Arizona weekly miner., 1877-03-02
MINES AND MINING.

Going down town Tuesday eve. VIC met Judge NJ. Masterson, who is devoting a grest deal of his time and attention to mines and mining. MT. M. returned to Prescott Saturday last, from Turkey Creek mining district, where he, W. C. Collier and others are at work on the old and we'll known Goodwin silver mine, which is situa- ted some 30 miles little cast of south from Prescott and about mile from Turkey Creek The mine was named in honor of ex-Governor Goodwin. The companys main working shaft is BOW about so feet in depth, at the bottom of which is q good-sized vein of black ore, which assays from S50e to $i 500 to the ton. The blasting in the mine is done with giant powder. In order TO get rid of the smoke, quickly, they run tun- mel, which developed an immense deposit of rich ore. They keep nine men constantly employed. The shaft is, or will soon be, fimbered. The Company have just sold 10 tons of the ore to MT. Daniel Shaw, who Is agent for Messrs. T. D. Bradford X Co, San Francisco This lot of ore will be shipped to Newark, New Jersey, and there worked. Mir. Shaw has Sampling rooms in rear of the Peck Mining Co.'S office, Montezuma s.. s-ct. Prescott, where he Is prepared to pur- chase ores at the following schedule Of prices: 50 per cent. for all ores of $500 per ion. and 60 per cent. for all over $500 per ton and 65 per cent. for 5000 ores. Mr. Mastcrson saw but little snow on his way in and says that the mountains were quite dry, but it has rained and showed out there since then -....s'~ he will find more sweetness" on
 1 i4e Flat Mining Company arc sink .ng Ell a on a mine belonging to Ma ior N m, which promises we'll. The shaft s nov down over 90 feet.
 Mr B I Hubbard, foreman of the Peek iaiue came to town a few days ago, and tala Asry sR reporter that at the time hs Jeff tAe niin.. the Company's shaft was down 8oa feel, ad tlras the ore was very rich. Tao Company give employment 10 about 70 l.lcu More han 70 others are engaged in sarious p0g its at and near the mine. All have money and arc feeling happy.
 AsF Jsr G Kelley. who by the way, is one "f iHc bez. savers on the Coast, informs us that ic. lst week. assayed and put his slamp apau s,56i in gold, and s56i.l6 in silver iTs aae day of this week, fixed up toT ihc Niuf sl,e90 in gold, the proceeds of X iafs of ore from the Rob Roy lode.
 GmD 4Nn SuvER-W. w Hutchinson ar ri-ed home iast evening, from Black Canyon sud Nic,,enb Irg mining districts, bringing sirc good re,ss that Bill Smiths tcn-stamp mHl. near B kenburg, is, and has been for q s,ng timc ast, working up IS tons of Euitura ere, every q hours; ore paying frserste biso, that R. w Groom and John 3lcllccu in arc running night and day shifts aa ihc Gross-cut lode, in Black Car son district They are down about % feet and haac a ga ld vein
 Ia4 Aziita Mill has just finished working salali loi, 3G ore from the Rob Roy and Gfa1r lode he ore from the last-named io,:r y,.;s ros' up to % per cent. of the sz-ay vaiur a1i yielded at the rate of S3J0 Yles s1a e, 5000 in silver bullion was, 2, z r: .-alsiied in the Peck Mining Con- 1.lzs s a.Jie. ere. all from their Aztlan mill. B. 1sooafl pw Is no longer in charge of Fte [l.'es miil- Mr. Gee. Hogle. thor s.,r..a rtfe. nd mill man, is now ''boss' of the tgf.sn.
 sAIcss.s Nalienberg and Asher have taken 1 lr .sr their le, during the last week. about | Sjes in gold ust, from different plscers. l This eo.d s ot fine quality and is worth | s.t'a iE S+ - Der ouncc.
 ;> :. Head A Co, at their store, arc con- sipHnl:v 5syin4 gold dust and silver bullion, sf .shiJa Eifev lave taken in large quanti .;us iuliag ,as last few days The firm hays done mEch toward developing the many rich mn that are being worked in thia section and deserve great credit from ra.ner- and ihc whole community for as s.> .anc. ,a ihat end. l.. Bashfo7d & O.. have also hough. during the last few days, ..arsi hundred dollars worth of gold dust. ; G Campbell has received s share of gold .,aa silver from the mines during 'he past fey days as has, W. NJ. Buffum, E. II. Wcl- s.l, T. ! Jram, Tn. Loisillon, finders X .,..see and se4ersl others of our business men. ...g- taking the amount of gold and silver, fought u9 in Prsscott, during the past few i s,~ .r aggregates many thousand dollarS.