The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-06-12
An Old Miners View of White Pine

one of the most experienced miners on the coast to a friend in this city. It will be seen that he takes modest view of the mineral wealth of White Piuc
 The Eberhardt mine. as far as have examined it, is conglomerate. and comprising a vast body of ore. Large quanties of the ore oitentimes yield. by crushing in the dry process. from $500 to $700 per ton. There are large quantities of the ore from this mine selected aud placed aside of valuable nature. too densely impreg- | hated with silver to work by the battery and l amalgamailng process. The daily yield Of bul. | lion from this mine amounts to from S7.0OO to | sSO0O. The mine, at the depth of ly0 feet. IS | lS3 feet in width. and only 10 men are required ! to get out ore sufficient to keep two lO-stalpp | mills running night and day. ltis easily aecoun- | ted for They can In one or two blasts, loosen | up or blow down 30 10 100 tons Of ore at . time; and 1t takes but few men to keep the whole thing going. The Hidden Treasure mine Is another of these mammoth deposits; also the Aurora; the Mazeppa is considered a valuable mine, although 1 have not examined t. 1 could name over many others that rank as fTstclass mines. It is expensive developing mines m this dis trict If you have been advised heretofore that these mines can be developed at small expense, then, | must confess those parties were not acquainted. practically. with the difficulties we have to encounter in the working or opening of these mines. In the first place. such thing as  | surface of this peculiar formation, cannot be found in this district. The simple fact is. the whole surface of this mineral region is hidden by ! a limestone or black aud white spariOrmatiOn. | Once in a while for few feet only, can trace of croppings be found indicating such thing as a true Assure vein. containing precious metal. i And nothing but drills and gunpowder will ena- bic anyone io prospect successfully Considering l the very exorbiiant prices current here, think | great deal of credit Is due for the amount of work performed on SO many mines up 10 the present time. Everything now in the way of living is becoming more reasonable. and prices current are falling rapidly. We all anticipate big rush of capital from the East There are thousands of people bere unacquainted with mining pursuits. and their means being limited. they naturally become disheartened and dissat- isied owing entirely 10 the fact that they are totally unprpparrd Co do anything towards deycl- oping mines. The lowest estimate at which can get shaft sunk m this country is Sl5 per foot, and the parties owning the ledge miDe are acquired also 10 find the powder aud tools Therefore, you perceive it is idle talk for any one totsay that ore can be extracted from these mines. with little expense.
 There is a very great diversity of opinion re- garding these mines. Many predict endless and increasing yield Of bullion for all time to come. or at least for many long years hence Others argue that our mines only horizontal deposits. and that afler few years the entire country or mines will be abandoned or. in other words. played out" Ny opinion is tha, no one as yet can form accurate opinion. or have any true basis to judge by. In comparison with the mines in Arizona. my opinion Is that the mines of Arizona are better mines to work, for men of limited capital, than these mines, from the simple fact that in Arizona the mines are gold bearing and here silver predominates; and any one who has ever experienced the working Of silver ores knows very well that gold Is morc easily cxtrac- ted than silver. Even admitting that the prcc- ious metals become intermixed with refractory or base minerals, yet. from the fact that gold is more precious Ihan silver, the quantity io be extracted Tn bulk does not amount to bali or onc-,hird that is required Of silver. Many who are unacqnainted with the working of the two distinct metals. fancy that because a silver brick is so much larger than a gold one Of tbe same value. that silver Is tue best thing to lie to. There are large numbers going from here to the Colorado, and thence 10 Arizona. No less than 300 or 4e0 persons have started for thc Prescott country. and how many more will fol- low could not well say; but. perhaps, 1000 or 8 900 people will wend their weary way this season from White Pine into the confines of Ari- zona. 1 guess Johnny Apache will be forced to beat nasty retreat The tide has already begun to flow that way. and you can safely estimate that no lesr than 00O hardy prospec,ors ssill enter the gold fields of Arizona in less than six months hence.
 The writer of the foregoing appears to be posted regarding our mines and though living at and interested in White Pine, has the candor to affirm that he i,,es q Arizona are beiter for rneR gf lbRiied iaedas. Gan Hose of Waae Pine This though literally true. is more than we could have expected from an outsider, and we thank the wr::er-who appears to be thorough miner for speaking the truth about our mines Now, ss 10 immigration from White Pine. we wish to say that, if the right sort of men come here they can do well. We have plenty of rich mines. but it takes money and knowledge to rob them oi their riches and poor men. without these essen. tials had better not come bere to engage in quartz mining. But, we have placer mines that will pay to work. farms to cultivate. Indians to Kill. and if they will help us to do these things they will come out all right in the end. rnul some cheap and certain process for extracting the precious metals from the refractory ores of oar mines is introduced here, none but men oi means can do anything in quartz mining. Should the Paul Wood process prove q success, this will be the llveliest most productive mining sec ton on the Pacific coast We have water. tim ber in fact everything necessary to the working Of mines, except capital and process, and these we hope to have, before long.
 
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