Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-13
THE MAMMOTH DISTRICT.
A Yer Interesting Account of the Various Gran US of Mines in this Wonderful
 District,
Corr. Tucson Citizen.

Corr THcson Citizen.
 MAMMOTH, A. T., Sept 2 1890.
 The prospector 4s noted Tor hls ln- domitable energy and nntlring zeal Ill the search for precious metals. Nowhere is this more clearly exemoliiied than ill the extensive mineral regiO. IS ssurfolihding the Mammoth. Everywhere, on the nils and in the ca1Ons, you come across sturdy member of the brotherh 7od With his typical outfit: pick, shovel. arills, &c ,Sc., and his inseparable compal uon, a canteen of water, digging hopefully ,fWay in prospect hole, or clambering patiently about breaking sundry suspicious bouId- CTS on the hillside. Occasionally he makes a strike" when he immediately hes himself away to the nearest store, with well selected specimens, procures grub stake. and settles down to business. Some what less occasionally his prospect de- velops favorably. It is then he begins second search, one quite as arduous and less encouraging than the tirst-a search for capital to relieve him of his find. Un- able, on account of straitened finances, to prosecute extensive development, buyer becomes a necessity, or the property lies dormant with the exception of the yearly assessment work. This is the great draw back all over Arizona. So many frauds have been perpetrated that capital has become timid and hesitates to invest un- less there is an absolute certainty Of corresponding return. Nothing IS more unjust. The miner expects, and should have reasonable amount above the ac- tual full value of his mine to reimburse him in some degree for the hardships and uncertainties incidental to his calling. lf 5,,o II ife, fnrr1G n1IrQIV m- bling as faro or monte. You bet your money On the result, and you win or you don't. It differs from the baser modes in one respect alone, if you win. The public steps up for a share in the profits, and nobody's pocket book is lighter If you lose, no man gives you money with out earning it. Under the present sys- tenn, the buying and selling of mines IS a mere exchange of values with all the ad- vantages on one side. The buyer de mands dollar iD sight for every dollar asked. Failing ill that, the saleis busted. !"
 Notwithstanding the many difficulties in the path of the honest miner, many promising and unpromisipg veins are be- ing worked with energy. Prominent among these IS
 THE GIANT GROUP,
 embracing g separate claims, owned by NJ. T. Joice, Prof Gusman, Frank NH tenburg, and others. The Vulture is con sidered the leading mine of this collection, having a width of quartz and vein matter equal to the full width of claim-600 feet and length of 800 feet. This com prises the main ore body, which, from samples iInpartially selected over the whole surface gave result of $l0.22 gold and $l33 silver This mine at present is wholly surface prospect, having been sunk only to depth of few feet. How ever, shaft Is now being sunk, with what results, the writer knoweth not
 THE NINE GROUP,
 a subdivision of the preceding, consists of nine parallel veins, each covered by a separate claim. These mines are sup posed by their owners to be the direct ex- tensions of the Mammoth and Collins, though removed therefrom by distance of three miles in a direction west of north. The general average of the entire group is $5.55 gold,
 THE SILVER REEF GROUP.
 One of Tucsons Celestial capitalists Is a large shareholder in this group, and seems as anxious to make it pay" as his brethern of higher hue. We have crossed the line from the gold to the silver belt, ali the mines composing 1t, eleven in num- Der if memory is true to fact, showing a high grade of silver bearing quartz, while the amount of gold is comparatively in significant. Lead is also present in most of the veins. galena and carbonatss pre- dominating. copper in small quantities.
 THE SILVER REEF AND UNITED STATES last year shipped many tons of ore with satisfactory results. Its output is said to range from $100 to Ss300 per ton in silver, with enough lead and copper to pay freight from the mine to Fl PasO. If is owned by residents of Tucson, and is at present. idle.
 THE MAMMOTH.
 This famous mine has been so long be- fore the public and its merits so often re- hearsed that comment is unnecessary. Its extent can better be understood from the fact that 1t has steadily employed thirty 750 pound stamps night and day with a working force of only eight miners. On account of shripkage and expansion dur ing it's long disuse, the mill had become 'shaky" and generally in an unsatsfee- tory condition. In consequence, it was found necessary to take down all the old machinery for re adjustment. It is the intention to have the mill in running or der again by the 10th of September, to gether with the 20 new stamps which are now on the ground with all requisites.
 THE COLLINS
 has heretofore attracted but little atten- tion, considering the important figure ii is apt to play in the near future It ad joins the Mammoth on the west and has recently been sold to the Mammoth Go for $50000
 @Mr. Thomas, ex- Mayor of Tombstone, has been steadily at work on bis claims north west of here since the first of March Report says his prospects. are far from unpromising.
 Henry Ozeman, one of the pioneers of this district, keeps picking steadily away, with what success no one seems know as be IS very retlcent.
 Frank Piper, another veteran chloridel is again at work on his old standby. He has iE the past shipped ore averaging 5OC ounces per ton and is now in the middle of rich streak again. The mine seems not to be continuous.
 Alex Barker Is mining on the east side of the river He has made two shipments which well repaid him for the labor ex- pended. No accurate information re- garding the mines in that section Is al hand, though they are known to be second to few, If any, in the district
 WITH NEW sHoTGUNs
 Deputy Sheriff Davenport Deficd While