Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-10
WEEKLY MINING REVIEW
PIMA COUNTY.

made. A test case has since bee
 made Of IT tons of ore, at the Orio
 mill, and the result Was very satisfaS
 tory, a silver bar beIng produced of th of S794.49. which Is @ fraction owe l S47.O0 net per ton. But as the ore caI
 ries considerable copper, the best result
 cannot be had from mill test. It
 better for smelling, as the grade of tn
 ore would pay for separating the c0ppe
 from the silver and leave margin owe
 milling, besides the value of the cOppe
 that could be saved. Work continues
 and the shaft IS now down some deptl
 on the ore vein, and at l2 feet tn,
 shaft, which is Jx7, was all ID excellent
 ore. The formation is ID pOrphyry, and the ledge has a good wall with clay
 gangue, but 6s DO crOss-cut has been
 run, the width of the lode has not been determined. lt is the intention of Gen eial DeItzler to continue sinking, and
 when sufficient depth has been attained cross-out the ledge.
 The Orion mill has been running On ore from the Mon ana mine for some time, with satisfactory results, but Vt are unable to state the value ot the bui lion produced.
 The Esperanza Mining Company have their mill about ready to start mp OF ore from the Esperanza mine. They are still short of water, but it Is believed that a sufficient supply will soon be had, when the mill will start up.
 The Peerless company continue to ex- tract ore which Is being freighted tO Tucson, and stored, with view of hay ing 1t reduced here though some shipments from the mines of this con- pany have been made to Benson and the ArgO works at Denver Oi second and third class ore. The shipping ore from these mines will cOu.inue tO thls place for reduction. as soon as the suleiters are ready To begin operation. Parties who came mp from the QuiiOtOas OF Saturday report the mines looking fully as well as ever. and that the Peer less company had resolved to sIuk a deep shaft on the Peer mine, and show tt up in good shape. In the meantime the extraction of ore will continue from rEe surface as heretofore, which will pay largely over and above the cost of taking out aud freightIuE to thIs place. The contemplated developments n the Peer nine wIll be paid for by the ore that comes out of the shaft and leave good margin of profit besides, very satisfac tory showing, and will enable the com pEny to develop their property and make money at the same time, which is a rare in silv mining.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 The Southern Bell group of mines, which are situated on the northwestern slope of the Santa Catalina mountains, owned by Messrs. Rice and Scott, are gold mines, and though a close corpora ;ion from which 1t is not possible to ob- tain detailed reports, or accurate data, We learn from those who have visited the mines that they are looking well, and are without doubt valuable prop critics About four years ago, little Douglass gold mill was erected for the purpose of reducing the ore of the Ada mine, which is but o short distance from the Southern Bell group, but for some req son or other, 1t did not pay and was shut down and remained idle until last May, when Messrs. Rice and Scott leased the mill, and have been running on ore from the Southern Bell ever since, with good having been JsKen otit tIioHs,lT, .solA nine days cleanup was made last week which resulted in a gold bar valued at over Sl, loo, which, when we take into consideration the limited capacity of the mill, Is an excellent showing. The main shaft on the South ern Bell, upon which most of the work IS being done, IS down about lJO or l6O feet. with drifts at about 50 feet and at l50, extending from 30 Co 60 feet either way from the shaft The lode, as near as We can learn, IS from to 10 feet vide. and the common ore assays about S2O per ton, though there are pockets, or shoots that go much higher The formation IS slate and porphyry, which IS favorable to gold miues. rom twenty-five Co thirty men are employed In the mines. The ore Is picked Cn burrOs from the mine to the mill about one and 6 half milss. We regret that We clauCc enter more into detail ID referring to this property. but trust that tue owners will, by and by, conclude Co let the public know what a good thing they have. We understand that 1t is the intention of the owners of this prop erty to erect a ten-stanp mill at their mine before long. As they have plenty of water and wood at hand, the cOnclu- slou seems to be a wise one, and we trust that they will meet with success, and as they seem 20 know what they are about, We have To doubt but they will.
 We are indebted to the Enterprise for the following additional inning news from Pinal county:
 Specie Paymeul. The north end tun- mel has heeL extended 40 feet beyond the connection with the incline, and is all m ore from the alter point. Some of the ore taken ont this week showed flakes of native silver, and on the hang lng wall there is a streak of ore that iz. in appearance, identical with the richest ore taken from the QlliOtOa mines. Dr. Steaduan, secretary of the company, is expected Co retuyd from La Porte, Int, within few days t1 commence preDara- tons for erecting @ mill.
 Lone Will aud By Chance. NIT. D. r Elmore, superintendent of the company owning the mines, at the Owl Heads this county, has succeeded in having the attachment on the Jessie Benton mil released, and has leased the mill from the Jessie Benton company, and will start it ID at once on ore from the By Chance and Lone Will mines. Mr Charles Gracy, an experienced and com potent mill man, has taken charge oi the mill. We hope this new enterprise | will prove % success, and believe 1t will
 Ray Mine. The developments in thi.
 mine continue to show up we'll; much O ! the ore IS in sheets of pure copper tha may be easily concentrated. The wOrl
 of erecting a smelter and concentration will be pushed as fast as possible. Tn, ! concentration works srr now on the wa, | 10 the mines. and when the machiner, | is once m place, ard reduction begin
 we may expect a line yield from the Ra! | mine
 CACHIsE COUNTY.
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