Arizona citizen., 1878-11-30
GENERAL MINING NOTES.
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 4 few months ago Messrs. Guild Dupuy and Ahern, of Florence, took { trip into the Sanla Cstarina noun tsins. It was during the summer sea son, and their purpose was to enjoy the mountain air for a week or two during which time they would amust themselves by prospecting. After an absence of about twenty days they re- turned to Florence, having made sev eral locations on lodges bearing both gold and silver 4 number of assays were made from average specimens and the returns gave the pleasure pros pectors much encouragement We now learn that last week Messrs. Guild & O., sold one of their claims 10 Mir M. 4. Baldwin for the sum of 5000, and the cash was paid last Saturday The claim was known as the Old Hat mine, and has always been considered a very promising prospect. NIT. Bald. wIn is one of the proprietors and su- perintendent of the new quartz mill on Queens creek We understand that negotiations are pending for the sale of other claims in the Santa Catarina mountains with a view of forming a large stock company.
 Irish Lord special correspOn- dent to THE CITIZEN sends us a com munication under date of November 2S, in which he speaks of important mining developments near the San Pedro river a short distance from the ranch of Wm. Hyde There are two valuable claims in this vicinity, the most promising of which is owned principally by MT. W. L. Bailey, of Florence. This claim has on il one ot the best timoered shafts in the Ter ritory. The ore vein is four feet wide of rich quartz, averaging from $20O 10 S2J0 per ton. Several propositions have been made for the purchase ot this claim, but no price has been offer ed sufficient to satisfy the present own CTS.
 Mir. J. D. Andrews has just returned from a trip 10 the mines in the vicinity of Big Cottonwood Spring, between Old Camp Grant and Riverside He reports very favOrably on several pros poets, the most valuable of which seems to be the Exchequer, owned by Messrs. FOrbach, Mickles and Watson. The ledge carries four slratas of good ore, each from eight to ten inches wide. Two shafts have been sunk on this mine each twenty feet in depth Several assays have been made giving results ranging from SIPS to $22O per ton, S25 of which is gold. The ore is free-milling and the prospect a very encouraging one, but considerable money will be required to develope Il properly. It is situated about eight miles from the San Pedro river, and ten miles from Old Camp Grant, hence there is an abundance of wood and water in the vicinity.
 The Accidental is another good claim in the same locality, and owned by the same parties. It is two foot vein and assays about $40 per ton.
 The Rattler is another good pros pect with vein six feet wide of good ore. It is located about six miles west from the Exchequer, and is owned by the Putnam Bros and Mir. Vail. The Pea Ridge claim, in the same vicini. ty has four feet of good ore and shows well.
 Some Germans have a mine about four miles north from the Exchequer. MT. Andrews dId not visit this claim but reports say the ore is far better than from any Ot the above mentioned mines.
 These mines could be obtained at a very low figure and would be good property for an eastern company to purchase and develope.