Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-08

! some SIX weeks ago w. ;. Lyle, oi San Francisco having heard of tha fa-
 nous Quijotoa mines, came 10 Tucson to see if the owners would sell their mines. On arriving at Tucson he found that all of the owners were at the mines. Mt 10 be baffled in his mission. he secured conveyance and at once drove out 10 the mines.
 The writer, who had precedei Mr. Lyle two days, frs, met that gentleman Rt the cabin ou Jhe top of Mount Ben Nevis. All hands had just come in to lunch, when Mir. Lyle arrived. He was given seat and made welcome, but he seemed to be uneasy. There was n pile of blankets lying at one side of the room, and Alr. Lyle quietly slid down on the blHnkets-so tired and exhausted that he could with difficulty sit on 0 miners easy chair We sympatbized with Mr. Lyle, for We had been through the same "otter slide" which is a perpendicular precipice several hundred feet high-the day before. But a good miners meal to which all hands sat down, had wonderfully reyivifving effect, and au hour later Mir Lyle was ready to climb over the hills again notwithstanding be had scaled one of the most rugged mountains m the ter rltory, and one that would have dis cOuraged a less determined man.
 MT. Lyle was well pleased with what he saw, and after some conversation with the owners as to whether they would sell the mines, If price could be agreed upon, returned to Tucson; he immediately telegraphed J. B. Low, a prominent mining expert Of San Fran CISCO to come to Tucson at once to ex- anime and report upon the QuijotOa mines.
 On Mir. Lows arrival in Tucson they proceeded to the mines. and thoroughly examined and sampled them. They then returned to San Francisco. where the samples We're carefully assayed and thoroughly tested. After the tests had been completed, Mr. Lyle tele- graphed Messrr. Davis tS Mckay to come to San Frsuc,scu to talk over the matter and see il they could not come to terms. Messr.. Davis & Mckay took the train for San Francisco, and while there terms were agreed upon for the owners. ill-. returned home, and were followed a lev tats Inter by Mr. Lyle. W. H. P4.t#a aas Hank Smith. from the lasl-.oeE mines, who further exs r5 .,t.l .le mines last week, which re-ll'.-i 70. coutirming the good reports of ti,-. fr-lerrssurs. The eutir. party Inclu ila- The owners of the mines, returned % Tucson. and to-day deeds were exscutes for the Peer, Peerless and seven oth-r outlying claims. John Macksy aud J. .. Floca the bonanza kings are the purchasers. The prIce pald was S4JO,01 cssi down, being the larg- est price ever paid for h group Cf mines in Arizona. Hr. Lyle, who brought these great mines tu the notice of the bonanza kings, and who has done most Cf the work of efTecting their purchase takes an interest with them. The deeds were placed on record Bt the Recorders office ID this city Gt one o'clock to-day and were signed by Alexander Mckay, Albert Weldon, J. 4. Roark, George IeitswOrth, Martin Medley and W. C. Davis.
 NIT. Lyle informed the writer this al AAEAAoBLr tAAaA AlAt oh AfNAN hNAlAA HAt- ceed at once to systematically open up the mines, which will be done under the supervision of thorough mining men. No expense will be spared in putting the mInes in the best possible shape for economical working. The mills and machinery of all kinds will be erected at once, and before We can realize what has been going on a steady stream of silver bullion will begin to come out of the Quijotoas that will astonish our peo- pie. It k not too much to expect the building of a narrow gauge railroad from Tucson to this great nm ing camp 6t an early day. The CITIzEN looks upon this sale as the most lm- portant one 10 Tucson, that has ever been made. Having spent several days on the ground examining these prop critics. We believe that they will prove the greatest mines ever discovered n Arizona, and we should not be ct all surprised if Mount Ben Nevis, upon which the mines are located, will yield as many millions as Mount Davidson and the Comstock have done. Certainly there are DO mines that we have ever seen that show such extensive lodges of biph prada free milling ore