Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-21
OUR MINES.
Encouraging Developments Be-
 ing Made along the Line.
A Glance at the Present Condition
 of the Tombstone Mining District

| our mining camp in six years Ther miners were working everywhere, new locations were being made and new strikes reported almost every day, capi talists were th' onging our streets looking for mines where they could become millionalres in a few months, prospeCtors were busy getting their clalms in shape to sell, driving the best bargain they could and afterwards laughing to see how easily some tenderfoot had been "taken in," few days afterwards start ing out to locate some new claim and prospect it enough to sell.
 Thus time passed, men came and went, claims were bought, companies organized and the work of developing the new mining fields of southeastern Arizona commenced. And what is the result?
 SIX years of patient steady work has developed different portions of this camp and proved the value of its mines, and it is almost impossible to estimate the amount of bullion produced during the year 1885.
 TOMBSTONE M. AND M. co. The Tombstone M. & M. Co.,, owners of nearly dozen claims, last year worked only upon the west side, little work being done in the Toughnut. From the annual statement they produced over $5oo,ooo, after paying all expenses of mining, freight and refining.
 The Girard Mill is working 1000 tons of ore month, mostly from the Tough nut.
 GRAND CENTRAL.
 The Grand Central mining company has been making careful explorations and developments, preparatory to taking ore below the water level.
 EMERALD.
 The Emerald, few years ago only prospect, is now mine, and at no late date will equal the Grand Central in the amount of bullion it will produce.
 The pump-rods for the Grand Central have arrived, but the steel coupling plates are still wanting. In the meantime 40 tons of ore are being milled daily from the upper levels.
 CONTENTION.
 The Contention group has not had many men employed, yet there has been careful prospecting gong on in its differ ent levels. Yet, this claim, with its many thousand feet of levels, is not de- veloped.
 TRANQUILITY AND HEAD CENTER.
 The Tranquility and Head Center were closed for the last year, pending the settlement as to ownership. They will this year be. carefully developed, under the management of Josiah White, the superintendent of the Contention.
 MAINE.
 The Maine, under the management of MT. Leach, has proved to be good in- vestment and what there is below re- mains to be developed. Twenty-Five men are at present engaged, and 40 tons of ore are shipped monthly to Pneblo.
 UNCLE SAM.
 The Uncle Sam, adjoining the Maine, is another good property, very rich ore having been struck upon this claim on Friday, which assays up in the hundreds, a large per cent. being gold.
 GROUND HOG.
 The Ground Hog Mining Co. are carefully developing their property. In sinking new working shaft strike was made near the surface, one half ofthe shaft being in ore. How wide this vein will prove to be or how rich, remains to be developed from the levels below.
 There is no question about there being rich mineral leads running through many of the claims of this mining district that now are considered almost value less. No mining expert or theorist can tell where these leads or veins run or their value. The mineral veins through this whole district have been broken and faulted and the only way to determine whether a claim is valuable, is to care fully develop it under the direction of careful miners, who have mede this par ticular camp study, its formation the characteristic of its ores, it faulting seams slides, etc., which are peculiar 10 this camp.
 There is future for Tombstone dis. trict yet. The vast quantities of low grade manganese ores will yet be made tc pay.
 Many of our mines are now idle, wait ing for developments below the w'tel level. This is the excuse, and yet these same mines are not even prospectec above the water level
 Next week the EPITAPH hopes to give more complete notice of the mines anc