Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-07-17

HuMBre. July Il. 1881

HUMBUG, July 12, 1854
Ed. HERALr:-The Basin mimi g
camps arc in the Tipt district,
! lying, on a be line, one and half
miles from Rumhue, on tie same
! lode, some of The veins being located
the ent1re distance. The Basin Is
on the east side of the ridge and
rich in silver; Hum pug is on Tie
west side and rich in gold The
miners in Basin endeavor to make
The properties pay as they are being
developed. A few conslgumeuis
10 San Francisco paid, aud some ore
work. d at Gillctf paid a dividend !;
! ut the chloriders were unable to
keep oul Of debt until they COM
menced shipping ore to Benson
was surprised at the thIlt and extent
OF these mines, almost unknown to
the outside world. The chloriders
handle no ore HAT pays less than
S100 per ton a daily mail is re-
ceivcd at the Tiptop posloffice, To-
Gated at Wager's mine. which is
well deyelopcd, having two 100 foot
shafts, with drifts in high g-ade
ore, and he expects to stope 81, 600
ore Mr. H w. Coulsen has been
chloriding for seven years and never
made it pay till he commenced to
hip to Benson. Mr.. Coulscn has
more or l,ss developed several
claims. On the Silver Patchet he
has TWO shafts connected with tun-
ne that show a 10 inch vein OF $50
ore. He has two claims on the Crcs,
cent lode, one of which has a 112
foot shaft tina, has yielded about
$4,000 worth of high grade ore, by
selecting the best, tut the foot vein
averages about $40 per ton. The
other claim he calls the Comet, ana
from an so foot shaft on a 20 inch
vein he selects ore that sells in Benz
son for 800 per ton. The Crosscut
Ioce runs north and south through
the district cutting at right angles
All the other loies, which run east
and west. James Hasner has good
showing on u claim near Coulsen's
He has tunneled The mountain for
60 feet along the vein and raised to
the surface with a snaft. He has
ready for shipment about 10 tons of
$400 ore. The old Barnum mine IS
yielding high grade ore. and the
Swilling mine has good prospects.
1t is generally coroedel, however,
that the Smithline Brothers have the
boss mine of the district, so far as
present developments have shown.
They have a tunnel run into The hill
60 feet along the lode at the end of
Which IS foo. shaft penetrates high
grade ore for so feet. The ore from
this shat brought them $500, From
The bottom of the shaft they have
tuRueled the vein under the above
tunnel in high grade ore for 40
Seet- The lower tunnel filled with
water last winter ana remains so.
They then cOmue ced a peTpendlc-
ular shaft to strike Tie lode across a
ravine and went down n feet and il
is vel dry From The bottom of the |
shaft they run 20 fos tunnel back |
along inch vein of bullion, on
which the eagles wings are already |
spreutfng, for some of it will go
$4,000 10 he ton. About 119 feet
more will connect the two tunnels,
and machinery will be erected for
'educIng the waller preparatory to
Stopping. Here are five mines that
COX better than the 'Tiptop did at
he same stage Of developme Mt, while
il never equaied the Smithline mine.
Another valuable mine belonging to
10 Meyer ard several others is lying
idle because The partners disagree.
Ire pl. asipe feeture CT the camp is
hat the owners are practical miners
hat ae MAXI * the mines pay their
vay ithout any uncertain icvesl~
neat. W. c. G. |