Arizona citizen., 1877-04-21
learned from one of his men. much pleased with his prospects.
 ARIVACA RANCH

ARIVACA RANCH.
 On this ranch, which was soon reach ed, Mir Pedro Aguirre, who has charge of Lord & Williams band of about 5000 sheep, lives with his family MT. Aguirre says the year SD far has been a good and prosperous one, as the con .dition of the sheep certainly show. The sheep are now lambing and it is expected that 35O0 or 1000 lambs will be saved. The Arivaca grant covers this valley, and it was frequently re marked by members of the party that with a good and sufficient title to the Arivaca, the possessor need not trouble himself about mines or any other prop erty. Doctor Wilbur's ranch in the valley, was not visited for want of time YELLOW JACKET AND OTHER MINING
 PROPERTY.
 In the Enriquita mountains, on the west slope, and but five or six miles from the Sonora line, the Yellow Jack ct mine and Ostrich mill are situated. The mill is on an elevation in a little valley just at the foot of the mountains, and quite a settlement has grown up about it. The mill has len stamps and a capacity for about twelve tons of rock per day. Twenty men are here employed by the company under the charge of MT John Bartlett Work had been stopped for week for a new pump which had been ordered and was daily expected. MT. Bartlett arrived with it, however, from Tucson, Satur- day afternoon. and il was immediately put in place, so that crushing com menced promptly on Monday morning. The pump, which is known IS a Hook ker Force Pump, has 6 capacity for 5000 gallons an hour and will amply supply all demands. Lixiviation pans have just been completed and will soon be put in operation under MT. Miller, who has had much experience in this process of reducing ores.
 The Yellow Jacket mine is distant two miles by fine road from the mil. The mine is now under charge of Mr Armstrong, who has had about thirty men employed The mine is now so we'll opened that there can be 70 doubt of its great value, as the two leads are easily traceable 10 the bottom of lhe shaft, 100 feet dawn. A large amount of work has been done by the company, and, whether they achieve it or mol no men are more deserving of success than the owners, who, without aid and amidst difficulties, have opened and worked that mine Two shafts have been sunk, one to a depth of about 100 feet and ihe other 40, and several tun- nels, the longest being about l90 feet run along the vein, and good ore found in all. While the party was at the place, MT. Armstrong found a rich body of ore that will pay very large So far, the ore has been worked only for the free gold il contains, and from $15 to S25 is the usual yield. The rock assays very much higher
 At the Old Mine, the Osllich mine and other locations, nothing is now being done, but IS there Is every evI- dence that they are equally d. rich as the Yellow Jacket, It Is certain that ere long they will attract sufficient atien tion 10 make a great mining district in that vicinity. \ new ledge, called the North Carolina, has recently been lo- cated between the Yellow Jacket and the old Mime, that crops out extensive ly and will soon be prospected
 Altogether, the party were satisfied with the trip and were of opinion that some day this will be one of the most. prosperous and rich districts in Ari- zona. Enough work has been done tp' prove that mines are not only rich but permanent and will attract lhe neces,- ary. capital and skilled labor Tn land in the valleys is rich and with ar tesian water, which the conformation of the country would seem to indicateI as being easily altainable, will produceI abundantly all kinds of crops and the hills will graze many thousands of cat tie. The roads are all natural and as level and hard as well kept roads Tn most cities and furnish easy access for the heaviest wagon transportation.