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

yucca intO the system, so LHb NegeJd-
bic kingdom also is entirely depend
ing for its vitality on the absorption of
certain alkaline salts extracted from
the earth, and moisture, which form
the electric currents that maintain its
vitality. The same law governs the
formation of different species of min
eral combinations; it is the result of
affinity or molecular attraction, for,
let it be understood that whether in
the animal, vegetable or mineral king
doms, there always exist kindred assO-
ns-affinities-" like loves like"
Among minerals, atomic agglutination
and crystallization are constantly GO
ing on, and whether the substances
undergoing these changes pseudOmOr-
phism) are iron, silver, gold, etc,
when in solution the final results
metallic or earthly sOlids-are the
same.
Following the course of the Cham
pion ir a northedsterly direction four
miles, we have the same formation on
the east slope of the Apaches, where
the assures again crop Out at the sur
face, several feet wide, the Stonewall,
Hannibal and
SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS
Producing rich ore at the surface,
while in their immediate vicinity
many cross courses northwest and
sOutheasD intersected by counters, east,
southeast and west northwest invaria-
bly, being their course. They were
first discovered late IN February, 1916,
and many tons of exceedingly rich ore
have been taken from these counters
and cross courses, held under many To-
cations, as the Almaden, Little Mary
Ann, st. Louis, Little Mac and many
others. Specimens from these lodes
are mostly kerargyrites and argentlte,
marked No. 1, in the specimens | send
you with ihis letter
One fissure vein from this extreme
northern part of the district is located
for five miles continuously in south
westerly course. 1t crops out at the
surface every few hundred feet about
half a mile southwest of the apex Of
the Apaches. 1t is known as the Sher
man lode here. 1t is somewhat bro
ken up, and many cross-cOUrses ant
counters intersect, carrying silver ore
as per samples No. ,, containing chic
ride, iOdide, bromide, brittle sulphu
ret of silver (stephanite), argentite anC
a little malachite, worth over $1,000,
per ton. I've seen quantities of thl'
grade of ore taken from the Sherman
Chrome, Treasure Vault and many
others i'll the vicinity, averaging owe
four tons of first-clasS from surface
working not more than twelve fee
deep; still the lodes when in place ar,
still going down in rich ore, averagin:
from six inches 10 two feet between
walls, with dip about fifteen from thu
perpendicular.
Il These mines were located early il
February, 1876, but little development
i has been done on most of them, prin
Icipally on account of the many diSad
vantages the miners of this district ar
laboring under, of which | will illus
trate hereafter These locations ar
about one mile and half nOrthwesteI
ly from the Champion.
: About a mile nOrthwesterly from I'll
Sherman is
ANOTHER FISSCRE VEIN.
Also on the western slope of the APP;
ches, known as the Lazy Bob "; tn
Meteor is the first sOuthwesterly eXter
E sion of the former The vein at thi
point is well defined between two wall
of syenitic grauwcke, stratified wit
Z dip of 10 degrees to the nOrthwes
I The vein is here, where developed
q three feet wide; ITS course is nOrthcas
erly and southwesterly, the matrix
y principally quartz and brown spal
q carrying ore from the surface compo
a ed of black sulphide of silver, NAL
c chites, stephanite and argentites; frs
class are worth over $4,000 per tor
second-class, from GOO to 1000 ounc,
r per ton; pay streak about six inche
c Specimens from this part are in pac
: are No. 3. About two tons of La
i. Bob ore have been sacked ready to |
If disposed of (at the owners cabin f,
D more than three months; but there "a
u no ore buyers in this district even
nj fifty per cent. discount The Lazy BE
.. has shaft developed fifty feet dee
, showing a continuous well define
70 vein. 1t has been shut down over
.r month, with good pay ore in sight {,
n reasons which | will annex hereun
, before concluding The Meteor has
II shaft 50 feet deep, with a well define
vein. 1t was discovered early in Fc
ruary. 1876; it is now shut down. The
is not a single break in the vein rs Y
" as far as sunk on. Great credit Is dl
T. the owners of these mines for develO
i ing them under such terrible disadva
tages as they have been laboring und
c IN such short time. The Meteor is 3
d low water level, and with only hi,
, bucket to hoist with little draining
any could be effected. Several tons
i ore are lying out on the dump fro
t. this mine, which is situated about Il
E. center of the mineral belt of this d
u trict,
= About two miles nOrthweSterly is 4
IL highest peak of the Apaches. which
It. about 1900 feet above the RichmOl
g. basin.
m A SPUR OF MOUNTAINS
j. Somewhat isolated from the Apach
" runs westerly about three miles.
nj base commences on the sOutheaSter
III portion of the Richmond basin. Fro
w the Theological combination OF t
r. rocks that constitute this spur, | a
III inclined to classify said spur as belon