Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-08

with the Apache Chief Shin-ga, he then and there discovered and located what is known as the Fucker mine, which promises to be one of the cop per bonanzas of the camp.
 In August following Q. B. Req again organized party in Silver City, lead by the indefctigable War ren, and set out tO try another pros pect Tn thisssame locality. They again reached the neighbOrhood about the first of September. Camp Huachuca had now been established, and the presence of a garrison in that section gave the prospectors some assurance; but Mule Pass being still debahble ground. Warren applied for and ob- tanned an escort kindly headed by he commander of Camp Huachuca, Major s. M. Whistles in person. He and hIs command entered the Pass on the 27lh of September following, and while the soldiers stood guard, War; ren, from his previous visit three years before, as mentioned, hal the locality of the main crOppinss sull fresh in his mind. They rndustriously worked and located on that day the principal mines in the mineral mountains where the Queen now lies. The party were reinforced by the late Joseph Her ring, Patrick Dyer and few others, who renamed and prospected the camp until about Christmas; when. on account of their limited means, they left the camp to obtain supplies to further prosecute the development of their claims. In February follow ing D. 3. Req got little personal finances together. came tO Warrens assistance. and commenced exploring the Hendri cks mine, which was ear bOnate of lead. They erected Mex ican air furnace with no other means for a blast than a common bellovs. They found these ores very easily re- duced, and refined the bullion by the rude base process. The ores being rather low graie for this slow process, they abandoned it after few months tr'al, however taking out about 30 pounds of refined silver bullion, aver aging at the San Francisco mint 947 fine h the meantime they also tested by their rude process the cop per ores of the camp, running out some 1000 pounds of high-grade pig copper, clearly demonstrating what could be done with appliances added by a little capi;a!. Their limited de- velopments had shown immense bodies or deposits of carbonate of lead and copper ores, among them the now famed Queen and Neptune mines. Owing to the remOteness from trans pOrtation, and the character ot the metals. and also to the still unsafe condition of Indian afTairs (5Ir Req being robbed of his stock there in the summer of 1S79l, the camp lay dor mant until the 1st of July last, when Messrs Reilly, Martin and Ballard purchased the Copper Queen and King for the sum of SIS, coo. and commenced the vigorous prosecution of exploring The mine and at the same time erected Q thirty-ton furnace Cor | the reduction of ils ores, which with only a few months work on the Queen has opened up one of the mineral wonders Of the world. Ten hands, cn a single day shift, placed 2000 tons ot 30 per cent. copper ore on the dump the first month of their operation | Theiy furnace. in three months run not running f1r the first two months on oyer half time-has yielded bul lion Of 640tons of pig copper, which averages 9S5 per cent. copper, giving, at $500 per ton, the modest little sum of sl92, 900. This speaks more than | ink can for the mine.
 The Neptune Mining Company are developing some splendil property, having already sufficient output of rich ere to warrant erecting a fity- ton furnace, which will soon be ou lhe ground and operating.
 The Atlanta and Belle Isle claims lie in the same mountain, above the Queen, evidently with the same body of copper ore running through the east end of both these claims, besides large deposits of good carbonate of lead ores on their west end-dipping in opposite direction to the copper deposits-presenting Q fine prupasi- ton for working the two classes of metal in the same mountain.
 The Twilight mine lies in the same. mountain, west of the Belle Isie. II. has developed into one of the coming copper bonanZas of he camp.
 | Numerous other carbonate of lead and copper properties are developing into mines Cf decided merit, all oi which predict for this camp a mos
 brilliant future. And the piOueea prospectors can we'll cOugratuIalts themselves that they have done some i. thing for themselve hut more for ths s- country. As 1t is said that ''bIsss bs he who makes two blades Of graslt grow where one grew before" thef how much more of that tuiliHn shout, . be in store for the mining pioneer wh < underwent prIvatinn~ and dangers an t risked hIs last pot of beans tO bting t the face Ihe hidden treasures e our inhospitable mountain wilds, pa-
 ing he way f.r a happy civilizaiiO $ in his weary, danger tracks
 And now, from the cheering outlook { Mule Pass promises tO pour out hlz
 millions of hidden wealth tO C..
 world, and is thus destined 10 be c [ f..se