Arizona miner. [volume], April 06, 1864, Image 1

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Tisdale A. Hand,
"The Gold of that Land is good."
Publisher.
VOLUME I.
FORT WHIPPLE, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 1864.
- NUMBER 3
.. THE ARIZONA MINER.
T. A. HAND, PnMialier.
SUBSCRIPTION i
tfayeble to advance, without excepiiottr-
For ope year "
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janare or lew. one insertion, ww- cu uu3quuv
..,i,u ftr.nn Fnr lx months. &10.0D. lor one
?ear $15,00 auo" at the same rates for larger quantities.
HENRY W. FLEURT,
Notary Public,
Four 'Wini'i'i.K,.
; O.K. M'STEE, : .
Phjsiciaii aad Sargeoa,
Merchants,
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Forwarding
And Commission T&rchaats,
SEW TOJKE CITY, A StAIfSA. CITY, I
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Will make purchasea, ox okdkrs. its
Itifttftrn Cities, at tho lowest market rate.
Their knowledge of tho eneral trsde and mar
cet enables them to dispose of comxgnmm& to
tho satisfaction of their rations, and ensures
them ciuidr sales fend prompt returns.
Any iiiiormQiiou rcgurum uiu mmkw wm
is vivvn nrumnt!?. and. with picture.
Thev will receive and forward irom Kansas
Mty, to their destination, any good? that may
bo consigned to their cars.
THE MINES OF ARIZONA.
The San Francisco Bulletin haa an entertain
ing article upon tho antiquity of tho mines upon
tho Pacific coust, and especially those of Arizo
na and .Sonora. We quote as follows :
In 1700, the rich mines of North Sineloa were
opened. Iu 1730, the Plarjchasde la Bluta. of
Arissona, or masses of native silver, were found.
Then we had, in 1770, the great placers of Die-
uBijuuiu, Liiu uurtu oi iiermosnio. wnere me
immense chiapa of 70 pounds- sent to the cabi
net of the King of fcjpaiu and several millions
besides, were picked up. After this came tho
discoveries further to the north, on tho rivers
which How into the Gila from the south, and
also the headwaters of the Sonora river, and
those of the Oposura and Yaqui, which inteilock
with the tributaries of the Gila, in the country of
the Opatas, Tarahumaras, Yanos, and Apaches ;
which bufore I800,had by spasmodic starts, yield
ed large quantities of gold. This section of the
present Arizona, and ao far up as the Nnvajos,
and east to tho Comanche rane, is known in
Mexico as the Apacharia. of which the most
apparent fabulous stories have been told, from
1760 to 1 8G3, cr?nevming tho existence of im
menie mines and deposits of gold, quicksilver
silver and copper, both in veins and pure metal,
which ar every day proving the truth of the
accounts of the old missionaries and gambucinos.
After 1800, discoveries were made in many
places every few years, near all the old mission
settlements of Sonora, even as late as 1846. In
1825, Gapt atie mentions that rich gold placer
wre worked noar Bacuachi, not far south from
T.uown, aad the price of gold wait only St I and
$12 to U. ounce. The account of Pfitie, who
died at Kan sa 1839, is law urest printed!
due we hare of y AmcrJoao, Or a van of other
perUoa. who came by ad to California through
ifeJofiorfi mod Kew .Mexico. He iauucx amrerl
otlter placpB in Ue Bacnachi, or rtfVr Sin Frdro
coarvtry, wher jild prodnctd in jftbuwiaoce
whfi the Apcbee var out of the way. Agm,
from 1838 to 1844, tho gold placers of San
Fernando, near Los Angeles, are of public noto
riety, as yielding very handsome returns.
if the truo history of the mineral wealth of
th district of country included in the above
notes, col3 be' arrived at as it was perhaps oue
day truly ascertained it would be found, that if
tho PaciGc coast wa3 not tho "Biblicril Ophir,"
that a large proportion of tho wealth of the
world, in coin, has been produced from this
coast, in years by-gone ; of which the history
has long since been lost. From and after 1SG3,
tho mineral resources of he fccono of country
the extraordinary demand made upon them for
transportation. No one, six months aco, would
have anticipated this. But last tuminer their
liuats were laid up, doing nothing, It has been
the custom, for years pnet, for them to lie up at
Iea3t eight months out of each year, thereby
causing great loss to tho Company. Therefore I
feel justified in saying that the Company were
not at fault, but rather that their owners and
agents have labored most assiduously "to please
and accommodate all.
, '.. New:' Mexican.. . ,
Wool. Hides, Pelts, &Cv, &c,
RglKCKIYKD, AND SOLD AT HIOflKsT MARKET RATKS.
WHITING k OTERO.
Kew York City, K
Jyacsas City.
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Lou Angeles, CaJLiforiiia.
uerealluueu to, win torm tno goiaen page in iiis-
thb one never to be obliieraied.
TSII5 COLORADO QUESTION.
, The following from a letter dated at Olive
City, and published in the Alta California, shows
that there ure two sides to tho question of navi
gating tho Colorado :
Having but recently made a trip to la Paz,
from this place. I have been an eye-witness of
the many difficulties the Colorado Steam Navi
gation Company havo been subjected to. Du
ring my trip there were days wo did not make
Six miles headway, owiug'to tUe omaerous JMumI
bars that are couatantly fonnbtr. over which we
wars obliged to eroea. There beiog no ohagnel.
LANJO OFFs3S I3KCISIO?.
We append below, the first decision of Com
missioner hdmunds of the General Land Office,
upon questions concerning land entries that have
arisen in Colorado. It will be interesting to
many of our readers;
" General J and Office, i
Nov. 231863. f
Register and Receiver, Golden City, Colorado
Territory :
Gkntlkmkn: I have received a letter of the
2 1st ult. from E. S. Browne, Kcq., United States
District Attorney, making inquiry as to ;he rights
of pre emptors under tho act of June 2, 1802,
Statutes at Large, volume 12, pngo 413, and stat
ing that many citizens of Colorado had filed de
claratory statements with the Surveyor-General
under said act, more than twelve months before
the opening of tho Land Office Thftpnid act of
June 2. 1802, extending the pre-emption laws to
Colorado, contains the following stipulations :
That when unsurveyed lands are claimed by
preemption, notice of the Specific tracts claimed,
nball be filed within six months'after the survey
hfi boen made in the Said' aod oa failure t
Ufa dcrtt notfeft, or to pay for the traeii olnttned,
w ife) twelve ssttnthc; from the Sling of ch
rtoUca, tb partis ckinung such kade shuK for
fait ii rig&t,.tlHKreto. provjdod aakj vtotiw wav
bo Sled with tha Surveyor General, ai d to be
noted by hfen on lc townihip plats, until other
rra!ieiJ:2is hfive been vtsila ?r iktsi pzrpass3
First: .Now, where decbrstury ctaterncnts
havo been filed with the Surveyor-General, you
will, ou their transfer to your oflice, regard them
as effective, and the twelve months within which
payment is to be made, as counting from the date
of "the opening of the District Latfd Office, viz :
October 5lh, 1863. Where confiiots may arise,
the date as to priority of filing aud improvements,
will constitute tho basis for the settlement of such
conflicts.
Second : Where lands may be surveyed subse
quent to the opening of the District Land Office,
the filing uiuier the action of the Juw roust be
made within six months after the survey in the
field, proof and payment- to be made within
twelve months after the filing, under penalty of
forfesturo.
Third : As to tho right of pre-ernptors under
the homestead act of May 20, 1862, in my letter
of tho 26th ult. you were informed that the
right to transmute pre emptions into donations
is restricted to thoso only who have filed their
applications for a pre-emption right prior to the
passage of tho Homestead Act, viz: May 20,
1862."
.w Route to Walkers Dkjoincb. It la
stated upon good authority, that u 'pond road tc
the above mines may be found, direct from Job
Angeles, by way of Williams' Fork, which i
much shorter than the route by Fort Mohave or
La az. It '13 thought that u distance of
hundred miles may be saved ; tho route may be
traced out upon the map as almost a doe f.afc
and west lino between the two points and would
suggest itself as one well worthy at least, of ex
animation by those holding interest in Ilia
Williams' Fork and other districts in that vicini
ty. It is reported accessible both by way of
Morongo Pass and Cajon, leaving the Molm?
river to the left, passing to the north nod teat of
the San Bemadino range of mountarna. W
have seen samples of rich mineral rock tftkG
from lodes which have recently been diacoVerecI
in tho vicinity of tho proposed new rottt. lift
the event that the route here mentioned proves
eligible, it will lead to the opening up of owe or
two more rich mineral districts near c hq,
That portion of the route from Wiilia i J
eastward to the new mines has' prove i t'.
yet discovered, and to make it the short w
by which tho new mines may be reak?;
Los Angeles, only needs the counlenar m
citizens a little encouragement and aid t
who wili undertake to open the road. ; : .
geles News.
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The United Slates Railroad andMiuIt?
ister gives the following as thi? art-& .pi i.um
Western Territories, and the Pacific slope : .
A rizona V; ; .126.141
New Mexico. 12 L201
Nevada. .... ,f. ....... . ..ji . .?2 : ; f
Colorada ..-;..... :
Is ebntska . -, . .-, . ,f . ul'.f? . 7 "4
Dakota. ,u . i M..UtiSj:v: :
I'dabO .. .vTI:. . . 32 .iT.'i
"W ashing ton
Total eteveu territorieaif. . .r:'l 463,000
California. ....... ... .L, ... : :n k . .182,358
Oregon 95,274
A Soldiers Advjok. Gen. Carnngton, on
a recent visit,to:an Indiana regiment, made the
following sensible speech : .,; , .
Total two States.. . , ; . . . . . .277,632
Total area of the eleven territories and two
states. l,440iG32v ,
The eleven Territories, which, will soon be di
vided into States, are as large in googrspbieal
area as twenty five States of tho size of Pena
sylvania. '..
their uoeclakm fritl aak other
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JOHN' ifc .1IXBXRY IIAAOSISTL,
Progrietoxw.
The subsoribRra having lonsetl the ftbove
mmed Hotel, wish to assure their friends,, and
Rho travelling public that they will endeavor to
i' ii. . t ii rr ..t. a in I. -
;eep me ueua union wuab ii uua mwuya ueeii,
The Best Hotel
In Southern California.
Families can bo accommodated with largo,
icsf? r 0018, or 8U't8 roorn3 well furnished.
The J!ill oi Ware ,
Illiali be inferior to none in the Htate.
mA , ' All tjie Stages, , . .
Itii tbd from Txs Angeles Jotrriroat and.deprt
npfrwthis Hotsi ' " '
Tho liar mid IHilldrd SalotfwU
m receive tho moat etriot nttfjntrdn, ftndf ibo
M&dM shall find that thi houso will bo Garried
45ib a urst-ciass liotoi oufrot to
.the ritioU have to feel their Along amy
trip, anil I rncut co&fena my aurfiriae that the
GomjHtoy haa Ueeii i fiaoceaul aa it haa, all of
which !8 owing to ta indefatigablo tdergy dis
played by Captain George A. Jolmdbn, who haa
f worked deily, n Trojaa. ab tlia w1mo1( and in
a;8mntl bout, .in advance of the. steamer, soundr
ing for a couple of feet of water, over which he
hoped to pass his steamer and her cargo. Cap
tain Johnson ha3 navigated, the Colorado River
for over twelvo years first' with fiat boats, pro
pelled by Indian power, and subsequently by
steam. No man knows tho river better than
himself; nd when ho finds it difficult naviga
tion, 1 pity others whose, presumption prompts
them to undertake 'it..
Within the recollection of the oldest inhabi
tant, the Colorado river nover has been a3 low
as ut present. Tho very fact ot the starving
condition of tho Indiana on its banks, speaks far
moro loudly tha,o Jiiinwu tongue can utter or p.on
write.- . ,
lUrtaf betd ori old roaidpnt in m country,
and oiio that would Imvo !aughed nt the bare
idJa of town? beirrsr establklifeU nbove thi? place.
throo years ego. I do not wondor that tbu lkHr-
" 1 iMfi mv$ tv 4o soi aipct a aok.jUjy k for. tz& Trkch wUMacttatd
i aoi a man oi tew wora. i n?y win iec
bosiely. but they are tbe maU or experieoct
FTrsiraYoidjrfofane specli. He who t the
The Postal Money Order Svstesiw Tjie
Postmaster General again urges the'edoptfoarof
the money order system, which is now in euolGese
ful operation in Europe. Probably nothing bettor
could be devised for the transmission of small
sums of money saMy than this money order sys
tem. A person could purchase an order instead
of pending money through tho postottlce, and
consequently his letter vould be safe front any
dishonest depredator who might be tempted by
tho presence of the money to pilfer it. Th6 sys
tem is so simple and covenient and 'so fre from,
objections, that the only wonder is how a practi
cal and economical people like ourialvaa uaa
afford to do without it so long. Congress ogit
at once to take up the recornmendatiofl ami rv
the people and, the Post-Offico Departine wha$
at!
of Battle, and holds the iaWtee of life akoiskl be
Z Jt tC J t-t km.. U... Ulbim.-. 'fti.
nan who Ubnors his hoJy naae m a true aottUer.
He fear oo.t o cite bacape he & pmpated for
the iaaue of deftth Teu;frajkce la he next, vir
tue. The belt stimulus to the soldier'is his cof-
foo. Liquors are ten.porary, and 'bring rolaxa
tion, and they also involve bad habits. Water
should bo used frequently, but iu small drafts.
Too much water nt a tune involves pe ,:od
and weakens tho body. Drink it often, Out. al-
ways, jn moderation. Ue chaste aud truthlul.
Bo as good a citizen in tho servico as out of it.
Buthing is important; keep clean. If your feot
aro sore after a march, bathe them in soft water,
and you will be fresh in tho morning. In closing,
let mo say that nothing pains me so much assee
ing a soldier who forgets his duty as a citizen
and a Christian. Bo so puro that your wives
aud 3weethearts;-wi)l honor you, tfvory step of your
progress us a .poldier. If wo meet again, it will
be my plbaauro and duty to ?orvo Uie country
with you ; If not be truo to tha flo, and your
aountrv will honor tou. l?or mvef. all I havo
.rri nV. ftftor tWd dev'e drill fa. 'f nrn eai'isfled.
tf'wm Cub?, We hear tMib
Mowrv "Knm?mt-J snit ag:ft
jL'ar!ato and Watt, for damages to th
of over a milfica dotters, kutixied b
Vhoa ha iprat, by to sixura of ",l .
gonia or' MoWry mine, in the spring' of
ly
-a
As nn offset, it is Bfiid the Generals afqreie i will
at once institute proceedings beforb the Ci.ited
State Supreme Court, of this Territory, anaieat
Mr. Mowry, charging him with treasoa. Tl
caso promises to b,o an important and intatjsirg
one. Mr. Mowry is now in Washington.
pany cannot, just ni, tBiBisgmcnkeep psco with Tako that aa a soldiers'? good by."
Remarkable Blabt. The most remarkatJ
blast in tho history of iron mining took jMuc at
tho Dike Superior miue, a short time's; oat- la
ordinary ones but one and a half inch m
diameter is d illed, but in thi3 case one 'f umv
inches in diameter and eighteen feet df otb waft
made; distant from the edge of the cU.'f r:.wjt;
ten feet ; into which oncliog of powdqr t
Rnd explcwlfd m preliminary, -and vitfie 1
of,i to v s geai to ika. dflh f '
$jjrto krga of powder were u- - it
final Sbffrge. wbloh tli'WT dow& o"?a' tx
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