Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-04-10


 bonate ore. Thus, day by dny, we are demonstrating that deposits of a fine quality of silver bearing rock comes very near the surface. No claim should be let rest that shows a good vein at such a shallow depth. Some one will. yet strike a bonanza, and then the world is on fire. Few camps make the progress this has with SO little capital actually invest ed. The miners are poor and only need slight aid to show that their prospects are valuable as those sunk deeper in other sections. Now Is the time for capital to take hold.
 Prescott Democrat
 It takes letters just seven days to reach Prescott from New York.
 Miner.l
 Prescott needs a first class hotel.
 Colonel Grimes has received in- structions to rebuild the army head quarters buildings.
 An undevelOped copper mine has been sold for $25,000 Tn this county and within 40 miles of Prescott.
 Merchants say that Tn the last sixty days business has increased fully 50 per cent.
 We thls morning saw at the store of Kelly & Stephens several pieces of almost pure silver from Silver Reef District, Utah. Those who examined the pieces said they had the appear ance of petrified wood. The silver IS of the horn and black sulphide kinds. A ton of the stuff is said to be worth between SIS, coo and $20,000. IL Oc- CUTS in sandstone, of which there are great fields in unexplored portions of northern Arizona.
 The Silver King mine of Arizona reports Us follows for 1880: Receipts for ore sold, S505,411; expenses of mine, mill and office, $347, 721 profits including S42ss of rebates Of freight, S162, BIS: dividends in 1880, $750O0; i; cash on hand, December 3l, 1880, $15S, 65S; bills payable and cash were equal to about halt the latter sum at the close of preceding year.
 tPhenix Gazctte.l
 We learn that there is a strong of some two Or three men of capital from Vallejo, California, erecting mammoth grist mill at this place. They are yet undecided wheth- CT 10 locate in Phenix or Tempe. The matter of water seems to trouble them some, aRd we do not see the reason for it, as they can find plenty of it at either place.
 It having been reported to the con- handing officer at Mcdowell, that 8 body of renegade Indians of ;he Apa- che and Mohave tribes, were stealing cattle and horses near Wickenburg, Company B of Indian Scouts, and a number of cavalrymen under the con- nand of Lieutenant Wilson, were dispatched ] to the scene. Yesterday they returned with 13 prisoners, hay ing captured them in a body while driving off some of the herd. They were taken to Mcdowell this morn ing. Last evening the scouts had one of their war dances, interspersed with fine selections of their own compos- ng.
 [Expositor
 Funerals are becoming Q little too frequent in our town. Within the ast ten days we have had four or five, which does not speak we'll for our sanitary condition. We have heard rom the most competent physicians ,f the place that the probable cause )f the throat disease now prevalent lmong the children is caused by the itsgnsnt pools of water around the own ditches and China wash houses. We hope this will be remedied when l jur incorporation is effected.
 tTombstons Nugget.l A. E. Fay has sold the Nugget to 1 I. M. Woods & Go.
 The Blue Monday mine, the near leighbor of the' Bob Ingersoll, was old 10 an Illinois company for $15,0O0 | ash few days ago. Josiah White | md w. E. Parsons were the owners. | Work on the Arizona Queen is be- ng prosecuted with vigor. The per shalt was sunk to the depth | f 50 feet last evening, and there are en tons of ore on the dump, averag- | ng S100 to the ton. The mineral | edge of this mine runs down perpen- iicularly, and was lost for several | eet, but again found, and is now be- ng worked on. This mine is owned | " Boston company, who intend to york it extensively. This mine is ad' acent to the Sulphuret, and is under he superintendence of Ward Priest.
 IEpitaph.l
 The stage fare from Benson is S4. A lodge of Knights of Pythiss is to e orgapIzed here.
 Sheriff Behan and posse have re- urned from their unsuccessful search fter the stage robbers.
 Colonel James G. Howard and Mar Us P. Hsyne have formed law part ership.
 [Globe Chronicle.l
 Bullion shipments by Wells, Fargo , Co. for the week amounted to ST. 25. O7.
 Messrs. Erlund and Sturgis have ecured a mill site on which 10 erect 6 0-ton shelter. The site joins that Of he Globe mill. 4 telegram received Y the above named gentlemen on tuesday states that the machinery has rived at Wi:lcor and will be for 'arded immediately.
 Tie Mack Morris mill shipped this -eek $1O, 49092. The shipments for he month were: March 1st, $5.272.39; tn, $5,10269; 18th, $5,196.22; 22d, , 5,201 .75; 26th, 5,241 .54; 91st, , .249. 3S; total for the month, $31,- 66.9l. The shipments to date amount ) $142, ,19199.
 A Mexican was Tn town last Sunday nugget of gold weighing K ounces, tor which he was offered 50. It was found in the placers of Ost Gulch, about two miles west of ne Golden Eagle mine. He says that ne can easily make six dollars day I that locality by using a common uice box.
 George R. Morse is just back from