Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-04-29
Mining Matters.

From Mr.. Pearce, who has lately
visited and examined some of the min
ing districts in this part of the Terri I
tory and who left here on Thursday
for the Globe district, TO locate perma- I
nenuy, We obtain the following items.
The Globe district silver and copper
mines are looking splendidly and the
developments thus far, most flatterinc
The Meteor is down 50 feet, showing a
fine ore holy. Jones e Co. have Just
completed "a new windlass, and are
working steadily downward on this
rich mine. The Lazy Bob company
are kaTd at work and have the same
general features in their miEe H. are
found in the Meteor, adjoining them. /
The Keystone also shows 4 good strong
vein and rich metal Al of the work .
done in the Richmond field has pro
duced wonderful results. Several i'm .
mensely rich stra;as and plauchas have
been struck lately, of nearly pure sill
yer. Tie RdmbOz series Cf mines look
well and work on them is progressing
finely The Rescue shaft is running
night and day shifts. The pinal at
twcnty-three feet, shows rich chloriies.
Readc " Hammond have a good force
at work on the Alice, which is of It
self IA bonanza. They lately shipped
three wagon loads of ere To Silver
City for reduction. These same gentle
men own several other large mines of
high grade ore, bo.L copper and silver
The Globe district people are looking
out new road &c Florence. 4 route
through from Globe City to Wickcn-
burg IS also projected, with a view to
get to the railroad by an air line. The
smelling works, both at Florence and
! across the ella, are kept constantly at
work on OTcs brought across the noun
tains on pack animals. The ores work
from fifty cents to three dollars per ib.
The camps are selfsustaining and ra-
lpidly filling up with hard working,
energetic men. Among the Plnal mines
the Silver King still looms solitary
and grand. \ train load of ore left
this mine for Yuma last week The
ore averages in San Francisco over
$1,000 per ton. Parties telegraphed
from San Francisco, that they would
leave soon to begin work on the extern
sion of the Silver King. The Surprise
and the extensions Of the Josephine
are yielding some rich orc. The deep
er the shaft, the better and larger the
= veins.
DR.. Atkinson from the Arivaipai
district, on his late visit to Tucson
showed some valuable specimens of
ore from his section. He has grown
grey in life and explorations in the
west and has a fund Of history of the
past and is a great believer in the future
of Arizona.
Mr.. Robert B. Metcalfe, formerly ofSil-
yer City, and whose name has frequent
" appeared IN connection with mines
and mining, was lately on avisit to
; Tucson. He hasfOund two large copper
mines IN the Pinal mountains, and has
, gone back TO open up his possessions.
1t is a general belief chat the Sea
Serpent, in the Guija district will turn
out whale of a mine. The lead can
be traced on the surface four miles
and the vein is of good grade ore.
! Mr.. Divide PrOulX who has been on
, visit to Tucson during the past week
f from the Santa Ritas, and who viii
, Mr.. Long is located on a fine silver
=, ledge IN the midst of the Santa Rita
i gold placcrs, showed Us a certificate
from superintendent Harshaw, Of the
= Trench company, that the smelling o
4 one ton Of ore from Proulx X Long
mine had given 90 ounces Of silver
: bearing gold with it. Mr. ProulX says
j that Of the ton of smelling, there Wer'
only 1900 pounds Of ore. and that IN,
d, gold in the amalgam is estimated to b'
: at least three tunes the value OF The
a silver therein. The item which ",
{ rave last week about this niue SHOULD
have read that eight pounds Of the orr
, nroduccd two ounces of silver, instead
. of the way We had it. Mr.. ProulN de
j liyered the 80 ounces of amalgam t.
nj. VI. Jacobs & Co, 10 be forwarded
to San Francisco. and will inform u
=. of the returns when he gets them HI
d goes back % the Santa hlias to pros
ecute work Oh his vein, confident la
u he and bis partner have 4 good thing.