Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-01
MINING MATTERS.
NEWS GATHERED FROM MINERS AND Ex-
 CHANGES

] -ululLE NNtIHllOUh CLutN Nlut dCtlfc III Pima county. The bonanza companies on Mount Quiiotoa are vigorously push ing the work. Developments are be- ing made on a number of small claims near by. The stamps O. the Esperanza mine beyond Gro Blanco are busy. and a goodly quantity of bullion is being shipped weekly via Tucson. There Is some work going on in the Sierritas and Santa Catalinas. The Blue Jay IS being thoroughly explored. No. much is heard about the Total Wreck, but it is -ot idle, while everywhere the prosr-ctor, taking alvaut .ge of the cool weather, Is busy scanning for the hidden yei1s fl precious metal
 There has been some talk in Tucson the past week about a shelter, and Dr. J. c. Handy and D. A. Sanford have aa- nounced that they will erect a smelter at their own expense, ald make the fol- lowing proposition:
 "Any person having ere on the dump, or those who are going to take ont any, who will guarantee to deliver certain amount, of a certain g-ade at Tucson, (the amount anI grade to be of their prOpOsall are requested tO leave their proposals at F.. L. Wetmore's assay office, No. 221 Pennington street, this city. and If an amount sufficient to justify put ting up and running a smelter can be pr cured, Sanford and Handy will have smelter up within thirty days after such proof can be shown.
 Dr. Handy has m his corral on Sixth Avenue thIrty-tive ton galeDa sneiger. The proposition seems Co he for DT. Handy and Mr. SanfOrl to go into part nership in the shelter business, put mp thls galena smelter and run it. Mr. Sanford eutertaius the proposition fa- varably, and is looking around to further acquaint himself with the business. One gentleman has offered to contract for the delivery of an unlimited amount of galena, and it now awaits for hltssrs. Handy and Sanford to accept the con- tract and put up the smelter. There are number Of posseSsJrs of good lead mines, who would be glad to make such contracts, and there is not the slightest doubt but that such a movement on the part of these gentlemen would be of mutual benefit to themselves and the miners.
 It is the general opinion that a copper shelter would pay better iu Tucson than a galena, from the fact that copper ores predomlnate, and also that the Ben son shelter does not work on copper base and that the freight to the different smclters III Colorado con sumes too much of the profits, requiring the shipment only oi high grade ore, while majority of the mines in the vi- cinity of Tucson produce comparatively low grade Oie. but of unlimited quantity. lt seems, therefore, that a copper shelter vOuld certainly be the correct thing for Tucson. There are many just such mines in the ueIghbOrhOOd as above de- scribed. If a copper smelter were run ming in Tucson their owners could afford 10 work the mines and haul the ore here at a good profit. There seems to be considerable vitality m the smelter questi n. at least lt appears SO from the numerous ways it manifests itself. First the Tucson shelter company, then the Mason project, thirdly the Haskell prop ositi0n, and now the Sanford-Handy ga lena project. The Benson people have discussed the proposition of putting up R copper smelter here. but that is all.
 THE oUIJoTOAs.
 No official reports of work on the bonanza mInes have been made public. What appears to be the most reliable reports are that the first three tunnels are m over one hundred feet, and have run through more or les. ore Of a low grade Nothing more is he trd of the Crocker tunnel. \ winZe is being sunk on the summit following the great vein down. The ore continues tO hold the same rIcn character 1t presented on the croppings. The company are digging a well m the lowest point of the Santa Rosa valley east of QuUotoa-
 As usual with all mining settlements wild eat clalms are being brought tu public notice with good ones There are many claims mOnumented, located and recorded in the Quuotoa district that never could get patent, because they have DO mineral.
 GALtURO.
 This new strike is about 7j miles east of Tucson. Messrs. Russell, Wilcox and Jackson weIe the dlscoverer5 and locators Fred. l.. Russell writes Go Chas. Horne as follows:
 GALIURo MOUNTAINS. Feb. lO lSSL
 suppose you have heard Of the neU strike on the San Pedro. l am here working on the mines, opening them up. My brother is one of the company, and ., ,,-,,, ,,,s. .,-va-ta- or all tha uIfra- suf!