Arizona citizen., 1878-01-11
MOHAYE COUNTY.
signal City-Rapid Growth - Mat. ters Concerning the Old and New Mills and Mines-Other Subjects of Interest.

1 EDITOR CITIZEN: 1 arrived here af
 ter hard ride of twenty four consec
 utive hours from Wickenburg by way
 of the Howard stage line, and even after hearing the glowing accounts of
 men lately from here. 1 was surprised
 at the magnitude of this little city-for camp it is no longer. The principal street IS lined on both sides for a dis tance of several squares, with commo. dious and substantial buildings. Five general merchandise stores are requir- ed to supply the rapidly-increasing population of Signal City; said stores carrying stocks that would be a credit to any town in the Territory. Three large restaurants are in full and pros porous operation; thirteen saloons sup ply "the boys" with the noted Noble and other prominent brands. The fine saloon of Messrs. Fisher & Nash de serves more than passing notice, their
 bar and bar-roOm being the finest 1
 have yet seen in the Territory They
 also have quiet club room tastily fur
 nished, wherein "ye mighty game of pokaire is often played. Mir J. N.
 Castaheda has about completed his
 new store, and when his new stock
 (now en route) arrives, he will have
 the largest and most conveniently-ar-
 ranged store here.
 The Miller Brothers, who have the contract for hauling the ore for the Signal mill from their mine, seven
 miles distant, have built corral and
 now feed their stock near Fishers spring. G. Cornell, from Prescott, al so has a corral-fiour and feed depot- near the spring. Quite number of buildings are going up in this vicinity. Some enterprising genius has run pip ing from the spring part way towards town where a hydrant has been erect ed, to which 8 cup is attached-yery convenient to the weary traveller, etc.
 The Signal mill Qately completed and said to be the most complete in all its appurtenances of any in the Teri tory) is in full blast night and day, shifts being worked both at the mill and mine. Tom Ewing, Superintend- ent of the mine and mill, has placed me under heavy obligations to him for his kindness in showing me through his mill and his patience in answering the numerous questions of a novice in mill-working. The Signal company have a crushing capacity of sixty tons daily.
 The new McCracken 0wenty-stamps) mill is nearly completed and the first stamp will probably fall about January 15. This mill Is situated in New VIr- ginia, about one-quarter mile from the Signal mill and immediately across an arroyo from Signal City. The two towns are virtually one, but still bear their respective names. About sixty men-carpenters, masons, machinists and laborers-are now employed about the McCracken mill, putting up bat teries and building the engine and boil CT bed, for which an excavation was made to the depth of eighteen feet. The company have large yard all in order to receive the tailings from the mill. They have also erected a row of buildings for offices, machine-shops, assay-rOoms, refping quarters, etc; al- so large warehouse. The road to the mine is almost completed and Mir. Bateman, the superintendent for the Company, already adver- tises for proposals for hauling ore. Dr. Thiele, from Prescott, has located here, and is seemingly doing well. There are abont TOO men in Signal City and New Virginia Business seems to be in a healthy condition. When the Me Cracken Company get their mill in order, it has been estimated that from two hundred and fifty to three hundred men will be employed constantly by the two mills, including teamsters, mill-hands, wood cutters, etc. These men get $2.50, s and S4 per day, so by a simple calcu lation, il will be seen that about seven hundred dollars daily will be paid out, and thIs 10 a class of men who spend their money right here. As soon as he old mill at Greenwood finishes upon tailings at its present site, its ten-stamps will be added to he twenty now Tn the new McCracken mill, making total of forty-stamps,
 Right here there is considerable talk Df a new mill to be erected on or near he Arion mine, six miles down the sandy; also one to be rected by the Mining Company, four niles above Signal City, but as I can lot vouch for the truth of these state. nents, 1 submit them to hearsay
 Several new and valuable strikes are. eported in the hills west and south of lere, though have not visited the To- :alions and cannot say how true these eports are.
 To those who ask flows times?''i
 would say I've been here oyer week