The herald., 1893-08-28
MINES AND MINING.
Notes Clipped from Various Exchange
on This Ind uatry.


The Senator mine, says the Kingman
Miner, has commenced dropping its
stamps. There are 100 tons Of ore In
the bins at the mill and teams are haul
ing at the rate of 20 tons dsily from the
mine. Five men run the mill and six
men in the mine keep good supply Of
ore on hand.
The late gold strike in the mountains
to the southeast Of this place, says the
williams News, is still attracting con-
siderable attention. Charles Leisure re-
turned yesterday from the new strike
and reports about 80 or more men scat
tered through the mills. He says while
the ore appears to be Of rich character,
nothing definite can be determined un-
til the returns from the assayer are re-
ceived.
E. Pesquira, while prospecting in the
Pinal mountains some time ago, says
the Phoenix Herald, made location
about q mile east of the famous Silver
King. An assay from the top of the
ledge showed $40 to the ton, which
looked 80 good that Mr.. Pesquira put
force of men at work sinking shaft,
which is now down some 10 feet, and
the ore body continues to grow both
larger and richer. Mining experts have
examined the property and pronounced
IL one of the richest mines in the terri
tory.
s. E. Fuller, who arrived a few days
ago from Stanton, says the Prescott
Journal-Miner, brings beautiful three.
ounce gold nugget, besides over 500 in
dust, which he and his partners re-
Gently washed out on Antelope creek,
two miles from the station. He states
further that he saw several hundred
dollars in gold taken from the same
creek, and that over 80 miners were
daily washing out the gravel there. The
excitement over the discovery has
caused rush from every section, and IS
a result many were disappointed in not
securing ground to work on. The men
who are now on the creek have taken
out in the aggregate at least $4,000, and
that within the short space of one
month.
Robert Letherwood is in from Oro
Blanco, says the Tucson Star, and has
favorable reports to make regarding
that section. The rainfall there, as in
all parts of Pima county, has been
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put in at Oro Blanco for Foreman &
Giggsn is almost ready to operate.
There is considerable ore being taken
from the mines near the mill, and there
will be large enough supply to keep
the stamps in almost continuous opera
tion. A number of men are chloriding
for gold in the mountains about Orc
Blanco. Some fine gold ore is being
taken from the valuable properties in
that section, and the mills at Arivaca
are handling it. Messrs. Began and
Letherwood, who have q gold property
at Old Oro Blanco, are developing it on
large scale. Every day considerable
high-grade ore sees the sunshine.
J. Jones, an old-time prospector whose
judgment can be relied upon, came up
from the White Horse district, says the
Reno, New, Gazette, filed to the muzzle
with glowing accounts OF the outlook
for that camp. Mr.. Jones says he is
satisfied that it il q continuation of the
old Comstock, and that great things
may confidently be expected from it.
He says he never saw finer prospect in
his life. He says he saw rock there that
he is satisfied would 90 $4,000 per ton.
"You can trace the ledge for q distance
I OF four miles from Hurfnco indications, !"
says Mr.. Jones, "but there has been
little done to develop the find yet; but
the prospects Of uncovering a fabu-
lously rich ledge are very fiattering."
Mr.. Jones says there are fifteen or six
teen men at work in the district, and
the deeper they get down on the ledge
the better the indications.
Jack Owens, better known as Chloride
Jack, says the Kingman Mineral
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or dyke of quartz in box canon on the
Santa Maria, about mile above the
mouth of the caflon. that is the biggest
and best gold mine in the United States
If it runs as high in gold as is reported.
The ledge is from A to 200 feet wide, and
is said to run from $26 to 5000 IN gold.
The gauRus is q peculiar looking quartz
and it does not horn free gold, but when
burnt or roasted shows fine prospects In
horn spoon. III. P. Ewing brought a
number of samples of the ore back with
him from there, one of which can be
seen In II. II. Watkins cabinet. Mr..
Owens says he has been offered $200, 600
for his interests there, 13 claims on the
same lead. He has accepted another
offer of the erection OF q 20-stamp mill
for q one-fourth interest in one OF the
mines. This would indicate that he
had confidence in the mines. The
claims are situated 75 miles from Pres
colt and about 40 miles from Signal.
A fabulously rich strike is reported on
the property OF Carr and Bagley, in
Eugenia gulch, three miles southwark
from the Little Jessie, says the Prescott
Journal-Miner. Alex Denny is our in
formsnt, and he arrived yesterday from
the scene of the recent find, bringing in
the location notice to have 1t recor ded.
Mr.. Denny states that it is unquestions-
bly, one Of the richest pieces of property
ever found in Arizona, and that from
everyw here in the district men arc
rushing to it, only to find the mine just
as it was represented. Several horn
spoon tests were given the ore from diff
ferent locations, and each one showed
such vast amount Of coarse gold that
it's value would run into the thousands
per ton. The rock was found in cop
per-stained formation. and it was while
croes-cutting the ledge that the rich de-
post, some 25 feet in width, was en-
countered. The ground on which this
latest strike was found has been run
over for quarter of a century by
hundreds OF prospectors, and years ago
was the scene OF q wood camp-in fact,
where the wood was piled up the ledge
cropped out. The fortunate miners
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