Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-12
WEEKLY MINING REVIEW
PIMA COUNTY.

D PIMA COUNTY.
 ' Just nov the QuiiOtOs mines are al ?. tractiug much attention, not only O [ men in this territory. but in all section of the country. The CITIZEN is daily il receipt of letters from nearly every sec , ton of the country making inqulrieI
 about the "Bo=anzs mines,' as they cal them. The CITIZEN has repeatedl,
 stated that water had not yet been ob
 tsIned in sufficient quantities to warrant
 a large influx Of miners and prospectors
 yet hundreds have already gone in, and
 more continue to go, and We learn from
 parties who have recently come up from
 the mines that water, which IS now sell
 ing at 10 cents a gallon, cannot be had
 in sufficient quantities to supply the men now there and others who are
 kuown to be on he way. This being
 the csse, If men continue Co go in dur ing the next week or two, as they have
 for the few weeks past, they will either
 have tO fall back to Haynes we'll, 20
 miles this side of the mines, or go over to the covered wells, some ten miles to | the north.
 THE FLOOD AND aACKAY MINES.
 As is well known in this Territory, the | purchase of the Peerless group of mines comprised all the mines on the | n,-+I sr,I ,.r NT,,-,t Do,, M. . u thirteen locations. The company are hurrylng up the machinery for boring . the wells, and that at Logan IS in place, and was to have begun sinking yester- day. Others will be put Tn place at the earliest possible. moment, and neither labor nor means will be spared to secure a bouutiful supply, of which there is no doubt but 1t can be had. But II will re- quire some tune yet, and as every one knows work on large scale cannot go on until water is secured. Four sepa- rate companies have been organized to work these mines. he names of the companies, together with the mines that belong to each corporation, will be found below, and are as follows:
 The Peerless Company-The mines that belong to this company are the Peerless mine, which Is looked upon as the finest property of the entire group. the Shield and the Outlet.
 The Peer COmpaay-The mines of thIs company are comprised of the Peer mine. which Is on the same lode as the Peerless, ard shows up equally as well wherever developments have been made. The oUtcrOp of the Peer mine, from ODe and Co the other, IS of high grade, free milling ore. and while the Peerless seems to be the favorite among mining men, the Peer may prove the equal of the Peerless. The Wide West, the Ibex and the Interyenor mlnes complete the ! Peer Company's property.
 The Weldon Company.-The mInes of this company are comprised of the 1 Wadsworth and Cholla, which are situ- | ated a the base of Mount Ben Nevis on | the west, and are fine prospects. They | are situated from 1000 to ], l,500 feet be- | low the apex of Mount Ben Nevis, and | the oTtcrop of the Peer and Peerless to- cations; the lodes, which are large, show | the same character of high grade ore | found in the above named mines, and | We ure of the impression that the Vel | don Company will give a good account ot itself.
 The Combination Company. - The | mines of thIs company are the COmbin- | ation, Wedge and Josh Billings The I Josh Billings shows up fine ledge and | considerable good ore. but never having ] examined the Wedge and Combination, we can state nothing of our own knOwl- | edge as tO their value, but we have been | informed by reliable parties that they I were good prospects,.
 The mines of these four companies | will be under the personal supervision I and management of W. II. Patton, who | until recently has had charge of the | Comstock mines. Mir. Patton is con | ceded to be one of the best practical | miners in the country. and we may ex- pect the best of work on all the "bOnan- za' mines from the beginning.
 OTHER MINES.
 The Locomotive mine.-This mine which joins the Peer mine on the north, but which IS from 1000 to 1,5OO feet be- low, is the property of c. II. Horn, and | k said to be a fine prospect, ore having been struck in place that goes from S-J up tO SZiWb per ton.
 The QuiotUa mine-Also the prop erty of MT. Horn adjOins the Crocker on the south, and is supposed to be a con- tiuuation of the Peerless mine. On the face of the rocky bluff where the ledge is broken down, 1t k estimated there are 1000 tons of ore that will mill S40 to the ton.
 NOTES.
 Aaron Mason is getting the ma chInery ready 70 begin boring an artisian well on the west side of Monnt Ben News.
 The Bonanza folks have completed a good trail up the west side of Mount Ben Nevis, SO that parties can ride on horseback to the mines on top of the mountain. They also have a good horse trail to the "Otter Slide" on the east side.
 C. II. Horn has recently sunk his well, which IS on tine east side, ten feet deeper; It IS now Sl feet deep. and affords about SD gallons per day.
 W. c. Patton has gone out to the Obi iotoas Co lay off the work to be done on lil of the Bonanza c0mpany's mines, see To breastlng up tunnels and leveling of Humps. m fact making everything ready. 'O that work nay be commenced on all 'be mines the moment that water IS struck.
 The stage companies are at work re- pairing the road. They will also be able To shorten it from three to five miles, so that tEe distance from Tucson will not exceed Ij miles, and may come under