Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-20
Mining Notes.

still continues.
 Work has been susDendcdl temper arily on the Naumkeag.
 The Vizina Company are .omplet- ing 66X36 ore house on the west side of tho hOisting works.
 Saturdays bullion shipmtnts con- sisted of six bars from the Tombstone Company's mill, weighing 1O42 pounds and valued at S11, ,lOg53, and three bars from the BostAn mill weighing 332 pounds, and valued at S5, 1S8.S3.
 The face of the Alps tunisl from the north end is in 63 feet, and is un- doubtedly approaching thu ledge, quartz of the most favorable idescrip- ton is beginning 10 make its appear anCe.
 The main double-comR Rartment shaft of the Grand Cental }South is down 70 feet, and is splendi idly tim bered G5 feet of its length. same very heGlthy-lOoking quartz is coming from the bottom of this sl!aft, and yesterday there were blown ut some very beautiful pieces of tOrphyry ste.ned throughout with dslcatelY perciled ferns and moses. Ghe shaft at the north end is down 162 feet, the bottom looking well. Tie ,work on tLis mine is prosecuted with Unusual energy.
 The main shaft of the Vszlna is down 23S feet, having been Sunk F feet during the week. The drift on the 100-foOt level has been extended I2 feet east, and the winZe from the same level is now down 13 feet on the ledge, in low grade ore. The com pany is now shipping l212 tOhs Of ore dallY to the Boston Mill, thus making the mine pay for Its development. During February the Vizjna ore milIed at the Boston milr}ylelded S26, 6,0l9.
 The Arizona Queen MIniag Com panv started work on their clsim on the 1st inst. The company wis incOr- porated in Boston last January, under the laws of Maine, and Ward Priest was elected Superintendent. l.. The Queen joins the SClphuret on she west and the Fremont formerly kLOwn as the MayiiOwer) on the sOutE. Five men are employed on the property, and on the SIh ore was struck giving the very fine assay of Sl1, 322 ,per ton.
 II will be another week be Fore the particulars of the recent compromise and organization of the Bob IhgersOil can be given. Work on the 4dlne it. self is being prosecuted vigorously. The shaft is down 75 feet, 50 feet of which distance it is all in Orei as are the two drifts east and west flOm the bottom, in respectively 42 and,36 feet. These drifts will be extended ns far aS the ore body extends or unu3 an air connection IS absolutely neoesFaTy.
 The new threc-cOmpartmeht shaft for he Tough Nut and Good ,Enough is ready for work, and nQmb Der of miners are being transferred Co that portion of the properly. lre new and powerful hoIsting macbipery on the shaft Is working splsndldsy, and the cares will commence run9ing to- day. There is nothing new iTegard- ing its interiors ince the lass report. The shaft which is being sunk on the west side is now down f20 feet, the bottom in four feel of goot ore.
 The main shaft of the Grand Gen. tral has reached the 400-fOtt level, and the cross-cut has been staEted for the west ledge, the face of which is 20 feet. IL is thought that 200 feet will have to be run to tap the west vein. Should the ore body now opened in the drift north on the 3e0-fopt level show as favorably below as 1t, is req sonably expected to, the value of the already bonanza will be increased all most incalculably. The face of the drif. on the 3O0-foot leveli is now within g. feet of the Content}on end hnc Tlr ore to3y -lill con Euues in tle face. Ju. l-s narruwCd;tc about two feet This gives a cqnlnuous length along the drift Of 2Y5 feet oi ore. in some places % feet wide. The south end shaft IS down 50 feet.