Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-16
THE SOUTH PIONEER MINE.
Report by a Reliable Correspondent His Exam ination Of tho Coming Bonzuza- Thorough De- veiopment of the Mins.
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 EDITOR Crr1zES-By flying visit and personal examination of the South Pio- neer Mine, only two days since, am enabled to report the following facts from an entirely disinterested stand point and which may be safely relied upon as correct by the many intelligent readers of the CITIZEN and the pubic generally. Regarding the status of the South Pioneer Mining Company and its property, which is the South Pioneer This mine was bonded, in the first place. by Mir. Wm. B. Hellings, from Thomas 2. Newland and others for a special time,
 think sixty days, with the privilege CT ,OrkinZ the same, for S30,GOO and dur ing this time Mir Hellings put on force of men and took out upwards of one hundred tons of ore, about ninety tons of which he shipped to San traHclsco, where 1t was sampled and sold Tor rom S190 to S225 per ton, and there IS ct pres ent on the dumps at the mine, p.aclhs II at very low figure, two hundred ana fifty tons of equally as good ore, and, ln- deed, ] believe that it Is superior t0 that shipped, for I broke with my own hands large number of pieces and With scarcely single exception l could see the white silver sparkling m its yiFglE purity, with the naked eye. One fact l noted in particular was that the richest ores came from the bottom of the deep est shaft, which is about eighty-hye feet below the surface, an unmistakable ln- dicatiOn of permanency. Another fact I observed was by actual comparison, that the Pioneer ore from the deep shaft has marked resemblance to that of the famous Silver King. In its general character a zinc-chloride ore, carrying native silver in a beautiful white quartz. Previous to bonding the property in question to Mir. Hellings, Thomas New land and partners extracted and brought to Globe for reduction, if am correctly informed. upwards of fifty tons of ore, which averaged them when worked, about 500 per ton. In the mean time, while Mir. Hellings was working the mine under bond as stated above, he succeeded in organizing the present South Pioneer Mining Company, to which he sold the mine for S5000O, and as an evidence of his great faith in the property, he took large portion of the amount in stock. In fact, the company is composed of some Of our most reliable business men; men who would not knowingly give their aid or lend their good names to the furtherance of any dishonest or snide schemes. l find that they all are investing their own hard earned cash in the company, thereby showing their good faith and honesty in believing they bave secured a valuable property, and from what | have seen l am satisfied in my own mind that they have a wonderful mine. So far ss 1 am able to judge by the present develop ment, which consists of five shafts, rang ing in depth from foTty-five to eighty five feet, and tunnel and open cut at north end of the claim about sixty feet lbng, in which the vein shows to be well defined with a streak of solid pay ore from one to three feet thick, which body is explored by shafts and levels a distance of 225 feet along the ledge and SD feet deep, snug little fortune for half dozen reasonable men is already in sight. Two of the shafts at present have considerable water in them, but doubtless by the time this reaches you the water will be out, for | saw a check signed some time ago for Sl1J0 and sent for a pump with a sufficient capacity to clear the main shaft in very few hours when once in operation. The new working shaft now under contract for 100 feet Is dOuble-compartment, each of which are four feet square in the clear and will cost the company S45OO when completed. This shaft is is being sunk about 100 feet from the north end of the claim and above the vein so as to penetrate the same about 100 feet below the surface. It Is now down over 50 feet. and 30 far very little water has been encountered to mar the progress of sinking, which IS being done very rapid and in a most excellent and workman like manner by the contractors, Messrs. Hansome & Co, the timbeTing especial ly is model piece of work, both neat and substantial, rejecting great credit on the performers. The timber used is eight inches square and the lOgings are split from excellent pine straight and smooth, and for the latter reason l be- lieve that they are more durable than If sawed, for they will not absorb water like sawed timber and consequently will not decay as easy. The company have built most excellent wagon road from the mine to connect with the stage road near Dripping Springs, a distance of eight miles, and expect soon to build an- other of about the same length to the timber at the summit Of Pinal mOun- tain, where they have already cut enough logs to make upward of 3RO feet of lumber, which they will haul down and manufacture at the mine as soon as the road and saw mill are com pieted. The company Is solid financial ly, not owing a dollar that Is due at present, and have money Tn the treasury. Rather a strange showing for a snide scheme warranted by Ibid" I will now state in conclusion that from hon. est opinion the South Pioneer mine is veritable bonanza that will be yield ing mp its treasured wealth by the hun dreds of millions of dollars; yes, I dare say, millions, many long years hence. And hence I say for the benefit of those who are fortunate enough to have stock in the South Pioneer to fear not Their stock needs no pulling. It will become self-rising without the assist ance of any stock bulls or bears, and that at an early day.
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