Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
MINING MATTERS.
PrOgl ess and Developments in TOmbstOne's Leading
 Industry.
Glowing Prospects Winch Prom
 ise a Glorious Future.

A blind man led around among the mines of this district could hear and be convinced of what he cannot see. He could hear the miners and working men talk, and gather from their conversation that they had unbounded faith in the mines, and that courage, which, when properly directed, conquors all obstacles. To- day the mines are fully one hundred per cent better than they were three months ago Since that time the work of develop. ment has uncovered large ore bodies where none were supposed to exist, and their wealth is mortgage upon the future. A mere glance at the following will be suf- ticient to convince the most skeptlcal of the richness of our mines. From the date of the first milling operation in this dis trict to the 1st of January of the present year the yield of the leading mines were as follows:
 BULLION OUTPUT.
 Contention ....................... S2, ,7O3 IA 80 Tombstone M. X NJ. Co.......... ;, 1O4. .y36 33 Grahd central. i.................... l,OoOoio 3O NZina.. .......................... 526, ,7i6 9S
 Total. ......................... S7,359,0l7 OJ
 DIVIDENDS.
 Contention ..................... S1, ,375OOO co Tombstone Nj. & NJ. Co............. iioJ'O0O % Grand Central. ....................... eOO,OOO OO Vizina ........................... 6O,0oO % Total. S3l35, 900 %
 Since that d,de, to July 1st, six months, the dividends were as follows:
 Contentlon.. ........................ S315,OO0 % Oranu central. al........................ o,iOU UU Tombstone. ........................ iJv,UCO UO N1zina .......................... 41UUO Co To, ........................ SSG5, ,UO0 %
 The first of next month will show an output for 1882 of abou, $3.OOO,O0O more making grand total of some $12,715152 and $4,675,0OO in dividends, about 30 per, cent of the output being in dividends It will be difficult matter to find much better showing or one more satisfactory to the prospector and capitalist And yet we assert the great boom ot the camp IS to come It is the only camp on the coast that approximates in richness and extent to the old Comstock, and the future will place the fading laurels of one on the rising head of the other.
 CONTENTION CON.
 We doubt whether there has ever been time in the history of the mine when it looked better or gave greater assurance for the future than at present. The stopes at the south end are developing into some thing remarkable. The ore is high grade, and careful estimate places the quantity in sight sufficient to keep the mill running for year without drawing from any of the other stopeS. An upraise was started yesterday on this ore body from the 2UO level, which will be continued to the sur face. A stope was also started from the 6U level following the ledge up to the 500. On this level drift is being run east to crosscut and strike the east ledge under the old hosting works. The connecting drift with the Grand Central has been finished. The stopes in other portions Of the mine are looking and yielding well, especially those on the 400, which appear 10 be opening out wider. About 90 tons of ore is daily shipped ts the mill, which quantity could be very largely increased if necessary. Dumps full and machinery at mine and mill i'd good condition.
 GRAND CENTRAL.
 This mine is also marvel of produc. tiveness. And while the croakers have had it exhausted for the last six months, it has more ore in sight today than it has had at any lime durina faaf s,arior ss. The.