New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-20
THE SILVER MINES OF ARIZONA.

Correspondence of The S. Louis Republican
SoNoITA VALLEY, July 3S 1889.
friendly band of Apaches yesterday brought into
Tubac seven mules and two horses belonging TO the
LOT stolen from the Sonora Company. They taken
from the Covoteros and White Mountain Apacbes,
Who were the chief thieves. The soldiers returned
from their scout without having found the Indians
the trails dividing anu suo-dvldnS uhtu tneie WAS
nothing to follow.
Duipg the past week have been in the vicinity OF
the San Cruz mountains, to visit sone new anu re-
markaby rich silver mines just discovered by acorn
papy Of four Americans, Needed by Mr.. h. e. MsrehGu
FORMERLY of Keutucky. These mues are located IN the
Santa Cruz mountains only short dist suce-say eght
miles-from Marsbals Rancho, the best farm in the
Sonoita Valley. The silver Ii combine with eai 10
weir about two and Aft eet wide slne!'s easily III
common furnace, and Is worth, according to essays
made by Mr. Kusht, chief refner to the SOncia Coi-
pany IRON $l0U TO stp per ton AS the average Vaiu
Of the South American and Mexican sueilng orc .!
silver is only from $50 to $50 per tun II Is evident Ihs
these WY found veins immensely IIch III sl'cr
Their location is ne wood and water beng clcs7 ~
hand and very abundant. the lucky explorers nave
found gea, fortune by few days OF cafeiu search;
The same party has discovered the long ost and
widely LIBERATED Vega mine, whose richness was re-
rowned even upon the Mining records OF va Spab'
II was work ed many years ago by the esTy jesuit eA
pl-rers who when compelled to leave by the APscle'
de..royea their works and blocked up the mouth oi
tine main snait with stones and timber. IL the NINE,
which is Low beirg opened turns out haI as nc. a.
.rsdition says II once was, Inc result VI" DC e-s'eJ
satisfactory
In reducing silver ores in this Territory two methods
sre employed, nsmey-sme.ting and analganaung'
The former process is mOst simple and cheap 0ut can
only be used with such as contain lead, or VIII
combine with lead, which is used a. tax Inc
harder and generally richer ores sre pu!ven.ed,
wasted. and then aualgamated With mercury IN o:l-
rels or pits-an expensive, tedious aud sc.eni'hc
process Yet pays we'll with ores worth ~ per tho
and upward An ore yielding only 50 per ,un OF al
yer II IL smets readily Will pay very hsodsone
profit provic ed the vein Is located IN region OF wood
and water With such q vein, aud { lev tnoCsAhi
dollars 10 erect furnaces build houses, hire snd -uo
hands for short time can soon get ont !IeTaly
ard tluly ali the silver he wants, As, MS mime i
GOOD one and The ore holds out, hs product VIII DC 10
exact proportion 10 the capacity " his machinery. he
can run one two three or bali dozen furnaces, aHa
smell. as many iups of ore per week "a ne Chooses.
The silver mines Of Arizona are beginning 70 s-rseI
that attention 10 which their importance enues the
The New-York and Compsdel silver MILES company,
having purcb seed the mine Of the Cnion company VI
this Territory, have heavy tram OF goods, p'o'soDs
and toos on the way aud Col Titus Is 10 take charge
NJ the works the frst year This company hiss Two
Good mines both of which were formerly WORKED.
The Arizona Lsnd and Mining Company, aud me So
non Land. Agricultural and Mining COM any, OF Pfov
idepce and Boston, have each agents IN Aiizohs &C
curing property and preparing for Operations. lue
tao companies have purchased thirty league grant
az land embracing minerals IN abundance, seseIa
farm ard stock ranches, with plenty OF wood AM
water The Sonora Company continues 10 turn ou',
n h only two amagsmating barrels, one hundred ana
eighty dollars per day in email bars which circulate
extensively hereaboats instead o.! com.