Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-05-21
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Innumerable Gold Veins DiseoV- cred in an Isolated Noun tain in Sonora, Mexico, Near the Gulf ofGal-
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Col. F. H. Garcia and Mr. 5. V. Garcia, ! accompanied by Captains Aguilera and R. Mallen, have just returned from Sierra Pinta, the newly discovered gold bonanzas in Sonora, Mexico. The Gar cia's have obtained concession or min ing zone, quadrilateral, Is miles long by l2 miles wide, which covers the Sierra Pinta on the San Francisco mountains, the same covering the gold bearing ! country near Salinas Bay on the Gulf of California. Captaln Aguilera, as chief of the Geological Commission of Mexico, examined the formation ard the auriferCus deposits and Capt Mallen | surveyed and established the lines and bounderles of the grant. Within this zone are the celebrated mines of the Pacheco's (the discoverers) and Mir. Ger | ventl, and two or three other locations ] that were taken up prior to the zone being granted to Messrs. Garcia, and of | course those locations will be respected and are the property of the original To- cators, but everything outside Is now the property of the zone grantees. The party remained on the ground l about fifty days, during which time they made numerous discoveries of gold bearing veins, some of them showing greater riches than the Pacheco and Cervantl mine. They found in the San Francisco mountains, joining Sierra Prleta, and within the property of the zone, richer deposit than any yet dis covered in that region. They brought numerous samples, clippings from the outcroppings they discovered, every one showing gold to the naked eye. The mountains appear to be cut up by in numeraOle quartz viens varying from an inch to several feet iu thickness, and among them there are many that show gold visible, and will pay to work
 The present trouble IS the lack of wa ter, but well is being sunk now which if successful may facilitate the work ing of mines. However, the mines are but seven miles from the sea shore, all along which is fresh water in abundance is found within few feet from the sur face, and sometimes springs of fresh wa. ter gush up tapping the salt water of the gulf.
 The intention of the grantees is to H1AAAS - SLOA iUiA'pANA lACIl LAic LllucS lO the sea shore where to erect the reduc- tion works, and to bring to the mines water la pipes or otherwise. for use of the mines, and get other supplies wood, provisions etc, by the sea. In thls way the expense of building the road, will soon be cOunterbalanced by extending the source of supplies, and save immeasureably in freights of ma | nbInQrV p1a+arfc l- and cr,v-,1,oe, pense of which by using the regular overland route, even with the Guaymas road to help, sometimes multiply by three and four times the original value of the goods when delivered at the mine.
 Col. F. H. Garcia and Captains Agui- lera and Mallen left imme dlately for the City of Mexico, to make a report Of the work done and perfect the conces- sion, prior to starting the more thorough examination of the property and begin hing work.
 These great gold deposits have been saved from the grasp of men so long owing to a belt of fifteen miles of arid country that separates them from water on the side of the settled part of Sonora While at the mines themselves 1t IS as dry as dry can be; on the sea side the country Is deserted since the mines were left.aIone. But now, such is the wealth of these mines that it pays to pack water for man and beast for work ing and extracting the ores.
 We are glad to say that our towns man Mr. w. s. Sturgess is ths happy man who has secured part of the Ger vanti mine within this concession cf the Messrs. Garcia. Specimens of ore from this mine are on exhibition at the Iewelry store of MT. J. A. Black.