Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-16
Mining and Other Matters of Interest.
Yuma Seminal.

 The Royal Mining Co.'S mill at PIca- cho is proving to be success. The amalgamator, Mir. Chas. Smith, IS enti- tied to great praise, as he IS first man who has successfully worked the Pica- cho ores.
 The 40 tons smelter of the Black Rock & Pacific Co. is running night and day, output being one ton every twenty-four hours, of high grade bullion.
 It looks lonesome around the Red Cloud Mine, but the grand old ledge impresses one, more and more, with its immense richness exposed to view. Arizona Enterprise.
 The prospectors in the Rogers district are excited over another rich strike m that vicinity. A man who was going to work at the smelter, now being built near the Snap mine. was wandering around over the hills to kill time and accidently came upon a well defined ledge. He broke piece of rock oil the croppings, thinking 1t might carry some metal. Upon returning to camp he placed the rock in the forge and much to his surprise melted out two large buttons of silver. The ore was very rich. He has located the ledge and 1t IS generally believed Tn that section that he has bonanza.
 There IS talk of organizing company to work the plscers about town. Such an enterprise would pay, we think. The claims are within few hundred yards Of the river and water for sluicing purposes could be forced up to the ground with steam pump.
 The new smelter, in the Rogers dis trict, started up Monday, under the1 superintendence of Mir. H. H. Hutchin- son.
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 On the Blue Bird mine, Thomas Far rell reports that he struck body of chloride of lead Tn the cross cut of the tunnel. He says it Is no feet from wall to wall in this mine. The cross cut IS as yet only 20 feet where the mineral is discovered. The Blue Bird bids fair to carry the brightest plupes in Belle Air.
 Parties in Iowa are about to cause work to be done on the NacOocha mine for development This IS one of the mines of the Continental ledge, miles from Pinal. Wartelle and Walsworth are the agents here.
 Donahue, Hutchinson & Co. started their new smelting furnace In Rogers district on Monday last. It works on the World Bester, Silver Chief, Manhat- tan and Johney Crapeau ores. These mines are the property of F. F. Broer- man and Charles CesliDger.
 The report from Belle Air is that they have struck fine body of gray carbon ate ore on the 420-fOot level in the Sil- yer Belt quartz mine on the Columbia lead, and the smelter at Butte has start ed up again.
 From the Silver Belt.
 The transfer of Sl5,00O of Gils County bonds, purchased by Mir. Fried of Tue son, was effected through the banking house of D. Henderson.
 The owners of the Fame mine had a test run of four tons of their refuse ore made, which resulted ID a return of 6O ozs. to the ton. It will be remembered that the first class ore from this mine yielded, at the Stonewall mill, few weeks ago nearly $500 per ton.
 The Happy Jack, one of the Isabella group, and one to which we have often referred as a proof of the folly of the men who abandon mines at time that's unfortunate for themselves, IS continual ly improving. They are now taking out very rich ore from five foot vein, at a depth of 92 feet. Only few feet from the main ledge, parallel feeder has been found, ten inches thick, winch has given assays ranging from $500 to 5000 per ton.
 Old Dominion Copper Mining Co.'S shipments for week, 96 bars-3l. .155 pounds. Total shipments, 3,56l, ,49O pounds. Product to date. 4,l4S.910 pounds.
 Prescott Miner. The worst feature just at present in regard to the development of mines, IS in the matter of monument building, which has been carried on by men who don't dig into the earth for minerals.
 At the Franklin mine, Turkey Greek, shaft IS down 2S0 feet, and drifting commenced, with good ore in sight. McInernay sent out two stages to Turkey Creek and Alexandra this morn- ing to accommodate the rush to the