Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-16
ARIZONA MINES.
correspondents Account Of Mines in
Tombstone District.

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The town of Tombstone is beautifully
located on high undulating mesa, at the
base Of the hills in which the rich mines
are found in fact, some of the mines are
within the city limits, and the famous
Tough Nut corners near the business center.
The town consists of Go acres, being one
mile in length from northeast to south
east. and half a mile wide. Business lots
on the main street, 40xl20, rate from $500
to 81, 500; on the next street at $500 to
800. The town was laid out by COM
pany, of whom Mike" Gray was the
agent and manager. Mr.. Gray was our
first Justice, and became the senior Judge
of the place. Judge Gray was formerly
Sheriff OF Plumas County, and has many
friends in Sacramento and all parts of the
State. who will be pleased to hear of his
prosperity.
TOUGH NUT NINE
Is the pioneer of the camp, and to its bcun-
tiful yield OF argentum the camp is in
debted for its present name. fame and
prosperity. The claim was discovered by
Ed. Scheflin, prospector whose name
will 20 down to posterity with Marshall
and Conastock as the discoverer of mines
that added millions to the wealth of the
nation. Richard Grid, now the manager
of this property, was associated with him
in the location. Through the efforts Of
A. P. X. Stafford, the Messrs. P. & +.
Corbin were induced to investigate the
mining properties of Grid & Schefflin, and
becoming satisfied as to the vast wealth in
ores that they contained, entered into ne
gotiations, resulting in the formation of
the Tombstone Mill and Mining Company,
and for the transfer to the company
of the following mining claims :
The Tough Nut, West Side, Defense,
Goodenough and Surveyor, each being
full l,500 by 600 feet claims, except the
last, it having but l35 Hneal feet, thus
making the area of mining ground 1918
acres. These properties were the first in
Tombstone that were located, claimed,
surveyed and worked by their discoveries,
who are now members Of said company,
hence no questions OF title arise.
THE ORE BODIES
In these claims lie in porphyry, or between
porphyry and lime. In connection with
the veins or lodes irregular masses CT rich
mineral matter are found. On the surface
of these claims two very distinct ore
bearing lodges can be traced. One crosses
the West Side and Surveyor, entering the
Tough Nut, and the other crossing the
Defense and entering the Tough Nut
claim, and both probably centering in the
vast ore-bodies therein found. A large
number of shafts and cuts have penetrated
these veins, proving their existence.
In all these mines the ores con-
tain horn silver and plain chlorides,
as also percentages of lead ores.
The chlorides are disseminated in clay
slate, calsites, barytes and COURAGEOUS va
rieties of brown iron ore the lead is found
chiefly in the salts of lead, carbonate or
cerusite predominating. Nearly all the
ores carry gold, in some cases amounting
to "a 900 per ton, but the average is only
SO per ton.
TEE MEAN AVERAGE ASSAY
Of the battery pulp thus far reduced at the
company's mill has been sl39 per ton.
The ore works free, averaging IS per cent,
the tailings being saved, and will, after ex-
posure, on a second working yield GO to 70
per cent. of the remainder. The ore
bodies In sight in these claims, upon a re-
cent measurement by competent experts,
was estimated to be over So, 900, 000, to
which is to be added the value of pay ores
ON the dumps, $50, 900, and tailings at the
MILL $50, 900. In working the mines some
blasting is required, but the principal pay
ores, which are chlorides and carbon
ates, require only pick and shovel.
Very little timbering has been required,
and no water has been encountered.
The hoisting is done by steam engines at
the main and northwest shafts, at which
are platforms from which the ore is loaded
into wagons, to be hauled to the mills.
Mill and mining operations are carried on
all the year round. The following is an
approximate of the explorations of said
mines: Tough Nut, 703 feet levels, l,5I9
cuts, 404 Goedenough, l47 feet; levels,
40; cuts, rs ; West Side, ll3 feet De-
Tense, l3-foot shaft; Surveyor, 10 foot
Total shafts, $50 feet /; levels, l,93S feet /;
cuts, 440 feet. The cost of operating the
mine and mill per ton is as follows Min
ing, 81 so; transporting to mill, 81 10 /;
reducing, So; total. 81 65. The mill be-
longing to this Tombstone Mill and Mining
Company is located at Charleston,
about ten miles distant from the
mines, where the company own a
500-acre tract of land lying on the right
bank of the San Pedro river, the waters of
which, from substantial dam, are con-
Quoted by ditch and fume and utilized for
driving turbine, tho motor of the mill.
The mill is q ten-stamp wet crusaer, rest
ing upon rock foundations, constructed on
the most approved plan, works like a
clock, and cost $4,000 The company
has secured the sole right of water to the
Sonora line, which they value at 500, 600,
as it saves from $50 to so per day over
steam power. The capacity of the null is
twenty-five tons per day, but they have
ample ore in sight for forty-stamp mill.
Both mining and milling operations are
superintendent by Richard Grid. The
mill has been in operation about six
months hence it will be seen that its pro.
duction of bullion has been over $500, 00C
up to this date The figures [ have given
herein are taken from actual surveys, as.
says and measurements.
TIE CONTENTION AND GRAND CENTRAL
MINES.
The Contention lies on the ridge to the
east of the Tough Nut about half mile,
and in plain sight of town. This mine is
operated by steam hosting works, with a
shaft over 800 feet, and levels run on the
vein to considerable distances. l regret
that cannot give more of detail of the
workings of this mine. The information
desired was not fully furnished. There are
large piles of ore, think very rich, on
the dump, and their mill on the San Pedro,
ten miles distant, has just started up, and
you may look for steady supply of bullion
from this mine. The Grand Central mine
adjoins the Contention on the south, and
is on the extension of the Contention vein
or lode; and if it prove true, as many good
Judges claim, that this Contention vein is
the mother lode of the camp, then the
Grand Central has the greatest share of it.
The developments of this mine consist of a
main or working shaft $50 feet deep. well
timbered, going down on a very slight
angle At depth of rs feet there is a
drift or level los feet in length that con-
meets with the Contention works, as the
main shafts of the two mines are only DE
feet apart. Again, at depth of l35 feet
is second level, also running north l5i
feet, and connecting with the Contention
works. Both these drifts are In ore all the