Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-27
FROM SONORA.
Cosby Letter from an Occasional Corrcspondent-Faets about Mining Matters.
ALTAR, Sonora, March 19.

ALTAR, Sonora, March 19.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: We are but 15O mile, from Tucson, but might just as well be on the frontier of China, so far as our knowledge of the outside is concerned.
 Stages run regularly twice week, but the coach carrying the mail comes remarkably seldom. We have had no mail for nearly two weeks, and the idea has been suggested and is gain ing belief with a few that the owner of the mail line has had bad luck stealing mules 10 make relays this trip, or has been taken in at the Gus tom House. At any rate, we are very much m the dark down here about the management of affairs in the balance Of the world.
 We suppose, of course, that the 50 odd million Americans are capable of taking care Of their own country, but we would like to know, and If any fat offices go begging under the new Administration il Is entirely probable that patriotic motives would induce an Ohio man here in Mexico 10 throw himself into the breach. Up to the time felt NIT. ClaTk's cigar store, lj months ago, who besides selling a fine cigar three for biD of his own man uiacture, is kIud Oi a repository of general knowledge, no news hld been received of any cabinet appointment from Sonora, and l am afraid there won't be any either.
 Greater interest than ever is being taken iu mining matters. From the San Antonio tn the Cienega, SIX differ ent camps. all is activity.
 Two mills have just been started, the C0Scn and Sta Feliciia, but no cleaning up has yet been made We all of Us here hope these undertakings may be successful, but of course they may not be. We cannot expect every ledge tO prove a bonanza It has not been lhe case Tn Arizona Thousands have went into hard, barren quartz there, and it will be done here. | have seen great many mines during the past few months, many very poor and q few very good. The sections l am best acquainted with are Cienega, San Felix and Anthony mines. The latter were net even prospected five months ago, and to-day they are the most promising, l venture to say, Of anything on the coast with the same development. Dr. Mills, the super intenGent, has been judicious in his management, and has opened up a raa1 hanur.ya af The company intend placing a lighter and smaller tug at Saiuias to load the vessels and thus reduce the present expensive method, and by increasing the bulk of shipment so make the mines not only self sustaining but paying handsome dividends. l have spoken of the San Felix before, and can only add that the prospect of that camp Is most tlattering.
 The San Pedro is owned by MeSsrs Nichols and Riley, and they intend putting up mill at once. Al pres ent they are sinking for water, to- gether with working the mine. The body of ore of the San Pedro is very extensive, at some places showing many feet of metal, and sufficiently rich 10 bay handsomely. The Zepi- dena, adjoining, is similar, while the Pedrito, San Pablo, Buena Vista and others are quite promising.
 At the Cienega, about fifty miles south from here, there are a large number of excellent mines, with wa ter, the most important factor in min ing, in abundance.
 The principal mines at the Cie- mega are the Nina Grande, Espantajo, Santa Gertrude, Las Animas, San Clemente and CerrO Colorado.
 Thls is the only section that has not IS yet fallen into the hands of strong corporation, and l cannot understand the reason why, for surely nature has provided almost erything.
 This country has been unfortunately l afflicted with too many two-cent capi- 1 talisis. They have an overbearing way about them that their superior 1 knowledge gives, 1 suppose. They | resemble Mark Twain's old traveller. | They talk 10 you until you get faint ! about formations, and Assure veIns," and Nevaddy and the lack of water. l
 The latter article they have but lit- | tie use for, l believe, for they take | everything straight and dry wash, | like the balance of us Some of the | poor fellows have patches on their | panlaluOns ghat were rot required to | cover the rents made in devotional of | ferings.
 There isn't anything like cheek to | make q success. Modesty and the | motto of Washington might answer very well for a young dry goods clerk with the ladies, hut l am afraid it will fail in the mining busi- ness. For my part, if ever get East 1 intend buying $7 diamond and S2 gold watch chain, and with attractive requisites organize big company to turn the Colorado river down through Arizona and Sonora for navigation, and mining. Yours,