The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16

MINING IN ARIzoNA.-A correspondent of
the San Francisco Bulletin, who has been
travelling in Arizona, gives some idea of
mining affairs in that Territory in describing
the Vulture mine, in which Eastern men are
Interested
eat wickenburg had the pleasure of see
ing rare sight-an Eastern mining company
turning out bullion far above current ex-
penses. 1t is refreshing to an old Pacific
coaster to witness an operation of this kind.
1t strengthens his hopes in the future, and is
a bright spot in Arizona. Like most all East
ern mining ventures, this was for long time
classed among the losing; and even now it is
wonder that it pays when all the circum-
stances are estimated. l doubt if any Pacific
coast superintendent would to-day take
the vulture mine and mill and prevent
its running in debt. Yet a clever Christian
gentleman-B. Sexton of the Nutmeg State
lis rapidly paying off the old debts of the
company, making many improvements, and
getting nearly all his ore from shafts and tun-
nels, in pursuance of plan of development
inaugurated and still continued. The COM
panys ten stamp mill is at Wickenburg, fif-
teen miles from the mine. which is reached
by an ascending road for eight and descend
ing one for seven miles, the latter end fol-
lowing q narrow canon, beset with gorges on
either side for about three miles, in any of
which the Apaches can lie concealed until the
passer-by is within few feet of them. Many
attacks have been made in times not far in
the past, and men killed and whole trains of
mules captured. But for its inviting charac-
ter to Indians, the road is pleasant to travel,
and still the teamsters go over it willingly
and take the chances.
''But, returning to the subject, over this
road the ore is drawn to the mill, and every
drop of water used in and about the mine,
shops, boarding house, stables, ETC., is also
drawn from Wickenburg 1t is carried in
barrels by teams going for ore. An immense
sbeet-iron tank like a steam boiler drawn
upon wheels is filled each day and hauled out
half way to water the passing team animals.
The hauling of ore and water costs, by con-
tract, $S per ton of ore. The miners are paid
from $50 to $50 per month, in gold bullion
at coin rates, and their board included. Mill
hands about the same Wood delivered at the
mill costs $8 per cord; before Mr.. Sections
management it cost $12, and so with the
hauling of ore and water. Formerly supplies
were purchased at retail in the local markets.
now at Wholesale with no extra cost but
freight and commission; there we're employed
Mexican cooks at the mill, now Cinnamon, by
which the books show monthly saving in the
provision account of 800.
ga corresponding recklessness formerly
pervaded all branches of the business. Thou
sands upon thousands of dollars had beer
may be seen $35, 900 worth of pans thrown
aside, which never were needed and can't be
used in the business. An inefficient mining
superintendent was looking for ore under the
foot-wall, and upon the whole Mr.. Sextor
took charge of the Vulture property in a very
discoursging condition. heard no charges
of wilful extravagange on the part of his pre-
decessors; no whining in any respect. AL
was pleasant words, such as ought to follew
success. The mining superintendent, Mr.
Taylor, an old Washoeite, assured me that
without any further development, he could
supply the mill with pay ore for three years
to come, and after passing through every
shaft and tunnel, cannot doubt his asser
ton. Laborers about the mines and mill are
promptly discharged for drunkenness, pro
family, or raising any disturbance among
the workmen by tale-bearing or otherwise
when any of these offenses are positivel,
known to the superintendent and am assured
that the apparent strictness of this disci
pline is acceptable to the men. No whisk
mill or gambling den is allowed at the mine
and a store is kept where workmen are sup
piled with needful articles at mere trih