Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-08-07

Palmer-s privilege accorded very
 rarely. But as MT. Palmer happened
 to be absent failed in my object. l
 was amply repaid however, by visit ! tO the Townsend, situated on a paral- ! Tel ledge 3S0 feet north of the Golden l Eagle. Here l found MT. William l Tucker, the Superintendent, busy enough, but with the utmost kindness ! he conducted NIT. Vail and myself through the mine, ant added greatly
 to the pleasure of cur visit The Town l send is inlerSected exactly m the cen | tre by deep rdyine. the bottom of
 which is 250 feet from the top of the l highest point on the location. This ! ravine makcs ibe running of the levels i from the surface possible and the de-. velopment o! the property more eco- | nomical. The ledge runs northeast ! and southwest and has q slight dip to ! the east. The first tunnel or drift was
 run 70 feet 10 the northeast on the vein | from the bottom of the ravine, and at point 10 feet from the month of the ! drift a winZe has been sunk 30 feet, ] thus virtually opening the pr perty tO a depth Of 2SJ feet from the surface. 1t the bottom nf the winZe the pay streak shows 2G inches Of fine ere. and : the clearly maIkei vein shows an av- craze Of at least iS inches of ore, the whole length of the drift. On the Op-
 posile side or the ravine a drifi has been run 120 feet on the vein, shOvin ng ore the full length anI two feet wide ! on an average, though in places the vein was fully five feet wide. At a
 vertical height of 50 feet from this drift is still another 130 feet long, showing fine ore all the way and the
 face in fully six feet Of pay. AltOgei h. CT the prospect is a tialtcrIng one for
 the Townsend to take high rank as gold mine, and five stamp gold mill, now being built by the company two miles away in the Miami gnlch will in about three weeks practically dem OnstTatc the truth Of my assertion. Add tO this that between the two clearly defined and beautiful walls is ore mat ter-lnw-gr.de, il is true-averaging fully 1j feet that will pay to mill when better facilities are afforded, and II will be admitted that the Townsend is
 what have characterized it.
 This description of the Townsend mill will describe all of the ledges at Gold Hill, the principle variations being in width; and from what l can learn of the average of the pay ore in the camp hitherto am confident that it will mill right through from S23 to $1J. The cost of extracting, hauling uud milling is estimated at $S per ton, and less.
 There are number Of other lOca- tions on this gold belt, with more or less work done on them. Some of them, am satisfied, will davclop into fine properties. The Golden Gate is included more particularly in this class. Il has been opened to 2 depth of 120 feet by tunnel. A drilt was run on the vein at this opening. and some of the ore reduced, the returns from which showed ii to be extremely valuable. The croppings of this vein are immense, showing . width of not less than twenty feet and are c0ntinu- ous for distance of several hundred feet.
 Joining this on the southwest is the l. X. L. gold mine. The crOppings on this location show fully as prominent ly as any of the gold belt claims, and this is one of the fine properties which are waiting for some enterHri-ing cap italist to come in and assist in devel oping 1t for an interest, or to pick it up for nominal figure.
 Sluth Of this is the Eureka, which. by the way, was the first location ever made on the belt b. a white man Ore has been taken from this proper ty which worked S62.35 gold and S3l.60 silver per ton.
 l. would not do t0 close without word to his friends about Judge Hack nry. the genial anj venerable editor of the Arizona Silvcr Belt. Still as portly and philosophical d. ever, he seems keen ly tu enjoy the conteutmeut which his three score and four weil-speut year have brought him The sly twinkle of his eye is as merry as ever, and l must say that if tie respect aud honor of his fellow men are ail that are needed in man's life. then the stout and hale old Jnlrc is what he lp1ks- the happiest of mortals. May he and his sterling Silver Belt never grow le.s
 By the way, I had nearly forgotten Globes latest and almost matured scheme-the new telegraph line from San Carlos to this ciiy-which is a child of the Judges fertile brain. The officers are: Judge \. H. Hackney, President; Alnnzo Bailey, Secretary, and =. Klein. Treasurer. The capital stock is StO000. but the line will cost only Sf10l The di-fa1ce Co be coz cred IS g miles. and know the new line is go" for the poles are all in place and the wires on the way. That it will be q financial success from the star is assured, for these Glob;tes do more business in day than you know of. and when they enter heartily ia'o a scheme there is DO fooiIshncss about it. l..