Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-21
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Extraordinary mineral discoveries hsys
recently bssn made In Arizona We
shall connne ourselves, hovsver. TO The
plainsst statements. We have sssn d
the Office OF VIM. B. Hoopsf &Nco., IN
this city. . specimen Of silver orsFsleh-
ing .thlrty.four pounds. u y Almost
pure silver, assaYing twelve dogazs 70
the pound, or thrss-fourths puzs3nstal.
The specimen was sent 70 Mesm. Hoop
or q Co. By the DISCOVERIES. R.H. Dor.
ssy, and brought 70 this city By Govern.
or Stafford. We called upon thetGov.
ernor and obtained the particulars Of
this wonder. About one month ago
Mr.. Dorsey, who IL an old pioneer q the
Territory, and one OF the tdsd andkr us
fellows who deserves ths luck th9k has
opened q fortune 10 hin. vs. pecppsot-
ING In the Pinal Mountains, thirY-lve
miles north Of Florence. Whils S1ek-
ing In tho bottom OF o ravine he nAds Z
stroke with his pick into The loose earth
and struck something into which the
point OF the pick stuck fast. Further
examination resulted In unsarthing the
specimen above alluded 10, which the
proprietor At hnt supposed 10 Be lead.
What was his astonishnsnt whom be
found Il 10 b almost pure silvsrl Short.
iy after he dug out about two hundred
pounds Of similar specimens In two OF
three hours working.
The ore appeared 10 Be stray pieces
fallen from the side OF the hill, when
Dorsey found what appeared to be the
original lead, which he loostsd and
called the Athens mine. He has since
sold an interest In u 70 O. o. Brown.
Esq. They arc preparing to work II to-
gether. This wonderful discovery 10
about one mile south Of tbs celebrated
Silver King lode, which IL also very rich
In similar specimens Of metal. Two
hundred pounds OF ore from that mine
we're selected. and whom reduced yielded
ninsty.four pounds Of pure silver. The
Silver King lode IL characterized BY
streaks Of native netal, horn silver.
ohloridss and also lead.
Governor Stafford showed NJ speed
mems OF placer gold from mines recently
opened In the SANTA Rita Mountains,
atty miles south OF Tucson, The speed
mems wero very coarse. the largest b.
ing worth about sixty dollars. Larger
mes have been found In the mines.
There were two hundred miners on the
ground when the Governor left there Q
short time ago. he says they were
making from two to one hundred dollars
per day each. Water In soaroe In that
district. 20 that the miners are compelled
10 oonfne their work 70 crsvassing;
the richest dsposits bsing taken up and
washed at springs. The large pieces
are picked out by hand. The district was
three milss square, but further discover
les were mado about ten miles distant.
Near the Sonora line. seventy miles
south OF Tucson, an ancient mine has
been reopened near the old Mission Of
Tumacaquera. This "Old Nine" ~ II
Ia called, was worked q century ago, but
was abandoned by the Spaniaids. Who
were troubled by Indians. They allied
up the shaft In order to prevent IL dis.
covery by others. Many unsuccessful
efforts were made 10 rediscover this
mine. II was found ut last. about six
months ago. The lode contains ssvsu
feet OF brittle silver ore. assaying from
Ave to twelve thousand dollars per ton.
The extent Is not yet determined. This
Is merely O rough sketch OF the country
rs Gov. Stafford is able TO speak Of II
from actual observation. The mines
noted above are In places distant from
each other. within . district Of territory
from one hundred and fifty miles long
by two hundred wids. Irilt 1921 2.