Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-10
Mining Helaurp.

The Santa Maria and Copper Greek uIoes are looming up and considerable excitement prevails amongst the know ing ones as tO the outlook.
 Late news from Alvarado district con
 tlnues tO be encouraging. With eyery
 foot Of depth attained the lodges are | widening. The ore continues to average we'll
 Tom Sherman and Mr. Jones left . PueuIL Thursday for the Silver Bell [ district, Co do assessment work on their ! mines \ 4lLtOn shelter IS now in pro ! cess of erection In that district The want Of river transportation uiII calse a short delay ID the erection of reiucuOn works at Silver district. There
 ls an immense amount of irieght for up-
 rvsr at Yuma, and each day the ac-
 emulation becomes greater. The nun
 Der Of steamers now running cannot
 handle the business.
 Eugene Iuskey, who, years ago. car
 red the mall on horseback across the
 Santa Maria country, is again in that
 section prospecting on some lodges dis
 covered while in the mail service. Some
 very rich gold specimens have been tax SD from hls mines.
 Work ls progressing quite lively on the several mines in Burr0 creek district and prOspectOrs are continually discov- erIug something good Pard Pierce and three men are gt work on the Burro mine, and taking out large quantities of | ore. The mine, We believe. Eiu soon pass into the hands Of capitalists.
 Work on the Pinstors mine, Gray bacz Mining District, Santa Maria. is | gong on steadily. The new shaft is down fifty fee: with ore on all sides. NC-k VIII be pushed on the shaft until 1 q depth of hundred feet IS attained. 1 when lt will be cross cut. The ore is of copper and very high grade for the amount in sight.
 The Prescott Democrat says. We were this morning shown some speci- mems of ore by Gov. rritle. which he procured from the Cougar and North Cougar mines o- his recent visit to them. The samples were of ve-v high yrade ore and indicated wealth and prosperity to the owners Of the proper y. These mines are still in the hands lf the original owners, and are being as -apldly developed as possible. Mr. Juu- or IS the owner of the Cougar mine.
 Ae LtctuLt AGuI4rE says The re- ] iuctiOn works which MT. John Howell ! Fll soon have running in Walker dis ! rlct, VIII be full and complete. He will I lave a well appointed stamp mill. fur ' iaces, everything. The location. taking 7 ntO consideration the facts that tbe works are ID a fine forest and that scores f lodges are m easy distances, is said 1 1 o be the best that could have been se- ected in this part of Arizona. We are old that the cost of the works will be ( pvards of S6u.000. They will be sup- he'd with ores from mazy districts, and D 1Il of course give employment to many len and animals. d
 F. H. Roberts came down to Phenix ,ednesday from Castle Creek to meet lessrs. Lenhart < Scuti. capitalists oi ou Colorado, who accompany Mr. ooerts tO the mines on a tour of D, lspectlOn, with a vlev of investing in lat locality Castle Greek is the com V .g copper mining region of this Terri 'ry, and not week passes that sons V .pItslist passes or his representative 1es no: pass through Phenix en route II
 that camp. When few srneIters are inning up there and the mines are b.- g worked more, this camp will prove l Of ry beneficial to our city. as from here .ll come their supplies, If once a road To cut thrOugh