Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

engine will be put ia place at once when the work will begin, and the ques- ton solved as soon as possible whether water can be had on that side of the | mountain. There IS no doubt of the ex- istence Of water on the west side of the | mountain, as water has been obtained at l two wells there already, and II they ] meet with failure on the east side, the 1 Peerless company will sink a large open ] well at what Is known as Young camp, 1 on the south side of Mount Ben News, ] waich is within easy reach of the Peer 1 less group, as well as most other mines Tn the district.
 Papago Chief Mine-From parties just ID from this mine, which IS also in the OuiotoB mountains about SIX mules northwest of the Peerless group, We learn that 1t is a promising prospect. There has been but little work done on tine lode, but company has been or gauized and regular systematic work has commenced. The parties to whom We are indebted for the information in- f1rus us that the croppings of the Pa
 pugO Chief mine have been sampled on
 the sGTface To a depth of a few feet
 where the ledge was found in place,
 with most satisfactory results; the as
 says running from Sl2Al3 to S2, ,267 .36
 m silver Ter ton. There are two l des
 on thIs mine the main lode Is saId to be
 90 feet wlde and the other, which IS
 about 100 feet to the south IS from to 10 feet wide. A tunnel Is now being run
 that will tap the man lode at depth of lG0 to lSO feet below the surface, which is now in abou, 90 feet and being driven wIta two shifts, the work continuing day and night. It IS believed the lode will be reached with 100 feet more of tun4eilng. The Papago Chief company have a well of good water 600 feet from the mine winch Is 60 feet deep, and af- ! fords an average ,f SIX feet of water, which rapidly fills after beIng drawn ! ont. They have also erected a house ] -0x3J feet in size, with sleeping apart meu-s and capacity for 9 men, and a ! blacksmith shop, all within easy reach of ! The mine. Plenty of wood and grass Is found everywhere hereabouts. As soon | as the tunnel taps the main lode, drifts will be run and its value as a mining proposition speedily determined. The ' "Chiei' IS situated about three miles east of Poso Blanco, on the old Gun sight road, and about S3 miles distant ! from Tdcson; heavily loaded freight wagons may te driven from Tucson to ] the mine without expending a dollar on
 the roads.
 l FINAL AID CHA COUNTIES.
 The SpeciepayiDg s. M. company is ! preparing to build a five stamp mill at ] ~ w-h f1
 " ter enough for that capacity. Judge Taft, who has been doing a. sess ment work on the CoppertOp, has | struck very good looking quartz on the ! Concord, Bn adjoining clam, belonging
 Co the same company. The ledge was
 strack at a depth of 100 feet, is four feet
 and looks well.
 The Owl Head mines, under the man. ! agemeut oi D. T. ElmCre, are now under ! full neadway. The foreman. J. Me ] Govern has established hIs reputation in l piusl as 1. No. l. Mr. Chas. Gracy has 1 charge uf the Jesse Benton mill, leased to Mir. Elmore. As 6 mill man NIT. ] Grlcy has no superior. There IS a large body of excellent ore in sight. and ! everything indicates prosperity beneath
 the Owl Heads.
 1 Above the King, along the line of the lower edge of the first line belt, there are several highly promising mines. . First comes the Monarch of the Sea, nexf the Frankfort, then the Silverado, ] ruen the Truman King. We spent a
 day amongst these hill and extended our tour to the Scotland. The iurthest mine on the belt IS the SurpTisor to the ] north about one mile. The ore is all of ] the same clazs, block Ealeua carrying
 silver and apparently some zinc. It IS very rich There are several quite large ] dumps of ore. The ore SO far is mostly found in strngers with indications of a
 strong ore body belOw.-DrilL
 Everything has been running very l smoothly in tie quiet little mining camp
 over the Finals though business has . suffered owing to the change of men in
 the mines since the lst of October.
 B.th Howard and Pioneer mills have been steadily at work and are shipping
 their usual quantity Of bullion.
 The South Pioneer shaft is now down ! f00 feet and they are drifting to reach 1 the ledge which will be completed in a
 month or more and from the indications | of granite formation which Is changing
 constantly they are confident of q rich | strike.
 ] The Pioneer shaft is now down 370 ! feet and if they only have the quantity | of rich ore they are taking out of the wiuze they have @ bonanza--Silver Belt.
 l CACHIsE COUNTY.
 I'M. &. NJ. Co.-A rich strike in the | West Side js reported; the ore encoun- 1 tered is a heavy calena. The new strike wlll prove of great importance to the company, which will enable them to
 sms.t tailings, which prior to this, for
 the lack of lead ores, they could not
 handle.
 Girari-A small force of men is em- p'oyed cleaning up the dumps and get ting the ore ready to ship to the Boston
 mill. The mine will be shut down for the present. The mine is in splendid con dliion, and plenty of ore in sight ready Co be taken out It IS an unfortunate
 thing that the mine, by reason of pend ing law sults, had Co be shut down just
 at time when an the indications point
 Co the early development of bonanza. Mammoth-A very important strike occurred in th s mire during the last
 week The main incline shaft IS down
 27O feet. and at this depth the
 new ore body was encountered. The same seems to be very strong and run
 rinr in a southerly direction. The ore
 is hiEher ID grade than any encountered i1 this mrne before. At present a wlnze
 .f- ef, Ns~ gr ing this winze, the l20-foot level Is
 worked and The usual quantity Of lOtons per day produced.
 Luck Sure.-The main incline shaft is down 2l5 feet. The ore body Is still pitching m a southerly direction, and IS spleniidly holding its own. The ore production now amounts tO from l2O to l51 tons per month. On account of the strike of lead ore in the West Side mine Mr. Elrle Till not ship any more ore to Charleston, they having a sufficient quantity ot smelling ore themselves, but he is advertising for bids on his ore.
 Grand Central the pumping ma 1 chinery and boilers have been over l hauled and put in shape to commence l hoisiiug water the minute the COnten- 1 ton pnmps start. No prospecting work | is being done at present, everything l above the 600-foot level being thorough | ly explored. The ore shipped tO the | mill st prefent is hOisted from the 3OO | and 300foot levels During the last | week the ore output has increased, and the quality of the ore is higher than be- fore.
 Empire.-The new shaft has reached a depth Of gj feet, with very favorable indications. The old workings are being thoroughly prospected, with wh t result We at present cannot say.
 Grded AGe.-A lease on this property