Arizona citizen., 1879-04-18
TIE ARLZ0HA B0RARZAS.
Tombstone and Other Interests.

southeastern slopes of the Huachuca
 mountains. He says that the object or
 his visit was to notice the general char
 acteristics of the sections of country
 named, as he had never before seen
 them.
 Although disposed to be "b bear
 in mining matters, he says the IomD-
 stone mines have never been as highly
 represented as their actual merits
 plainly justify, and that the owners oi
 leading claims there have been abso-
 lutely modest in speaking of them.
 His time was limited to less than al
 whole day, and therefore only made al
 personal inspection of the Tough Nut,
 Contention and Lucky Cuss, and took
 a nasty glance at some others. The
 ore in sight in the mines named isl
 simply immense, and of its richness
 the assayers all testify and the appear
 ance of the ore indicates the accuracyl
 of their testimony. Numerous assays
 are daily made from average sam
 ples taken from the faces of the shafts
 and tunnels as they are advanced by
 the miners. These assays are not made
 for selling or marketable purposes, but
 to daily know the value of the ore and
 to ascertain any changes of the com
 ponent parts that may occur. The re-
 suits are not given to the public, but it is clearly known that they average. up in the hundreds and frequently reach thousands. There is a goOdlyI proportion of gold in the ore general ly. Night and day shifts of men are employed on the Lucky Cuss and Contention, and perhaps on the Tough Nut, but the latter claim has already been so we'll developed and has so much rich ore on the various dumps that a very small force of miners can supply a ten-stamp mill for years to come The Tough Nut and Lucky Cuss have numerous cuts. tunnels and shafts, ranging from a few feet to 75, and the Contention has two shafts 130I and no feet respectively, with 250- foot tunnel and some crOsscuts on the 110-foOt level, and all the work is done in the exact order of permanent and economical development. These three mines are specially mentioned because they are the most developed, although many others have shafts and tunnels of various depths up to 75 feet, and they exhibit the most satisfactory quantities and qualities of ore. Were this district in Nevada, California, Utah, or Colorado, MT. Wasson is con vinced that twenty thousand men and millions of capital would be invested before another year opens. It is very easy of access from all sides. The cost of roads is nominal. Mining is generally easy. The climate is ad- Water for all but millingI purposes is easily obtained by digging wells, and of the best quality, too.
 From the Tough Nut to the Tomb I stone M. & NJ. Co.'S mill-site at Charles on on the San Pedro is nine miles by | first-class road. The Corbin mill-site ; s being graded at the same place-the I for the mill being now en I 'oute from end of the railway The q irst named mill is far advanced to- I ward completion under the personal
 of MT. Richard Gird. He { las some sixty men employed in va [ 'ious capacities, and a glance at these pussy men and their work is proof that { Nr. Gird understands his business. c We cannot give the details furnished [ IS in this matter, but may say that [ Nr. Wasson says he questioned NIT. I iird on several points wherein doubts nave been expressed as 10 success, and. a he answers were convincing. Slight a changes in methods first adopted may, ! be found necessary by experience, but l every provision has been made for I hem. In any event, il is but a ques- $ ion of short time when the shipments ( )f bullion from Tombstone will be- gratifying to our people and surpris- ng to our San Francisco Comstock I friends. $
 NIT. Wasson spent one day in and ' lbout Huachuca mountains and saw ( much lOw-grade ore with a great abun- lance of timber for lumber and fuel, md water enough for all purposes but Tater-power Discoveries are reported Dn all sides of Huachuca, and assays 1f some recently made, as reported by [ Dr. Gardner of Camp Huachuca, show I high average value. There seems O be a number of mountains along 'ur southern border, beginning with I he Chiricahua range and extending to ( md even westward of Gro Blanco, hat are full of veins of silver, gold, { copper and lead ores of high grade, { with high average facilities for reduc- ( ion. In these are included the Tomb tone, Dragoon, Huachuca and Pata- ,onia mountains. Let no man fear for a he fame and prosperity of Southern Arizona.