Arizona citizen., 1874-08-08
Exciting Mining Prospects.

For nearly year the m0untains in val rious directions from Tucson have been secured by prospectors for gold, silver and copper, and with gradually improved suc- cess, until now the developments are ab- solutely exciting. It is not our habit to overrate any thing about mining opera tfons; in fact we have been so cautious in this respect as to often incur the censure of our local patrons. We have always had faith that work would show wonderfully rich mining property in this section, and the labor and perseverance of our people have verified that faith.
 Monday Of this week, George Hoag re- turned from a prospecting trip in the mountains about six miles northwest of the noted Gro Blanco mines about seventy miles south of Tucson. He discovered a very rich gold ledge twelve feet in width, in a favorable locality for wood, water and grass. He prospected both sides and the center of the vein and with good pros poets at all points. The ledge shows well for distance of 1000 yards. He brought in couple of hundred pounds of ore, the most of which has been tested by Dr. J. c. Handy, and Mir. Hoag informs us that every piece tested exhibited splendid pros poets ill free gold, and it contains some silver. We examined variety of sam pies of the ore now in MT. Hoag's office, and they nearly all show goldto the nak- ed eye. There are three veins within the 600 feet claimed in width, all of which contain free gold. This is evidently a most valuable discovery for the claimant and this community.
 On Tuesday, the most exciting report was brought from the Young America cop per mine in Silver mountain district, about forty-five miles west of Tucson. Our readers will remember frequent notices of work on this mine during the past year, and the pure copper that was found in abundance. The wOrkmen are now down forty feet, at which point the copper has turned into silver worth from one to three dollars per pound. The width of the ledge is unknown, as the shaft shows good ore on all sides. Samples of the ore as now coming from the shaft, were brought to town on Tuesday and may be seen in C.. 0. Browns cabinet at Congress Hall. R.. NJ. Pearce sent some to Detroit, Michigan, to E. B. Ward and associates who are talk ing great interest in Arizona mining prop erty. The Young America mine is the property of Fully, OchOa & Co.,, Charles 0. Brown, F.. NJ. Pearce, and probably Oth- CTS have some interest. Other mines now
 
 America, are yielding silver ore worth from hundreds to thousands of dollars per ton.
 Charles O. Brown and associates started 0 wagon load of provisions, tools and quicksilver to the Gro Blanco mines on ! Wednesday, and followed them on Thurs day. MT. Brown has immediate superviS- lion of the works, and he now goes out bet ter han ever prepared to accomplish work. He has no doubt of bringing in 100 ounces of gold in a few days after he gets out and things in motion.
 With the large increase of stock, and the undoubted brilliant mining prospects in view, the most Respondent man ought to look on the future of this county with as- sured hopes of prosperity. Rich mines enough are known to exist and are being operated in small way, to insure with proper machinery, an annual product of gold and silver in Pima county of at least twenty millions. And prospecting is go- ing on with increased vigor and by our own citizens, too.