Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-02-05
MIyISG MATTERS.
The Silver King South Pioneer Mineral HiL
 Saddle Mountain Observations Of Fromi- uent sS ming Man

The Silver King South Pioneer-Minsr.I Hir
 Saddle Mountain Observations Of Fromi-
 uent lS ming Man
 Ies,c dardesty of Florence, one of the well known mining men in the Territory, is spending iew days in the city. He was interviewed this morning by an at tache of the CITIZEN in relation tc mining matters in the districts in the eastern and central portions of the Ter ri,ory.
 THE SILVER KING.
 Mir. Hardesiy visited the Silver King mine last recently and went down into the 7oo-foot level. They are now cham bering out this level ready to stope. The chamber n the longest part was TOT feet and the greatest width then 76 feet, though the limit of the ore body had rot been reached in any direction. The 1 character of the ore is the same as above only richer. Native silver and black sulphure.s abound. The King mine is phenominal Nature was more generous with silver han with the quartz to cany it. Inc quart streak which largely carries native silver and black sulphurets IS only about ten feet wide. The balance of the mineral is in wha; is termed vein porphyry. This mine still takes the lead as far developed resources go. On no level i' the ore body exhausted and only upon one Is much more taken out than IS neCes sary to chamber out in preparing to stope This company have their railroad project under consideration and if they build, 1t wIll certainly prove a great blessing to that rich section of the Territory.
 A shat Is being sunk on the claim on the northwest end of the Silver King about forty feet from the line. Nr. Har- desty thinks that there is strong pr0babil- ity of their finding dle same ore body as in the. King, but thinks they will have 10 go 8oo or goo feet 10 reach il.
 SILVER BELL MINE.
 This mine is the property of the Pinal Mill & Mining Company, and Is sad to give good promise. The owners have great confidence in il for they are ex- pending large amount of money in constructing a road to the mine and to Florence. The mine is located about eight miles south west of Pinal and about six miles from the Gila r;yer. The road has already been built to the river and IS being continued on Ihe other side of the river 10 Florence They had ordered a shelter winch will be put up on the river.
 MINERAL HILL DISTRICT
 This district still holds its own. Many of the mines are bonded at good figures and are likely to go. Hon. Grant Oury | and Mir. Hardesty have given a bond l for S40,0OO on a group of three mines, 1 situated about four miles from Mineral l Hill. They are the Cholla, Wedge and | May. The ledge on the Cholla is B feet | wide, on the Wedge 90 feet and May six feet wide. There is a shaft seventy-fve l feet on the Cholla and it shows horn sil- | yer and high grade galena. A drift from | the bottom shaft disclosed body of l high grade galena. Some of the ore went | as high as S2500 in silver. The Mark l Twaine situated two miles further north, | has a fifty foot ledge. There is large l open cut on mine and shaft from bottom | of cut eighteen feet deep. The ore goes from $40 to S175 with from 40 to 70 per | cent lead. The only development IS on foot wall. It is an iron cap ledge and | can be traced for eight miles.
 SADDLE MOUNTAIN.
 Mr. Hardesty has been at work for the | past two months on some claims on | Saddle Mountain. The claims in that | vicinity, are looking well. The Saddle Mountain King and the Reed mines, the latter owned by Peter Winkelman | is especially promising. The ore is galena and black sulphurets. The Ajax ] mine showed some specimens of horn silver. There Is considerable valuable | property in the district.
 SOUTH PIONEER.
 About this mine considerable has been | said. MT. Hardesty considers at very | promising property. The company have their hoisting and pumping works nearly | completed and expect soon to start up. | They have a road up the mountain by | which to obtain timber and wood nearly | completed. Several rich strikes have recently been made in the vicinity ofthe South Pioneer, which promise to attract | more attention to that section. The | Topia, Foote and Olymphic located | about two miles east of the South Pio- neer are looking well.
 NIT. Hardesty gives rather glowing | account Of the prospects in the mining | districts north of us and we certainly | hope his expectations will be more than realized.