Salt River herald., 1878-12-14

llNClN III llldl ulTGClIOu we StN d -tlCA- ican camp in the distance. After some time our friend returned and brought with him the aforesaid bottle filled with what he said was a sover- eign Mexican medicine, produced from plants indigenous to the soil. The name of the mixture, according to our best recollection, was ''mescal." Leaving camp we journeyed on across the desert, past an old deserted rancho, to the Gila at Sacaton, and thence up the river to this point.
 It is worthy of remark that the fields and surroundings of the Pimas, through their reservation, presents a favorable contrast to any Mexican farming your correspondent has seen in this territory or New Mexico. Their children looked heater and brighter than large class that can be found in certain quarter of almost any Arizona town.
 At Adamsville is mill turning out first-class flour; also an urbane indi- vidual who presides over a counter and dispenses the article which cheers the inner man.
 Florence is well-built, adobe town, presenting more an American than Mexican appearance. On arriv- ing an hour or two of perambulation brought us in contact with Charley Palmer, an old-time Pacific coast friend, who rejoices in aldermanic proportions and ministers to the wants of the thirsty with an air peculiarly his own. We also met the redoubt- able General Phil. Kolheger, well known from Australia through the length and breadth of the Pacific slope. We found him sick, but he frightened up and was soon able to tell some of his original yarns. Should you or any of your readers visit this portion of the country and chance to meet the General, it is ne cessary that you should be impressed with the fact that implicit faith must be given to all of his stories.
 The county is just now agitated over the result of the election. As usual the defeated candidates cry fraud and a special term of the dis trict court is talked of. A strong ef- fort seems to be made to prevent Col. Ruggles, the treasurer elect, from re ceiving the certificate, but it vii doubtless fail. The whole matter seems the effect of personal malice, and will probably recoil upon the heads of the movers in the matter. On the whole Florence is quiet, pleasant place, surrounded by good agricultural country and doing good business with the mines at Picket Post, McMillenville, Globe and the King.
 \ trip to Picket Post, a distance of thirty miles, repaid the trouble. There is quite an activity in the working of mines there. Our observation show ed the following results: The Silver Shield, worked in two places, shows four-foot vein, and assays from S35O to S1.1S0. The SilverdO, with a shaft 20 feet and 5-foot vein, assays from 5G0 to 2,500 dollars. The Bel cher seems to be an immense mass of ore rather than well defined vein as yet. The Eureka is down 80 or 90 feet, with a fine vein and rich ore in the bottom. In the Arco they have just struck the ledge in their tunnel at distance of 115 feet, showing a good ledge and plenty of rich ore. The Belle has suspended work for the present. There are many other mines we had no time to visit, and which are doubtless worthy of mention.
 The town or camp contains about two hundred inhabitants. There are four mills in operation: The King mill, 10 stamps; the Baldwin, , stamps; the '16, , stamps, and the Benson & Stout, ? stamps and pans.
 In conclusion l would say that the water here does not seem to be as un. healthy as at your place. It would doubtless be fair to say that your cor respondent has not personally tried the water yet-he confines himself to . weak tea. WILKES. C.--- 1,..---..- ( I-..l. 1. U