Year: 1879

THE Tombstone thinning district con- tinues to attract large share of the attention of the mining community New mines are constantly being found and the first locations are more than realizing the sanguine expectation of the discoVerers. It is said by experienced miners that enough ore is in sight on a portion Of the Toughnut lode to keep the mill soon to be erected running for many years. Capitalists are daily bonding and buying mines in that district at fair rates. The population is rapidly increasing and every thing seems to indicate that it will soon become one of the most thriving and populous settlements in Pima county.

 The Patagonia mines are looking re- markedly well. Considerable work is being done in the way of developing them. These mines carry immense ore bodies, and with the large amount of wood and timber at hand they can be worked very cheap.

 The ore will mostly be worked by smelling and there is enough in sight to keep Q large quantity of machinery in operation. Dave Harshaw is opening his mine and taking out ore with the inten- ton of having it reduced at the Aztec mill now in course of construction on the sonofta. He also has charge of the work now being done on the America mine by Corbin x Go of Philadelphia.

 The Mule Pass mines are also attract ing attention. SeYeral valuable dis coverieB are said to have been made re- cenUly by Req and others. ". s. Edwards is now out there to make surveys and to have the neces sary work done on the mines recently bought by Corbin 65 Co., Thisis comparatively anew district, but the Iodes are large, well defined and carry a large amount of excellent ore, the facilities for wood and water are also very good It is expected that the eastern company referred to, will soon erect machinery and go to work in earnest.

 The Aztec Company under the sup erintendence of Mir. Hunter is showing great life and vi@or. A large number Of men are at work erecting inc mill and it is expected that it will before many weeks be in successful operation.

 The shaft and drift on the old Cerro Colorado mine has been cleaned out and new explorations are rapidly going on. Very rich ore is being found and the high repute in which this mine has always been held is not liable to suffer in consequence of the new exploratatiOns.

 The Nina del Tajo near this mine is also looking splendid. Several other mines in this section are being prospected with good results.

 The Arivaca and Gro Blarco districts are receiving a great deal of attention, new mines are constantly being founnd and a great deal of work is being done on the older locations developing large quantities of rich ore. The mill owned by the St. Louis Company that is being erected on the Arivaca is fast approaching completion and will afford the means by which the miners can have their ores con verted into money. The Waterbury Con- paAy of Connecticut has recently started work on several mines belonging to said company, under the management of MT. Kirkpatrick, and the Philadelphia Company will commence work soon.

 There has so far been but little said about some locations made in the Santa ( Jatarina mountains by James Lee and 0 thers, but from the best information we C, III gel, tI16 NlueS DlU IdT to become very valuable. The lodes consist of large qu sntities of decomposed quartz, gold pre- dominating. The owners have so far kept very quiet about these properties. but recently experienced mining men have visited them and the chances gre that they will soon be placed in paying condition.

 The Esperanza mine owned by Samuel Hughes 6G Co. was discovered some time ago and showed from the surface very rich ore, but for some time no work was done on the mine and it had dropped out of sight. Recently work has been con- meuced on it again and assays this week from the ore go mp into the thousaRd.- Citizen.

 THE Bench and Bar of Arizona would do we'll to make a note of 8 recent decision of Judge Thornton which the San Fran cisco Chronicle epitomizes as follows:

 Joseph Reid wanted decree of divorce