Arizona citizen., 1879-11-01
4 SIG MINING SUCCESS.
The Tombstone hIH and Mining Com.
 pdny's Work, Products, Etc.

The Tombstone MH and Mining Com
 pany's Work, Products, Etc.
 About one year ago Superintendent
 Richard Gird was in San Francisco
 personally overseeing and directing
 the manufacture of a saw-mill and a
 quartz mill. Roads had to be graded
 to the timber in Huachuca Mountains and to the mines of the company from
 the mill-site on the San Pedro. The
 mines had been developed just enough
 to warrant the construction of these
 roads and mills. About June 1st of
 this year the quartz mill was con-
 pleted and put to work, and no con-
 pliment is intended in restating the
 facts that no other mill has ever been
 more perfectly built nor run more
 smoothly and uninterruptedly than it.
 1t is almost automatic. But three
 men are required to operate it. Ma
 chinery propelled by water power does
 the balance. About two weeks since
 il shut down to make the necessary
 changes for wet instead of dry crush
 ing. and either has started up again or
 will in a day or two During its four and one-haif months run it produced $116,3143S in gold and silver bullion mostly silver. During this time de- velopment has been quietly but sue cessfully carried on. The mill has thus far been supplied from the Tough Nut, and doubtless will continue to be, but the company also own the GoodenOugh, Westside, Defense and Surveyor. The total depth of shafts on the Tough Nut is 294 feet; total length of levels and drifts, 7S7 feet; total length of cuts, 3S1 feet. Sur veyor General Wasson recently passed through these shafts, levels and cuts, and he assures us that with the excep- ton of a new working shaft and a comparatively small amount of dead work there is pay ore in every place exposed on the bottom and breasts of works and also overhead. The vein is evidently much broken and lies irreg ularly at the surface, but develop ments are enabling the owners to form conclusions as to the pay rock or ore " in place." and as will be seen by the ! bullion already produced this mine alone pays profits, in addition to cost of development It is not the iudg- ment of Mr. Wasson only, but of every one who has examined the explora- tions of the mine, that the Tough Nut Is an immensely valuable property.
 The company not deeming it neces- sary to develop its other claims has not done it to any great extent The Goodenough has shafts aggregating a depth of 157 feet, and levels and drifts 2ol feet, with 64 feet of cuts. Shaft ing on the Westside amounts to 76 l feet; on the Defense but 12 and on the Surveyor 10. These claims are un- doubtedly valuable, having been To- cated when the Tough Nut, Lucky Il Cuss and Contention were and earlier than the Grand Central and other noted and rich claims.
 Much more could easily be said of interest in connection with this re successful company and its ! but the steady production of bullion tells almost enough. The one thing more, and that of first i'm = portance to stockholders, is capable | and honest management This con- IV pany owes nothing and has paid at least one dividend of $5O,O0O, and Ii -hese facts are due 10 inflexible hon. In esty and demonstrated capability of s Richard Gird and his official assOciates-GOv. Stafford, the V 'cheiffelins, J. s. Vosburg, and the t JOrbins who first undertook and did n ,aise the capital to build the mills, II 'oads, etc. No percentages on pur e ,hases, on labor or any other outlay of e money. Here is wherein the stock . lolders are secure. If the managers owned every share of the stock, as hey do large portion of il, they could lot more carefully make expenditures 'r get more labor, supplies and service herefor.