Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-02-26
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SUNDAY, FEB. 26, 1882
THIS GUNsIeHT


 Mir. Ben. P. Wrigley, of Philadelphia, and Judge J. Anderson, of Tucson, yes terday returned from a trip to the Myers district and while there availed them selves of the accorded privilege for ex- amining the now famous Gunsight mine and although prepared for the wonder fnl. unitedly agree that the half had not :,een told. The immensity, compact ness and apparent richness of the differ ent lodges was far beyond the reach of their most sanguine expectations. The croppings, bold, distinct and thoroughly mineraliZed, impresses even the novice with their incalculable value, and Judge Anderson who has travelled much among the mines of Mexico, candidly expresses the belief that its equal is not to be found on the Continent with the notable exception ofthe Guadalupey Calvo mine of Mexico, which has long been famous for its almost unparalleled size and great richness. The three veins on the Gunslght claim, converging into one, measures its width by the hundreds of feet and the actual yalue of the ore m sight must be computed by the millions even when such calculations are based upo, figures far below the average yield of the ores, inasmuch as the distribution of the values extend from wall to wall which, on the Gunsight vein proper, are at two hundred feet beneath, full fifty feet apart with an ever increasing width. The actual size must remain undeter- mined until the converging point of the three veins has been reached. The company owning the property are mak- ing preparations for the development and working of the mine in a way deserv- ing and well worthy of the grand pros poets opened out before them. The large working shaft sunk between the Eastern and the Gunsight veins Is down some sixty feet and its three separate compartments timbered with the best Of care bespeak the scale upon which the mine will at later day be worked, and the thirty-stamp mill now being erected will be supplemented by several others of its kind. The output of bullion IS to be guaged only by the shaping capacity of the works, and when the present mill IS completed the ceaseless drop of the stamps will commence. In the same dis trict and in proximity to the Gunsight are other mines which, although not so immense, are proportionally valuable and their separate merits will play im- portant parts in shaping the future of the district as a whole, among them, the Morning Star, and Morn Ipg Star Extension, the latter owned
 .,a Philadelphia company, re-
 s.nted by MT. Wrigley, possesses the same properties of the Gunsight ores and similar converging veins in which a great unexplored chimney has been formed and from which drifts have been cut for twenty feet on either side without coming in contact with or touch. ing the walls. The prospecting shaft of one hundred feet has been abandoned and double compartment working shaft is, by means Of double shifts, goin rap idly down and each succeeding foot re- veals ore of higher grade than the one preceding it and when developments are far enough advanced the necessary works will be put up and the pioneer mill of the district will have a companion to echo back its ceaseless pounding. Other mills in due time are bound to follow and the whole district now so remote will be by theiron horse, brought -ci--a- .a-oIIr doors. and if its present prospects are but half realized 1t VIII be wonder and marvel among men.