Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-15
ON A PAYING BASIS,
A Grand Property Brought Out or Bank
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A Grand Property Brought Out or Bank
 ruPtey.
 It WAS somlime in November, 1887. when Judge j. '. Welker took charge of the Rsy group of mines at De Noon, near PiDal, iOder s contract with Mir. J. D. Re! inert duly ratified by the board of directors.
 At that tune the improvements con- si-ted of tunnel run 1T on the ledge of the America mine distance of l7j feet, from which little ore ERs stopped and packed by hurrOs down the mountain to :hs null for reduction. Toe mill vas sn odd aff-i', being SD accumulation O available parts ot d;ffsFent pianis aud consisted oi l battery of ten stamvs, @ roaster and pans. driFeD by two small engines that co3sEn from fifteen to eighteen cords of wood during g run of 4 hours Tue rOU ter ELs t:o low regmr- IrG 60 unnecessary amount of labor in trhnsierInR tbe pump, and iu the Ian gusge of one who IS familiar with the af- fairs Of that camp, II was s rattle trap Q. a mil BesIdes all these posse slons tsere was large and troublesome iadeb'ness on hand and affairs were
 
 10 Drosoute the wolk.
 T. day th null contains 6 battery of ten stamps complete, Bud one of ten stamp It sdy 10 start so scon as another rosster is put ID place, 1Ee rossier has
 6een evRted len feet, ana dust and pulp chamber added; COrliss engine of l5O horse poEer, one Uf tnA fines. 10 the Territory, drives all the machinery, sod the whole machinery of the Has ings mill o1 Queen Greek, orIgIualy costing SI5.0 Q. was -ecu cd great bar gain for $3.0J0 The new power is gd- quaie to run forty stamps and all ths machinery necessary to the continuous working of the ore, excepting another roRster, IS on hgrd. The new machinery requires between tive and SIX cords of wood daily, saving over the old of 66 per cent, in fuel.
 The mih building Was almost entirely rebuilt, A new boarding house, black smith shop, olii-s and dwe ug houses that srs renteL to miners b ye been built; a lodging house aud bosrdiDg house at the mine have been erected; shutes st the mine and rosGs 10 the mil have been made; over Si0GO have been expended in she development of wa.er rupplgs WHICH Has A .e- hHp4r clLIc starting the last time.
 In jbe mine the new works are Es fol- lows: shaft was sunk bt she mouth Cf the old tunnel, s distance yi jS feet, when a level Tss stGrtec sDd run into the mountain On the ledge 6 distance of l75 feet. |. vas also COT tinued 200 feet in the opposite direc .icn to the surface, and track has been ,aii on which the H.r .HN the mill. from this level considerable stoping has been done, about one-hRlt of the ground has been stopped and securely timbered. The ledge on this level has ID average width Uf 26 feet, end the ore is ean.y broken down with q pick and crowbRr, without the use If powder Everything has been practically re built and IS nov in first-Cigss order; the mill is runoins ni nisht md dsy, reducing from 20 to 2i tOUs o' ore daily that wlil average g ounces In silver per ton.
 From January 9.b, 1888. to the present time the bullion shipped from this mine a.g -egatss 69609 ounces of silver. there sere several months ID this ume that the mill did not run as all or vss run on day shifts only, oa acooant of the scarcity of water. The bullion B of the finest quality. sssByipg from 99S to S99 fine, being most absolutely pure silver.
 The surce.Efnl P ansgement that has brought this dls property out oi the very jaws of bsokrup.cy and placed 1t upon a paying basis, has been brought about by Judge J. D. Walker, whose -areful, economical administration and good judgment has been kewise demon strgted with ot tr mining properties. Hs has abored unselfishly for the best interests of the company, knowing that by iheir success only could be hope to recover ihe large sum of his private means hs had advanced Tor development work previous to his assuming control oft propertieR. He has now reached point ys here divideods begin to be tal- xcd of and the deOt 8 steadily meltlnE
 way by the stream gt bullion constantly
 yoi 2 forth. Judge NalkeTs manage ment has been exceedingly vel done nd 1t will bear the closest scrutiny by very psrson inter, 8 cd in its affair.". Althou h the jnige is now somewhsi 'et ble. he hes secured the able serv'oes f ex, .lieut aids t. assist him. Hon. Y. J. Dorgan ID experienced mining nan, is the esuperID;endent. MT. H. BiBu welt is the refiner snd metGllureIst ana
 and Mir. M. ". Har.er the Smsigamator Mir. J ohm Dunn. the foreman, is also one of the rest practical miners in the terri tory. With such H corps of assistants Judge Walker IS enabled 10 extend bis system of economy and efficiency throughout every department under his charge and all who know him have full confidence that his management will be marked with 0 Fuo'eFs that few persons achieve in handling such vast interests.