Arizona republican., 1890-05-22
ARIZONA MINES.
Annual Report of Geolo-
 gist Blandy.
What the Mines Have Done
 During the Year.
The Output of the Several Counties in Detail--A Decrease From 1888
 The Vulture Mine.

John F. Blandy, Territorial Geologist, submitted his report for the year 1888 to Governor Wolfley yesterday.
 The document is very voluminous, going with great detail into the mineral resources of the Territory and being ac- companied by maps of the several min ing regions with detailed explanations. Mir. Blandy reports that during the year he has visited the several mining districts in the territory, watching the progress of work and collecting the statistics of production as acquired by the act creating his office. What is most needed by the Territory at present is careful illustration of it's wealth in detail.
 The report estimates the product of the Territory during the past year by counties as follows:
 Mohave, gold, S135, 727.73; silver, $5OS,- 954.24. Total, S644, 4,9Sl.97.
 Yavapai, gold, s46l, ,7O5.47; silver, $l62, ,76l. l.57. Total, $624, ,467.04.
 Yuma, gold, $S5, ,295.O0; silver, $33,- 6O537. Total, SllS,90O.37.
 Maricopa, gold, s43,5lO; silver, $l7O. Total, S43,6S0.
 Pima, gold, 3,5s4.2l; silver, $6OS,- 373.97. Total, S67l ,95S.
 Pinal, gold, $625.57; silver, SlS6,- 745.26. Total, SlS7 ,370.S3.
 Cochise, gold, S57 ,955. 40; silver, $l94, 926.54. Total, S252 ,SSl.94
 Graham, gold, $l l,256.l0; silver, $2,- 29S.19. Total, $3,55429.
 Gila, gold, 1000; silver, $l5, 72O.57. Total, Sl6, ,720.57.
 This is a total product for the Ter ritory of gold SS50, ,659. AS and of silver $l, l3.555.7l, making grand total of $2,564 ,2l5l9, which with S24l ,407 in gold and S26S, ,S64 in silver returned from the express office and smelters and not included in the first figures, makes the entire output: Gold, $l ,092, ,066.SS silver, Sl,977 ,4l9.7l. Total, $3,069,- 4S6.l9.
 This is as against total bullion output of S4,43l ,5S0 in 1888, divided amongst the counties as follows
 Mohave, SlOO, 800; Iavapai, S4l6, l27 Yuma, slSl ,923 MaricOpa, $223, I'll ; Pima, S65l ,379; Pinal, SS9, 74O; Cochise, S95S, l3S Graham, S64, ,l72 Gila, $35, ,232 Apache, Sl 800.
 The production of copper for the year has been 30, 446, 900 pounds.
 The lead has been sent to various smelters throughout the country and there can of course be no accurate fig ures obtained as to its production.
 The C. O. D., Copal, Prince George, Infallable, Night Hawk and Rip Van Wrinkle mines, in Mohave county, are recommended in the report as especially worthy of devevelopment. They are well defined Assure veins in a gneiss syenite formation with every indication of permanency, and all carry ing high grade silver ores.
 But few changes are reported during the year from Gavapai county.
 The Congress has been the largest producer during the year, the ore be- ing pure iron sulphuret carrying from seven to nine ounces per ton.
 The output of Maricopa has been largely decreased, owing to the stop page of work at the Vulture, nothing having been done there during the past year. The only other noted mine in the country is the Phoenix, near the head of Cave creek, where litigation prevented the running of the stamp mill for more than few months during the year.
 The opening of the Harqua Hala has been the leading mining event of the year in Yuma county, but the older properties have also yielded well.
 The mines of the other counties the geologist was unable to visit, but he will probably submit supplemental report upon them.
 The product of the several mines in the three leading counties visited is given in detail as follows