Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-04
N.lrer Dlstriet Note..

On the Black Rock sixteen men are at work on the breast, opening a cut to sink a shaft. The force on the breast just north of old Hayes incline shaft are in good pay rock. and tine result consequent IS the enlargement of the pay dump. < wagon road IS being con structed across the mesa, around which the stage road now wines at Black Rock, to facilitate loading ore from that mine when transporting to the company's mill on the river.
 A rich strike in the largest body of milling ore proper, in quartz yet made in the district occurred in the Lost Mine in cut No last week Black sul- phurets from the surf;lce returned kn ass1y of S369.25 per ton in silver. Sew eral assays have been sent to Tucson, the returns from winch have not vet been received. The pay streak shows a width of SIX feet in pure frlAble quartz; width UI ore seam. from four inches to two feer: width of ledge over all between the walls, sixty feet The metal found Is gray carbOnates and black sulphurets, with no bright metal (galena) SO far en- cuuntered. and no spar m the shaft, now at a depth of four feet, SIX by four in size. The two miners employed are taking out and sackiug one sack of first grade Ore-sOlid gray carbOnates and block lphurets-and from one to two sacks of secOnd-grade ore per day as they sink. The mine IS in East Silver District, and taking into consideration the slight amount of development, 1t Is second to no mine in the district.
 The Silver Glance tunnel k still pro- cressiug in ledge matter
 Pickeuback has completed his con tract on the Mandeviiie, and Is now do- ing the assessment work on his own claim, the Empire, which ledge IS an eX- tension of the Mandeyille north, and has a large ledge.
 Assessment work is also being done on the Bull Dog, which claim lies between the Vaudeville and Canteen. which lat ter claim joins the now famous Los. Mine. which naturally enhances the val ne of the Bull Dog and all properties in that neighbOrhood.
 The Silver City still continues cross cutting Co the east to find the ledge and are now in white pOrphyry.
 The MedOra, Denms OCOnnOr, owner, runs parallel with the Lost Mine, and has an eieven-ioot shaft and k gong down with good, live rock in the ledge and considerable black, cicse-gruiEed ] galeEa.
 Tom Gilchrist. e! the huge Missouri ! Mine, is handling the ribbons for the l Red Ciuud team, aTd running the engine | while filling the water tanks at the river, | from whence he gets his supply of water | Co deliver Co the Silent and Black Rock | companies.
 John Bamber, senior, has boarding l house, which Is well patronized by the | Black Rock miners.
 George Norton IS building a house of large dimensions on Engineer" ground.
 Cargell Is expected in few days.
 Wages for iirst-class miners now S3.50 | per day and find themselves, and there IS demand for them at the Black Rock mine.
 Mir. George W. Taylor has beautiful and expensive gold watch which bears a legend, stating that it was presented by the miners of the Star mine, Nevada, to llr. Taylor for his uniform courtesy to them. etc. He is an amiable miner and kind gentleman.
 Demean McGillery, a miner, k seri- ously Ill with mountain fever at the river.
 TLe Amelia will soon be opened by a Boston company. This mine is an ex- tension of the Rover, north
 George W. Taylor has returned to Ne gada, and M. <. Lazwell takes his place is foreman Of the Rlack Rock
 Gus Crawford and Jim Massey are out pm a prospect for plecers toward Ehren- )erE.-i Yuma Sentinel.