, 1879-01-23
ARIZONA.
Something About the Mines in the
Pioneer District.
information Of Value to Capitalists and
Prospectorl.

Ha7ln1 Fcau alEs ~ ~ nte"A .s@'e! "'it'eo
In ths Territory and published in The TRInuxE,
n rrur+-l II, ,ne That letter from one who re-
.,,.., e.. ,,.,.,,v,, ~ ~o,,. in rorr ,t,r or,,
seca ~. nu'"os' -. sa s,as. l.. a.. ,, scn... .
VINO has spent nearly t"o !'"sn ~ ."'e eou"''5'
might be OF some Interest TO for readers.
The railroad over which Mr. lfr%ing role In |
On. a ,rd co,nf.rt rrom Los AprrIr. 10 Yuma
sa' a,e .,ra.., to,, sam. inn n, r..
"ah no' co',p't..u .s,. ""'n M > fa.nu,. sw,,' ~ ~
thought It preferable to make tic journey by
private conyc5ante rather thnn stage II nret - |
iouu nud ruurl, roatl. eowe p,lrrha.e,l wagon,
harness. and four lung gcarrt} animals similar to
ihose driven by Gen. Sheridan ir your ci.Y.
ihus pF1s'aea , a','. e''"'pp''' ~ >"Ae' 'o'' :"
hand, 4 distance Of
e1x HUNDRED Mttas-
much Of the way through tlesolate country,
un,aoooen ssse " ,s".m .as .,ta.". ~" 49,
md portion Of southefn ea'hofh'a u even
too dcsolatc nnd harren iof tl'hf. As 10 inc
roat], any ono who hns ever Travelled oycr the
old l,uttcriletd route from Lns Angeles, By way
~ s,us..,or., 1,,.s ~ ro,t Yuma, uou,l mnrh
Of WARRIORS fass' 10 fot' una ~nue' 'irae"
prefer drive over aonsh iatk Ut nteael n'u-
1cyarl to tint road Ono stretch Of forty miles
thrnugh heavy sani tlaa to bc made without
.....- .~co,t .ur1 sunntv es nna ran carrr
"a'e.' a.. s,ts Tn+,3t... h,, woo.,
ntonr. Aeaifl' IN tlns 's1''i"tf' oet"e:"
Yuma a''d Florence 1os.s.se tn''e desesl nag
hcre in safgtv after tventy-tlrce days travel
~.
ing: ,,
we mare hsea ',ct' nu" wv ~ ys.' ,.,n" n.u '''"r
eot!re time and attention TO prospecting for
,n,ncra1 mtninr. md assastnr, ] hare the only
t''''s'"', 4n'" ~. d., o,,J IN ,,o,t If thn
nssay-ot'lco a. tne rus.' "'u ~ "'oet y. w
assaytnR OF pio1ccr District. This gives ms an
ouuort,itfty OF knowing That Is being discover
ri on,I t,rre1oped. Ues!dcs, l baYe examined
-, .,a ,,.i,. mi ,otnr. nf anv uote ucnr here.
-. Wv s''. ~" .t'.,,a,,,,na n,,,,, ,,,.,
therefore c'a'm 10 Ano" su''et.''s ~ aoous VI.
mineral tcsourccs aad Realta q I'LL" pa1s u
Arizona.
Our village, Picket Post, which was military
uoet only few years stntc, 10 situated on a Rat,
n man, mar Ouceu's Creek, and some thscc
,,n s,.t W. r,,,r te fno NJ tho
,.'Iaes ,ri,nra TN IN ,,,tnnrat Il fnunl.
"ne'e tns nn"saa' 10 .vars -. rsr v,., .,.v
TIM FAMOUS , e..' ."n,s" -, ,."., s,'T". 81 .,.
about four miles from here. Its 5te|d of rtcl'
nrc Is nndlmnia',eh. lWo tni!isCa tcn' a1n! ,i q
tive-sta.no-nre kept running da; and 3 plight. :.,
crushing orc takcn from ths " mine; . uni M two
saH sal iss asrea.s 's ss 's xoFtas :; s s
The mineral belt In which tho slycT.kuc Is s!t.
uatctl lies along tho western hlu.'t of mount
anranKe that runs teary moFs,, ~ a',n soss,. III
The followlnE.nasncu mlileh nN! cia!ins ate ST.
uatcd fn thIa belt. At tiorth III ~" hiiiE A!lhe:
silvcr.C Chief. sotnn eight ntlcs lrun tlle King:
It la. shaft sunk On It some sixty feet dcsp;
| the orc nssays from s1b to *l,nM Err ton. The
southeast Extonson OF the ch!cf has equally
shows rood ore. AT three Of thrsa carry Il
lnrgc pcrccntngo NJ ch!ort!1o III sl'scf, at'a thc
| Sky -Dlue III hrnniIe oE silver.
Hbou. three mites north Ut 'lc King is The
Surprise hline: there le q sna't SUNK Oh y
eevcnty-nins icct deep; W'atl' o. VEN hsnat
ahfSo an, lssa' g. ~ Tass -. ~ I'm u e'
e ~! 70 ,,o XIII f onr,, mil wcat os ts King