Year: 1871

hOlCo III UllC StOuiiNA,

 districts on "this coast" that I fec

 thankful for look at something ot

 the kind in question. If the Vulture

 is not "a true Assure vein," it possesses

 the evidences to that end at present

 depth as largely as did the Washoe

 chief. The latter predoninated in

 silver--this in free gold ore through

 out. The Comstock claims consume

 forests of timber for propping up pur-

 poses, while the Vulture has been

 started and is yet managed so as to re-

 quire little or no bracing, except as

 afforded by the natural pillars of

 quartz-which in their turn must give

 way to "dead" rock filling. To be

 sure, there is no water in the Vulture

 Ia misfortune ], but mines without water

 can be often managed without a city

 of timber below the surface. All the

 houses about the Vulture are built of

 $1O ore, and there are at least 5000

 tons of that grade lying round loose;

 besides $6 per ton said to remain in

 the tailings below the mill-all of

 which, to say nothing of the rapid ac-

 emulation going on, will be of great

 value alone at no distant day. Mr.

 Taylor, who built narrow gauge

 road in England many years ago, and

 which is yet running, thinks the Gila river the proper destination for Vul- ture reduction; and that couple of mules or other donkey engines could do the work of the present costly and tedious arrangement. Here is $S per ton for hauling ore; the same for wood per cord, and 40 barrels of water per day must be hauled for use on the road or at the mine. The day I was at the bottom of the shaft, a healthy looking seep of water was struck for the first time in the history of the concern, and I am now told that the Superin- tendent there is of opinion that he has finally reached what miners know as 'the water level event of i'm portance to them. He thinks consid- erable water near at hand. and enough for blasting purposes would be great saving and convenience. Am also told that considerable body of richer ore than usual was found on that level since my visit. The average quantity of milling ore extracted and reduced every 24 hours is about 65 tons; the total cost of getting out the metal for market is about $15. Just what profit is obtained, is quite another thing, and l have made very general inquir- ies on that point. A clear profit of but $2 90 per ton would constitute handsome income. How much above that grade the ore averages, l will not say. What is the more interesting feature of the whole affair, is to know that quartz is reduced now ill Califor- mia where the entire proceeds of the ore amounts to but $2 90 per ton.

 It seems impossible that '49 prices for materials and facilities will be in this Territory above very few years more, when my ex- pectations are that Arizona will be one of the most prosperous mining sections in the Union. Labor is now cheap enough in proportion in this Territory, and l would advise no more poor men to emigrate here before Bradshaw is prospected, only as money can do it, are the Indians are quieted. Several months more will tell much better re- garding the future of that district, if the work be conducted on the square md I think it will be so far as that word as yet applies to mining 'opera- 5ions." It is distressing to know that what Is destined to be one of the fore most industries of the mining Or the precious metals in quartz-is spoken of as you would refer to the operations of den of thieves or coun- and always treated in the fight of gambling. In Arizona, tim per is more evenly distributed than n any of the older mining States or Territories; there is more water than he country gets credit for on the sur ace, and when needed much can be eadily obtained by small outlay in ligging; pasturage is generally su- 'erior in quantity and quality; but .bove all, to my way of thinking, the Innate will be found very acceptable o thousands now anxious for the h.

 ian question to be settled before pros 'ecting it themselves with view to settlement in one or an- ther capacity. And from what I

 ave gathered regarding the Apache