Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-23
N OiD MINER
Gives HI, Opinion of 'he Mining Outlook
 in th. nusiots, Mountains.

Gives His Opinion of 'hc Mining Outlook
 in th. gusiotsa Mountains,
 RI Hubbard is an old miner and
 p;o-recior. He has followed the bu,i- Ie-s for twenty four years. and is well
 known all over the Pacific coast and on l iie Clnstock. Many years ago he l worked beside ". II. Smith, now super inieulent Of the Peerle-s company. His . experience has been wide and varied. and being gn observing and intelligent man. he bus necessarily acquired n wis dom that oul, long experience ,n the business can impart.
 Mir. Hubbard was drawn 'o the Ouiio- toas by ihe first excitement. He did not go with the expectation Of finding native .Iiyer iu huge masses that one could chop |, fl fortune with an ax, but be went to p.uspect and to examine the formation wila d View Co determine from theory derived of experience, the pro Liabilities ot tue pcrmaugncy uf tle mmrr. The results O' h,S examination are substantially a~ follows:
 He iiud- that the Olij1,ua mountains ate compo-cd a broken chain running from near Ca-a Gri.nde. south, rlv. ana that Mount Ben News i- detached
 n mt m. but |, the end of the rang.
 hc fUrmaticn thTDughuUt. I- granite. scanned with hcl's or e n,s of meiamor- pho rock carry IDg small V. in- uf yrfy ? ct ore.some wL4cb are nearly pure silv,r in.s i0 mtrIpu. ue fnds hy experience. to be productive "i eru.auent ore bod les. and lu fr.ipWIug ILc gen, ral dir-c- tiou of theIr trent. he iiuts that tbev ali culmIuate m Mount Ben Nevis wLere thr present Uo kings are bting made. lIis ,XamiuatICn a the hJltanza mines hos gwen hun the fullest conf d-nce ID thIr richness and extrui. There Were mIscalcgiatlors made m h. eS'Imat' uf necrr sary work to be done. and au inevitable rush to the place hs people who could uui afford to wait for tGe lpIs and tedioGs developments. HnI ! tEe suit has h' zen Oue that attends ail treat mlblhE eXcItements-mbny have l Teen c nP, He'd G. turn awHy disap- l p"lut' d and discouraged. He Knows l that immense ledges have been found m | ihe mountain and that even the famous | Com-tock never gave evidence of such | eXfreme wealth Hs the bunauza mines l of the ouiiot, as.
 As the range hears l's Southern eX | tremuy alout Covered Wcli--twu l distinct mineral zou", exist. both cen | tcrlng in Mouut Ben Nevis. These | znre- or belts are fuli of rich rock. lu | winch i- iound native silver, and Sii5tr ID all conditions. TEey are small lelgrs, like one worked by Mir. Williams. about three mileS from Covered Wells, which | was obly T Iuche- wide on the surface. sni at a dep of ca feet the rIch streak Ea> wld .nei out |" ii inches. The ore is smpp, d io San FfabCiSco and brings a blg r' turn
 Mir. Frazer Is al<o working a splendid mi,c. Of winch ihr CTTlzTN has hereto fore made reference.
 The Hc'lef mine, half way between ( yvrri Wells and Logan. Is another fine property, with forty foot shaft The ore runs from 3d to i.G,O ounces per tHn.
 There are many other rich hu' small I'dge> ext ling from Mt. Ben Neyis nearly io Casa Graude. and new di~cov- r.C- wIll he made ai d great wealth srn out from newly Uncovered prop -r'-"> Tor many yesr- yef '' me.
 ae.- l- any one thing that Tucson sD Q. ast ui lt Is her weAthc- prophets ] hoy are noi only nntneruus, but they ! are al reliable. 'Tvo weeks ago l.. M Jacobs stated that rain would not occur in''l August ljth-to-dGy His IredIc- luu was yery near to the truth, only a night sprinkle having occurred. An old l,Nlcan woman l. said to have told v 'Ylonel To0le that 1u the 18th or lGiu a cry heavy storm would take place here. his party still has one day of grace. Ind now comes \. B Appel, who says