Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-23

that wherever large bodies of rich ore.
have been found they are certain tn re-
cur. | do not hesitate in rpmarking, as
I've proved it by practical experience,
that large. true fisSure vein lOdes new
er die out; they are great main arteries
of the earth. and are untathOmable by
human agency. | know of mines in
Mexico (tbe Veta Madre il worked
continuously along its course over ten
niles that have been worked for
centuries and are now several thou
sand feet deep; vet still the lode Is go
ing down, even more regularly than
when within 500 feet of the surface.
According to Humboldt, poor
Span:ard selected location upon this
great vein or lode, which, up TO that
time, had remained unprOSpected. II
is now known a. the celebrated Va
lenciana." After working for long
long time with no returns. suffering
from want and financial embarrass-
mentS, like many miners in this dis
trict, he came upon a large body of
very rich silver ore, from which, from
january, 1881, to June, 1891, Il period
of four years, nearly Sl5,OO0,OOO were
taken out by this poor, halfstarved
miner: and from being one of the poor
est, he came to he one Of the richest
men in the world at that time. The
whole vein, since its discovery, has
welded the fabulous sum of about
$S00,OO0O00
This illustrates the certain
SUCCESS OF PATIENCE AND PERsEvER
/ ANCE
In the working IF MINES; and rs evil
dencing the richness of the mineral
yield of this region. But very small
lportion, however, of this great mineral
belt of Globe mining district has yet
been explored and prOspected for It's
hidden treasures, and not one vein in
100 is occupied, or has any known
owner; while of the mines opened, but
few have been more than partially OF
! specifically worked. This latter oh
struction is caused by the miners bav
ing no market for their ores, and No
reduction works in the district. Tn,
ores here are all amalgamating; Their,
is not sufficient galena in the Who'll,
!. district to smelt one ton of ore pei
month while I've lately scen Il pound,
of well squeezed dry amalgam prOduc
ed by hand i'm gold pan and camp
: kettle from 20 pounds of bromo-iO
.dides of silver ore. Specimens of sew
eral pounds weight of such ore Cal
2 be seen at camp.
/, With such showing as the above
who shall say that the fiSSure VEINS o
Globe mining district are second t,
any on the continent; and who shah
E say there are not any number of sucl
. mines with which To reward the per
severing miner aud prudent capitalist
Scientific men, so called, have mad
stupendOus
{ MISTAKES OF JUDGMENT,
e But they have been surpassed by tn
| mistakes of practical men, so called.
I The scientific man without practice
I and the practical man without science
!, the honest man without the means an
n the smart man without honesty hav
; done so much to destroy the mining il
: terests of Globe mining district tha
5 the mere fact of its continued existenC
; after such terrible proofs, is proof of II
c inherent vitality and future prosperit!
> The writer has resided several yea
d in Georgetown, Clear Creek count.
d Colorado, AZ which place there is con
petition among ore purchasers; the M
5, iority ship the ore to Swansea an
i Germany. They ship ore as low grad
-e as 300 ounces per ton; they pay sche
1t ule price per ounce and ship the ore
d their own risk. / see no reason wi
D. capitalists cannot do the same in Glol
lie mining district. Where the ores a
N so rich they could ship from this poi
10 to san Francisco and get returns
q. soon or sooner than the former cOU
to England. This would help the mi
:, ers to develop their property until !
lie duction could be established IN the di
er trICt.
m The II pounds Of amalgam fro
20 pounds of ore heretofore alluded
were rctorted to-day in my prcscnC
IN and produced the satisfactory resul
I'll of $4,000 per ton, estimating silver
y Sl.1S per ounce. The ore was produ
al from a crOss-cuurse lode in the vicini
IN of the Sherman. and is owned
" MeSsrs Griffin IL Webb, who work.
IL the 20 pounds of ore referred to. TIT
IN crushed the ore on "A rock with anOth
IT. rock Tor muller and amalgamated
e with the results as heretofore stated
SD an experiment
IN The great success Of those who ha
a gone before is still inviting others
n. follow. Any amount of money m
nc here find the most profitable invc
$ ment, without the prospect of failul
ia DEsPIsED PIONEER.
~ HERE Is some comfort. of the kin