The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-29

TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA TERRITORY, \
July q, 1852.
Special Correspondence Of the 1n,ell,rvncsr. \,
As'Mr. Rathbone, when he struck oil
near Patkesburg, declared, there was The
oils eternal centre, 50 say Of Tombston.
as to silver. This, since the great Com.
stock mine has begun 10 peter out at Viz.
ginia City, is undoubtedly the riches. min,
ing section In the country. They call them
camps" ont here. There are mines in.
side the city, and mines, like cannons
around the Light Brigade at Balaklava, on
the right and on the lef, and in the iron,
and in the rear OF the city. Ef=,5: 5sr.
Before went over to Tombstone heard
II stated that there was not enough ore In
and about the city TO last three yeas: bni
when l investigated for myself | am fully
persuaded that there Is ore enough In the
mountains around the city, within "a.
dius Of fifty miles, to keep things booming
Tor twenty-five yea,s-and then some more.
Our party went through several OF the
mills where the ore is ground, or milled,
and the true metal is separated from the
refuse. The process Is simple. Alter the
ore is stamped I've would call It ground)
ii is mixed with water into pulp; next ii
goes into amalcamators; next into
settlers, when the dirt is washed
OF by stream OF fresh water
running in upon II, and leaving the anal.
gum In the bottom Of the tub, or settlers.
Afeicurr is r-n into the matchmaking
pans before the pulp Is run into the settlers.
The quicksilver is withdrawn, or removed
from the amalgum drumming il through q
retort heated to white heat. The crude
bullion is then taken TO a reverbatory, OF
pudding, furnace, when II is moulded into
bricks about sixteen inches long, six inches
wide. and three inches chick, which weigh
about 1000 ounces OF silver to the brick.
The bullion is then shipped TO the Gov.
eminent mint where il Is paid for accord.
ing TO its assay value. - 80
We went down into the Grand Central
Mine at Tombstone, COO feet, and followed
q great many OF the openings, which run
around in every direction, like West Viz.
sinia coal banks, for perhaps two or three
miles. This is the largest and best paying
mine in the camp, although the Contention
is only little behind it. 1t has divided
$4,000 anon. its stockholders, as divi.
den6s, since March |, 1851, and its mills,
elevators, &c, cost about $500 900, which is
the stock on hand. 1t pays.
In this mine the ore lies in pockets, or
punches, though some claim that it is
withal true assure" vein. II i, is a tis-
sure, it will 20 on down ad infni!unl; but
after going down into the earth thous.
ands OF feet, it gets too hot to work, though
the ore improves in quantity, and ire
quently in quality, as you 20 down into
the earth. So II yto be seen that when
you owna true fssure vein, you are ''heel-
ed, Tin a monetary point ofview, il it is large
enough TO work. The size OF the assures
vary from q few inches up 10 ten, fifteen
and even twenty feet in thickness. Unless
the ore Is very rich, il would not paw TO
work small rein-say anything under is
or 20 inches. Silver lies in veins: coal lies
in veins, and the only difference, is the
coal beds are horizontal, while the silver is
vertical, or nearly So West Virginians
can understand why i. does not pay 10
work small coal vein, and il, therefore, will
not cause them TO study very long TO find
out why it would not pay to operate a small
vein Or lode OF silver. fbe fact is a great
many more people get poor fooling with
silver mines than get -ich, but now and
then fellow strikes bonanza. The mines
are here, and in endless quantities and
varieties. 1t is only matter OF judgment
as 10 whether you are going to make or
break. II you are "as wise as serpent"
you win, but i! "as harmless as dove"
you lose, Tor some sharper will bamboozle
you, sure. But ! have written enough
abont mines
This is the liriliest Little city OF 5000 in.
habitants have been in Tor many day.
II stands near the iooc OF big range OF
mountains, and is buit mainly OF wood.
Everything has a temporary look about it.
But it is lively. Money is plentiful, and
i, is kept moving
There are two banks in the city, one
brewery, three daily newspapers, and one
Jail. Wood is SIS per cord, board IS ,osl2
per week. Insurance rates are from TO s
cents per hundred. About two months
ago nearly all the business portion Of the
city burned down. Beeisteak is only IS
cents, butter 80 to 80 cents, potatoes s. TO
81 per bushel. Miners are paid 81 per day,
clerks about 500 per month, teamsters SO
per month.
Recently water works company ran 4
seven inch pipe from the Huachuca noun
tains, twenty-five miles distant, to Tomb
stone, and is furnishing water at the rate OF
S2i per year for each business house and
family. This company expended about
500, 600 in the enterprise, and il the silver
mines don't tail, the stock will pay big
dividends, as the mining companies con-
sumo a large amount OF water, which,
with the demands Of the city, will make
the consumption heavy and the yield, rs
the Chinaman says, will be "heep money"
The fall from the pool on the Huachuca
range TO Tombstone is 1900 feet, which
makes the pressure On the pipes very great.
! saw merchant spinkliug the street TO-
day, and ! am satisfied that be WAS throw
ing water 200 ieet. They are not afraid Of
fires any more.
Tombstone is 10 miles from Contention,
which is its railroad station on the Atcei.
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad; is %
miles from Benson, Oh the Southern Pacific
railroad; is 81 miles southeast from Tucson;
is 20 miles from the old Mexico line, and is
2,3l9 miles from Wheeling. Now yon
have it. 1t is not 50 hot here as at Tucson,
because it is upwards Of 1000 feet higher,
being about 5000 above sea level. It is
in every respect an American town: The
buildings are mostly all American archi.
lecture, while Tucson, and most OF the
towns in this country are Mexican. Sixty
per cent OF Tucson are Mexicans, and the
street gable is generally in Spanish, while
here it is the frontier American dialect
The like OF the saloons you could scarcely
imagine. l don't shink put it too