Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-10-18
THE oUIloroA MINES.

A ALS NAAA-AN ID cieA tb hbON ilal tIt great silver mines on Mount Benevis, are improving with every foot of dev- e.opment made. The report of Super intendent Smith, for the week past, which will be found in another column, shows that the work on the mines has been somewhat retarded on account of necessary preparation in erecting new machiLery, but the grading is now com pieted and the miners have returned to thelr work in the mines.
 When the Bonanza firm took charge of these mines nearly year ago, they sent thoIr best men from the Comstock mines down here to examine the new mines, and decide upon the character of future developments. After careful examination they decided to go to work and open the mines mp in a systematic and business manner. This decision was made public and in order to prevent any undue rush to the new camp. which evea at that date, had set in, Mr. Patten. stated to a representative of the CITIZEN, that it would be many months before the company co1ld put large force of men to work on the mines, as it was the intention Of the company to thoroughly develop tte mines and ascertain the ex- tent of the ore veins and the character Of the ore, before they could decide up- on the capacity Of reduction works reces- sary to reduce the Cres. That they were sot prospecting the mines in superfi- cial way, but for all time, and that when this was done the company would know | just wha. kind of works to order, and would order them. They did not want | to put up twenty-stamp mill if they needed loo or 200 stamps. Knowing that it would require time to acccm- plish the work decided upon. Mir Patten even went ont Of his way, to offer | friendly advice 10 those who were rush. ing into the new camp and those who contemplated going there. He told them to keep away, unless they had | money Of their own to invest or desired
 to prospect or develop the country. But this timely advice had but little effect upon prospec.or5 and miners, hundreds of whom rushed to the new bonsnzas, only to while-away their time in idleness, and who were subsequently, forced to seek new fields. Most men who went there, saw enough to satisfy themselves that the mines were good and that they possessed sufficient merit to make a great mining camp, and though they were compellr,1 to bije their time, and wait,Tor fu,ure developments, the.-1i55 1i55d1Ini 1I'i no faplt with me niHes s..-Gf the company, fer their .al-prSS -.'S. \ few, however, came away cIrsIag the country and the camp, be- 1 canse a silver spoon was not pu. in their months.
 It Is highly gratifying, however, to krow that the original plans of the company are being carried out, and
 -at the developments in the mines ex- .aed tue expectations of the most sasEine. Oie of a superior quality has
 cen found iu the tunnels, winzes and irifts, in large quantities, and there is 90 doubt but the time Is near
 ,t hand, when development work will
 ie cready augmented and powerful re- 
 iuct.on works will be put in place. The 'ew men who have been employed under ue aile and economical management of Superintendent! Hank Smith during the .,as: year have made very satisfactory
 ,ud rapid progress, when We take into consideration the many disadvantages md drawbacks that always stand in the
 say of opening mp mines in new camp. More than 2.GO0 feet of sinking, tunnel
 ng and drifting has already been com Jleted, and when the rew machinery, which Is now in transIi, is put in place, much more rapid progress will be made. fhe CITIZEN, which has had equal, or perhaps superior advantages over all thor newspapers in examining the bo-
 anza mines, has always had faith in Quiiotoas, and that faith has been strengthened with time and favora be developments. The bonEnza mines are all right, and the coming year will sub stantiase our belief and prove to The world that We have the greatest mines ia Quijotoa that have ever been d;scov- cred in Arizona.