Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-07-20
oURMINING INTEREST.
The Observations of Practical Min ing Man Upon the Vekol, Silver King and Other Mines.

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 King and Other Mines.
 MT. Robert Bowen, who was foreman of the Silver King mine continuously from its first workings up to the tune the Bonanza company obtained control of it, several months ago, is one of the most competent mining men in Arizona and,his judgement;upon practical mining matters cannot be questioned. He IS thoroughly familiar with the peculiarl- ties existing in the mines of this Terri tory and his opinion is regarded as authority wherever his reluctance to eX- press himself can be overcome.
 Mir. Bowen recently visited the Vekol camp and inspected the ore bodies of the Vekol and other mines in that vicinity, and his conclusions as to ther worth have been given an Enterprise repre- sentative in his usual terse and direct way. He says the Vekol IS the finest property he has yet seen for poor men to start with upon sure road to TOT tune. The irregular ore shoots are ID lime. in punches or chambers more or less connected with small strlngers that guide the prospector unerrlngly rom one body to another. The dip IS very IT. regular. sometimes most horizontal and sometimes pitching down at a consider able angle. It presents many new feat ures in ore bodies, and the ore heretofore extracted has been taken out cheaply and without the necessity or tlmoerlng. The belt in which the ore IS found has been opened three hundred feet in width and it's extreme width has not yet been determined. It is not worked out by any means. and will probably develop many chambers of ore fully as rich as any yet extracted.
 The Argosy, an adjoining claim, shows the same character of ore and forma- tion, but carries larger percentage or lead and is therefore not free milling In character. A continuous body. of ore hugs the dolomite wall, much of which of which will yield from l50 to 20O ounces in silver per ton. The whole dip of the ore is towards the
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 which will undoubtedly develop into a a splendid property. He thinks it prob, able that the ore body will be reached at depth not exceeding three hundred feet, the irregular dip rendering an ac, curate estimate impossible. This would be a splendid property to work in con, nection with the Vekol and Argosy and it would render their development more systematic and economical. It IS one or the most promising properties ln the camp.
 m F is another fine mine, with very good ap- bearing ore. Considerable work has been done upon this property. Anoth. CT tunnel run in to tap the bottom or the present workings would save great deal of expense in its development. The ore is of character similar to that ln the Argosy and Vekol.
 THE SILVER KING.
 When questioned about the present condition of the Silver King mine Mir. Bowen unhesitatingly expressed his full faith in the ultimate outcome of that | favorite property, and thinks that good ore bodies will be developed below the | present workings For the first 250 from the surface the ore was badly broken | up and was almost worthless; the | quartz, spar and porphry were all mixed up and of little value. Then the ore | chambers were encountered and con | tinued down below the 900. level, the | huge masses of ore being very wide at | the bottom and narrow at the top, in fact pear shaped. The deepest winze | was in the same broken formation as that found near the surface and he be- | lieves it will again open out fully as rich | as above. The valuable ore so far found | has been confined to an area Of about | l25 by 300 feet. The tendency of the | bonanza company to stock speculation | may prevent the real condition of the | mine becoming known to the public, | but that good bodies of ore will be found he has not the. slightest doubt.
 BIG MINING SECTION.
 MT. Bowen regards the mineral belt | that embraces the Mineral Hill and Mineral Creek sections as the greatest and most extensive of any in the Ter ritory. 4 great deal of the ore is low grade and it's character so varied that large works capable of treating Tn quan- ity every class of ore will be required. Rail transportation will be indispensi- ble, and a north and south railroad that will skirt the foot hills along Mineral Hill and the river by way of Riverside will speedily develop several great mln- ing camps.
 Pinal county is full of great possibili- ties and if the proper course IS taken by the people there is no good reason why it should not eclipse by far in prosperity all other portions of the Territory Florence Enterprise.