The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
MINES AND MINING.
The Vultlue

The following interesting facts in relation to | this great gold mine, and the working thereof. have been furnished us by B. w. Nudge. the pres ent manager of mill and mine.
 alt has cost heavily to open the vuiture, but it is rnagnifcently opened,-displayiug hundreds of thousands of tons of low grade orc, which is at hand and can be mined at very light cost. This company has paid over sGOO, 900 for hauling ore from mine 10 mill, distance of fourteen miles, at prices from sS to slO per ton. This large sum would have built four railroads on which the ore could have been delivered at $1 per ton. There are several plans now under consideration by the Company, to wit: The building of railroad from mine to mill at a cost of aSont $l5O,ooo' carry ing water in iron pipes to the mlnc distance oi twelve miles, costing, as per estimate, SioV'ooo, and lastly the hope of reaching water in the mine, as we arc now encouraged to believe we may, suf fcicnt to run twenty-stamps. Adopt either of these plans and large profit would remain. While the hope exists and the doubt remains, of reaching water in the mine, the other more costly plans should not be commenced.
 "We are working length of ground about 300 feet and have sunk to depth of 320 feet, and in a drift to strike the vein from this depth, we nnd water slowly but steadily increasing and it is the opinion of experienced miners that it will ap pear in abundance within fifty feet. In this length of almost 300 feet and to depth of 250 feet, the mine has been we'll opened and in this area, are millions of tons of ore. It is a wonder to all pcrienced mining men who have visited it, for the enormous wealth it displays and the reliable pros poets 1t gives of a rich, deep permanent mine. we know that the miue is incstimably valuable and would afford certain security, ten to Onc for loan ample to put it in economical working con- diton. This point can be seen and proved. We disbursc sl 900 daily, and the stOppagc of this mill would paralyze Central Arizona and be felt even in California. As soon as definite plan of operations is decided upon by the trustees, will take pains to inform you of it."
 As additional testimony we have that of P. w. Smith, one of the oldest owners in the Vulture, who is now sinking for water, at the mine, and preparing to start his tenstamp mill at Wckcn burg He, by letter, informs us that the mine is looking better than ever before; that, in act it is tho largest and best gold mine now known. 1t is also stated that means to build and equip rail road from mine to mill will soon be furnished by British capitalists.
 From
 BRADSHAW AND PINE GROVE DISTRICTS We have cheering news. D. c. Morcland and J. C. Thomas, who arrived in town Wednesday af- ternoon last have informed us that the Tiger lode was dipping to the eastward; that the drift was in on the lode 160 feet; shaft down about l22 feet ruby silver orc assaying as high as $l7,OOO to the ton had been struck, while the lode was widening at every foot sunk upon it.
 fo Is,,v ric etlv ore out of the Lorenna mine, and Bill Coles " Benton" lode was yielding we'll.
 The Del Pasco mill was running but . few hours, every day, owing to the scarcity of water
 The placer miners on Lynx, Hassayampa, Black Canyon and other creeks are making aver age wages. Many of them came to town during the present week, for provisions, etc, bringing with them some very nice coarse gold.
 New mine. have quite recently been discovered near Fort Rock, on the Prescott. .ni Hardyville road, of which Sam Ball and E. l.. Bradshaw, who arrived here Thursday last, speak very highly. A district--" Fort Rock" has been organized, and next weeks MINER will contain the laws of said district.
 MoHAvE COUNTY.
 Our letter from Wallapai District will give pret-
  our sister county, on the Colorado river, and one which we have just received from Captain Wclburn has news of much more favorable character.
 Later
 Since the foregoing was placed in type, the Los Angeles Daily Nc,cs and Express, have come to fand, wttn thc Iuiio-~;ns erirsram, concerning a famous silver mine situate in the timbered noun tains, eight miles south from Prescott:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.
 A sample lot of 34 tons of chloride silver ore from the Bcnjamine mine, Hassayainpa District, Arizona, brought here for working, assays over $2, ,OO0 per ton.
 Think of this, all yc Arzonians who, owing to the pressure of drouth and Indians, sick of the Territory. and make up yoar minds to await the good time that is iu store for Territory con- tauing more rich and varied resources than can be found in any other region of the same extent on the face of the Globe.
 Discharged.