Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-04-11

IhOObW OIL 40 6sOooy ossVoA va RSSoAok
mud, similar to that found in the Grub
Stake, mixed with gravel, and smsll
pieces of broken quartz; the streak 90
far varying in width from four to ten
Inches. carrying coarse free gold, readily
washed out and varying from twenty
five to two hundred and fifty dollars
depth. East Of the ore streak, the
material was at first hard country rock,
changing to mIneralized porphyritic
quartz at depth, but not evidencinR much
free gold it has been but little tested
as yet; drifting and sinking at this
point promises TO develop rich
and interesting results. Sever al
ounces of gold have been already
washed out and sold from the
rich streak. The twenty foot northern
shaft. is all in ore, q mixture OF clay
seams, calo spar, and quartz. the seams
carry free gold sometimes in high vslues,
the quartz ores carry both gold and
silver, . recent assay Of the White Spar
showed fOrty-seven ounces 10 silver,
and seventeen dollars in gold, these
shafts are wet, the water quickly gathers
as is also the case in the Grub Stake
mine, such conditions 10 this usually
surface dry district, being new line Of
Iexperience,
| Higher up ON the Gold Bug
location careful tests taken on
surface rocks for a width of seventy~five
feet by Captain Barclay. showed that
all of the porphyry dyke carried gold,
averaging over four dollars, such
a surface showing and PROPOSE
ton near Cripple Creek. would be
rapidly opened up and taken hold OF by
men of means; but the owners can at
present only put 10 their spare time un-
til the mine is brought to full paying
basic or capital interested. The Gold
Rock is situated at an Obligue angle to
The Gold Bug, has q we'll defined contin
uOus vein Of croppings nearly it's whole
length, with large cross vein running
into the Oro FIno property. Pannirg
elbows gold in various places, but not
much development work has been done,
there is also good and convenient
spring Of water on the claim, with the
camp close by. The Forty Nine mining
location is something similar in charac-
ter, the same general vein extending
through it with large porphorit:c ore
dyke carrying gold, a select piece hsv-
ing Bsssyed seventy-fve dollars. The
King Bolt is q wedge shaped location,
between the Forty Nine and Gold Bug,
conc Getting and completing the group.
1t shows lode in place, exhibiting hand
come green and blue surface ores. These
properties form q large and desirable
group of mines which when suitably
opened up and developed will undoubt-
eoly prove Of great value, and now pre-
cent splendid opportunity for parties
having the means to CO operate with the
present owners on advantageous terms.
Immediately joining the Forty Nine
on the north comes the, now beginning
to be we'll known, Began i 90. Sorrel
Top mine, the main shaft is now down
about 140 feet, drifts and cross cuts have
shown up very large body of free mill
ing gold ore, occasional samples assay
ing up in the hundreds. About seventy
Ave tons have been already mill tested,
ahd the general value Of the ores care
fully sscertained; the property is now un-
derstood to be under bond for q good
figure, but one very reasonable, in view
of the already demonstrated great value
of the property. just east of this mine
aud some other desirs ble, but undevelop-
ed mining locations, are the mines and
mill of the Tress Amigos. M. & n. Co.,
description OF which wac published In
the CITIZEN not long ago; it is also q
free milling proposition OF soft gold
bearing porphyritic ores, the lodes large,
we'll defined and continuous; their little
mill is running steadily, paying we'll in
spite OF sundry draw backs and evil
dencing that with q larger and more per-
feet plant. they could, and no doubt will
eventually turn out much gold bullion.
Near by is our old friend Perre Peyson,
with his steam srsstrs, working on ores
from his own claim not only grinding
out a very satisfactory living for himself
and large family, but at the same time
developing q property which deserves a
special description, but necessary brevi>
ty prevents. for the present. Adjoining
the Sorrel Top on the west is the Gene
We've mining claim, this is quite Q rich
and we'll defined ledge OF free gold ores,
much Of the ore taken out during q re-
cent assessment work running high in
coarse gold, it is evidently very yslus-
BILE mining property. Adjoining these
minee, easterly, comes the Franco-Amer-
ican group, now being developed by an
eastern company, these mines are the
Ffanco-American, Louise and Normand,
are already somewhat developed, highly
minerslized and so extensive, interest
ing and OF manifest great value, as to
need q special descriptive article, which
l may have an opportunity to hereafter
furnish,
There are also others near by,
mining properties, which / cannot at
present visit or describe so will there
fore c'ose with brief description of the
Orc Fino mine, immediately adjoining
the Gold Bug mining group on the
south.
Originally located about q year
ago by Mr.. Philip Ward, it was sold by
him whilst undeveloped for q modest
consideration to Captain c. j. Barclay
OF Los Angeles, representing the Amer
ican Developing il Prospecting COM
psny, with which are connected some
very we'll known and reliable mining
men. A main shaft has been sunk, and
is now down about 120 feet and q good
horse power whim has been placed in
position. There is drift north on the
vein, or rather great ore channel, OF
about fifteen feet, cross cut west show
ing the lode to extend about three foet
to the hanging wall ia that direction,
and croes cut east In about eighteen
feet, with the face still in ore, showing
the lode already over twenty five feet
wide, with "more to follow" The ore
channel is peculiar, consisting OF frsg-
mentsry hard quartz. porphyritic rocks,
more or less decomposed, and clays
somewhat similar in character to those
found in the adjoining mining proper
ties; the ores carry free gold, ss might
be expected from an ore channel Of such
size of varying vsluss, rich seams assay
ing from $50 TO over 800. Average re-
suits from great widths of course give
so such figures, but all show paying val
ues, and also general increase in aver
age value as depth is attained. 1t would
seem that this great porphyritic and
gravel ore channel could be very cheap
ly and effectually treated by cynide