immediate neighbor- hood which I think when developed will prove good prospects. Mir Schone- berg has sunk some distance on his and says the deeper the shaft the better the mine looks.
 Mineral creek intersects with the Gila about a mile below here There are good mining prospects all the way up thls creek to the new camp. The proprietors of the Monitor and Great Republic were here a few days ago. They informed us that their mines were looking well; specimens of ore from both can be seen here. The Monitor is eight miles from Riverside, the Great Republic three miles further on, and a little further still, lies the principal camp. And now as we have post office here, l presume the mineral creek miners will find It convenient to come here after their mail.
 We have had quite a sensation in a horse-stealing affair in the valley above here. The thieves got away with two horses, one of which belonged to Mir. Winkleman and the other to NIT. liar rlngton. They took two mules also from MT. Winkleman, but they man. aged to get loose and escaped. As Mir. W. and others were returning from pursuit of the rogues, in dismountIng, NIT. Winkleman's gun was accidentally discharged, the contents entering the back part ot Mr McMinn's head, kill. ing him almost instantly. It is said NIT. McMinn killed hIs partner over year ago. If this is true, we cannot wonder at his sad and untimely fate.
 In our valley there are four dItches completed on the north side of the riv- CT, owned by Messrs. Winkleman, Schu' shusen, Holiday, Putnam Bros. and NIT. Ingle. On the south side there are no ditcles out, but some started. There was no small grain raised in the valley this year, owing to the late completion of ditches, but next year there will be quantity of all kinds raised. One thing is Tn our favor here, we have more water than we have land to irri gate, which is not the case in many other portions of the country.
 The valley is fast filling up, also the Lower San Pedro valley. There are some good claims remaining still on the south side of the river, but not many. Putnam Bros. are out today surveying a ditch to pass here, which will help the looks of the place con. siderably, and in time, there will be works on this ditch which will great 1 ly aid our section financially.
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