Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-11-20
Florence Facts.
From the Florence Enterpsise.l


 Johnny Sower returned from Mineral Hill "Wednesday and reports things lively at that camp.
 Norman Mckenzie and Nr. Calder left for the Pcacho mountains yester- day on a deer hunt.
 A Florentine is making arrangements to erect a new building c. Mineral Hiii
 to be used for Lotel purposes. We understand that a new building is
 m course of construction at the Silver
 Bell Quartz miil-site on tae river. It is
 to be used for saloon purposes.
 Mr. W. W. Phelps, a clever gentleman
 0f Pinal, passed through here Wednes-
 day, returning from Casa Grande,
 Whither he went to meet his wife and child.
 Our friend, Richard Young, has been appointed postmaster at Silver King. He has been serving in that capacity for some time and proved himself an eff cient D. m.
 The machinery belonging to the Min eral Creek Mining Company and lying at Casa Graude, was not sold by the Sheriff on the 9th inst. The sale was postponed to the 10th.
 Sheriff Gabriel and ?. B0sha returned from Piual Wednesday, bringing with | them a Mexican, committed by Judge Benson tO await the action of the grand l jury on the charge of burglary.
 The wife and two brigh. little children
 of Mr. Geo. Evans arrived Saturday and left for Riverside Tuesday. Mr. Evans is interested ln the mineral discovery
 made near Riverside recently, and will
 make that section his home for the l present.
 There was a heavy snowfall at and
 a-ound Dripping springs this week, and | yet a fire IS hardly necessary in thls Eden-like valley of the Gia. The trees are still wearing cheir maLtles of vivid green, and tEe days have the dehghr,ul | temperature of aD Eastern September.
 Our Winters are such in name only.
 Jacob Schneider and Adolph Ne.man left for the Saddle mountains Sunday to
 work on some mining claims they own in company with M- C. ". Smith, Charles | Rapp and other FiOrentinCs. Some of | these claims show as fine ore as can be | found in any country. The Saddle | Mountain district is destiuei Co become
 one of the best mining districts in tLe ! Territory, and at no very distant day | either. Its merits cannot be overlooked | long.
 Mir. F. o. Wilkinson, who doing as- l sessment work in the Old lat district,
 writes as follows to Postmaster Guild: ] "Have completed the work ol tlc JUui- ! per and Oli Hat claims, anal have d0Le ! a nice piece of work on the latter. ILe ] EN.# H ! showing for ten-loot shalt aud morc ] good ore than anything m the district; ! over three feet 6. good ore. ! VIII bring : you samples and teii !ou all abou. It ] when 1 come iu. hear tl.ot they are ! striking 1t good Iu the Grace aud Bui- ! lion, but had Co quit sinking on the Ela- ] on account Oi wafer, and are now drift ing north with good prospects. Iais | camp IS coming UP.'
 The parties who hold lac S7l.uD bond on the Leroy mine of MiEer8. li.i are i now in New York arranging. for the safe : Cf the property aTa there Is bat htt.e ! doubt oi tLtlr sI,c,=-. IHe miEe was examined by 'ir SrLaiier, oi tla famous
 Swansea s,ll.yIur and refining works, and in ccuversatiau with the vriter hc-C- ! oF, Nr. Scialei expressed limscH as ] confident that It would Iulilil- promise : or becoming one of the laT-,st and most ] permanent and productive mines of this
 section. 4 simple inspection af the im- meuse pile ol fine ore ul the Cu1F, and : tie ore uncovered Iu tbc main shaft
 would convince tle most persistent
 dOuGtcr -hat lH. ~rcal,r wls not too enthusiastic iu L.- itiei Iftls parties negotiating for the Leroy viii but send ! competent experts c. examine the prop . cr-y, we have p. fsarof the result. This
 property las long been known as ou oi
 tha best iu Mineral Hjl District, and
 there is @ strong probability that 1t VIII
 soon be shown uu hy extensive Geselor- mcnts. Enough has been done already : Co show tLat # hasa strong iedye, richly | pregnant with the precious metals, and : last week, lir. Champion, the owner. bonded the property tp ALr. Lmkton for ! a consideration of SjttsN Air. LlnEtau
 is President of the Silver Bell Quartz | Company, @ corporation representing some of the strongest and slTewde-t
 mining capitalists of San Francisco. ! They will bring the Martinez Co the l front iu shor, order, fl money and skill ! count for ought iu such au accomplish ment