Year: 1879

waiting the operation of the mills al the river, and just now do not seem possessed of sufficient energy to dis cliss even the merits of our respective

 rival towns. of these embryo cities, however. the Clark & Palmer town,

 which, I understand, is to bear off the name of this settlement-TOmbStOne-

 is contiguous to the " Tough Nut, the

 "Vizner," Way Up and other good

 mines, and on the most practical wagon route 10 the Empire" " Grand Cen tral." " Contention" and the mines in

 that vicinity-good influence, indeed {; and if these companies take the inter

 est which is accredited them in the flu

 ture of the burgh, it certainly ought to succeed. That town is upon the only level spot in the district (oramong

 the mines) of sufficient size to admit

 of any considerable village, and in that respect has decided advantage

 They depend upon teams for their

 water at present, but Capt. Jeffords, we

 have hurled at Us, is to do away with

 that inconvenience as soon as his arte-

 sian machine can be put to work on a

 neighboring hill Alternate lots are

 given away to those who put houses

 upon them within stipulated time.

 Selected lots are held at Sl0O or more;

 twenty or thirty houses already built

 On the other hand. we have Rich

 mond, adjoining the Lucky Cuss and

 other good mines. The owners of these mines do not seem to be as en- thusiastic concerning their neighbor,

 but leave the matter entirely to the energy of Col. Lewis, the locator, who promises 10 bring water from dis tance of ten miles in pipes and give it away to those who buy his lots, at prices ranging from S100 to $250. This place is more convenient, gener- ally, to the mines, but iS upon uneven ground, in which respect it is far be- hind its rival. Several traders are now there or putting up houses for busi- ness, and others are in contemplation. As to which of these places will sue ceed it is hard to say at present Now Tombstone gets the Post Office and the stage, which will give it a temper ary advantage; but the production of water will determine the permanency. The buildings being put up in either place are of a better character than those heretofore in use and create the that their owners have an faith in the future of our and well they may.

 Of the mines, the Tough Nut" !" hasI ascended to the Bonanzaship of thel camp, in both quantity and quality. Itl would seem that all the ground they have located is underlaid by one vast body of ore, until it reaches a depth of sixty or seventy feet, where it assumes the shape of veins and runs down be-. tween walls from seven to nine feet apart. Two or three of these veins have already been found, and good ness knows how many more there are. The Tombstone Company, who OwnI this claim, now have their mill ready, ! and the moving of the ore commences tomorrow As soon as they are fairly started the result ought to surpass any, thing heretofore accomplished in theI Territory.

 The Contention Company continueI to pound away at their prospecting, and the ore makes as good a showingi as everi which you may understand toI mean more than good; and as they have fifteen feet in width of it, you can imagine the placidity which spreads over the countenances of itsI owners, This is a serenity which you might enjoy yourself, MT. Editor.

 Ofthe Lucky Cuss, the Corbin Com pany's claim, we do not know sol much. They do not talk much, but are carrying on their prospecting with more energy than any other, employ ing more men than both the compan- ies before named From their dumps it would seem that they have nothingI to complain of, the showing certainly being good.

 Prospect work on the San Pedro, Three Brothers and many other mines is progressing nicely. It is noticeable that there IS no mine in the camp with a shaft upon it fifty feet deep but that has every indication of permanencyI and exhibits a good sized vein of pay-I ing ore-that Is to say, Sl5O to $500 per ton, at least.

 Parties just arrived here from the Red Rock district give good accounts of the new discoveries in that section, with them some fine ore from the San Raphael claim, which it is said shows a thirty-foot vein and is the property of Thomas J. Ward and others, who organized the district. Some prospectors from this place have taken the mania and gone to Red Rock To see what all the talk is about.

 Last night our little town was dis -urbed by the report of a pistol in the streets, which was found to be dis position upon the part of one of our iesperadOes to demolish an honest miner,' and by far the better man of the two. This iS the second occur