Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-09
WEALTHOF THE WEST
Complete Reports as to the Produc-
ton and Prospects in the
GOLD AND SILVER TERRITORY.
Most Mining Companies are Receiving
Satisfactory Returns.
INVESTMENT OF ENGLISH CAPITAL
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPATcH.i

mining centers OF the west:
PHGNIx-The low grade ore mine of
the Phoenix Mining Company, located about
80 miles north of this place, has been taken
hold of by the managers of the reorganized
company with the view of being worked all
it is worth. The ore is easily worked with
pick. bar and shovel, and little blasting
is required. The claim is reallya hill of low
grade gold ore, into which shafts have been
run several hundred feet from the west and
south at different levels. and with the result
of establishing the uniformity OF the ore. A
large number of ASSAYS show an average
yield of Sc per ton. Exceptional deposits,
yielding $50 to $40 per ton, have been found,
but they contain lead as well. and in the ab
sence of concentrators that ore cannot be
worked to advantage. The claim has never
been properly worked. 1t was leased for
time, but entirely for the benefit of
the lessee. The new management,
under the direction of Presi-
dent A. G. Bradstreet, of New York, a
practical mining engineer, is working the
20 stamp mill to its full capacity, and is
putting up ten new stamps. The number
should be doubled, as the success of the
mine simply depends upon the amount of
ore that can becrushed. The ore is in sight,
and the more of il that is run through the
mill the better for the owners. The present
mill is driven by steam, but a comparatively
small expenditure would enable the COM
pauv to run 80 to 100 stamps by water for at
least eight months in the year,
by diverting the water of Cane creek,
which runs BY the claim, over wheel.
The capacity of the present mill is 80 tons
dav which will be increased one-third by
the ten new stamps. The mine is not an ex-
pensive one to work. Eight men supply the
present mill with ore and do the necessary
dead work. Wood costs 81 per stamp per
day, and water is readily obtained from
Cane creek. Local interest in the claim is
strong, because it is believed its develop
meut will benefit this whole region.
SOME OFFICIAL FIGURES.
TUCsoN-John f. Blandy, Territorial
Geoiogist made his report from 1889 last
week to the Governor, showing the product
particularly of Pima county. The report
estimates the product of the territory as fol-
lows: Moiave county, S644. 9S1; Yavapai,
1924, ,467; Yuma, s11S, 900; Maricopa, S43,-
$50; Pima, S671, ,953; Pinal, $1S7, $40; Bo-
chise, S232, ,S81; Graham, S., 554; Gilas, S16,-
720. This gives total of 81, ,564. .215. The
production of copper was 80, 446, 900
pounds. Lead has been shipped to the
several smelters throughout the country and
no record can be made of it. The C. o. D.,
Copal, Prince, George, 1nfallible, Night
hawk and Rip Van Winkle in Mojave
county are recommended as especially
worthy of development. They are we'll de-
fined veins in a gneiss-syenite formation,
with every indication of permanency, and
all are carrying high grade silver ore. In
Vor has fba
largest producer during the year, the ore
being pure iron sulpheret carrying from
to 9 ounces per ton. The output in Mari
eopa county has been considerably de-
creased by the shutting down of
the Vulture mine during the last year.
The opening OF the Harqua Halla mining
district has been the most noted event in
Yuman county. The product in Pima
county is: st. Patrick, SS4, 600; Harshaw,
$50, ,211; Mammoth. $4,000; Owl Head,
S25, S3S; Eogales, SIS, $50; Crittenden, S147,-
600; Tucson, S1S7, 712; Pantano, S155, sos;
Noupareil, s., 800; Express Company, S.
649, and from other sources, S67, ,641; max
ing total OF S671, ,958 for this county, max
ing her the banner producer of the Terri
tory. The Owl Head mines, in this county,
are fast coming to the front as bullion pro-
ducer. Mr.. Fillmore, the owner, will soon
have all the work done preparatory to max
ing big run.
ENGLISH CAPITAL.
SAN ANToNIo-The Dolores group of
silver mines, east of chihuahua, Mexico,
have just been sold to an English syndi-
cate, Messrs. Smith & Friend retaining a
portion of the stock. The price paid was
$3.50, 900. The report of the expert, Herbert
Strickland, sent out BY the English COM
pany, was entirely favorable. Prof Strick-
land has taken charge of the mines as their
superintendent, representing the purchasers. |
The work of erecting a ten-stamp |
mill has been rapidly pushed forward, |
and it will soon be in operation. |
The Pinos Altos, near the Dolores group, is |
turning cut SAC, 900 to $50, 600 of silver bull |
lion each month. A dynamo has Just been |
put in to separate the gold from the silver |
The Jesus Maria mines, also in Mexico, are |
doing finely. All the English companies |
working in the Sierra Madras are said to be |
making money. Two representatives of the |
Philadelphia Smelling and Refining Com
pany have been at Eagle Pass, Texas, for |
the past few days. They have been investi-
eating the advantages offered at Piedras
Negras, just across the Rio Grande
river from Eagle Pass, for the
establishment of smelters, which the COM
pany has determined TO build in Mexico.
San Louis Potosi, Monterey, SabInas and
Piedras Negras all offer inducements, but
the choice lies between Sapinas and Piedras
Eegras. 1t is asserted by these representa-
tives that their company. in combination
with other syndicates having total capital
of $4,000, 900, would locate the proposed
smelters in Eagle Pass. Texas, but Tor the
Mckinley bill.
THE SITUATION IN OHIO.
TOAuO CTTY-S G. Bowen General Man.
ager and Superintendent of the Elkhorn
Mining Company, arrived from Boston on |
last Monday. He says he will begin work |
as soon as teams can take supplies to the |
mine and haul timber. The snow is so |
nearly gone that teams can be taken over |
the roads in the course of a week or ten DAYS.
Mr.. Bowen says a new sawmill Will be |
here in a few weeks, when he will |
commence cutting timbers and make other !
preparations for the erection of % addi- |
tional stamps. The mill that has been |
used heretofore is only five stamps, but is |
capable of crushing from u to Is tons OF
ore per dav. Superintendent Whitney, of
the Mildly group of mines; also owned bv a
Boston company, is purchasing logging
teams, so that he will be ready to commence
saving as soon as the mill arrives from
Ohio. The 20-stamp gold mill will be
shipped as soon as 1t is built and it is Mr..
Whitnev's object to have the timbers for
it cut as soon as possible, so that no
time will be lost in getting it ready for rum
ming. The Muddy mines are in a rich dis
trict. where there has not been a mill, and
Mr.. Whituey's operations will undoubtedly
cause others to follow and invest in some of
the properties there. 1t is understood that
the owners of the Ohio, also Boston capital
lists. will erect a 20-stamp mill this year.
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