Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
CALIFORNIA DISTRICT
Some Facts Regarding a Coming Camp The Rush to the New Discoveries The Texas-EiGhty square Feet Of Solid Galena-The Work of Devel- opment.
Tombstone Epi,aph. !

LTOmbstOnc Epltaph-l
 Nr. R. k. Mcleod, one of the pro-
 prlelors of the California District
 Stage Line, which connects with the
 southern Pacific at San Simon Sta tlon, Is in the city on business con-
 nected with the growing interests Of
 that camp, and favored the Epitaph with a call. MT. Mcleod reports the
 camp booming ahead and the mineral
 showing up finely m strong lodges of high grade,
 California District, lying on the
 east line of the Chiricahuas, is about
 1j miles south of Fort Bowie, and the
 west s.de line following down the
 backbone of the Chirlcahua range.
 The principal mineral development of
 the young district, however, is con-
 fined to the vicinity of Galeyville, on Turkey Creek, which will, Tn q few
 weeks, be an established pOstOfiice and also the site of the new 30-ton shelter of the Texas Consolidated Mining and Smelling Company, the incorporators
 belng Messrs. John Galley, k. Painter, <. NJ. Vessels and T. E. Sumner. The Texas mine, one of the properties Of this company, i. showing up fine lv, giving promise of rich producer. N ork was commenced on this mine on the 9th of October, on ledge show ing some four feet of iron and lime cropping, which being stripped on both sides at depth of Is inches, disclosed d galena vein of l2 feet be- tween hanging wall of pOrphyry foot wall of limestone. This mine, lt will be remembered, was bonded for SlOO, GOO on d ninety days bond by the present owners, but so well satisfied were they with the property that at the expiration of sixty days the pur- chase money was paid over. The shaft is now down about 80 feet, al- most entirely in ore, the only excep- tiOuS being at a depth of 20 feet on the foot wall where a lime horse pro- jected into the shaft, and at depth of 60 feet, where an iron cap eight feet thick was encountered. The horse being blasted out disclosed S3 square feet of solid galena; and the iron cap passed through, galena streaked with high grade carbonate appeared for a depth of four feet, underlying which were IS to 20 inches of magnificent chloride ore hOneycOmGed with native silver, classcd by name as " wax sil- yer. The bottom of the shaft is now in galena and carbonate of high grade As an average from all the assays had from the shaft from the surface down is $11l the mine needs no further comment. The other property of this company is the DOvelail, southwest extension of the Texas, upon which no development has yet been made, work being concentrated on the Texas, upon which a tunnel is now being driven to intersect the ledge, at q depth of 1jO feet Upon this prop erty 90 men are employed. An ore road of 800 yards is being graded through solid lime from the furnace site on Turkey Creek, Co the mine.
 The Rough and Ready, belonging Go MessrS. \. r. Reilly and T. J. Lew is, is also another fine mine While the ore is not of as high grade as the Texas, the ledge is well defined and ! has width of four feet on top. At a ! depth of twelve feet the ledge widcned 1 out and the walls disappeared, the l work being entirely in Orc from the ! top 10 the bottom of the shaft, which . Is now down 60 feet, at which depth ! is progressing in search | lf the walls.
 The Messenger, belonging Co the ,ame parties, lying just over the hill, 1 las a shaft down 9 feet in galena and carbonate, assays made giving a re- urn of S212.
 \ northwest extension of the Texas $ the Mountain Top. Less than five weeks since thIs prospect could have lccn obtained for S1j0. Three days ! to this offer it was bonded os $500: but 20-foot shaft has giv- n such ilaitcring showing in high .rade carbonate that the property is considered worth Sj0,000.
 Next in this group is the Washing on, for which recently 5000 cash vas refused, on a 7-foot shaft in car 'onate assaying S13.
 Close to the Texas is the Tame ! Buck, owned by Henry Miller. A haft is now being driven down on a -foot ledge Of high-grade galcna and arbOnate
 Other properties are being rapidly ! eyeloped with favorable showing.
 The camp now contains about 200 eople, and new forces arc coming in ally. Buildings are going up rapid y. Within few days a hotel will e opened, under the management of Irs. Dickerson, late of San Francis O, and two new business houses will wing their doors open for business.