The Arizona sentinel., 1875-09-11
THE MINING OUTLOOK.

All new mining countries have had their vicissitudes, their for tunes and their misfortunes, their flush times and their drawbacks. and in no instance has any coun- try, where its mineral wealth is wrapped up in quartz, been fully demonstrated to be rich in the precious metals, until after the expenditure of much labor and pri- vation, as we'll as money. Arizona is no exception to this rule. That there have been failures and dis appointments where the prospects were rich and fiattering and the ore abundant and assaying very high, is but to repeat the history of every other new mining coun- try before the ores and their com binations were understood. And these never have been and never can be understood except by prac- tical, expensive and laborious tests, coupled with all the aid that science can give. It is the ex- perience of all intelligent miners that the amount and character of the rebelliouS metals that are al- ways found in quartz containing gold or silver, differ in their quanti- ty and combination, in different districts. Hence, men cannot come from a remote mining region, where they understood the suc- cessful working of the ores, and expect to be equally successful here, without going through new experience. Dr. Franklin says "experience is dear school, but fools will learn in no Other," the truth and force of which adage is recognized by many miner, as well as men in other occupations. But we believe that notWithstand- ing all the drawbacks that Ari- zona has had, the mining outlook is better and more cheering now than it ever was before, This is due in a great measure to the peace we are now enjoying after the long protracted Indian war. The steps of the miner and pro. spector are no longer dogged by the murderous savage. But it is also largely due to the costly yet valuable experience through which the miners have passed. Men now go to work more soberly and intelligently, without that wild excitement that used to characterize every new discovery. Mines that were abandoned years ago are now being successfully worked.
 We will instance the Planet Mine, on Williams Fork, one of the richest copper mines in the world. After a suspension of several years, enterprising and practical men have taken hold of these mines and are now shipping the ore to San Francisco where they receive an excellent price for it. Mills in Mohave, Yavapai and Pinal counties are working suc- cessfully and turning out gold and silver inlarge quantities. Several furnaces are in successful opera tion and others building, in Mo- have, Yuma and Pinal counties; the new and very rich discover ies In the Pinal Mountains are at- tracting a great deal of attention, both in the Territory and abroad; the placers in the Santa Rita Dis trict, in Pima county, are yield ing largely; new discoveries are continually being made in all parts of the Territory; and last though not least. the rich and in- exhaustable argentiferous mines at Castle Dome, in Yuma county, are paying the miners for every pound of ore taken out. Thus we have given brief glance at the mining outlook in Arizona, and we think it is very good and en- couraging.