The Arizona sentinel., 1879-05-31
Yuma Mil and Mining 90.

putting up me new Mill which Is
to crush the ores from Carga Mu-
chscho District. A ride upon the
rail of about half an hour, o. 4
hand-car (Which Is splendid exer-
cise.) facing a pleasant breeze.
under the guidance and protec.
ton of Mr.. Frank Townsend
and without an incident, save
stopping to kill a rattlesnake of
about 8 inches in circumference,
having a portion of hi. rattles
missing; there were eleven all of
about the same width (there may
have been twenty and some of
these worn thin and entirely
through, showing great age ne
had four hung far rs drought US
10 Var Arsdale's camp. This con-
sists of fine square canvass tent,
the blue and white stripes of
which form a pretty bit of color
in the landscape, with the yellow
8 nd and low brush for foreground
backed rs the river, and green
willow ard cottonwood trees be.
yOnd; then there are three Will
built, square, fiat-roofed, brush
touSes, consisting IF a dormitory.
dining-room and kitchen, the
passages between rooted over and
forming splendid places for a
post prandem lounge.
About 500 feet from the camp
Is the n,ill the present building
Is only "a feet by II feet with @
feet stud one side and part nf
another will not be closed i'm. In
"ne corner is to stand the engine
N a foundation of brick made
near by by j. l.. smith, and they
look like very good brick too.
though not faced In another cor
ner will lie a large water.tank,
another the pans, COMMENTATORS,
am"lgamatOrs, etc., with the bat.
terry behind them in the other cor.
nsr. A pit, In tine sand, has been
dug eight feet below the floor and
the stamps will he about four feet
above the floor this pit has been
well tamped with clay and SIND,
and in it two-inch plank, twelve
feet long, spiked together, and
standing on end, will form "A sOlit
fur dalton for the mortar. A
we'll. twenty fe+tf from the engine
b teen dug six feet square and
q depth of thirty-one feet ar
abundance of clear, sweet water
has been obtained. We found siz
carpenters and three labOrers a,
work closing IN the roof ready
for shingles. The mill will prob
ably start up on the Goth of June.
A contract to supply 1000 ton.
OF orr has heen taken by Mr.. Van
Arsd"le, which will come from
the Maare and Cargo Muchacht
mines; ii will have to be hauled
three miles to the railroad tracl
where il can be dumped by /,
shoot directly on the cars thps,
will be hauled three miles anc
then switched on to a spur track
which has been built directly Il
the mill it is 300 feet long and /.
about on a level with the caves Of
the mill here the ore Is to be
dumped almost into the mortar-
The mill stand, ah.ut 200 fee
from the river on the side # ,
butte of the mesa. Walkin,
down To the bark we found on
OF the Color do Steam Naviga
ton Company's harges In com
mand Of Capt. Ja-k Mellon, VIII
has taken out a contract to de
liver 1000 cords of wood. Tn
barge had just arrived with il
first load of about seventy cord,
and some thirty Indians wer
bard at work with pick and shove
grading a landing.
Our tour Of inspection over "
accepted the hospitality Of NJ
va Arsdale und were surprise
sttbe sumptuOus repast to whic
~. q. ~ ,5yEv ftuo kinds Of mea