The Arizona sentinel., 1889-06-22
Paul Pry Visits the Piacers.
GILA BEND, June l6, lSe

GILA BEND, June 10, looS,
 EDITOR SESTINEL:-l have often heard of the extensive placer fields of Yuma county and their great richness: of the im- mense beds of gravel, and in my rambes thought would take tbem in. Crossing the lila river at Cila city 1 went directly across the country to the Colorado river, a distance of eight miles. This entire dis tance was made over rich le Is of gold gravel These beds of gravel in both gulches anl bars nave been torn up by the natives and Indians. This work has been goiGg on for many years, anI they can he seen yet at work al the present time. They do all their work with round bottom laa or wooden bowl, called a batteG. What l sa Y of their pannings they can or do make from twenty-five cents 10 one dollar and a half day to the man, as the gold is very coarse soon began to see sigus of the white man in the trail whea reached the banks If the iaguEa, and discovered q camp of miuers. 1 was very cordially in vited to take scat and have rest 'Tas made at home at once. Pretty soon all that was good VAS set before me to eat, and l was iast in shape to take i5 ia. After !
 finished eating 1 commenced to see if l could ind out hat they were doing, or jn- tended to do, but nttle slow progress and pretty soon founl .hat they were not there for their health by any means. They told me that they were prospecting for placer ground. 1 asked them how 1t prospected. but they were siow to say much about It. but saiI that they were going t0 stay with it until they got water on the gravel. Now, | am somewhat of a miner myself, and | know that as soon as that is done Yuma vii boom heyoal Q douo5. This enterprise Is sure to be success. in the first place this company tthe St. L9uis) has ample means tc pat all the water that will be necessary to hydlaulick with in good shape; nov with taster1 capital and wesS- ern grit and experience 1t Is bound to bring success to this mining enterprise.
 This company is busy at work sinking shafts and running tunnels to ascertain the Jepth of their gravel beds, and the amonnt of pay dirt and its richness. They have a sluice box l2xS erected oa the banks of the Lagnna, and are taking the dirt from their wor1iHg& te make the test there, a sure teS5 This company has lcelted this rich placer bel5 that speak Of, aud will not be able to work it out in a hundred years with a thousand inches of water and all the power that can be brought to bear on it. The superin tendeDt of the St Louis company, L. c. Morland, having experience in the northwest as well as the southwest, and lifetime miner, is delighted with the out look, and ul.dcr his management the enter pIise will surely be an uuqna l1ed success.
 l now crossed over to the California side of the river. The first man met was Jack Nealy. an oi1 pioneer of this camp, ore whom you all do know, lie said the pl'c.~s ale good, and only want water to ork them successfully, and there are thousands of dollars in them.
 The Kansas City company has fire placer property in what is known as the Pot Hole district. George Cusen5erg. ts.e manager of the company. says that he has received information of late date from the company that they will commerce work SepJem- Der Ist. PAUL PRY.