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The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27
YUMA ARIZONA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER q, 1879.

eating station ; fifth at a point
opposite Stanwix; sixth. opposite
Oatman Flat; seventh, south of
stage road pass between Oatman
and Kenyon. called SENTINEL /;
eighth, Gila Bend; ninth, east of
Maricopa Summit; tenth, Narico.
pa; eleventh, Swpefwater; twelfth
Casa Grande, The one at Texas
Hill eating Station will, doubtless
soon be taken up.
Taken as whole the fact that
this long line o. road is built, at
al! Is surely a wonder to all but
persons familiar with the country
1t passes over and the value the
road will soon have as new and
short overland line between Pa.
citic and Atlantic waters. It Ia
true there are side-tracks hetween
Yuma and Maricopa (l67 miles)
but there Is not passenger or
freight depot. Prospecting has
been greatly stimulated in the
mountains to the south ward. and
at some points with success. In
Meyers and Silver districts, south
of ella Bend. immensely large
and rich lodges have been found
and therefore business will soon
be created 80 KS to demand a
freight and passenger depot for
1t. The undeveloped wealth of
the mountains along the line will
be slowly but surely opened and
made to swell the business of the
road and give labor to many thou
sands OF people. Mr.. George
Tying, editor and proprietor of
the SENTINEL, recently spent six
weeks In the mines south Of GiIa
Bend, ana he says what many
others do, that the prospects are
rich and large, and he deserves
the success which it seems quite
sure he has achieved in securing
mining property.-7hs South.
The few errors ia the auove. as the 10.
eating of Silver District south of Gila
Bend ETC., are SO evident as to need no
correctiou.l
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27
From Tucson to San Francisco


From Tucson to San Francisco
The distance frOIu Tucson to
Casa Grande, the present ter.
minus Of the s. P. r. r.. is about
SO miles, and is travelled by stage
in about fourteen hours. From
thence to Yuma by rail takes
about ten hours, the time between
Tucson and san Francisco being
three days. A recent traveller
speaks thus of the road between
Yuma and Maricopa:
The track following the valley
from Yuma nearly to Mission
Camp, there takes to the mesa
and never again touches the
valley. and but here and there
can the green cOttonwoods be
seen. This avoidance of the val
ICY was necessary on account of
high water and the lilbility of
ssssVy rains to destroy the track
at sharp gulches and washes on
the rim of the mesa: but the trip
would have been made much
more cheerful ant, better i'm.
preston left upon the traveller
had the track been mostly confin.
ed to or within plain sight of
the continuous lines Of umbra-
geous scottonwoods and other trees.
But the airof the mesa is perhaps
more refreshing and there is less
{ fust upon the average than in
the valley.
The average speed is about
twenty miles an hour. This IS
a high average, under the cir
cumstances, as the train supplies
nearly all gangs of worklnen and
animals along the line with wa.
ter and other necessarles, which
requires lengthy stops. The
track is in good condition to this
side of Maricopa Summit. and
the work of ballasting is going on.
The permanent bridges or trest-
les are completed to Gila Bend,
where there is a full force of build
ers at work. There is about 5000
feet OF trestle work required be-
tween Yuma and Tucson. The
average grading has been light
though the work has been consi-
derabIe at Gila City caiOn and at
Mohawk and Maricopa SUBMITS.
Except at these three points, the
track is straight as an arrow for
long distances
Near Rattle Snake, Il water
tank is building where the track
mugs the river; another is built
al Texas Hill and water is brought
to ii from the river, a distance of.I
four miles; Here is a large coal
bi I; it is also the dinner station
both ways and very soon new
dinner hall will he built at the
water tank a mile west of present
site. The next tank is at Marico-
pa, and the next at Casa Grand.
1t Is understood that artesian
machinery will soon he brought
10 CHA Bend ami a well sunk.
Oi side tracks there are twelve
the first one al Adonde second
aC Mohawk Summit third at
Iexas Hill, tank and coal bin
fourth just a mile eastward at
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27
Market for Silver.

That the coinage of silver falls below the
minimum required by law is attributed
by many to the lack of production by our
silver mines, and thus they entertain q
wrong idea concerning the value and pro.
ductivcness Of the mining industry The
chief reason for this deficiency of bull.
lion," which is the cause given why the
minimum of coinage Was not reached ut
the mints by over S5O0,O00 in July, is moi
that there is not sufficient bullion pro.
duced, but that the government, guided
by the London market and hampered
with discounts and exchange, viii no:
offer the producer what he can get for his
bullion in other markets Sellers of bull
lion do not offer to sell, because their offer
will be refused. The result is that our
mints are running light, our coinage Is
not up to the minimum required BY law,
and our silver is going to China and tie
British India banks. 1t is stated thet
100000 ounces of silver have already been
secured for shipment by the next steamer
for China, ard that probably 75O.O 900 ounces
will be occurred. The foreign markets
offer 81 Il in gold, while the government
only Offers sl.l294 per ounce, and paws
in coin that is at discount This ex.
plains the deflciercy in bullion" at the
mints, and also places the mining indus
try in true light. The government must
see that it will be compelled to compete
with other buyers when it goes in the
market for commodity so much In de.
mand as silverfor there is no law of trade
yet discovered that will draw bullion
more than any other product In the di-
rection of the lowest price and the poor.
est market.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27

GoLD.-A cubic inch OF gold is worth
$2l0-a cubic FOO, 1862, $50; cubic yard
s9,797,762. This is valuing at sls69 an
ounce. At the commencement of the
Christisn era, there was then In the world
S427, 100000 in gold. This had diminished
to S57.OO0,OO0 at the time America was
discovered. Then it began to increase.
Now the amount of gold in use is estima.-
ed to be S6,OOO,OOo, ,OOO Yet all this weld.
ed into one mass would be contained In a
cube of twenty-six feet. This, in the case
of man perishing from disease. would
not oi itSeli avail him SO serviceably as
some little shrub growing by the wayside
which is especially calculated as q ram,
dis! agent In his particular Gaze
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27

the sluice-box, followed by the
Georgia long tom; then the
mammoth f1ume, by which riv-
ers were turned. All these rude
appliances were specially for sur.
face mining. Did the miners o.
those times dream that high ur
on the ridges Of the Sierra Neva.
da ancient river-beds were bu-
ried ; and that down one, two,
and three hundred feet under the
ground. under forests of giant
trees, the richest gold deposits in
the known world gIittered in the
cement floors of the dead rivers?
Do you suppose that the faintest
idea Of the hydraulic, as used in
gravel mining to-day, ever fish
across their minds J? If they had
such little knowledge of the coun-
try they were engaged in devel-
oping, what value can you
place upon their opinions of a
country they have never seen,
and of whose undiscovered de-
posits they know nothing
I have resided on the Pacific
Coast nearly thirty years, and
naturally take an interest in the
progress and development of the
different States and Territories
on the western slope of the
Rocky Mountains +; have been a
pioneer in many parts of Califor-
mia. Nevada, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington Territory and Brit
ish Columbia am familiar with
gold and silver mining from the
cradle to the quartz mill, and
have seen 80 many theories dissi-
pated by practical developments
that I attach butlittle Importance
to opinion. You have a great
many wise men at the East at
this time who can tell you all
about the hidden treasures Of the
earth, and the amount Of money
required 10 sov d. it, and the
number of days in which you
will be sure to find it. I have
read great deal about Arizona !;
have deplOred her troubles, aud
have rejoiced with the common
public when they were con-
quered. Many of my personal
friends comprise Il part of her
most intelligent, enterprising
and reliable citizens, and from
them I have store of what 1 he.
lieve to be correct knowledge of
many of her mining localities in
their present state of develop
ment.
l believe that her mines will
prove permanent and remunera-
tive. Nature is the foundation
of my faith. The rich deposits
found 10 we'll defiued walls in
Arizona did hot fall from the
heavens in shower of aerolites.
When the great Comsiock lode
OF Nevada had been worked out,
and Virginia City had become
almost depopulatod, and mine
and mill owners yielded to disap-
pointment and despair, the geni-
us and Iaith and powerful will of
William c. Ralston grasped tie
situation, and proclaimed faith
in the extent and depth of the
workings of natures laboratory
which put pumps and engines
and mills in motion again, and
achieved results which claimed
The worlds attention. And those
who had no faith at six hundred
feet kept their ducats for the
sWindling manipulatOrs of stocks
after the city on the mountain
had sunk down below the 2OO0-
foot level. There were rich de-
pOsits on the surface of the Com
stick, but her extensive bonanzas
were found at great depths. Ana
so I believe it will prove Win
Arizona.
We are glad to add the follow
ing additional testimony, show
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27

ArixOna's Mineral Wealth.
From the Boston Advertiser oi
recent date we condense the
following interesting interview
with Mr.. Thomas b. Lewis, ol
San Francisco, regarding Arizons
as a mining country. From 9
thorough knowledge of the min
ing history of the Pacific Coast,
and having been identified with
the mining interests for over
thirty years, Mr.. Lewis is espe-
cially qualified to express al in-
telligent opinion.
Mr.. Lewis thinks that the im-
preston am ,ng CalifOrnians is
not generally favorable to "A rizona
as a permanent mining country,
In the absence of the hurrah and
impulse which creates rush, a
new country must submit to Il
slow and cautious development,
which in the end is deemed the
most healthy and profitable.
The causes of their lack of
faith in her mines or the ultimate
success of the country is due to
the ephemeral superficial causes
men usually set up, when they
lack solid practical knowledge of
what they presume to judge and
condemn. Arizona, like Oregon,
Idaho, and Nevada, has hau to
pass through a trying ordeal.
Isolation Indians, and primitive
pioneering, followed by sparse
settlements, subjected to hard
ships. privations, and poverty,
comprise the first chapter in her
history. California was settled
by a rush. She had uavigable
rivers leading to her mines, and
a seaport to which the commerce
of the, world had access /; and
supplies of every character were
carried there in such great excess
over demand that the means and
IL a. a.. ~..ts -S1S -. ..s.i.~. ~ cid.
BILE the eager thousands to gather
the treasures of the New Eel Do
RADIO. Arizona has had no such
good fortune. The poor fellows
who crossed the wide desert to
search for gold and silver in what
Was supposed to be an arid waste,
opened TO tho world a New Ell
Dorado; but the story of their
sufferings will never be written.
Some perished of thirst in the
desert some were murdered by
by savages some sickened and
died; some succeeded, and re-
turned to civilization with mug
gets of gold aud silver. For
years this sort of invading and
retreating was kept up. The be-
ginning of the end of trouble
dawned upon Arizona when Cen
eral Crook and his brave soldiers
entered the Territory to establish
security and turn the country
over TO settlement and industry.
The second event of Importance
is the observance of the selt-pres.
ervation law by the Central Pa
cisc Railroad Company, in the
rapid construction Of the South
era Pacific Railroad. BY that
move Arizona is getting what,
under ordinary circumstances,
she might not have had for de-
cades to come,-viz., a great rail
road running through the heart
of the country, connecting her
with both East and West, and
from which line every part of
her territory will be reached and
developed. The people of the
Pacific States and Territories are
still clinging to the preJudices
aud unbeliefs Of the past but
the Arizona of to-day is new
birth, and will grow rapidly to
the Importance and wealth of a
great State.
Who has come from the depths
10 tell us all this bosh about there
Delng no depth, and consequently
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-27

IDAVID NEAHR
Main Street, YunA, Al
20 californis Street., San Fraasises
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
#CEnfaAL MsaoHA.o,sx.
Invites attention 70 the beet ssleetsd and
most complete stock ever offered In
this market, consisting In
part, OF
Grcosr1ss, previsiens,
Wines and Uqrsrh Cigars snds
robAeeo, HardwArs,,
Tinwars, crssassy,
Iron, steal
Miners TsolA Sporting seeds
wagon-Lumbsr. sts.
Ladies' and GENTS
FURNISHING GOODS.
Dry Goods, Fancy Goods
Boots and Shoes. Clothing.
And II constantly and regularly receiv.
ing fresh California products, consisting Of
Butter, Cheese, Bacon.
Ham, Onions, Beans
Barley Potatoes, Corn,
Wheat Corn Meal Buckwhea,
Flour. California and Oregon Flour,
Cutting s. Cos. Canned Fruits, Vegetables
etc ETC. etc
all Of which is offered at priees which
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
HAY FEVER VICTIMS.
Annual Msesisx OF the National
Associasiou In Bethlehem, u. II.
Humorous speech By Henry
Ward BsseheR.

LrrTLrroS, N. a., Aug. 26.-The an
nual meeting OF the United States Hay
Fever Association was held In the Meth.
odist Church, Bsthlshem. this afternoon,
and wa called to order by the President,
Mr.. Richards Muckls. The report Of
the last meeting was read BY the Score
tary, after which the President read Q
short speech giving the history Of the
Association and characteristics OF the
disease. Judge Hanna, Of Philadelphia,
gave Q brief sketch OF his exPerience.
saying that from childhood be had been
confined TO Q dark room during the sea-
son until no obtained relief at Bethie'
hem; when q child he came near being
spanked sometimes for catching cold In
August; he had tried all manner OF treat.
ment. and various localities, but obtained
no relief until he came here. The Rev.
Henry Ward Bsecher was called upon,
and. said hs was delighted to come to
Bethlehem, and In o humorous manner
compared It to Bethlehem. Judea, but
thought the magii who assembled there
could not be compared TO the assembly
Of intelligent persons before him. He
took exceptions 10 the remarks made
against bay.fsver, and thought We
should always speak well Of Q friend
that sticks close BY MS, for hay .fsvsr
sticks closer than q brother; that 1t had
been abused in q way to DO reprehendsd;
he could never be grateful enough that
he had been counted worthy to suffer
from hsy.fsver, for he has accumulated
nearly enough material from friends In
all sections OF the country to set up an
apothecary; hs did not get we'll, and en-.
loved his six weeks vacation among the
mountains too much to get cured II he
could; was rejoioed to think he was
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
The NORTH END.
sierra Nevads's Drift, $500 Level
Tho 2A00 Drained-Union shsfs
surface improvements.

The drift south and west from the $500
station on the Sierra Nevada incline 10
still In ore this morning which Is said to
be Of unchanged value. It Is the most
persistent ors.driit on the Comstook. It
has been run into @ street porphyry
every ten minutes for Q week, but will
not stay there, being determined that
nothing less than $500 rock will answer
Its requirements.
The Union shaft IL still improving
with depth. There are those who would
give thousands to know what lies east Of
It's perpendicular. In . few days they
may know what lies under II, and II
would be safe to say that 1t will be
ore.
The Sierra Nevada 2400 level will b
drained tonight and after o day or two
another crosscut will be started there.
Il will from the frst share interest and
attention with It's mate on the $500
level. II 1t should be as persistent In
ignoring porphyry and In taking 10 ore,
" . may expect the stock OF the mine to
fall to 0.
The new ore house Is being raised ct
the Union shaft and will DON be com.
plsted. The trestls for the new side
track Is nearly across the ravins by the
Fairfax works. and will in o day or two
DO tracked the whole length. There Is
business everywhere ct the north end.
Read the official letters. It will pay.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
STOREY COUNTY.
Summary OF Assessmest Roll for
1879 aud Amount Of Taxes-Coni.
parison with Last Year.

The assessment roll OF the county Of
Storey has been extended. summed and
is ready to turn over to the Treasurer
for the collection OF the taxes. The
grand total Is as follows: Value Of pos.
sessory claims, Sl.Os2. 100; improve.
men,s, 50. l75. 800; improvements on
possessory claims assessed to others
than owners, s265, $40; personal prop.
erty, Sl,006, 945; total valuation. S..
62l, 444, from which the sum Of s34. 800
is exempted because belonging to wid.
ows. The State tax. at IS cents per
500, amounts to $50. 729 20; the coun.
~, at 81 80. to $50, sO7 l6; the school
throughout the county, at 80 cents, to
S27, 935 70; the special school tax In
Virginia, at 81. to $39,S39 81; total tax,
Sl82, SOL "a.
The grand total last year was as fol.
lows: Possessory claims, $l,098. 947 90;
improvements. 80. 1872. $50; possessory
claims assessed to others. etc.. STA. 1856;
personal property, $l,285, 575; total
valuation, IS 1851. 2l7 81 (no exemption
for widows); State tax at 90 cents. SOL.
76O %; county at As cents, $25, $3.50 Al;
school at 40 cents. $3.50 81; Court.
house bonds at 25 cents, $l4.378 "a;
total, Sll5,02 IS.
The amount Of property this year 10
some $l20, 700 less than last year. The
deficiency is due to several causes.
Property generally Is lower. The mills
are rated very much less than last year.
The Con. Virginia battery and pan mills
are idle and the pan mill out OF plumb.
Occidental mill 10 assessed $l5. 900 less
than last year and there has been q fall.
ing of Of values In milling and sluicing
property In Gold canyon aud in Six and
Seven. mile canyons. Then capitalists
have invested extensively In property in
other counties. ]. N. Douglas Ia as.
sesssd about $3.50. 900 less than last
year. OF this amount about 800, 600
has gone into the Mason ranch. Mason
valley,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
Uuiou Consolidated.

VIRGINIA CrrY. Oct. IS, 1870 Robert
Shereood. President: The connection DO.
tween the east drift on our 1000 level q
the drift west from the Union shaft was
made on Wednesday last. We are now
engaged In enlarging the opening to the
full size Of the drift aud In making neces.
sary repairs to the main north drift, which
the improved ventilation enables US TO do
TO good advantage. When this work 10
completed We shall continue the main line
Of water pipe through to the Union shaft.
which will complete the system OF pipe
connection between the Sutro tunnel n
tho north-end mines. On our 1000 level
the joint Mexican west crosscut ON U
south line has been extended "a feet
making . total length Of 206 feet-passing
through . soft vein matter and clay streaks.
Tho Joint Mexican winze has been sunk
and timbered IL feet-total depth 1873 feet
showing q more favorable vein material,
carrying considerable water. On our $500
level Sierra Nevada 2200) the main south
drift has been extended IL feet - total
length SO feet-passing through por-
phyry, carrying streaks OF ore. The
Union shaft has been sunk Is feet
during the past week and is now 80 feet
below our $500 level. the bottom showing
ore Of better quality than at date Of last
report. The southwest drift from the $500
station Of the Sierra Nevada incline 10 now
in "A feet. passing through excellent ore.
and the face il now in ore Of the same
quality. W. II. PATTON, Supt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
Consolidated virrinta.

VIRGINIA CrrY. Oct. IS. 1874. W.
Har,n.. Secretary: During the past week
LOSE tons Of ore have been sent to the
mill, and 5l3 tons remain In the houses,
aud some Si5, 900 Of bullion remain in the
assay office. On our $50 level the south
drift has been advanced % feet. and Is
now in 40 feet. passing through quartz
and clay. On our 1900 level tho Wine
designed to connect with the upraise from
tina 1850 level is now down 81 feet. having
been sunk IL feet the past week. 1t Is
passing through ore giving low assays.
On our 1850 level the raise 10 now up 70
feet. at which point we have commenced
drifting to connect with the winzs being
sunk from the 1900 level. On the 2i5O
level the south drift has teen extended IL
f~eet-total length, 373 feet, passing
through vein porphyry. The joint Best 4
Belcher winze has been sunk "a feet, and
is now down l42 feet, passing through .
favorable formation. The pumps at the
@. aud G. shaft continue TO work well and
handle the water easily.
W. H. PATTON, supt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
Ju,,. Consolidated.

VIRGINIA. Orr, Oct. 10. 1879.-Hsnry
A. Charles. Secretary: Some trihing him
drance has occurred during the past week.
Thursday At 4 p. n. the pump rod broke
at q point 80 feet above the 1000 level. In
nine hours timo the damages were re-
paired and the pumps set to work again.
On Friday all pumping throughout the
mine ceased for two hours, for the pur-
pose Of allowing the Sutro tunnel people
time to connect their iron pipe to our dis
charge water pipe. In the meantime the
water raised four feet above our station
door, 1000 level. 1t required eight hour
BY running the main and donkey pumps
to their full capacity 10 free the level OF
the accumulated water. Considering the
extreme heat encountered on q bottom
level, we are making fair progress In
cleaning up the accumulated slum In the
south drift. Operations have also been
resumed In cleaning out the long south
drift leading 10 the winze On the 1900 level.
which will DO reached In . day or two.
After the necessary repairs In and about the
winze are made. which are necessitated
through natural causes and after the lapse
OF two months suspension, sinking the
winze on toward the 1000 level will at
once commence. Machinery and pumps
are In excellent running order.
Henry BAwDES, Supt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
I,nioa shaft.

VIRGINIA Crrr, Oct. IS. ls79.-George
C. Pratt. Secretary: The shaft has been
sunk and timbered IS feet during the past
week. and 10 now 80 feet below the Sierra
Nevada 1900 level. the bottom showing ore
Of better quality than at date Of last re-
port. On our 1000 level the connection
between our west drift and tho Union
Consolidated east drift was made on
Wednesday last, and We are now engaged
In eularging the opening to the full size
Of the drift, and preparing to continue the
main line OF water pipe from the Sutro
tunnel through 10 our shaft, which will
complete the system Of pipe connection
between the Sutro tunnel and the north
end mines. The work Of excayating the
several bob stations Is making excellent
progress. and our old pumping machinery
is all removed from the shaft. The water
in the Sierra Nevada incline 10 reduced TO
q point los feet below their $500 station.
aud the 2i00 station may be exposed by
Monday next. The work Of laying the
sills Of the ore-house 10 completed, and
we shall raise the frame during the com.
ing week. The work Of putting In the
foundations for the pumping engine 10
progressing we'll.
TuoaAs II. ROONEY. supt.