Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-02
PIONEER CAMP.
The Mining Developments BsiuE Made "a 1his Promising Camp Near elobs Prospect of Good TIues
Special Correspondenoe ol t,e C.rrzEy.l ]


 Promising Camp Near eIoSs- Prospect of Good
 Times.
 Special Correspondence O; the C.rnES.l
 EpI;oEs CITIZEN. have hccn stop pins here for abou; ;hres months @nd now drop you a few lines m relation to the outlook of,his camp. found upon my aTivai iha, Jhe South Pioneer and Howard Companies were ;he only oaes dong anything in the way of develop mea;. A that tme these crfupanies had opened up considerable ground and the South Pioneer had a shaft $ feet; dnf s. W. go fee,; at the breast ol this drift an air ,haf, 65 feet deep ani 100 feet $. W. of this air shaft is d working shaft 100 feet deep. Since my ar.val a duft or 9 ieye! has been rua on the same ore body developed in lhe other workings; il passes under them 10 feet and 5 feet deeper, or the difference between 6 and loo feet.
 The Howard has a prospecting shaft abou, ieo feet wi,h a se, of levels; have also under way a double compartment shaft. \ good wagon road has been built; the grade for hoisting works is about finished and the hoisiing works are expected with those Of the South Pioneer and are now on the road from Erie, Penn. Both these mines show good ore in their working also have large quan- tity on their dumps. At the South Pioneer Inc ore IS a sulpmure,, but also carries q large percentage ofnative silver and the Howard ditto.
 Contractors are now at work on the original Pioneer and the same rich ore body has been struck as found in the South Pioneer a, the depth of 60 feet and shows IS inches of 2oo ounce ore; ;his was got by a cross cut.
 The South Pioneer and the Pioneer consider to be the best showing proper ties in lhIs portion of tue Ter tlry, and this IS my reason for the stat 4ment: The vein is prominent, the croppinss large and well defined, the ore IS rich and iu- creases in widIh as in quality with depth; il Is also compact and clay souge from $ to II inches m thickness.
 also ind that Messrs. Wood and Williams have a fine property called the Cat Claw This lays about I19 miles north of the Pioneer and has been traced by croppIngs for several claims and Is without doubt a permanent vein. The ore here is entirely different; chloride pre- dominates, and some sulphurets were found al the depth Of 70 feet. Al th, present time their shaf, is 50 feet deeI all in ore. The vein on this clam show, l n tremendous width oi 90 feet al carryin. | mineral that w'il surprise anyone wh, ! gets an a,erage.
 Laying direc,ly east Of the South Pio- l leer IS Ire Arizona" This is being de- 'eloped by tunnel, now in 5 feet, and | II the present time the breast las the ap- 1earance of being n vein matter. It Is to cut th. vein q5 feet deep, he vein keeps tie same puch that il has ,n tine surface. The Arizona Is locate, 'n a large strong ledge which has been raced and located for a long distance. rhe surface development shows some cry fine ore and tms tunnel will doubt ass eur a good body.
 The South Pioneer and Howard Com anie5 have buil, a good wagon road Co lc summit of the pnd mountains at a considerable eNpence, so you see the amp has a very lrely outlook.
 Respectfully, IRA 4. VAIL