Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-01
LETTER FROM HERMOsILLO.
Something About Mines.-COnfirmAfion of Indian Depredations--A sur Veying Party-A New Mining
 Law Etc.

HERMosILLn, Aug. 2S.-EDrToR CrTI-
 ZEN: According to promise l write you
 a few lIDes, although the heat IS so great
 1t IS quite an effort. Admirers of Her.
 mosilIo may say what they like about l Tucson being as hot, l cannot see It, ! and when the much cooler evenings and | nights of Tucson are considered IL IS far
 superior to this place for comfort in the | summer.
 On my way south l stopped over one
 day and visited the old "Hacienda de
 Santa Rita" TyndaH District. I found little active work going on, but the work | being done Is showing up some fine ore,
 and the boys are feeling quite en- couraged. From all I could learn 1 | would not be surpuzed If this distinct, | so long suffering under the black eye | received five years ago by the Aztec ! Syndicate operations, would come to the 1 front with half dozen first-class mines. | Depth IS demonstrating that the ore l changes for the better. 1 may say Tn 1 this connection to encourage miners l that 1 am told here that the ore on the l third level of the Minas PrietaS (belOw l here) was so poor that the owners were quite discouraged, but on reaching the l fourth level the ore k very much better, and increasing in richness as depth IS gained. Water Tn thIs mine IS Increas- ing fast, and another pump has been ordered. The mining outlook here l thInk Is encouraging, although not much IS being done just now. Dick Johnson is opening up fine body of loo ounce ore on the SocorrO, about fifteen miles rast of POsa.
 met a gentleman named Martin, re- siding at lelahache, about sixteen leagues southeast of Cumpas, who tells me Of very rich strike made by three Germans, who have found Q long lost vein within mile of some mines being worked by Chicago parties. The veIn IS tn-ee feet wide, carrying high grade ore, while eighteen inches of the same Tn the middle will go S2,2OO per ton. NIT. Moretown. one oi the owners. has gone tO Tombstone to bay a ten-stamp mill
 Inquiring ab, ut the Apaches, Mr
 Martin tells me that about the last of July five men were killed m his vicinity
 by Indians. Contrary to usual custom, they were not stripped The Mexican troops are in the mountains doing what they can to make the Sierra Madres safe, yet they are far from so at present. \ survey party, numbering eight, in- cluding engineers and assistants, all from Washington, D. C., came down on the same train with me, and proceeded to Guaymas They are to commence surveys at Topolobampo and strike out fVI.HIv.htr. T1nof,b.unr.n Ia I think. abont half way from Guaymgs to Altata, on the coast, ct the mouth of the Fusrte river. \ railroad has been al- ready built as far as Topic, destined to reach Durango. and thence connect with the Mexican system.
 4 new law or decree Of much interest t1 miners in So-1fa has lately been pro- mitigate ?. II Is ordered that when mines are lying idle under pEorugue from the Government. the mining PerItOs Of the Districts cease visiting same until active operations, as unless such operations are being carried on their visits are of no
 lse. being designed only to see that operations were carried on properly and according Go law As m the large Dis tricts especially the fees paid the PentOs for these seui-lunuRl visits were quite onerOus, complaint was made. Pro regues are readily granted now, as the resulting fees, S625 per month on each mine, i- now becoming quite a respect able item of incom to the Government. T. IS thought that in the near future Peritos will be put under salary, which wlll he a great step m advance.
 Considerable ore IS being shipped from various points on the railroad to Benson, and much more will be shipped soon as the opportunity to make the mines themselves pay for opening IS being ap- preciated with very good results.
 The railroad has suffered much from washouts. the soil being so soft that stream cuts it like quicksand. It IS said the road bed will never be secure until many miles are rip rapped and ballasted with gravel and stone, which will be heavy expense
 Cattle are very dear; $500 was refused for 10 cows and calves near here a day or two ago. 5 M ALLIs