Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-10-16
HALF A MILLION Invested in Washington Camp by Eastern Capitalists. Purchase of the Belmont, san Antonio, and E Washing ton Pool ' of Mines. Prospective Commencement of an Early and Extensive
 Development. What Hon. J. h. Luttrell Has Done for Arizona
 This Year.

l Mines, together with other property of uCte in the Patagonia DIsiric. Lad been sold to d party Of. heavy Eastern capitalists consisting of Hon. J K. Lut | trell, of California; Gen. J. R. Anr sr- son, of Richmond, Virginia; Judge SCElCv, Of New York; Dr. [. B. Per rine, Col. HObson, and Measrs. Harty, Bruce, Archer, AIinOr. and others. Recognizing the immense importance 10 Arizona which attaches to this transaction, CITIZEN reporter sought eX-COngresSman LuUTell t his ! room iu the Palace Hotel, and from him learned the following facts re- garding the matter.
 The capitalists above mentioned came 10 Arizona some days ago, et- trac.ed hither principally through tlc representations Of Mir. Lutirell. bring ing with them a full corps of en- gincCrs, assayers, experts, and others. They have spent all their available time in thorough and careful exam inalion of the property in question, and, with the exception Of MT. Lut- trell, left for the East on Sunday night, leaving instructions that the trst installmcnt on the pool mines should be paid as soon as an iDvesti- gatlOn of the titles should prove sajis- factory. X portion of yesterday was spent in carefully examining the rec ords, and the result was Ihe ymeut Ot the first installment Of S9jO0 Co the members of the "po0l.' The exact figures Of the price to be paid are not stated. but it Is known definitely that they are close in the neigh hborhood oc S2O9 coo. The following is list of the pool claims, eleven Tn number, and as they have frequently been described in the columns of the CCr- HEN, @ brief mention only is given of the extent of theIr development:
 Ella-A remarkable exhibit Of faii- grade ore. opened by cuts and pros pect shafts at intervals for a distance 1000 feet.
 Cincinnati-Has 800 tons of ore on the dump, and the prominent crop pings are developed sufficiently to in- dicate a very wide ledge.
 CinnamOn-Has several shafts from 1j to 5 feet in depth, developing Q body of ore fully 100 wide.
 LCaudrO- Several cuts showing large bOlYof high-grade ore.
 OHi0-Has a 43fo0t shaft ana cut 54 feet wide. all in solid ore.
 The Gfasshoppcr, Chicago, St. Louis and Columbia have developments Of lesser extent, but each of then. give indications of becoming cXtremelyval- uablc upon development.
 The Chief and Pelican make up the list of the eleven pool % claims.
 In addition io the above the party purchased the Belmont, S3n Antonio and Washington mines also situated in the vicinity of Washington Camp. The Belmont has long been noted as wonderfully rich mine, and the won der is that il was not before taken in hand by capitalists. Itis adOuble claim that is, 5000 feet long by GOO wide and the man developments consist of a shaft 132 feet deep and crOss-Cuts and levels. The ledge exposed is from 30 to 70 feet in width. At this property two days were spent in care ful examination, and the samples taken by the experts accompanying the party give an average value Go the carbonate ore n the ledge of no less than 73 ounces of silver. For ihis mine the owners-H. D. B9cou, of San Francisco, and Thomas NJ. NeTkes, well known m AriZOna-roceivcd the sum of $2j0, coo.
 The San Antonio, purchased Of the same parties for Sj0,00O has four shafts, the deepest being from 60 to 70 feet, disclosing a very large body of very fair ore. IL is understood that the purchase money for the Belmont ani san Antonio will be paid during the present week.
 Still another claim purchased by this party is the Washington, con sidered by many to be 9 boGanza Of no mean proportions. lt has four shafts varying from 10 10 40 feet in denth. disclosing a width of ledge fully 27 feet. Assays from this pro- periy give a result ot S94.21. The Washington was purchased from Harrin & Tevis, of San Francisco. We Jailed tO learn the price paid.
 For the above fourteen mines l. will be seen that over a halfa million dol lars has been paid Mir. Luttrell an nnuuces that as soon as Inc capitalists interested reach New York and com ple,e the organization Of the company inc work of development on the larg- est p0ssible scale will commence. l' is safe to assert that these transactions form the inception of the most gigan- tic mining operations. and the bcnetii resulting to Arizona il would be Gifli- cult to estimate. The company, In- cludiug the properties heretofore purchased by them in the Pa;agonia District. now owns in the neighbor- hood of twenty rich mines, and it l, stated that their future intentions in- clude immense smelters at or near the new town of La NOria-OT Juttrell. as is now most appropriately named together with railway & and tramway' thereto from the different mines distance averaging probably three or four miles.
 Nor is this all the good likely to re- suit from the late transactions. Al most without exception the men who have lately been the owners Of tho properties above mentioned are meI ! of thrltt and intelligence. Most o them are practical miners. who havD patiently and uncomplainingly suf- fered all the hardships incidental t' ! the prospector's life, in the full belieI l that they would some day be rewarded | for their self denial. The CTTIZE, takes th:s opportunity of cOngratulat ing them. one and all, and believe so large an amount of ready none. could not easily have fallen into bet ter hands. Many Of them are thl possessors of other properties of value which the money now theirs will en able them 10 develop.
 To Hon. J. K. Luitrell, who ha