The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
OPERATIONS IN MINES. ETC.

OPERATIONS IN MINES, ETC.
 The original lcc.tors of the Black War rior mine have entered into d contract with \. Ellis and associates to prospect thi. mammoth lead. until ten thousand dollar. shall have been expended when, should they be satisfied with ,he mine they have the privilege of paying twenty thousand dollars more and receive deed to one-ha.. of the same Mc>srS Ellis & Co. through F.. ?. Raiues, good mining man, who has operated fir Years lu minC>. commenced work about len day, since. to CXpcud Jhc ten thousand dollars, and after six days work, running three sLiiJs in sinking d sdai.. they found themselves in possession of eight toas oi S3uO-orc. winch k nicely piled on inc damp, and five hundred pounds of o-c, winch i> sacked, ready to ship or be treated here at L.uy. worth one dollar Der pound. The -a.t. men that have connect td themselves together and gone into thi> wo. tiny, and winch seems to be. profitable enterprise. are al. citizens of Prescott. and the money. therefore, to be used in devel- opiug the Warrior k home money. and will bc iudicIoU-iy expended. This lead carries four feet of rich pay ore, but the wall which are well formed, are seven feet apart There is but little doubt that the develop mcnts will prove satisfactory and the trans fer of onc-halt of. what is now considered one of the greatest silver mines in Arizona. .,r in fact in any country, will be made and pass into the hands of the worthy gentle men who have so nobly lent their money < l.,,.. notice and standing, that only awaited the advent of the hardy miner with drill and hammer to unbosom from the dark rccc>eS below its shining properties. In the event. should the company not be satisfied with the mine, they are Ia take all the ore which comes from it during the time the money stipulated in the contract is being expended.
 The Tip-top Company have disposed of their mine ln HUmbug district. la Hoffman. Gillett & DcCrano. for fifty thousand dollars cash. and as these gentlemen are all mining experts. IT k generally supposed that they knew what they were purchasing. some 40 s-Say~ have been made by the new owners from average crr. and the result is most latteriu-. The lowest assay showing fhe ore to contain ~5l>5. ,hc highest S2. sO5.;J6. or an average of the whole number of $302 These gentlemen mean business. and no expense will be spared to develop this mining property. The ledge is found in q granite formation. has vein of 1j inches. all of which contains ore, and no barren rock. Twenty-Five men have al- ready been sent to the mine, and fifteen more called for to >lnk shafts, run tunnels and put the mine in shape 10 receive ma .hin,.rv. which will soon he erected at some available point, 10 reduce its marvellous chl0rides.
 The CrosS-cUt. another rich vein in Hum buu. is to receive its share of attention. Messrs. Thorne X IIutchison having con ;racted with competent and responsible par tics 10 sink loo feet farther into its mySteri- ous boscm, which will give the mine a shaft of over 20o feet.
 The Peck Company are still working their we'll defined and prospcctcd bonanza and arc nov ShIppingoy S5o,0O0 per month, giving employment Co over 15O persons Their new mill will soon be erected, i'm medistely at the mine, when their yield wili by far. excccd one hundred thousand monthly.
 The Tiger. in Bradshaw. is undergoing thorough test through the skill and manage ment of NIT. Helm, who Is obligated with the owners to eXpcnd in prospecting this old fayoritc lead. ten thousand dollars, when should every thing prove satisfactory, pur- chase will undoubtedly be made. In Turkey Creek, Masterson x Co. are prospecting their various leads with energy and great faith, grading roads. an eXcava;inga a site for their new mill which will soon arrive on the ground
 Nea. Walnut Grove, Mir Hoetiler has just completed his new Gold Mill, Uh hich is run ming steadily an ore from the numerous {. leads in tbat vicinity, and the mine owners Of the district are now in full possession of means wnerewi h they cln have theIr ores ! worked and caizc from them.
 Fredcricks has once more started up his Senator mil, with new and improved ma rhiners. having hundreds of tons of good ore on the dump and We expect to hear of financial success from that quarter
 The Back Warrior, Tip-top. Cross-cut. Peck. Tiger. Turkey Creek, Walnut Grove. Senator. and other IGineS. and enterprises, such as building the road to Bradshaw and our new County hUudngS wherein nearly one hundred thousand dollar, ;s to be ex- pended. all have a tendency to make money easy and give the hardy miner aad laborer xho seek an opportunity of exhibiting heir muscular power, for @ iair recompense. |o do so