▁sett lers ▁of ▁a ▁native ▁u pr ising ▁against ▁further ▁enc ro achment ▁on ▁Moh ave ▁land . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁soldiers ▁from ▁Fort ▁Moh ave ▁discovered ▁an ▁area ▁between ▁Need les , ▁Fort ▁Moh ave , ▁and ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁that ▁was ▁abund ant ▁in ▁co pper ▁ore . ▁The ▁par cel ▁was ▁named ▁I rat aba ▁M ining ▁District , ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁year ▁a ▁min ing ▁company ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁to ▁work ▁it . ▁A ▁small ▁min ing ▁town ▁named ▁I rat aba ▁City ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁a ▁bl uff ▁two ▁miles ▁below ▁Fort ▁Moh ave . ▁ ▁High ▁co pper ▁market ▁prices ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁brought ▁into ▁operation ▁the ▁Bill ▁Williams ▁F ork ▁co pper ▁mines ▁as ▁well , ▁which ▁sh ipped ▁co pper ▁ore ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁Colorado ▁River ▁landing ▁of ▁A ub ry . ▁ ▁Though ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁down ▁turns , ▁min ing ▁in ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁lands ▁was ▁now ▁well ▁established . ▁ ▁Tra vel s ▁ ▁As ▁related ▁above , ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁I rat aba ▁be fri ended ▁prospect ors ▁as ▁a ▁guide . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁John ▁M oss , ▁whom ▁I rat aba ▁had ▁shown ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁gold ▁mine ▁in ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁desert , ▁which ▁M oss ▁later ▁sold . ▁M oss ▁suggested ▁I rat aba ▁be ▁invited ▁to ▁Washington ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁see ▁first hand ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁military ▁might . ▁In