Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-24
SAGINAW Mining Camp Situated Near
 Tucson. 
 ADDITIONAL MACHINERY To be Put in and Extensive Work
 to be done. A Visit 70 the Mins--The Quality and Quantity ofthe ore--Neigh-
 boring Mines.
ADDITIONAL MACHINERY

An Arizona winters day. Italian skies and sunny cline may be glowed on by
 visitors to that land, but ample theme
 for theIr praises are found in Arizona's
 winter sunniness and glorious, genia
 warmth. Let what can be said of Italy
 and then let Arizona be substituted for
 Italy. More if Italy is not perfect. ID
 which it falls short Arizona supplies. for
 Arizona's winter climate IS whollE su-
 perb and wholly perfect.
 On such a day as this three of Us
 agreed that horseback ride would con
 Guce to the enjoyment of it, which be- ipg Sunlay is at our own disposal. The Saginaw p2ine is agreed uDon as des- tlngtiou. aad Re are soon n the glories
 of eQuebtrianisn al its best. Our ri65 If eight miles to the mine IS soor over. Coming 8rsund a bend We
 re in sight of some frame buildings which 3cng to the mine. We received
 a geuis gree! g from MT. Cornell,
 the superintendent, and Q very pleasant affirmative to our request that we be
 shown the mine the first ever seen by
 either Of the party.
 After examining the ere on tue dump. which covered perhaps 80 feet square of
 ground, ard wLich Mr. Cornell informs us contains from 1S10 to 2,0D0 tons, We prepared for the descent. Goats are
 dofed and eacn IS provided with q lighted candle. We were cautioned tt look cut fer missing round in the ladder. and then go }owa into the dark hoio for sbcat 70 feet. At this depth sEe ere presents a different appear ance from tttt above. Instead of a reddish rusty tint, 1t is there found Of a
 dead ol cI-isis scay color. due, so Mr, Cornell IItc-yr< ] US, to oxidation, the effects Ci the atmosphere, which mas
 psneti aced TO, 0DoCt this depth, The | oxidation a."no reed certain clements | of the orc | Is -oJre friab3e, being then | called free m;ili1g" We go below the free naiiliL,, ore fog feet and come to the frs. Ieve!, 5Etonding both east and west from ths shaft.
 Here We leave tbe ladder and are soon
 initiated into the mysteries of foot and hang!ng walls. L. this mine Mr Con nell informs Us that they are from l to l If feet apart, narrowing as descending, | the richest ore being found at the great
 est depth.
 We returned 10 he shaft and de-
 scend tosother levels They were fully explored, eac1 beng found with the same bodies of ore. At the depth of | TO feet the descent brings to n abrupt end, here being found water, which Mir. Copnell stated was 1C0 feet deep, and 1 just on level with the bed of the Santa Cruz rIver, six miles away. This water
 is one of the best features of the mine, as until it was reached It was hauled to ! the mine at great expense and a ficulty The ore is of low grade gold, silver and { lead; gold predominating in value. It Is l very friable, no stamp mill being re
 quired to crush it. The proposition is
 good one, the proximity to Tucson, the abundance of water, and cheapness
 of fuel, making it much more profitable
 than other mines. though the mlne would be payi. 2 one even under other circumstances. That ii is, is evidenced by the fact that Ihere IS now on the
 road machinery for working the ores,
 coming both from Chicago and San Francisco. The machinery consists
 of Eve foot Huntington centrifugal
 roller pill with capacity Of 9 tons every T hours, sthreo Giipin Gilt Edge
 ConcCl .rators of the same capacity, and
 a 60 horse power boiler and engine.
 These will be placed in position inn
 mediately or arrival, and will, if al goes
 well, be running by March 1st. The
 water .,iil be scored n three 5O00 gallon
 tanks now being made at Hughes & Stevens. Ii is estimated that the water from She mine will be sufficient to keep
 the mill running l2 hours a day.
 h adGI6ian to the main shaft, there gre on the same lead, shafts Of 90, 30 ana 60 feet, all showing the ore to be
 ve-y uniform.