The Arizona sentinel., 1877-08-11

B. w. Reagan, of Oakland, and James M. Barney, of Yuma. The richness Of Silver King ore is something wonderful and un- parallelcd Their first class ore assays from SSO00 to S20,000 per ton; the second class from 5000 to s10O0 per ton. The owners have already shipped to san Francesca about 400 tons of the first and second class ore, and sold it there in open market to the highest bidder at prices ranging from SI2)O to SsAO0 per ton. Their third class ore. amounting to over 4G00 tons, lies on the dump at the mine awaiting the com pletion of the quartz mill now being erect ed by the company at Picket Post at the lower end of the canyon. When completed this will be the first quartz mill or rcduc- ton works of any kind in the district. The Silver King mine is located in the top of conical hill, partly detached from the side of the Pinal mountain. It seems to be mass almost of solid silver. Shafts have now been sunk about 250 feet, and drifts run to ascertain the course of the ledge or the size pocket they are working in. EX tensions have been taken up, and incorpor atcd, adjoining the Silver King on both the north and south, and shafts sunk on each about l25 feet, at that depth finding rich strata of the same ore found in lhe King. These extensions are owned i'll San Fran cisco, 4. J. Holmes being president of the companies In describing the Silver King mine I feel obliged to state that the superintendent, Mir Mason, informed your corresp0nden4 he had instructions from his employers to allow no visitors to go to the shafts and lower levels, and while he re- gretted the fact felt obliged to obey his instructions. This unaccOuntable action of t. owners of the Silver King is the occa- sion of many unfavorable comments by visitors. Those in charge of the extensions act more sensibly; all proper persons are allowed to inspect their works.
 Following the mineral belt sOuthward, along the slope on the Pinal range, every foot of the ledge is taken up wiih mining claims, and most of them have been more or less prospected by either shaft or d tun- nel. Nearly all of them are found to produce ore of similar character and appearance to that of the Silver King mine. Among the most noted mines along the ledge in this canyon are the Democrat, Red Gross, AZtcc, Cedar Hill and Athens. The latter is in cOrporated but not worked, though some remarkably rich ore bas been taken rom the prospect shaft Following down the canyon sOuthward about two miles we find the mountain range and the mineral belt bears off t. the southeast, aad passin { around high spur of the mount ain we find the Silver Queen silver and copper mine. This mine is prospected by a tunnel now in about eighty feet. The ore is rich ln copper, and bearing silver from $23 to SlOO per ton The incorporated compa.. y owning it have perfect faith that the ore will grad uallv become richer in silver as the mine Is developed. They have contracted for smeit- ing works to reduce the ore. Next to the Silver Queen will be found the BelladOnna, a mine producing exactly the same kind Ot ore as the Queen, both in character, looks and quality. The ore from these two mines is of a beautiful color; large pieces are taken out covered with maiachitc silver and copper, which sparkle in the sun brighter than cmeralds. Copper stalns run all through it, and some pieces of crystal iZed quartz, cOpper-Stained and fantastic Ill shape, are very beautiful. The Silver King ore is of a far different character. It con- tains copper stains more or less all through the mine, but bears very little copper. Tine orc is known all over Arizona, and 1 pre- sume pretty well in San Francisco, from its bright and variegated appearance and from the variety of silver it bears. Specimens of this ore are plenty showing ruby silver, virgin silver, horn silver, aZurlte, anllm0 nial, chlorides and silver glance, all in one piece, with all the cOlorS of the rainbow
 and many small specimens have been man ufactured into breastpinS and shawlpins on account of their extreme richness a3C beauty After passing the BelladOnna g deep canyon, with a stream called Queen creek running in the bottom, seems tC break the ledge, and crossing to the soutl side of Devils canyon we ind the ledge crOppings and ore of a different character and very rich. The first claim south O. | Queen creek is the ArkO. Here an immense i ledge crops out from ten to twenty-five feel | high. and ore is taken from the croppingS above the surface of the ground that l have seen assay over $500. Another ledge crosses it like letter X, which is also taken ant called the Promo, and is also very rich II
 the croppings-mostly carbonates.
 | Next comes the Crown Point, and neX
 the Belcher mines, both being prOspecteC and showing very high grade ore. 1 saw assays made by MT healsing (the assayel i of the Silver King minC) of ore from these mines, tl1en from near the surface of tht | ground. aSsaying Sl, ,i26, and and apparent l ly d free milling Ore-carbOnateS and chlO l tides, with but a small trace of copper 1 Following the ledge farther southeast, mex
 is the Saddle Rock, Grand Turk, GoOC 1 Enough, Flagstaff and Eureka mines. Al
 arc being pr0spected more or less, and al
 show the same high grade ore. The Eure l lla has shaft and tunnel both started, ani
 tine ore thus far assays from $500 10 S1,00U
 The next location is the Silver Belle mine
 which has become almost equally famOu
 with the Silver King mine, on account 0 1 the richness of the ore and s:Ze of the ap parentiy true Assure vein on which 1t l | located.
 | The Silver Bc'le mlDe IS the only mlnc Il
 the district, except the Silver King, that
 pr0Spected deep enough to determln
 whether the mines of Pioneer district ar
 true Assure veins or merely pockets, ant
 the prospect shaft, which is now sunk on! fifty feet, seems to determine or confirm the belief that the mines on this ledge ar
 true Assure veins. The ore trom the Silve | Belle mine assays from 2390 to S3000 pc ton, and all the ore on the dump, it is be | licycd, will average over S4OO per tOn
 The owners, not having reduction work
 are loading now ten tons for shipment t
 San Francisco that will average over sSO
 per ton. The ore is free milling. Negotiu
 tons are in progress with prominent ca
 pitalist of San Francisco for the erection
 of a twenty stamp quartz mill on thl
 mine Adjoining the Silver Belle on tn
 south is the Savage mine, which crops Ou
 boldly with the same mineral cropping5 a
 the Belle, and is supposed to be equalI