The Arizona sentinel., 1890-04-12

, IdN HldISrldl. w 1InIH us Walls
there are 40 prisoners, white,
black, Mexicans, Cinnamon and
Indians. They are all at work,
many of whom are knitting
fine laces, making boots and shoes,
canes, vases, painting, etcetera. The
various departments are equipped
with the best Of machinery. Four
teen men guard and run this pri-
son. The expense under the pres
ent management is very small to
the state. For cleanliness this
prison will excel any in the United
States. It's floors are of solid rock,
and well drained and is considered
a healthy place. We cannot go in
to detail. We took no notes and
give this little sketch of the prison
merely from memory, goin through
rapidly for curiosity only. But
can say it would be we'll for the
wardens of the state prisons to visit
this institution in the territory of
Arizona, where, we believe, they
can be benefited to a high degree.
We must not forget to mention
in this prison a six weeks old in
FAINT, the mother of whom is a
Mexican woman, who was incar-
! cerated for the killing of a China
men. This woman is lying at the
point of death, Notwithstanding all
this, the little babe is doing well,
and both mother and infant are
receiving all attention possible:
The Governor should pardon the
woman before death claims her as
it's own.
THE GOLD MINE.
The next morning, in company
with the Cushenbary boys and Mr.
Behan, we visited what is known
as the ella mine, near ella City,
fourteen miles from Yuma. Well,
this was a big mountain surround
ed by little ones. We named
this mammoth mountain, filled
with gold and other valuable
treasures, the Monitor because
we knew the dirt from it would
pan out we'll. We were taken
up and down this gulch and
took a look at two sides of the
ground and some times could see
three sides. It was the biggest 160
acres we ever went over. 1t looked
like whole county, but out curio-
Sity was excited. Now and then
we could see little holes dug in the
dirt and under rock where the
miners had been taking out gold
1t looked to US as if a ratterrier had
been scratching. Finally we came
Upon two Mexican men and one
woman who were digging in the
hillside for dirt to sift the gold from.
We saw them put the dirt in a
pan, shake it a time or so and then
crush off the Jumps of dirt. After
several shakes they would blow the
dirt from the pan and pick out the
little specks cf gold, throw ing away
cne dirt in the pan which was said
to contain more gold than was taken
out. We noticed this process several
times. Each time they would sci
gold some of which we bought tC
bring home. We are tod with this
slow process that the men make
from $50 to $3.50 per day. As we
looked at it with a critical eye we
could but think that water being
onrown ON the mountains washing
5ut the dirt and throwing it into
5lrce boxes cathing every particle
1f the gold that the operators coulC
on get rich. Besides the small
old many times large nuggets are
3und such as we brought in. /
did not take us long to make up oui
nind to put in plant there this
al of the very latest equipments.
After coming down the mountain
t. the R. r. track we stopped at ,
the tent of the Eclipse Mining Co.
This is owned by a rich syndicate
1t San Francisco, B. A. Harasfthy
being the manager. He royalty
entertained u.s. His partner, the
lay before, left for San Francisco
10 purchase machinery to work
heir claim with. We are sorry,
for the want of time, that we con-
not describe the west more fully,
1T VIC can say it is a big country
and in a few years .hosc valley will
Ippty the world. All that is
ting is to open up the ports of
the United States and let foreign
ships land and buy what we have
for sale; then there will be no hard
times.
While the Non,tor will put in a
plant there this fal', we will still
stick to the Monitor. Moberly is
)dr home. As to the Monitor 1t
Will still continue to expand and
i'll always be found in the fore
most ranks for Moberly and Ran
lOlph county. We arc not going
t leave here where we first started
Il life and have assisted in a mea-
g'r way III building up the best