Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
c,sA GRANpE DISTRICT.
Notes on a Few Promising Prospects In
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 CASA GRAsDE, Jan. 2 The Copper osity" mine IS located thirty-fve miles southwest Of Casa Grande and three miles south of the yeAol mine, iH the same range of mountains. About a year ago a 2lfoot shaft was sunk on this ledge. and rothiug but copper ore be ing found work vas then stopped. Ar forwards tho mine changed hands and to-day is owned by Nessrs. Tonlinson, Williams and Court. Eastern parties recently looking for copper property have secured bond on the "Copperos- itv.~ and. as q beginning. have made an open crosscut on the ledge, disclosing ten feet of solid ore tin width, not lengthI. which, according to Professor Rickard, of Tucson. yields as follows;
 No. l, copper, z D .er cent.
 No. ?, copper, Zi.b per cent.
 No. 3, copuer, l3.5 per cent.
 No. 4, copper, SIP per cent.
 The formation is limestone and DOT phyry and is undoubtedly one or the best shoWings Of copper m southern Ar izona The Northern Extension, from recent prospecting bids fair to rival II not eclipse this wonderful "CopperOsl- tv7 mine. By breaking through the hme s'cappIng,- body of ore has been found. the extent of which 1t Is impOssi- Co determine. Sufficient, however, has been shown 10 prove beyond d doubt that shere IS an immense body Cf hlgh grade ore, consisting of cooper glance, red oxide and carbonates. and without a trace of lead, antimonv or sulphur Now 1t is said good copper mines ire wauted-Just send along the enteprising capitalist who wlll pay a fair price for a good article and we will trade sure. Now about some of our sIFer mines, ''pros- pects" or whatsoever these linen from | Boston see fit to tern them.
 It is with extreme delcacy thai l undertake to handle I'is matter or the few silver mines in lasa Grande or Papago district winch pave come under my especial notice. Al- reasons for be- ing somewhat backyard in passing l judgment are: First 1 am simply prospector and mine and am com monly supposed, by th'aioresald Boston man l mean, tc kDw nothing about ores, and secondly, when an expert pruuounces black sughuret Of silver carbonates, and horr silver pyrltes Of iron. and ipdlgnantl. asks, Do you mean to tell me thatthis contains sll- ver?' l consider It tile for all hands to sUbside, not ln deferGce to this mans iudcmeut, but out 4 respect Go hls grav hairs. Were haa fit subject to reason with. we woulisay, Either talk common sense, shOV your papers or l glve us rest.
 The Nel.ol has an(her ten-ton ship ment ready, which vii average SJOO per ! ton.
 4 rich strike has een made within ! the past week on onapf the extensions of this mine, but fCsome reason 1t IS being kept quiet. South of and in tba-ame range IS the Silver Monarch. wLah will undOubt- ediv. when developed prove to be one ! of the bes. mines in ul- cpulty. A 4O- ! foot shalt ou the veins s-oW5 55-toot pay sJreuk which assays a high IS Sl,DUu. Then there are t.s Mesjrn Union, ! Mineral World. the Soutndn Pacific, which Is almost twenty aces of solid mineral. carbouates lead icing found everywhere on the ciiIu, crlylng also black sulphurets and sllyerglance suif- cient to make i, good gade of ore. ! | Also the White Fls, Gro Alo, Green ! | Wave and others, fOm whrh you will l ! hear more anon. cross tle valley, at | ! the Jack Rabbit. A Robardls preparing 1 a shipment of or which will average ! | 5000 per ton. TE pay streak a 6O feet '
 in depth is three ae in width and shows ] ! rich chloridcs, lGn silrer etc, the ] same class os orewiich is being shipped | | The Reward Coaany have recured the ] entire mine wi9n the past two days. ! 1 Nr. Warren. o1. Of the principal owners | slys the- viI.t once resume operations ! | on tla minand build a smelter to work | | tba ore an5i0pe Co soon astoulsh us | with tbeirDpper product Now could | continue is article, and mention a | l rraat ma other promising mines iu l 1 tbis 6ist.t but will defer It until some | future tie. Our district has no news | naner properly represent our interests ! aDd scequently our only hope lies in | fIe feletJers written by different par ! | t;es t,he CITIZEN and elsewhere. Please ! he xii enough to give us an occasional ! bsarE and We will square accounts ! soudne in tLe future. Respectfully,
 E. O. E.