Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
TIE CITIZEN.
SATURDAY DECEMBER If. 1878
Mining Notes.

The Tombstone mining district con tinues to attract large share of th attention of the mining community New mines are constantly being fount and the first locations are more thar realizing the sanguIne expectations O the discoYerers. Ii IS said by ex perienced miners that enough ore i' in sight on portion of the Toughnu lode Io keep the mill soon to be erected running for many years. Capitalists are daily bonding and buying mine: in that district al fair rates. The popu latiOn is rapidly increasing and every thing seems to indicate that 1t will soon become one of the most thriving and populous settlements in Pima county.
 The Patagonia mines are looking re markably well. Considerable work is being done in the way of developing them. These mines carry immense ore bodies, and with the large amount of wood ani timber at hand they can be worked very cheap.
 The ore will mostly be worked by smelling and there is enough in sight to keep large quantity of machinery in operation. Dave Harshaw is open ing his mine and taking out ore with lhe intention nf having it reduced al the Azlec mill now in course of con struciion on he Snnoiia. He also has charge of the work now being done on the America mine by Corbin & Co. of Philadelphia.
 The Mule Pass mines are also at- tracing attention. Several valuable discoveries are -aid lo nave been made ,en!I, by Req and others. W. s. Ed ward7 !, now out there to make surveys ani tO have the necessary work done nn me mines recently bought by C"rb in & c.. This is comparatively a new district, but the lodes are large, well drfned and carry a large amount of excellent ore, the facilities for wood and water are alsn very good. IL is exprcted that the eastern com pany referred 10, will soon erect machinery and go to work in earnest.
 Th Aztec Company under the sup erlntendence of NJ. Hunter is showing great life and vigor. 4 large number of men are al work erecting the mill and it is expected that it will before many weeks be in successful operation.
 The shaft and drift on the old CerroI Colorado mine has been cleaned ou and new explorations are rapidly going on. Very rich ore is being found and the high repute m which this mine has always been held is not liable to suffer in consequence of the new exslora- tiOns.
 The Nina del Tajo near this mine is also looking splendid Several other mines in this section are being pros pected with good results
 The Arivaca and Orc Blanco dis tricts are receiving great deal of a. tention, new mines are constantly being found and great deal of work is being done on the older locations developing large quantities of rich ore. The mill owned by lhe St Louis Com pany that is being erected on the Ari- vaca is fast approaching completion and will afford the means by which the miners can have their ores con verted into money. The Waterbury Company of Connecticut has recently started work on several mines belon- ing to said company, under the man. agement of Mr. Kirkpatrick, and the Philadelphia Company will commence work soon
 There has SO far been but little said about some locations made in the San "a Catarina mountains by James Lee and others, but f. .om the best infnrma tions we can gel, the mines bId fair to become very valuable. The lodes con sisl of large quantities of decOmpOsed quartz, gold prednminaiing The own CTS have so far kept very quiet about these properties, but recently eXperien- ced mining men have visited them and the chances are that they will soon be placed in paying condition. The Esperanza mine owned by Samuel Hughes & Go. was discovered some time ago and showed from the surface very rich ore, but for some time no work was done on the mine and it had dropped out of sight Re gently work has been commenced on II again and assays this week from the ore g up into the thousands. We desire Io keep our readers well posted on thi- leading industry of the country. It is alike beneicIal 10 US and the country to nave all the mining information possible reported We I, shall therefore feel greatly obliged for reliable mining information from all sections and sources.
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