The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-11
TOMBSTONE.
Description and Prospects of the New
ArIyoVn Mines.

TOMBSTONE. ARiIONA, "Wednesday, June 90, 1850.
IThisnew miningcamp lies seventy-fve miles
from Tucson. II sofeasy rs tcS r. u. u. snow
within twenty four miles Of the town. which distance
Is made In slx-horse Concord coaches pleasant
road. This win soon he done away with ~ branch
railway Is being constructed, which Is expected
to he finished within four or ave months. Tombstone Is
built and is being built upon broad level mesa;
II Is approached by low hills rising each plain above
the other. aud Is surrounded by high hills entirely
bare Of vegetation save the cactus greascwood aud
gramma grass. The Bos,on water Works Company
have already their pipes laid within mile Of town,
the water being brought from Dragon mountains, u
distance Of fourteen miles. This viii make water much
cheaper and viii do away with pcddng II through the
the streets at three cents gallon at present.
not a mining expert, but know the sgns OF good
mining camp, aud they abound IN this section Of
Arizona. | have spoken with mining men Of years
OF experience to the practical aud scientific well
rs old prospectors from Iuachuca Dragon, Pata-
gonia, Mule. and Santa Rita mountains, and host of
other mining camps These men Of experience give
hut one, and that glowing account Of the mineral
richness OF this country. There also other lndi-
cations to be found in Tombstone of the good times
coming In the presence Of gamblers aud saloons.
Mining experts from san Francisco and scientific
men from Boston all agree In the proof of large wealth
In the mines Of southern Arizona. Capitalists from
the Fast except Washington have sent their conf-
DENTAL and trusted agents to purchase mlnes they
have bought and are stlil buying. Mining machinery
Is pouring Into the country, merchants are laying In
large stocks OF goods and Tucson Is crowded with
now eager and restless populatlon-ke that Of vir-
gnia city In 1860. The best highest. and most con-
elusive evidence that this Is to- lie mining district Is
In the fact that the ''rongh Nut and "Conten-
ton mines are In operation, paying $50. 600 per
month In dividends, and that the Empire, Grand
Central, Head Centre, Sulphuret, Sunset, and great
number OF other mines to exists some are are being
worked the 300feet level, and Others levels be-
tween 200 and 900 feet. that their veins well de-
fined assures with well marked walls varying from Ave
TO tlirtyive feet IN Width that the ores are taken
from the mines, are crushed aud manipulated Into
silver bars, facts which make the city Of Tomb
stones future certainty.
The ore deposit upon the surface OF the Tombstone
district IL very large and most every place In which
work has been done Is found underlying the cap
pings. How deep these mineral deposits are can only
he demonstrated by labor and the expenditure OF capl
tall The evidence Of existing mines Is greater to-day
In Tombstone district than In Virginia City at AN
equal period subsequent TO the discovery Of silver
upon the ComsOck. Six months ago there was not u
house In the present town OF Tombstone. Now 1t IL
well laid out: has face-c0urse, theatre-in fact,
everything which Is to he found In city of three
times Its population (bctween three or four thousand)
In the East, and, with Its water works and coming
railroad there IL every reason TO believe Its popula
ton this time next year will be between ten and
5000, 900 In bullion, from two mills, month, AMI
when the six mills which have been contracted FOR
finished over sG0O 900 OF bullion will leave here
| monthly. In the meantime would like to see some
OF our Washington capitalists making Investments In
| this camp. i. l.. II.