The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-04-23
Mining Matters.

lt N HlShiy S''NiIlhe to usi tO De aole tO
 state, with truth, that the good luck which,
 for some time past, has attended those en-
 gagged in working quartz in this vicinity, still
 sticks to them. The ten-stamp mill of the
 Big Bug Mining Company, which is situated
 in the Big Bug Mining District, about l6
 miles southeast of Prescott, has given us
 glittering proofs of the wealth that is con-
 tained in our hills, and the results there ob-
 tained have caused the miners of other dis
 tricts to pitch in and conquer. Five or six
 months ago, there was not one mill running
 in this section of Yavapai county, and mining
 matters looked exceedingly blue. Trials had
 been made to make our lodes pay, by milling
 process, and in almost every instance those
 trials ended in failures, and the mills were
 shut down. But, that confidence in the
 richness of our mines, which has kept most of
 us in the country, and caused us to risk life
 and property, never deserted our people, and
 that perseverance, which is one of the great
 est traits in their character, spurred them on
 to make new trials. New men-who have
 ptOfNh BbOu AhihbiS anu iAAil-tllSu
 came here, were engaged by our mill and
 mine owners, and have. by their works, prov
 en that the faith of our people in the rich
 ness of the mines was we'll founded. The
 Big Bug Company started in on a new and
 untried lode, with slender purse, and with
 no prospect, whatever, of receiving aid from
 capitalists" Fully realizing their situation; knowing that another failure might prove disastrous to them, they paid the strictest attention to their affairs practiccd economy, and made a success.
 The latest run, of which we nave any knowledge, yielded a gold brick weighing 1 just ten pounds. This amount was taken out in seven and one-half days. We are hourly | expecting to hear of much larger cleanup | having been made. Messrs. L. c. Gray and | c. E. Hitchcock, the owners of mill and mine. started for San Francisco, Saturday last. One ~->I ,,~.a4-t's, ssa. NISse sssns's"eIi, "ss' .-s-:. .h4. a~st before returning here, to make arrangements which will enable them to car ry on operations on more extensive scale. We believe it is their purpose to have a forty stamp mill put up to order, at St. Louis, and shipped here, ria Kansas Pacific Railroad. thirty-fifth parallel route. This mill will be erected close to the mine,-so close that the ore can be run into it from the dump pile, at a trifiing expense. Then, the cost of mining and milling the ores will not exceed five dol lars per ton, and the profits of the Company Ls.. \
 moved from its present location, it being in the right place for working ores from the Ga lena, Dividend, Independence, and other we'll known rich ledges. The future of Big Bug District is indeed bright. We hope, within two years, to see at least five mills on the creek, and over 1000 people in the District.
 The Eureka ten-stamp mill, in Walker District, isnow engaged testing matters there, and, we believe, with good success. A clean up will soon be made, when we will give the result to our readers. At present, all we are at liberty to say, and all we care to say, is that matters look exceedingly hopeful.
 We visited the Sterling mill Wednesday last, but did not stay long enough to take a good look at 1t or the ore. The mill was not but steam was up, and Superinten- 1ent Beseler informed us that he would start the mill that afternoon. We are sorry to say that the test recently made by him has not gwen entire satisfaction. He has now seye- -si tons Of salphurets on hand, and is prepar- ng to work them. He will visit San Fran CISCO, soon, and make report to the Com pany. Work will, in all probability, be sus- pended for short time. We had intended 10 devote some of our space in giving an account of the way matters have been con inoted at the Sterling, but will defer doing 70 until some future time. We will now merely remark that it is the opinion of our 'esf miners that the stockholders of the 'ompany are alone to blame for the poor sccess that has attended all efforts to work be ore successfully. '
 We have the best of news from Wicken- | urg District. Messrs. Behan and Hamilton. , 'turned home, Tuesday last, from a visit to i 'ickenburg and Vulture City. From them. e learn that the deep shaft, in the vulture lining Company's ground, was down 2SO $ eti the ledge, at that depth, being treaty- ii cen teet hiek, and very rich. The rumor l lat water had been struck at the bottom of l id spsfi, was not true. The mill was run c ns, and our lnformants say that Superin. d