New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-02

blanket veins in Colorado can be accounted for by
no other hypothesis. This anomaly in formation
IS not confined 10 particular district. In Tomb
stone, the most prominent and at present tho most
important mining centre in the Territory, where
thcfe Is 2 number OF properties paying regular
monthly dividends, ii is IN open question and The
majority Of experts inclines to the opinion that
there are no true assure veins while q few have adj
vanecd the theory that the oes thus far discovered
and worked are stringeFs from mighty assure,
the bowels OF the earth. This is plausible and con-
soling to those who absurdIy imagine that there
can be no true silver deposits which do not conform
10 ne conditions which tiie limited experiences Of
an inductiye scer &c have formulated. In Har-
shaw. Lenoria, Globe, Washington Camp and other
places TINS eccentric formation is noticeable.
IN AND AROUND TOMBSTONE.
The accidental discovery of unusually rich metal
bearing lodes in Tombstone has given this district
prominence which has dwarfed to some extent the
discoveries of silver in other parts of Arizona In
the north there are splendid deposits awaiting
labor and capital. In Silver District much work
has been DONE and properties being rapidly
transferred from the original owners to those who
have the means to develop them. Transactions to
the extent of many thousands of dollars have taken
place within a month. Globe whose surprisingly
rich groupings gave the primary impetus to immi-
gration is langushing under series of misiortunes
FOR which her own people to extent respon-
sible but with the infusion of blood her diff
cuties are fast vanishing and she is destined to be
one OF the greatest Sold and silver producing regions
in the Union.
Tucson is the centre of mining region which for
extent has no parallel. This town. since the Terri
tory was coded TO the United States, has always
been more active and progressive than the other
cities of Arizona Early in its history "a thriving
trade was built up with Sonora and Chihuahua
the northern States of Mexico. This has been
larged through the sagacious policy of the mer-
chants, until a wholesale business is carried on
which will compare favorably with the trade of
some of orr great commercial emporums although
the city has not population of more than 5000
souls. Prospectors have been sent hence in all
directions Through their exertions and dscov-
intn
heavy increase in the trade of the place has iusi-
fed the foresight of her merchants and business
mines of Harshaw, Lenoria and Washington in the
region known as Patagonia, owned for the most
northeast are Empire, Old Hat, California, the San
Pedro and Saddle Mountain Districts, where prop
critics are largely in the hands of the original
locators many of whom have no desire to part with
them, but are diligently ut work, sinking, drifting
anu ,reaRlng the reward of lndomtabe energy and
trct Silver Bell, Papago, the Sierritas the Santa
Ritas, and Arivaca.
PECULIARITIEs OF THE DEPOSITS.
Some of the most remarkable discoveries made in
Arizona have occurred during the past six months
in these districts, notably in Empire, Silver Bell,
the Sierritas and Arivaca. True fssure veins have
been struck in Empire, Arivaca and the Serritas,
with ore paying handsomely from the surface
down. The veins as clearly marked as those on
the Comstock. Especially is this the case IN the
Sierritas and the formation is almost as varied rs
both the walls slate; in others slate side
and granite on the other, a favorite formation in
California while in many limestone. porphyry and
quartzIte form the country rock The silver
of Arizona are very varied in character, from the
most rcbellous galena strongly mixed with copper
to horn silver and the stuff itself Carbonates
and sulphurets predominant. Silver glance and
copper silver glance are common formations, and ii
is not unusual To expose SNAIL seams OF beautiful
wire silver of great value The manner of working
of course varies with the character of the ore and
It Is common To witness several different modes of
treatment in the same district: and occasionoIiv
ores from the Same mine DIFFER much that much
of the silver is lost by reducing them together
Many of the ores are free milling While others smct
readily. running like water, and some are very
base requiring complex treatment, as in the lower
part OF the Patagonia District and in the noun aims
of the southeast
The facilities for reducing the ores are very
limited. In thus city they arc greater than else
made them. In Globe and Arivaca mills are at
work, and in Patagonia and other districts reduc-
industry is as yet in its infancy. With The excep-
tion Of Globe, the districts are all newly formed,
development at the hands of Americans and many
having been brought TO the notice of the pul lie
remains of arastras ana furnaces, showing that the
form er inhabitants fully appreciated the value of
these mineral deposits iii their primitive way. The
works were doubtless abandoned because of the
periodical iDcursiOns of the bloodthirsty Apachcs.
who Tor so many years wrote their accnrsed history
ia blood and outrage all over this Territory and
the adjoining States of Mexico
THE SUPPLY OF WATER
1t may DE pertinent to inquire where the water is
to come from for working the mines. The almost
entire absence of rainfall and the insignificant char
acter of the streams flowing through the Terrii ory
would appear to make this matter Of very grave
consideration. but it is in reality merely a bugbear.
Experiments in innumerablc instances have demon
strated that water can be had at very light depths
below the surface either the mesas or in the
hills and this has led to the theory among experts
that the secondary rocks washed down from the
mountains form base floor which holds the
vast volume of water at one time forming an inland
sea over much the larger part of Arizona At the
depth of ten feet streams have been struck in the
foothlls pare and sweet, and il is seldom necessary
To SINK deeper than thirty feet TO find enough
water for mining purposes. With The and of wind
mills, in universal use in the NVrsl the ,voter
can be brought to the surface aud utilized from
tanks. In one of the Tombstone " ines recently a
powerful stream of water WAS encountered SIM
Gent IN volume TO supply the needs of all the mills
IN operation. The slate formation so general in
some OF the districts IS also guarantee that there
mesquite and pa!o verde, which grow in the mcsas
and the stunted oaks ana pines the mountains
furnish enough fuel for present purposes and the
Immense coal beds recently discovered with the
lneShausti0le supply which be obtained in
sonora upon the opening OF the railroad from
Labor IS abundant and cheap III the Territory as is
everything else except transportation. There are
no miners unions to hamper capital. and the pnD;-
latlon Is of composite character Offering small IN
ducement for their formation. The bullion ship
ments for 1880 which may be regarded AS lie
initiatory year IN the history of mining in the Tor
ritory amounted to nearly TS,OO000O. ConseIya-
ys opno@ CHAINS n1 tT s9 that amount for the
fairly Oh its legs aud will tako the lead as the bull
on-producer Of the world.
PARADISE FOR A HoTrENToT.
The climate has Lecn urged as "a disadvantage.
Arizona is unquestionably the hottest region on the
globe. During the summer months the mercury
ranges from 1909 TO 1907 Nahrcnhcit rbc laftor