Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-30
FROM ARIZONA.
THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF TOMB
STONE DISTRICT.
TOMBSTONE. April Il

ate about one mile south of the Tough
Nut and about the same distance south
west of the Contention. 1t was purchased
only few months ago by Asa Say and his
associates, of Oil City, Pa, for $50, 1000,
but is now selling, in stock, at the valua-
tion of 81, 200, coo. At the time of the
purchase it had but one shaft only about
ten feet deep, but even this disclosed a
vein or body of very rich ore. 1t has since
been developed by two shafts each now
nearly 100 feet deep, and each into vein
of ore that ranges from five to fourteen feet
IN width. In each shaft they are now in a
vein fully five feet wide of exceedingly rich
ore that is being sacked as soon as it comes
from the mine. This ore is chloride, with
plenty OF horn-silver mixed through it, be-
sides being literally
EMBELLIsHED WITH EMBoLITEs.
1t is beautiful soft ore, the grade of
which is very high, but just what it will
average have not been informed Sam
pie assays have gone at all figures from
5000 to $50, 000 Besides this rich vein of
five feet in width, there is a greater width
of the second-class ore, that is of itself rich
ore, the width of wnicn varies as the vein
is lenticular. They are wputtingup steam
hoisting works, and have secured mill
site on the San Pedro rlver, near the Con-
tention mill, and are preparing to put up a
mill. The ownership OF this mine is held
in shares, by Mr. Say and his associates, in
Oil City, Pa, and has no stock on the mar
ket The formation in which the vein
rests is limestone, but lies near its contact
with the porphery belt, while the adioin-
ing mines on the west are in granite. The
strike of the vein is to the northeast, and
dips about 30 degrees to the southeast and
into the hill. The shafts are on the north
eastern slope of the HILL The title is clear
and perfect, which is an unusual thing
with good mines in new camp.
THE MONITOR NINE
Is located at the foot of Adams hill, in the
western part of the district, and, with the
Merrimac, has at least 1000 feet of crop
pings on the surface that give out ore the
whole length. These groupings are from
stained quartz in country rock of por-
phyry. Ore is found in these Groupings
from the very surface, the assays of which
run even above 81, 600, while many samples
run up to 5000 and S400 per ton. The
mine is being worked by three shafts, two
of which are now down about fifty feet,
and the third about twenty sect, and all of
them in ore on vein that ranges from five
to ten feet wide. This Monitor mine is
not spoken of much here, but from present
indications it will soon take position as one
of the most valuable properties in this
camp.
THE AJAX MIKE
Is another of the coming mines of the
camp. 1t is situated in the southern por-
ton of the district, on the brow of Ajax
hill, which is one of the most southern
peaks of the Tombstone mountains, about
two miles south of the Contention mine.
The mine is owned by Colonel Lewis, who
has bonded it to the Boston company that
is now working it, and have opened up
very large body of rich ore. The extent of
this body of ore is not yet fully disclosed,
but enough is shown to know that the vol
ume is very large. 1t has been claimed for
this mine within the past few days that it
indicates a more extensive mine than the
Contention or Grand Central mines, and
has fully as rich ore. Some persons claim.
and publish their prophecy, that within
four months the Ajax will be the greatest
bonanza mine in Eastern Arizona. | can
not give you the measurement of the vein,
nor assays of the ore, but can say that the
vein is very large and continuous, striking
through the entire length of the Ajax and
Ajax No. ., and through the Bassett mine
to the southwest, and that the strike of the
vein trends from the northeast to the south
west, and is i'll porphyry formation. The
ore is chloride in \ quartz matrix with
native silver and enIboites, a beautiful
yellow, soft ore, that viii mill freely 1t
is sometimes called carbonates by miners,
but think enormously, as the silver is un-
questionably of the chlorine group.
THE RANDOLPH MINE
Is one of a group of six mines, comprising
the Randolph, Junetta No. 2, Clipper,
Sunset No. and Columbia, all of which
are adjoining each other, and are situate
about two and half miles south of the
city of Tombstone, and the same distance
southwest of Tough Nut and Contention,
and nearly mile east of the Monitor The
principal vein of the group crops out the
whole length of the Randolph and into the
Clipper at the southwest, and nearly
through the Junetta to the northeast, the
strike of the vein being about north 20
degrees east. The formation is porphyry
in all its surroundings, and the vein matrix
is silicious. 1t is free milling ore, that
has been worked in quantities at the
Corbin mill, and gave results little over
ninety dollars per ton. There is consider
able block spar of calcareous composition
with the ore, that in its decomposition
with the protoxide of iron forms black
ocher that is commonly taken for manga-
nese The ore is of the chlorine group,
showing plenty of embolites in scales and
specks all through the ore. 1t mills freely
mp to 70 per cent, and becomes richer as
the shaft goes down. The vein is regular
and true. 1t is worked by shaft 100
feet deep, from the bottom of which level
has been run distance of 40 feet on the
vein. Small shafts have been sunk on the
vein at several points, all disclosing good
ore and good vein. 1t is to-day reported
sold to parties from Pennsylvania for $75,-
600.
THE MINERVA AND OWLS NEST
Is property deserving of notice. There
are two veins, and law suit connects with
this claim The Owls Nest is the prior
location, the greater portion of which claim
was relocated under the name of the
Minerva. The case was tried at the last
term of Court at Tucson, bat the jury
failed to agree, standing six to six. The
vein on the old Owls Nest is on the ex-
treme south end OF the claim, and strikes
across the southeast corner in nearly an
eastern course. The Minerva vein lies to
the north of this, and strikes north 2S
degrees east toward thdLueky Cuss. The
Owls Nest vein has been developed
by a shaft nearlyt fifty feet deep in
limestone, much like the Sunset, that
adioins it on the east. 1t is good vein
of good ore. The Minerva vein has been
opened in four places, two OF the shafts
being 40 feet deep, and all of them on a
good vein of yellow chloride ore of high
grade. The country rock is granite, and
the walls are true and regular, the vein al
most vertical. Work is now suspended,
owing to the litigation. I will now close
this special description of mines, and give
you such Of the ore producing mines as 1
can now call to mind Grand Central,
Contention, Tough Nut, Goodenough, En-
pire, Head Center, Sulpburet, Wilma,
Way Up, Lucky Cuss, Minerva, Owls
Met D~n,1.o+.. hT..,+o;.,to,