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Show LETTER FROM LITTLE CUT-T0NWUUD.. CUT-T0NWUUD.. ; And Miniiij; Nummary i"r Week cudiiifi 20. ( rresroi..!e'Ct uf Hi-B.tt-iO. j Af.T.v City, Oct. 2u 1S73. The weather in this part of the country is netting decidedly cold. It i is colder than last year at this time by j several degrees; as" a consequence but little snows falls, and tho, weather- i wise prophecy that we are to have a cold winter with very little snow. This wuuid be gratifying to the dwellers dwel-lers in the mountains, but disastrous to the farmers in the valley who depend de-pend upon the heavy snows m the mountains for the purposes of irrigation. irriga-tion. Business of all kinds is dull.and but little money is in circulation. This is owing, in a" great measure, to pome of our principal mining companies not paving their men last month. It is thought that this will be remedied this present month, and that everything every-thing will progress smoothly and satisfactorily. satis-factorily. Some little excitement was crenhxl yesterday by a strike among the miners min-ers and laborers of the Flagstaff mine, tiie mvn refusing to go to work or to allow other men to take their places at the reduced rates. It seems uau policy to reduce wages so near the end of the month, and tnen to refuse to pay the men cash for their time, but oblige them to remain in the camp until it suits the company's will to pay for their labor. The men still refuse to go to work orto receive time checks. A great many minors are alloat but no satisfactory information can be obtained. ob-tained. If the superintendent knows anything about the situation he wisely keeps it to himself. The first Presbyterian Church received re-ceived their new bell yesterday. Under the nil perin tendency of Hauibal Williams, Wil-liams, it was swung into position in the belfry, and this morning the momi-1 tains are re-echoing' its iron tones as it calls us poor sinners to worship. Wo are called but few choose to go, Captain Cap-tain Goklsworthy, of the Flagstaff, was I believe, the generous donor of the new bell. It is to be hoped that its tones may strike a sympathetic response re-sponse in the heart of the Captain, : and that he may be seen of a Sabbath ! morning wending his way down ' that precipitous trail with his little bible under his arm, taking his first lessons hi preparing for the better life to come. The shipments . of the . Flagstart mine for the week were seventy tons per day. If it was necessary these shipments could be increased to one hundred tons per day. It is said, by the men who have been employed in tho mine, that the deposits in the lower levels are immense, and extend in every direction, making it literally a mountain of ore. It is all picking ground, but two miners being employed em-ployed in rock. It is said that two men can pick more ore than forty can shovel and carry out. It is also rumored that the mine will discontinue discon-tinue shipping as soon as the heavy storms commence. There is a change in the general mauagement,Mr. Maxwell Max-well retiring on account of ill health. Capt. Goldsworthy still retains the superintendeuey of the mine, and proooses to remain here and enjoy the rigors of a Cottonwood winter. "The Yallejo mine has discontinued shipments on account of not being able to dispose of their ore -to the smelters fur money or its equivalent. Suit has already been instituted by L. U. ColUvth, the superintendent of this mine, against the Saturn' smelter smel-ter for a large balance due. on ore. The ore now being raised is richer in character than any taken out heretofore. hereto-fore. , The Oxford it Geneva have recommenced recom-menced i shipping and me sending H9 fwin.-in tlvo inn it" n-o liur - Ihe concentrating works at the Emma Em-ma have about closed on -account of the severity of the weather. It is pos-siblathat pos-siblathat they will resume operations .litis fall, , but not probabkv. TUcirship-l".i?iAs TUcirship-l".i?iAs V.st w'oek were XI 3 "'ins. The inline lms a largo accumulation of ore ! on hand, but is shipping but little for reasons best known. to tho managers. manag-ers. The Davenport shipments were 30 tons daily. This mm e is producing largely, and the ore is high grade. The daily production of the mine is largely in excess of the daily ship-, ship-, ments. The Highland Chief shipped five tons per day. Work en the McKay mine has j been suspended, the owners of the I mine not being able to dispose of their ore. A large amount of ore from this mine is now lying atS.indy, awaiting await-ing cash purchasers. "Jawlwne" customers are plenty but the miners cannot live on wind. The shipments for the Toledo Co. were five tons daily for the week. The shipments of the Wellington mine were eight tons per day. There is a reported rich discovery in this mine. - All of our ore producing mines will '. continue their shipments until the snow blockade, after that there is no one here wise enough to tell what course will be taken. There is no company here that can a fiord to keep the road open for its own shipments. All will have to join in keeping the road open, or else all quit and wait for the spring freshets. The dust of Alta is laid for the season. Aroiiiiuld. |