The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-02
A GLANCE AT THE MINES.

and Silver Prince tthcn just discovered m
 the Peek district. Since then the Silver
 Flake. Kit Carson, Gopher, Poland and several others have been discovered in Bio
 Bug district, the Black Warrior and others
 in the Peek district, and still further south
 east, in Iiumbug district. The Tp.top Fov.
 Pearl, SwiIling, and host of other veins.
 all carrying very high grade ores.
 Having just returned from tour of ob- Seration through these districts. | annex
 a memorandum of developments made in
 this short space ot time, by our poor pros
 pcctorS, without the aid ui dollar from
 outside capitalists. excepting what has been
 expended during the last four weeks by the
 Hp-top Company, in Humbug district
 In Big Bug, there has been sunk on the
 Silver Belt, shaft 1 Go feet; on the Silver
 Flake, shaft 100 feet; on the Kit Carson. a shaft 1S feet; on the Poland. tunnel run loo feet; and ou the Gopher (which Gen. kautz owns and has pat,utodl, a shaft @ feet.
 With the immense developments made in the Peek district, and paid for out of the bullion extracted from thc mines. your readers must hc familiar In going from
 Big Bug to the Peek mine, ,nherc 10 months since l followed an iudistiuct and rugged traiN. l travelled over wagon road llned with teams, and on ms way arrived at Alexandra ,wherc two years ago l Campcd under ledge ot rocks, found a city with stores. hotels, saloons. and accommodations for both man and beast. X large force i, employed in the Peck mine, and the Can yon SwarmS with men engaged in erecting the new mill The frame oi the mill i> up and being enclosed, ana the machinery nearly all in place. Mr Nee. who has charge of this branch of the enterprise. said he expected to be ready Ia start mp hy the 1st of December
 Al the Black Warrior, found force of men engaged in sinking shaft from the bottom of the tunnel. and on the dump. Dr. Smith was engaged in pretending tn sort ore, nearly every piece of which showed native silver. This mine surprised mc. both in the size of the vein and the richness of the ore. The ore being hoi>;el from tine bottom of the shaft, in winch they have en- countered considerable water. i~ species of sulphuret spang.ed with native silver
 From Alexandra. took tAcncv trail. via Bradshaw Basin. ;o llumhug district After making circuit oi about II miles. mp and down, We came around in plain sight of not over five miles distant This k the nearest route e. th. Tip-ton miUc but unless partial Jo ''loUghiug lt," would advise visitors Co take ;lc Toad via Black Canyon.
 On my arrival at tine Tip-,ap mine. found the liyeiic>t mining camp in Arizona. with Gen. Gillette In command. The bus tie and th" booming ot the shot, in the tunnels and shafts being driven into thc mountain, gave the camp sor; of 4th of July air.
 The Tip-Iop company took possession of their properties on the l,j ot October. but ild not commence operations until the 5th. In the short space of 21 dat~. thr Super;n- tendcnt has erected a frame building. Co be used aS an office and assay room. 2DN3G. which is complete, Ni;h ,hin.ic roof. a stone building, for blacksmith shop, 20N2i. lnd a stone building, Ja bc u>el a, a store and boarding house. 24N4o
 The Company own tcn ur twelve veins. bat are only working tour-the Tip-top. Foy, Pearl. and Pawn.
 On the Tip-top ,he Company owns two locations of i.j00 feet cac.-onc ruuuinv north. and the other south from the mine II which the bUiiIiu., ars located. On ;ha llp-top North tlter' are thrtc tunnels 'nc m =. one :;3. and one l.v feet: ana five hatts-one down -, one i,, one 65, one % .nd one l2l feet.
 On the rip-,'p South are three tunnels . 'ein@ drlvcn ia-auc just commenced. one n i5 feet, and one in Go feet. Two shafls Ire commenced to in,er>ccr three tunnels at he various dcptls oi loo. a1o and 800 I. e.
 The Superintendent has gwen out con racts for all these tunnels and shafts. and Q show with what yi1or the contractors are pushing the work, the books oG ;he Sup IT. nteudent ot tine mines show tha, toj fsc, f the contract work had been executed in Q days
 Besides the Tip-top mine. contract, have cen let on the Foy. Pearl. amt Pawn. On he Foy. the shaft k down 45 feet. showing
 large, wcll-dciined vein. with two feet of .' cry rich ore in thr bottom. Two tons of re from this shaft a,e4yci $l.OjO Der ion. nd think the average oi what i> now be lg extracted will assay a> much.
 On the Pearl the shaft k down G3 feet. howin@ a pay streak of 2l, feet The 'carl and Foy-threo mile, apart. are bo.h opposed to be on what is called thc Cro,~- ut Lodc-a vein which cuts the general ratification of the country at rieht-auelc hey both show fine Wall-ruck,. with a tale ,ouge on the walls
 On the Tip-top ,NorthI fine ore streak l aries from 10 iuchc- to 2l, feet, and the Nploratiou> show pay ore for over 300 feet. 1 nd prospect ho.c sunk on ;hc Hidden { 'rcasurc-the first extension southwest of , he llP-top. yielded ore which gave au ave age assay of $i50 per ton.
 In company with MT. Gillette. I rode to 1 wi.ling's in less than two hours The istancc from tae Tip-top mine to the mill Itc three mllcs below SwilIing- k only . bout six miles. At the mii-sitc contract ( rs are putting up a kiln of 100000 brick, ' nd SWillin- k hauling in wood on his con ' ract of 900 cords. Besides the force en- aged inthc mines at the Tip-top, there is
 large number of prospcctors Camped round. \ saloon keeper now disucnsing orn juice to the thirsty. under a tent. is . rcciln@ stone building just outside the !. ompany grounds
 The Camp consumes three beef each ' eek, and its bcuevoicncc made a good cN- {; lhlt by raising, in fifteen Mmutc.. for cor, sick man. SlJo cash.
 IL k the intention of the Company 10 en- . outrage the development of all ,hc minc- in U be district by agreeing to pay fair per ,nia@c in cash furall ores delivered at their ili. Fms will enable many owners ot J 'dc~ io develop them, make of tine mil | nterPr>e sure sUc,c~>, amt probably O mld up there one ot the liyciir,t mining a amps m lavapai County The mill has T cen shipped and will be put up with all ossible despatch. By the time il i, ready } run. the mines viii Toe SD opened as to c lsure supply of ore, which mark my !, aStoni,h iI, most e:uguinc. i' De Suncrintendnnt cel.mai.> L-ut tL-. mill :.