The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1882-01-14
SILVER DISTRICT!
What is now Being Done and
Is Soon to Be Done in
the District.
PROSPECTS OF A RAILROAD.
Progress OF Development I'm the
Prominent Mines OF Sal
yer District.

EDITOR SENTINEL You must col
tent yourself with terse and hurrie
CONT unication this week, for one
those mise able, windy and cool days
upon AS, making one feel altogethe
wretched. Fortunately for US they &C
cur but seldom.
THE BLACK ROCK
Incline shaft Is going down rapidly. Th,
steam hosting works have not arrived
yet, aud, in fact, are not needed unit
greater depth is attained. Every favor
able prospect in ore showing as stated il
last letter. McDougall Is attending Il
the assay department, and Andy Lazwel
is running the working force during Mr.
Clark's absence. The only real first
class cook who has ever been in the dis
trict is in The emE 10y Of this company
and is Chinaman. Mr.. Clark exhaust.
eu th0 nAlIC idoOI c4eLncnt, UOtu mdle
and female, and as matter OF necessity
secured his present help. As conse-
quence, his table is the best in the dis
trict.
THE LOST MINE
Vertical shaft is now at depth of 80 feet.
and no perceptible change i'll the favor
able ledge matter. seam of black
metal, with yellow carbonate, is in sight,
and dippin z, as did the two preceding
streaks cut through, into the mountain.
At eight feet frsm the surface the surface
and black carbonate streak was
cross cut through; Is feet from surface
4 solid 3-inch seam Of yellow Carlo ale,
scanned with sulphuret ore. was cut
tn -ough and left, and now the third seam
IF ore is encountered. At this point
new variety of crystal was found, elong
lted, pointed, and Of bright yellow
;olor. Specimens have been sent to Prof.
3. Siiliman, OF New Haven, with whom
he writer is in regular correspondence.
THE SILVER GLANCE
Tunnel contract has now but ~ feet to be
when q force of three Shuts
will be put on the incline shaft. which is
low being driven by double shifts. An
leather bucket, the handi-
fork of Judge Ringwald, is now in use
se in the shaft.
THE REMNANT
s being drifted TO the north, to ascertain |
he extent of the large body of sand-car-
onates, from bottom of the 30-foot shaft. |
his is one of the coming mines, and it Is |
soon will be pushed vigorous
T.
THE MISSOURI
criticize shaft Is now al depth of Is
hits in the near future, and opened to
le 20J loot level. Camp il established
ilhin 800 feet of the shaft, To which The
-gular water wagon now ru"s.
THE MEDoRA
a East Silver District, is being constant
p~Ospectsd by the owner, Dennis
'Connor, and with favorable results
The S lver Cloud, same locality, Is be-
X regularly va, kcd, and galena aud
lack sulphurets found in a quartz
angue.
Work is progressing on the Boston.
critical shaft tapped the hanging wall.
East Silver District ere long wall feel
THE BOOM.
> The proposed Inc of railroad will
'uch on this portion of the district,
,ming dowa the Yuma wash, and un-
,ubt dly having station 70 connect
III the narrow gauge, one half mile
ON Kara Camp-for Il is 80 decided by
Ell who have The best knowledge of the
,untr, the railroad will traverse. OF
is SUI ject l viii tr' at in It iu urc COM
unicaIiOn.
l regret To chronicle the Sc rious illness
john Harris wife.
BRONCo.
KLARA CAMP, Jan, 9. 1882.