The weekly Arizona miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1868-1873, 1871-12-09
Che -. sQiner.
Local Intelligence.
PREscoTT, December o, ISL.
MINES AND MINING.

Nc..rs Porter and Morcland arrived from the
ella mines on Tuesday evening, and bring the
latest news which We have received from that sec
ton The most valuable hedges which had been
discovered up to the time of their departure
thence some ten days ago, were the Silver Queen,
I'm the Pioneer District the Cur, in Nevada Dis
irict and the Yellow Jacket, located just outside
the latter district and close TO the waters of the
,;iIa The Silver Queen Is, to all appearances, an
Immense li.snrc vein, eighteen feet In thickncss,
and tr,cclblc for several miles The ore Is very
different in character from that of any of the
mines in this. scction-contaning only mere
trace of lead, with very large proportion of cop.
per. BY an imperfect process OF assaying it has
,rldcd upwards of 81 900 to the ton in silver.
The Cur is likewise eighteen icct in thickness
assure vein which crops out boldly for a con.
siderable distance the ore Is of different char
.cer from tina, Of the Silver Queen aud not near.
" so rich The Yellow Jacket is a new discovery
ard had not been prospcctcd at the date of our
Information. Its location, close To the waters of
,hc CHA gives it great importance in the eyes of
the prospcctor. These lodges are all situated in
limestone formation which, according 10 the
opinions of those who are best informed upon
,nluug matters, 10 a stro.s argument in their
favor.
The town of Florence Il said to be In n wllirl
81 excitement over these discoveries and pros.
pcctors centiHsc te arrive there frum vartcRs arts
Of the Territory, and to depart thence for mines
every day
The operations In Walker and Hassayampa Dis
ricts have been unusually active during the past
week Tue work of taking out ore from the
3cnjamin for shipment to san Francisco, is pro-
crossing apace MIR. Kelly arrived from the Dis.
trict saturday might last, aud after having care
fully examined the ore which Is being put up IN
sseks for shipment, gives il As his opinion-in
which others cOinCidc-that the seven tons which
are to be- sent TO san Francisco as one of the con
dju"ns ofthc sale, will yield the purchase money,
$1,000. At the request of the parties who pro-
pose 10 purchase, communicated 10y letter from
san Francisco, Col. II. A. Bigclow visited the
Benjamin On Mo2day, aud will make a proper
aud faithful report derived from an examination
The Coruuesiia. Prescott aud Bismarck, on the
dividing ridge between Hassayampa aud Walker
Districts and only leu miles from the Benjamin
will, nc understand, be offered for sale, in san
Francisco, next month. These run parallel with
the Benjamin aud are almost similar in size and
character, while they are thought to DC equally
rich.
Thcnews from Wallapai District is quite mea.
gre. Our correspondent simply states that every
body Is happy because of the gradually incrcas.
Ing value OF the mines. On matters concerning
this district, however, the Los Angeles Ners fur.
nlshe. the following item OF interest:
We notice that certificate of incorporation
at the Mineral Park Mining Company was filed
IN Wednesday, with Ex-Governor Downcy, Col.
II. r, Baker, and Albert J. Johnston as trustees
The company has been Incorporated for the pur.
pose OF working certain quartz lodcs in the Wal
EIai District, ia Mohayc county, Arizona This
district Is attracting considerable attention at
present tn mining circles. Ii has been for many
years iaVorabiy known AS bciug prolific in veins
oi base metal, but, during the present year, new
aud important discoveries Of silver bearing lcdg-
IS have been made. The Keystone ledge, the
principal one yet discovered, Is considered by OK
lefts Ia he true hssure vein Excavations have
uecn made on II To the depth Of forty-hye feet In
which II continues TO carry a uniform width Of
rom Tour To six feet, the ore worked having yiel-
hed rom 500 to 500 per too, Ia silver. The
ledge has been traced and located Fer the distance
OF mile There now 500 men ia the camp,
and there is every probability that rush will
TAKE place. in the spring, in that dircctics, from
al mining camps along the coast. The Mineral
I"rh Mining Company Is the first incorporation
IN thc district, and is said to own some OF the
best lOdcs."