Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-01
THE GREAT INDUSTRY.
Facts and Statistics Concerning Mines and Mining in Pima County-A Wonderful Showing

 have been developed sufficiently to determine their character, and some fine mills and three smelters have been started up during the past year, and so far every one of them have proved successful. We have endeav- ored to secure complete returns from all the mills in operation, Lut failed in two or three instances. We desire to return thanks to those who have so kindly furnished reports, and trust that those who did not furnish the in- formation we desired may do better by Us in future.
 The Tombstops Mill and Mining
 Company.
 The above company submits the following report:
 Value of bullion or silver bars pro
 ducsd from January to Novem- Der 30 ISS9 .; ..... SS0c'249 VZ duced from December l, lSSU, To
 January l, 1881 (estimsted) .......-.. l07,le4 9
 Total for the year. .-... SqlS,4iS 8 Depth of shaft sunk during the year 6 shafts), HOO feet.
 Drifts-Number of feet run during the ear. 5000.
 The COrbin Mill.
 IL Will be remembered that the Cor bin mill was sold 10 the Tombstone Company last March, after 6 short run which yielded S36,OOG There has been l50 feet of shafts sunk on mines owned by lhe Corbin Company, and 100 feet oi drifts run. After the transfer above referred to, the yield from the Corbir mill is included ln the Tombstone re- port.
 The Boston and Arizona Reduction
 Works
 Report the shipment of bullion valued at $46,6249s. This was from 75O tons of ore crushed, and shows an average yield of nearly S60 per ton. We be- lIeve it is the intention of this com pany hereafter to do custom work which will be greatly to tho advan- iage of miners and prospectors in tha locality.
 The Sunset 4Illl.
 The Sunset, under date of the 17th inst, reported producing ten barr of bullion from a short run, but failed 10 place 6 valuation upon the bars The silver bars produced by the Tomb stone mills usually run from S200O tC s25OO. Taking il for granted that th' Sunset bars were about the average, or say $2250, we have as the result O the Sunset $22, 300. A large amour of work has been done on the Sunse during the past year.
 The Contention. We have not succeeded in obtaining the official report of the yield of tht Contention mine. We are therefor' compelled to make up the following report with,the material at hand, whicl approximaies the amount, and can not be far out of the way; stlll, WI should have been very thankful tt Mir. White for an official report Value of silver bars produced from April 70 November 30, lSe0. -........Sl, ,l5o,OO ! Estimated value Of silver bars pro ducyd for the month ending De- cember 3l, 1880. -...........--...-.- loo,OO Total.-.-.. .----..''- ''''0 ''-0'''O
 The Harshaw Mining Company.
 The Harshaw Con pahy started ul on the goth day of August lasti con seouently the result following IS fo but little more than four months, ant should be very satisfactory to tn, stockholders:
 ! Value of bullion or silver bars pro
 duced from August 70 10 NoNem- .-, !, Der 50, lsoO. ---.-:----''- S-'vSoSf ! Value of bullion or silver bars pro- | duced from November 30 10 De-
 cember al, 1SS0 (estimated). eO,UOo U
 Total for the year.. .'-.'-'- -.'' e'o0'0's
 Copper Queen.
 The Copper Queen smelter starte' up the first of September last, and with the exception of three days, ha run continually ever since. Tn daily average yield of copper iron tbis mine is 13,O00 pounds, and as tn smelter will have been in operatio inst 12O days, the total yield will b I 5eO. 900 pounds, which is worth l cents per pound in Baltimore, c s8sO. 900, about $500, 900 of which ret at the shelter.
 The Holland Mine.
 The shelter for the Holland min has not fairly started up, though on or two successful runs have bee made. The ores Of the Holland hay he.n thoroughly tested by Hon. d. h In,trell under the supervision or man who thoroughly understands u hus;ness. The question O: success fnlly tresung these ores IS now se''i' ,o tbs satisfaction of all concerned and regular shipments of bullion wi nepin with the New Year Value of bullion produced so "a |. see, ,sss'