Arizona citizen., 1879-08-22
Professor Cor on ATzono-What he Sees
 1n0 Says Of the MIninq Reqior.

(From the Los Angeles Commercially
 TUcsoS, August 9, 1879.
 ED. COMMERCIAL: It is now nearly one month since I left this city with
 MT. H c. Hooker to take a look at his Sierra Bonita stock ranch and make an examination of some of the numerous mining camps now located in this highly favored county, so far as mines and mining is concerned. Tn the Dos Cabezas mountains there are several mineral lodges, the most conspicuous of which may be follow ed over abrupt mountain peaks for a mile or two, and is covered by loca ticns. The ledge is claimed to carry 1 S25-$40 in gold and little in silver
 NIT. Stewart, post trader at Camp Grant, and Capt. Madden of Camp Bowie, have a claim on this ledge, and have sunk a shaft forty to fifty feet. The ore from thIs shaft is piled up on the dump and makes a good showing. E. Martin Smith and Mir Casey each have claims on this lode, the latter gentle man is working his ore in two arraS- tras, propelled by mules. The yield is said to be from S25 to SS0 by this mode of treating them Water is ob- tained from shallow wells in the pass of the mountains and the ore is brought down on the backs of mules in raw hide boxes. There is a silver camp in these mountains; but it was not convenient for me to visit it at this time, though it is said to be rich.
 From Dos Cabezas we went to Ora goon mountains, where 1 made a nasty examination of a number of poorly prospected mines, said to be rich in gold and silver; saw one pro- missing copper ledge. Water appears to be plenty here in wells, and by perseverance it is possible some pay ing mines may be opened.
 From Dragons we next stopped at Tombstone. It was nearly one year since my first visit to this district. Then there were only a few miners camps to be seen, made of ocotlllo stalks, and 8 small assay office made of plank owned by Richard Gird and the pioneer locators, Ed. and AL Schietfelin. Now there are three small villages in sight and the slopes are covered with miners camps. The new town of Tombstone is flourish ing place, contains quite number of buildings, mostly of adobe, a hotel, d number of restaurants, saloons and a large store, owned by Gen. Allen This kindhearted gentleman gave us an elegant room to occupy during our. stay and would receive no pay. In deed, I was treated with uniform kind ness by every one at this hospitable camp. Richard Gird came up from the mill early the next morning with his bullion coach to take me down to| the mill, but before leaving we de- scended the shaft on the Tough Nut mine. Here, at a depth of ninety feet, I saw a wonderful ledge of rich silver ore closely packed between well de fined walls of metamorphic rock. Fol i lowing the drift for more than 100 feet I broke some ore from the ledge, and another sample about 90 feet this side. The first assayed $376 in silver and S51.20 in gold; the second, S245I Tn silver and $SS.40 in gold. Up toI the first of this month the mill has turned out SlO0OO0 in bullion, and has never stopped an hour since set to go-I ing two months ago. 1 spent several days in the mill with NIT. Glrd and witnessed the whole process of reduc- tiou. from the crushing Of the ore to the emptying of the amalgam filters, distilling of the mercury, melting and casting the silver and gold into ingots worth from S2,5O0 to $2,o0O. One oil these precious bars was made every twenty-four hours When ten have. been made they are taken Tn the bul- | lion coach and strongly guarded on the journey of seventy miles to Tucson where it is placed in charge of the ex- press company and forwarded to Phl- ladelphia.
 The day before left TombstoneI MT. Gage started up Work on tne Grand Central mine. Inside Of six months there will be 55-stamps in loneration in the Tombstone District, which will make it the liveliest camp in the Territory. The accommodation of such a vast business will necessitateI the building of considerable town on the San Pedro at the crossing otI the Southern Pacific Railroad, twenty miles from TobmstoDe. Yours truly,
 E. T. Cox.