Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-01

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q double compartment shaft, one use
for the elevator and other as a man wa
escape n case of accident, and for pump
ing. The hoist is fifty horse power
Considerable development work wa
done before3 the mill was lately started
4. so that thera is now about 1000 tons o
good ore en- the dump, and 80 tons ar,
being milled daily. The lodges IL tn,
first level averages AZ to feet wide
and assays from SIS to $40 per ton
: second level north drift strikes ledg,
OF average width Of TT. of ore, same
character as first level. Another drift
follows 10 inch pay streak of a hun
dred feet or more, ore averages $50. Still
another ledge is encountered on this
level of D TT. width, running from S15 to
$50 per ton. The width of main ledge
struck in the third level, is feet, ore
averaging $50. The character Of the ere
of Viola mine is mostly sulphide, brittle
silver, 9 per cent lead, an1 the walls are
porphyry, dipping about 40 degrees east.
The regular trend of The veins is from
northwest to southeast.
The company cwn other good claims
adjacent. amorg them the Penelope, on
which the mill and uperintendent' g
house stand. From this mine consider
able ore has been shipped, it being of a
high grade, and mere profitable for ship
ment lhHn for working at Pyramid mill.
The north extension of this claim, call
ed Rochester, located by SIR. Hamilton,
produces ore e S1G0 grade. The south
extension of the Viola, named Gipsey
Queen, has little development beyond a
| we'll timbered double compartment
shaft $50 feet in depth.
The Wilintlna is wedge shaped,
between Viola and Penelope But
meagre test has been made as to Its real
value. TO su ply lack of water a we'll
is being sunk. It is believed that a
good supply will be obtained within 600
feet depth. of which 1876 feet has been
completed. Good pumping works in
closed furnish considerable of the
present supply.
The mill was first built as a dry
crushing, chlorodizing mill, roasting the
orc on an improved Howell White fur
mace, and using amalgamating pans and
settlers. The wet process is now adopt
ed, running the pulp from batteries over
four Frue vanars, the tailings from the
latter passing through the pans and
settlers. The engine employed is 125
horse power; two large boilers furnish
the steam. The mill is % stamp and
it's operation is under the efficient
charge of John I'll. James. 1t is the
combination process, run with three
settlers, six amalgamater pans and a
clean up pan.
Without doubt from what | could
learn there is the best outlook for this
property ever experienced in it's past
history, and should materially en-
courage activity in the operation of
other mining properties in the district.
The Last Chance mine, owed by an
Evanston, Ind. Co, located in this dis
tIict, has proved good property, paying
Its owners handsome dividends years
ago, still, from unknown cause, stands |
still.
From Rob't Black, who has the mail |
contract and stage line between Lords
burg and Gold Hill, and from L. d. |
Giddings | CLEANED some information |
concerning operations at Gold HILL camp |
Mr.. Giddings or "old Gid" as he is |
better known, was an original locator,
and is present owner of claims in the |
district. He is now operating for the
Standard company on Reservation mine,
which has main shaft of 10 feet and
an so 1t. air shaft. A drift is now being
run to connect, after which more sink
ing will be done. The mine has two
other shafts of IS fl. each. The ore
body runs from l. to % inches and
assays from $40 TO $3.50 in gold. Other
mines Of the company are the Standard,
and Golden Chief. The Standard has O
200 TT. tunnel connected with WINE,
drifts from tunnel Of 125 TT. and 80 IT,,
encounter ore bodies of
from inches to 81 IT. wide, assaylng
from $40 to $50. The company operate
4 stamp mill, employing l. men. The
is classed with the bes paying
in Grant county. The district is II
miles northeast of here.
DR.. Gaddis, the Gold Hill merchant,
lately purchased the 10 stamp mill
formerly owned by Whipple. Tonkin &
Greenman, and expect TO start it up
soon.
l.. ID. Giddings is proprietor Of the
first extension east of the Standard
mine, so fl. tunnel exposing vein from 6
to 10 inches, $40 ore. Also open cut of
10 feet. His Florence has 40 fit. shaft,
ore vein II inches to 215 feet of good ore.
Log Cabin, tunnel 2 IT. 10 inch vein, ore
$50.
Mr.. Kellum, engineer Standard Co.,
and others have valuable claims in the
Gold Hill district "Old Gid" says the
latch string hangs out to all honest men,
and thinks the camp one OF the richest |
in the territory ard most Pleasantly |
being about 5000 feet above the
sea, we'll supplied with good water, grass,
tim b;r and game, among the latter some |
bar" and the boss "bar" hunter in New
Mexico; known as old Hank Meyers,
who never gets ascent of grizzly with I
,ut bringing meat to the camp, conse-
,uently the butcher bills of Gold Hill
miners figure only trifie in the living
expenses. Z
The Piedmont. near Carlisle, is at
,racting notice lately, James Tong,
having lately shipped three
carloads from the mine averaging him
800 per ton in silver and gold. The
edge is eighteen inches fifty feet below
he surface.
The Ricolite quarry, thirty-five miles
forth, Lydia & Caldwell, proprietors,
rave shipped many tons of this marble c
o Chicago. The location is somewhat I
nconvenient, but a mail route was I
opened on July lst, and other difficulties
vii eventually be overcome, and the
be valuable one, as the stone
axes on O high polish. The Alabama,
n Carlisle district, owned in part by
colonel Head, with other prospects IN
he same camp, is receiving favorable 7
mention. II. e. Boone, a partner in the
amous Jim Crow mine has bsen more
uccessful as candidate in the matri- |
nonial race than that of sheriff OF Ora
lam county, a. r., having lately gone
nto partnership with a Missouri gal.
The Bachelor mine, STEMS pass,
IL IL Williams, proprietors, is properl!
all a bonanza, ledge IL feet run
nag 20 to 80 ounces silver, having re :
emily beer struck at a depth OF only
evenly feet. !
Charles Thomas is working the Patch
'lyki, adjoining the Bachelor. He late
y took out eight tons, and the shipping
eturns show its value to be 40 ounces
silver per ton.
P. b. Smith. formerly managing editor
Al. l. II