The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1879-11-15

teous and Mintelligent officer,
working the mine with an eff
cheney which must eventually
give the most gratifying results
to the New York company to
whom [ understand the property
belongs. An inspection of the
wOrkings'of the Nucget proved
its vein to be identical in charac-
ter with that of the Silver King,
the chlorides being equally rich,
but a freedom from sulphurets,
and with a greater tendency to
deve'1p gold - ~aditionSto silver
as lower dbpths are reached.
Some 5000 dollar ore was being
taken out during my visit, but
the general average, like that of
the King, ranges from $500 first
class to $40 and $50 per ton for its
second class ore. Preparations
were being made for the erection
of the company's mill, which I
learned from the5 superintendent
would be made in San Francisco.
The free milling character of the
ore and the absence of all intract-
able and rebellious rock, is no.
table and valuable feature of the
products of tn ese mines, as it
renders the simple milling and
amalgamating process available,
and ensures the nearest approach
to the full assay value.
The developments in the basin
would justify the erection of a
hundred-stamp mill, but at pres.
ent the Nugget and Mexican
mills OF lO-stamps each, are the
only ones contemplated.
Crossing a light rise on the
southwest side of the basin and
ascending the easterly flank Of
! the Apache range for about a
mile, I found another remarkably
rich vein, a section Of which is
very fully developed by the
Buckeye mine, with openings in
its north and south extentions.
| Not excepting the Silver Mug
get, the Buckeye is the most
remarkable properly in the dis
trict. Its working shaft is down
235 feet in ore the whole way;
piercing strong true tissure vein
| of from four to ten feet in width
which is seen to extend the
whole length Of the property in
to the adjoining claims. A 20C
foot tunnel on the slope Of the
hill intersects the shaft about
midway, uncovering pay
streak of high grade ore 3 to 4
. feet wide. the whole distance.
Iu addition to these develop
ments. two discovery shafts OF
considerable depth have been
sunk iand two levels run; all o
them in ore, proving the vein tc
be the largest yet opened apart
: from the Silver King of higher
grade ore.
After careful computation / as
ceetained that there We're at Ieast
1000 tons of orc in sight. of al
average milling 9aIue Of fron
F. s7g'to $50 per ton, with q gross
S value Of 5000, 600. The property /.
t magnificently placed for greater
! development, as it is all located
3 on an easy slope, and a tunnel
about to be made below the one
, now opened will intercept at least
t 10000 tons of high grade ore or
2 the western side of the working
J shaft, leaving ten times that guam
. tity on the eastern side untouch.
/ ed. This is assuredly the grand.
/ est property in its developments
e and capacity, ofany that I visited
f in the Territory. Its height i:
!, 400 feet above the Nugget mine
0 and 800 feet above sea level with
q an easy down grade to the foot O
h the hill, where capital mill sit,
IL is laid out. The only mills nov
= working in the district are tht