The Arizona sentinel., 1882-05-06
SILVER DISTRICT! Our Weekly Letter from our Regular Correspondent,
 wsh the latest 1n-
 form aton. More about the Gold strike In the Lost Mine. Ore in the Sil. yer Glance, Flora,
 and others.

ROTOR SENTINEL:-We of the desert mining camps have much to be thank ful for in that our barren hills and water murderOus Apaches, O. their cOlleages in devastation, the cowboys, though We cannot but recognize the injury done the mining interests of the entire Territory through tue intimidation of cautious capital. Not an element, natural or artificial, stanGs in the way of contin"us labor being done in the mines of the dis trict from one years end to the other. Thr winter months ar. like the Indians summers of the "States;" and though the thermometer in summer records d high degree of heat, 1t is not oppressive and heavy, as in q moister climate. Men work throughout the hot months without sheIt, from the suns rays, and expert ence 10 discomfort of moment. The !ocal itesns as found uy your correspodent, show
 THE BLACK ROCK,
 The Bailey shaft to have attained depth of 200 fec, and drift beng run on ore. h fact, from near the surface to present deIth this shaft has been in ore, and an examination would prove it to be second To none of the celebrated Tomb. stone mines. An ingenious contrivance, working with cUiied wire spring, or the cru>h'ng Oi assay samples, has been erected in tn assay office. It relieves the operator of considerable labor, th t spring lifting the pestle after 1t has en driven into the m tar by the operator.
 THE LOST MINE. Contract on the tunnel to connect with east cross-cut now in 43 feet, aud no alteration In the close quartz porphyry formation. limo alteration occurs for the better it will take uatil the latter part of May ere the 20 feet yet remaining is cut through, and connection made. The double taaks, .r =r... =....- camp is supplied abundance of the
 ficieEt to last tue
 months.
 Tue force has bee
 progressing slowly on cOu.rs... .s-.-,v rich specimens of c ilena and ~.-E sulphuret ore was shown the writer by Seibeck, taken from the cut at I7u foot level, where the ledge was tapped.
 The Flora shaft is now 50 feet in depth clearly drtiued walls, four fet [ in wiG n; : some ore, and m,xed lels for,uatiJn.
 THE MEL. KENYON Assessment work hAring been done ou the Silent. i'd prosprc., of openlns up | re ulariy, the Nelly Kenyon mine w.ll | again be brought to tic fore. Tn s sta ids | tod iy tho best prospect iu Sivtr iIStric l. IS ciearll defihed contact Assure veIn i with croppings the full length of claim 1 ,l59) feet); good pay ore In sight on tn. | surface; average of 20 feet in tunnel, ! eru cut and one wall, 4U ounces silver per ton. It is the first extension north l of mine wh ell sold for $l00,0O0, (the | Silent, or Red CIOuj), and from whca | nearly as much has been taken in bullion. It has milI site on the Colo ado river, at Norton's Landing, miles distant; ! wagon road running length of claim on side ground, and to river. The Nelly | Ktnyou has a tangible value-irtrinsic | and from location. J. J. Stein and Mil | lar owners.
 PERSONAL
 Was l.ieased to meet T. H R Illins cor of the mining Record. N. r., who expresses himself pleased with | what he has seen. He will return within a few weeks, and make mure f 4.