Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-06-10
Local Mining News.

Governor Stafford and Mr.. Thomas
Ewing who returned the first of the
week from the Globe district bring re.
ports therefrom that ought to cheer
the heart of the most inveteratelv de-
spondent miner in the Territory. New
discoveries are constantly being made
in that district and of a fabulous rich
ness. Masses of chloride of silver are
being taken out OF some of the claims.
DR.. Vale and two partners have dis
covered mine from which they
brought to Florence lately, two pieces
.of nearly pure metal, one weighing
80 and the other 60 pounds. 1t is es-
timated that these pieces will yield at
least seventy per cent of pure silver.
At the depth of twelve feet the lode
carries a strata of pure chloride OF
silver, six inches thick. Other par.
ties are taking out of their claims
quantities of the same rich ore. One
man is reported to have taken out $4,000
in one day The Champion company
had $50 pounds of ore smelted at a
rude Mexican furnace which Welded
.35 pounds of pure silver, and pounds
of silver were afterwards taken out of
the Stag. The Rescue company have
ia lead of ore at the bottom of their
shaft, worth over $1,000 per ton.
The Silver King company, Pioneer
district, continue to take out large
quantities Of ore for shipping to San
Francisco. THIS ore VIII yield over
$1,000 per ton. The Company has al
ready shipped to San Francisco over
100000 worth of ore, and from this
time forward can easily ship, if teams
can be procured to transport it, $4,000
worth of ore per month. They had,
lately, on the dump, second class ore,
worth on an average $500 per ton, to
the value of $4,000. 1t will be re-
membered that the Silver King com
pany offered, not long ago, % sell this
mine TO San Francisco company for
100000. This latter company sent
out an expert to examine the property
and report. The experts name was
Bowie, and he was educated at Fret
berg, and he parted his hair in the
middle. His penetrating glance took
1t all in at first sight and he reported
that the mine was not worth a CONT
mental. His company paid this sage
$4,000 for his services and he bIlked
them out of one of the best mining
investments ever offered on this coast.
When will capitalists learn to send
practical and experienced men, and
men of good sense, to examine mines.
Mr.. J. w. Hopkins returned this
week to the Trench mine. When he
came up from there last week, he
brought in handsome piece of silver
bullion, from a four days run in the
Trench furnaces, weighing 20 pounds.
The ore from this mine averages at
present some $55 per ton in silver.
and also gives from 800 to 600 pounds
Of lead to the ton. 1t costs about $21I
per ton to work. There are two fur
naces now going and it is the intention
Of the company to enlarge their works
and prove this mine TO be what it is,
a fine paying property. The Trench
is one of the ancient mines. having
been worked by the Jesuits in olden
times. In the old shaft where they
are now working they have lately found
buried some stone axes and hammers.
This is rather strange as the marks of.
the steel drills and tools of the civilized
are all around.