Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-10-16
EONANZAS.
That's What They Havc In Tomostone- Late News from Several Of the Great Mines of Arizona

The two leading mines ot the Tomb stone Mill and Mining Company's group, upon which development has been centralized-GoOd Enough and Tough Nut-are constantly increasing in almost fabulous richness and ex- tent. The several cToss-cutS, drifts and inclines of the Good Enough are in continuous ore, running from Sl20 up into the thousands tO the ton. The latest important showing, increasing ss it does vastly the valuation Of this group, is the development in th 2 main east cross-cut of the Tough Nut. The ore has not only increased in silver bearing, brt is yielding about SS0 to the ton in gold. Hoisung works, capable of sinking 10 Q depth of 1900 feet. will soon be in position over the new three compartment shaft, when the 9O-fcot level of the Good Enough, lI3 below that of the Tough Nut, can be worked 10 advantage. Suffi- cient ore is now in sight to guarsnlee the present rate of diyidend-S50 900 @ month-for the next two years.
 At the Grand Central a very i'm portant strike was made last week on ife 200-foOt level. An ore body 12 feet wide was cut into about 40 feet south from the main shaft which is very rich, and evidently lies in place in the vein. Developments on other ore bodies mentioned two weeks ago continue to improve daily. Acting Superintendent Leach estimates that at least 5000 tons of first-claSs ore is now on the dump. The Grand Gen. tIal ledge is now opened about 590 feet south from the Contention line, which added 70 the 759 feet already opened on the Contention ledge shows a continuous ore vein already devel oped l349 feet in length.
 At the Contention the continued de- velOpments in their great ledge are daily exposing the unmistakable evl- dence of its fabulous richness. The recent strike in the 212-foot level, north of the main shaft, is without doubt the most important develop ment yet made in the mine. The ore body here has been opened distance of twenty feet, holding uniform width Of about 615 feet Work has  been temporarily stopped 10 allow the necessary timbers to be put in. Our readers will better appreciate the im- portarce of this strike when we state, upon information of Assistant Super intendent COrbett, that average assays made from surplus taken from different places across the ledge gave results varying from S550 10 S1260 per ton. This mine throughout all its levels never looked as we'll ss it does 10 day, and the company's 20- stamp mill is supplied almost cNclu- sively from the prospecting work, which is being prosecuted with vigor. All the levels are in the best possible condition for stoping, but very little of this kind ofwork is required. Such q state of affairs is something that few mines can boast of The new work ing shaft is now down no feet, and will be first completed with the other workings of the mine on the 212-fooi level. Considerable orc has already been taken from the new shalt, samples of which have assayed as high as S900.
 At the Girard the main shaft is now down 345 feet. The ore seam m the strike made week ago still continues regular, with a slight pitch down. wards. Assays from the ore run from S10n 10 S2000 per ton.