Arizona citizen., 1877-01-20
Mining in Arizona.

| From Los Angeles Herald, December 3I. i
 The arrival in Los Angeles of Col
 James M. Barney, of Yuma, and MT
 Mason, has given us an opportunity for very interesting conversation on
 Arizona and her prospective mining
 development. Col. Barney is under stood to have purchased from Mir. Ma son half interest In the famous Silver
 King mine for $300000. He describes
 that mine to us as very rich, and says that If 1t proves to be of permanent character it will surpass the Bonanza mines themselves. Of course its dura.
 bility can only be ascertained by time. as It cannot as yet be said to have been even prospected, the trifling depth short of one hundred and fifty feet-to which il has been pushed being but d mere starter" Should the lode hold out in it's present richness to great depths it would eclipse all recorded mines in its outcome except such as are described Tn the fables of tke early mining development of Mexico and Peru. We have heretofore described the location of this mine in tue Pinal mountains.
 The owners of the Silver King mine are at present only shipping to San Francisco ores which average 5000 to the ton. Seventy-five or one hundred tons of this rich rock are now en route to San Francisco, via the steamers of the Colorado River Navigation Compa- ny. It costs to haul the ore 10 the Col OradO river from the mine, $65 ton. The steamers transport it to San Fran cisco for $10, as they are glad to get it for ballast. They carry ore from Eh- renberg for $15 per ton.
 Colonel Barney informs us that min ing in all sections of ArIzona has re celved a decided impetus of late, and that prOspectors are pouring Tn there in great numbers. The Territory shows this activity in every direction, about Tucson, Prescott and up in the Mohave country. The greatest anima- tion, however, is observable in the Globe district, where a great number or claims have been taken up, and where the indications are certainly very promising.
 The completion of the railway to Yuma will shortly stimulate every kind of development, and will make that town a very lively place It will probably benefit by large Mexican trade. While the railway company in all likelihood cannot afford to carry ores to San Francisco any cheaper than the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, there will result marked benefit to the miners in the expedition with which their ores can be transport ed to the reduction works at San Fran cisco by the railroad Now, if the teams miss the steamers, the ore ship ments have to wait thirty or forty days for the next steamer.
 For the last three or four years Col. Barney has shipped hundred or so tons or Castle Dome ore to San Fran cisco monthly. The Castle Dome rock IS lead ore, for which the San Fran cisco smelters pay about $60 a ton. They work it with tbe rich Silver King ore to decided advantage The Castle Dome ore goes about thirty dollars to the ton in silver, and averages seventy five per cent in lead. By a combina- tion of the two ores the "flux" is readily obtained and the greatest possible per centage of profit is thus secured.
 It IS our informaRtis opinion that reduction works will shortly be estab- lished in this southern country, possibly at Los Angeles, but probably at some point in Arizona, thus dispensing with the expensive carriage or ores. There is abundance of fuel for this purpose within easy reach of the mines.
 Col. Barney confirmed Mir. Pomroy's statements about the Globe and other districts relying upon New Mexico for supplies. He says that the loss 10 Cal ifornia of the trade of these camps will be repaired measurably by the comple- tion of a wagon road from the mines to Yuma, a distance of 245 miles. This road will be finished shortly. In reply to question as to whether Arizona would not largely depend on Los Ange- les county for produce of various kinds, Col. Barney said that the people of the Territory were amply capable of raising all vegetables and cereals that would be consumed by them. Of course our wines, brandies and semi-tropical fruits will have full swing, and there is no reason why our commercial relations