Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-08-14

RICHMOND BASIN. August 2.-Leav.
 ing McMilIen, the trail to this camn
 leads the traveller over the Apacbe
 mountains. from the top of which is
 one of the finest views to be had in
 this Territory. When I crossed it was
 approaching night, and the declinipc
 sun colored the fantastic clouds in the
 west to such degree of splendor as
 would have stirred the heart of the
 only Sunset Cox to furore of poetic
 Jlm-Jams Night was falling rapidly.
 however, and poetic considerations
 had to be waived in favor of general
 git up and duSt,' for the trail IS
 rocky and crooked and almost vertical
 Tn places, so that misstep m the dark
 might result in the discomposure of
 renortorial dignity. It was quite dark
 when the gallant steed which be
 strode dashed madly (this is a figura-
 tive way of expressing itl into the
 camp which IS believed by many to be
 the coming bOnanzaviDe of Arizona.
 Lights gleamed from shaft mouths; i;
 the pull and chatter of hoisting en- zines made rattling accompaniment
 to the sharp twangs of the signal bells. and the whole basin seemed animated
 with life.
 Whether or not this is the coming camp, l cannot sey from personal ob
 servation, for Of the three mines Of the
 Basin now being worked did not see
 the inside of one. Why? l give it up.
 The fashion of excluding visitors, and
 more especially representatives of the
 press, from the mines, seems to be
 gaining ln force, and to have reached
 climax in Richmond Basin. The
 miue-owners doubtless have their req sons, but there are two sides to ques- tion. The property is their own, and
 Is presumably paid for. Yet ven
 ture to say that few of the properties
 which to-day refuse admiltance 10 the messengers of the great public have
 not at enc time or other found the as- l sistance of newspapers most needful, and have gratefully accepted the aid
 which any honest journal Is glad to extend to struggling mining proper ties of merit. Having attained safe
 altitude on the ladder Of success, do not these assured mines owe some thing 10 the climbers around themg Every item of truth which is publish ! ed concerning our best and paying mines aids the hard working and poor { prosDectors in the vicinity. And if the men who hunt for the bonanzas land so seldom realize from them when l found are Dot entitled to all the aid Of this kiod possible, then would like | to know what class of our mining community Is.
 These remarks must be taken as they are meant. Personally, l could not have been treated with more c"ur tesv and consideration in any camp. l But what 1 say Of Richmond DaSln Is 1 to be regarded as the result of what ! heard rather than SAW. From every I one with whom 1 talked, whether ln- ter.sled or uisintercstel- and l met with many who could speak from per souai oh,srvaiiun-I must come to the conclusion that the claims for hich moud Basin are well iOuGded, and that this locality is well worthy the aiten- non of the apitalist-perhaps as much so I- any quarter ot the lerTl- ! tory. The Mack Morris, Silver Nugget and West Richmond are the only three 1 mlues m the Basin which are running Al present, though ] hear of several more which look to early develop ment. The first named, l am told. mas made d recent strike at the bottom ol l ills shaft. which grOws better the deep | er inc work goes The West Ricb- mond. controlled, 1 understand, by the same parties, has also q very rich
 showing. But l can give no accufa ( information Oi either. NIT. West lore- man of the Mack Morris, extended ne | every courtesy which lay m his power u. d'd also Mir. Wm. Murphy, ot the l Wei Richmond. fIom whom l learll- .d that the latter mine has 3o-'oot shaft and a 50-fOot drift on the Velh- J In. led,r. Is shown by cut on the surface tn be fully six feet wlde, anu ! this carries a rich streak Of maileahle 1 ,iIv,r. averaging m the neighhorho"d ot 12 inches, which assays Hs hlgh as S15 oO Two ions of this ore milIed at inc Baldwin mill some time s'nce paiu Inc purchase money and atl me eA n,.pses of the mine up 10 that tune l Tin. TWO Richmonds, East and WeS''
 are half claims, formerly being one
 and known ns rhe Richmond. They [ form tIe first extension west or lhe | Mack Morris.
 From Superintendent J. C. Lennon of tbe silver Nugget l learned the f"i- lowing facts regarding that prosperous 1 mine. IT was located by D. G Chllsoh ,brae ar four years ago, and reciVeu
 i,s name from the nuggets oi pure liver which were found all over lts
 smrfsce some SS0,OOO worth of these
 hasn,ies great and small, having been
 Sbinned io San Francisco. A year
 sno inc property WAS incorporated ID
 New York, but it is only y within lew
 -,onths that the mine began to LOOK
 nn into nrominence. Last winter II
 ,|'.oe | consolidated with the Lola, the
 snn,b extension. Running north and
 south through the basin, me noTtn ,tnl gnu
 touches the side line oi the MSck MOI, ono
 ris. The Lola itself ha. paiu o. Slo,ooo
 in silver nuggets, but it Is at ,hi PreSvn' Tur wing idle. The surface oi ,, 'ne Nug E
 Get contains blanket ueposls, 5,n.h .h .h
 5laces very rich, and varying m uep,n l
 from the surface of the grounu' n nS
 this blanket vein is ot the same sen,
 eral character as the vertical ven velH ;I "o% oS ] hfs theory