Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-22

some fine places improved, showing how prolific is the soil where water can be applied. At present about the only use made of this magnificent country is the grazing of cattle, of which it is estimat- ed there are about 5000 ranging in the valley, and owned principally by the Ruch cattle company, Ward $ Bowers, $. White, Shannshan, Heating, Hennes- sy, Hancock, the Smyth company, Wick ershsn., Boyers, Renaud, Vanwyper, Heaton, flames, Kreigh, Hopkins, Meddler, Solomon, Bailey, Monk, Parker and Captain Phillips.
 It has been demonstrated by Captain Tevis and others that the soil and cli- mate are well adapted to the production of apples, peaches, apricots, cherries, plUms, figs, and grapes.
 The leading merchant of the valley is ID. w. Wickersham, who is also post master at TevIston. Captain Teyis was the first settler here, and the Teyis mining district adjacent to the town takes Its name from tho captain who was its discoverer.
 The distric5 bids fair to become very noted m time, being possessed of inn mense deposits of mineral, embracing gold, silver and lead, but the difficulty is that the ore is of too low a grade to bear the high rates of transportation. The remedy is the introduction of proper machinery at the mines. This object Captain Tevis has labored long and hard to accomplish, and finally about a year ago he succeeded In the formation of a stock company known as the Virginia Chief mining and milling company, with capital stock of Sl 100000 issued full paid and unassessable, and divided into 1G0 900 shares of s10 per share. This company own thefollowing claims and mill sites, all located in the Tevis mining district, Cochise county, Arizo- na: The Virginia mine and mill site, the Silver Chief, the State of Missouri, mlue and mill site; the State of Iowa, mine and mill site, and Lincoln Park mill site. These mines are all full claims and well detiSed true Assure veins. The Virginia and the State of Missouri, and | the extensions of the Virginia, form one continuous vein of 5000 feet in length, with an average width of six feet. The Silver Chef parallels the Virginia and | Missouri and carries the same average width.
 The foot and hanging walls of these mines are granite, and it is believed ! that the Virginia and State of Missouri | are the mother veins of the district. The character ot the ore is galena and pyrates, carrying gold, silver, and lead
 The per cen tage of the lead making them first class smelting ores, which from tests will average S30 per ton.
 These properties are among the oldest locations in the district, having beer made by Capt. Jas. H. Tevis. the pioneer of Tevis district. The great drawback has been the lack of water which ha. been overcome by using the Granger l process of concentrating,w which takes lest water thar any other process at present known.
 The plant is claimed to be first class in every particular, consisting of three Granger stamp mills, and three Granger separators, capable of treating 40 tons oi ore daily. The engine is the Atlas 60 horse power; boilers 75 horse power, but can be operated with less than half this power.
 There is one mile Husson cable wire tramway, run by gravity, the loaded buckets down bringing up the empties The cost of bringing the ore to the mlll by this pIoceSS IS about 70 cents per ton. The capacity of the tramway is 120 tons in twenty-four hours. It was constructed under the supervision of c. T, FInlayson, Denver, Col.
 The Virginia mine has a 250 feot shaft and double compartment shaft of 100 feet in depth, with drifts. cross cuts and tunnels aggregat:ng 800 feet. The average of the veln is six feet. The chief development has been made on the Virginia mine. About S70,GOO has been expended by thIs company, the officers of,which are John Duncan, President and treasurer, Kansas City, Mo-; James H. Tevis, vice president and superin- tendent, Lewiston, Arizona; E. ". Kings bury, secretary. Kansas City. Mo.
 The property IS under bond at present and not in operation, but in charge of MT. Kinchale, the captains mining par ner.
 There are other properties in the dis trict we'll worthy of notice, which may receive my attention on another occa- sion. F. l..
 LEWISTON, Aug. 10, 1891.