Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-01
ARIZONA MINES.
Valuable Properties in Southern Pr
ma.--Description of tho Blue Nose.
The Nonpareil.

When in Southern Pima recently the
reporter was furnished with the follow
ing facts concerning the Blue Nose
mine, recently named the Home
Again" as representing the return OF
activity in the mining industry in the
Harshaw district This mine was first
located by one McCary, some ten years
ago, who worked in it forGo;ne time with
in success, after which it passed into
the hands of the Benson smelter T
! Chas. DUNE. Some four years ago
Morgan Davis and and W. C.. Powers
secured lease on the mine, and they
being joined by VIM. Harrington ard
Jack Purem, who procured the mine.
After working the mine short time
Davis and Towers bought the Benson
Smelter COmpany's interest, paying g,
800 cash down. The lessees then pro-
ceeded to press the work on the mine,
and in less than a year they took out
and sold $4,000 worth of ore which left
a. llSt piOtlO ~ NAiO tiNHCAo GilN 1CSSCCo a
little over $4,000, after which, on ac-
count of discussions among the lessees
and owners, work was suspended, but
since that a large amount of ore has
been taken out aud the mine is still pro-
ducing.
Tho ere body appears to be an i'm
mense chute or chimney of ore, the
chimney being 20x30 feet at the surface
and at defth Of $50 feet is 120x200 feet.
The entire chimney is filed with miner
al bearing rock, which, with ordinary
hand sorting yields from 40 to 400 o.
of silver and from 20 to 40 per cent lead.
The silver is native and sulphides, and
is very desirable ore. The mine is
equipped with good steam hoist ca
pacity sof hosting a q vane tub 400
feet per minute. The working shaft is
is 5x9 feet, numbered with sawed lumber,
double compartments, with man-way and
ladder and steam pump. There is now
on the dump several thousand tons Of
waste ESQ called) which, with proper con-
centrating machinery will yield a great
many thousand dollars worth of high
grade ore. The owners of this property
are confident that with the revival of
mining business. which is now visible
everywhere the Blue nose will again be-
come one OF the banner mines of the
banner mining territory of the union.
THE NoNPAREIL.
is another Southern Pima mine that has
been a steady producer for several
months. 1t is owned by Messrs Sar-
geant & sCraycroft ard is situated one
half mile from the work now being done
on the Ell Plomo mines in !the Salero
district. The present owners purchased
this property about one year ago, since
which they have taken out and shipped
% carloads of ore to Socorro, averaging
three per cent lead, 30 ounces in :silver,
and little less than So in gold. Eight
men are now at work, and 400 feet of
shafting has been done, three OF the
shafts being 20 feet each in depth; over
200 feet Of drifting is also included in
the developments made in this property.
The work IS all done by Mexicans at
s1.50 day, the owners finding this labor
the most profitable. The ore is carried
four miles on burros, and then taken in
wagons to Crittenden. Messrs Sergeant
& Craycroft, are both from Joplin, Mis-
souri,, where they had large experience
in mining. Mr.. Craycroft is of the
opinion that Southern Arizona is I'M
equaled as mining country. and that
larger returns are received for the
amount of labor expended in practical
mining than elsewhere on the continent.
THE DARWIN MINE.
This property is located in the south
end Of the Siarrita mountains, L niles
from Crittenden, and is being worked
by Messrs Clark. Peterson and Drage. |
The ore from this mine is free milling,
of native silver and sulphides, |
and some Of it is rich, almost beyond !
the figure of al imaginative enthusiast, |
some of the assays having given the |
marvellous result OF 1900 ounces, but |
Of course this Is not mentioned as in |
1icating that the ore is so very much |
richer than other found in many places |
in Southern Arizona. \ 100-foot shaft |
has been sunk on this property. and the |
ledge is so feet wide; considerable drift |
ing and STOPPING has been done, and the |
shipments already made have given |
most satisfactory results. The ore is
to 200 ounces before being ship |
ped. This is considered one of the promis-
mines OF the Southern country.