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times included in the Globe District. There is a plentiful supply of wood and water for mining purposes.
The Pioneer, owned by George Scott, has been opened at con- siderable expense, and 55 tons of ore packed on mules to mills near Globe City, and worked. Packing the ore cost from $18 to $30 per ton. Milling cost $45 per ton. Still there was a margin left more than sufficient to pay the expenses of extraction. This will give some idea of the difficulty of mining profitably in dis- tricts where no facilities for reducing exist. The Pioneer South, an extension of the Pioneer, has three shafts and is yielding high- grade ore, which is shipped to San Francisco for reduction. The Great Republic, in the same group, is owned by D. Larry.
In the El Capitan group are the Little Giant, National, Zuni, Farragut, Mohawk, etc., owned by S. A. Lowe ; the El Capitan, by Lowe & Anderson; the Burns by Holt & Burns; the Olym- pic, Topia, and Foote by Hardesty & Oury ; Bullion Dust by Anderson & Curry, and several others.
EMPIRE, PIMA COUNTY.
This is a recently formed district in the eastern portion of the county. A number of locations have been made, and consider- able prospecting is now going on. The indications of developing good mines are said to be favorable. Among the most prominent locations are the Sunrise, Total Wreck, and Star mines.
EUREKA, YUMA COUNTY.
This district is immediately north of Silver District on the Col- orado River. It contains several mines on which a good deal of work has been done, and from which considerable ore has been extracted. At the present time, however, there is no activity there.
GLOBE, GILA COUNTY.
This is a large district, embracing what is sometimes called the McMillen District, which, it is claimed, was irregularly formed, and the Richmond Basin. It includes the Apache Mountains and the northeastern slope of the Pinal Mountains. The Pioneer Dis- trict bounds it on the west. This section of the country affords fine facilities for mining. The forests of pine and other timber fur- nish good lumber and wood for fuel, while Pinal Creek and other small streams furnish ample water for milling purposes. The ores are gold, silver, copper, and lead. Large, well-defined veins, with prominent croppings, are found throughout the district, and mineral float frequently covers the surface. The climate is mild and healthful.
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The Richmond Basin is situated fourteen miles northeast of Globe, in a hollow plateau of the highest part of the Apache range. The mountains immediately back of it, forming the east- ern barrier, rise boldly in Alpine peaks hundreds of feet above the plateau. The prevailing rock in this section is porphyry, which forms the walls of the mineral veins, and gives assurance of their permanence. These solid rocks have been rent and torn asunder, and washed away, leaving the silver on the surface of the basin, where so many nuggets of the virgin metal have been found. In this basin are located the Mack Morris, Richmond, East Richmond, Silver Nugget, and other valuable properties.
THE STONEWALL JACKSON, belonging to the McMillen Mining Co., is a noted silver mine located on the northeastern slope of the Apache Mountains. It was discovered by Harris and McMillen in 1875, from float ore and croppings, some of which were exceed- ingly rich. This mine has furnished some of the richest and most beautiful specimens of silver ore ever seen. Native silver is found sometimes in single wires, sometimes in spiderweb-like forms, and again in pieces which look like fern leaves. It contains no gold. Uninterrupted veins of pure wire silver, many feet in length, run through the pay streak.
The following extract from the report of this company for 1877 will give an idea of the wonderful richness of some of this ore: "The main shaft was sunk directly on the vein of native metal to the depth of ninety feet, and showed a continuous vein of native silver from within ten feet of the surface to the bottom of the shaft, varying in width from two to six inches of solid metal. Intermingled through the metal is found yellow spar, the metal being closely encased in quartz from one to two inches in thickness, the quartz carrying more or less native silver and chloride of silver. In the bottom of the shaft the solid metal was four inches in width.
The following result of ore shipped to San Francisco is taken from the same report: 10,693 pounds of ore returned a total value of $64,361.71, or an average per ton of 2,000 pounds, of $12,138.
The working shaft is over 400 feet in depth, surmounted by good steam hoisting machinery. The mine has been explored about 600 feet in depth. Good ore is said to be found in the deepest workings. A large amount of ore was taken from the mine before the incorporation of the present company; since the incorporation the production has been about $400,000. The com- pany owns a good ten-stamp mill, and besides has all the appli- ances necessary for working the mine. The office of the company is in San Francisco. J. K. Smith is Superintendent.
THE MACK MORRIS. The main shaft in this mine is now down 350 feet; it is surmounted by good steam hoisting works. Stope- ing is going on in the 300 foot level. The ledge is eight feet in width, and said to be improving with depth. Ore has been taken
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from this mine that would mill $4,000 per ton. The company owns a ten-stamp mill, which commenced running on the 1st of July, 1880, and up to the 1st of May, 1881, it had produced 100 bars of bullion of the total value of $175,944.78. The office of the company is in San Francisco. M. A. Baldwin is Superin- tendent.
THE ALICE. This is a silver mine which has been producing good ore for some time past. The mine is well opened, several levels have been run, in which stopeing is now going on, and it is reported that there is a large quantity of ore now in sight. The ore is being reduced in the Globe City mill.
THE OLD DOMINION. This company owns the Old Dominion, Keystone, New York, and Chicago copper mines. On the Old Dominion and Keystone there is now 185 feet of shaft and tunnel, all in ore. The tunnel has exposed a large body which can be extracted at little expense. On the New York and Chicago there are 230 feet of tunnel and cuts, showing an immense body of high-grade ore of green and blue carbonates, red oxides, and glance. The company has recently erected smelting works at Bloody Tanks, and will no doubt soon be shipping a large amount of copper. S. L. Burbridge is Superintendent.
The INDEPENDENCE is a silver mine which has been well opened by shaft and levels. It is now yielding ten tons per day of good ore, some of it paying as high as $100 per ton.
In addition to the above named the following mines in this dis- trict are now reducing ores and producing bullion : Silver Mines -Southwest extension of the Alice, Cox & Coplin, Stonewall No. 1, Emeline, La Plata, Centennial, and Democrat. Gold Mines- Golden Eagle, Andy Campbell, Golden Nugget, Moffatt, Eureka, and the Munson and its extensions.
The following mines are now extracting rich ore, and some of them have heretofore produced bullion : Fannie J., Capital, Blue Bird, Silver Bow, Big Injun, Red Cloud, Turk, Libby, Rescue, Champion, East Richmond, West Richmond, Silver Nugget, Irene, Miama, Quinn, Sherman, Orion, Great Eastern, Big Johnny, Shambone, Centralia, Metamora, Chromo, Hannibal, and Washington. Copper Mines-True Blue, Cadmus, Carrie, Tacoma, and Illinois.
There are many other mines in the district which, are being prospected and yielding more or less good ore. Among these may be mentioned the Julia, Fitz John Porter, South La Plata, Silver Fame, Golden Chariot, Red Robin, Chloride, Trojan, and Silver Joe.
GOLD CAMP, CACHISE COUNTY.
Gold Camp is situated in a small detached range at the south end of the Dragoon Mountains, about 11 miles from Tombstone, in an easterly direction. The formation is granite, containing
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many large veins of quartz, showing considerable free gold. The ores are not of high-grade, but they are quite uniform in their character, and the quantity being large they will undoubtedly pay when milling facilities shall be afforded. Juniper and oak are found in this section, and considerable is cut and transported to Tombstone. Water is scarce. Some capital has recently been invested by Eastern parties; who contemplate erecting mills. Quite a number of locations have been made, on some of which parties are now engaged in prospecting.
GOLD MOUNTAIN, PIMA COUNTY.
This is a district recently formed in the Horseshoe Basin, Qui- jota range of mountains, 65 miles west of Tucson. The range is in the shape of a horse-shoe, which gives name to the basin. The mines are dry placers, and were discovered and worked by Indians and Mexicans some fifty years ago. The Apaches in one of their raids killed most of the mining population, and the basin has re- mained vacant till within a short time. The mining is generally done by sinking a round hole or well to the bed rock, which in most cases is less than twenty feet. The richest earth is then selected and carried to the nearest water, a distance of about six miles, where it is washed. What are called dry washing machines are being tried here, but we have seen no report in regard to their success. The placers are said to be extensive, and if water could be obtained from the Gila River they would undoubtedly yield a large amount of gold.
GREEN VALLEY, YAVAPAI COUNTY.
This district, sometimes called the Verde, is situated in the southeastern part of the county, on the east fork of the Verde River, north of the Tonto Basin. The Verde supplies water con- stantly, and there is a fine belt of timber and plenty of grass. The ores are gold and silver.
The Golden Wonder is working four arastras on ore which yields an average of fifty dollars per ton. The shaft is now down one hundred feet, and drifts are running on a three and a half foot vein.
The Excursion, located three miles from the Verde, has a shaft down sixty-five feet; at that point the vein is four feet, and assays $300 per ton. There is now 150 tons of ore on the dump. Judge Porter is the principal owner.
The Zulu, located on Wild Rye Creek, has a shaft of sixty-five feet, and a four-foot ledge; the ore is worked by arastra. The The American and Gowan, on the Verde, are now building a five- stamp mill. The Mammoth has a shaft down fifty feet on a three- foot ledge, from which is being extracted ore that yields forty-five
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dollars per ton. There are many other mines being opened in this district.
GREENWOOD, MOHAVE AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES.
This district is located partly in Mohave and partly in Yavapai Counties. The Burro Creek and its branches running through it, afford considerable water for mining purposes, and the mountain ridges afford an abundance of timber. There are numerous min- eral veins in this section, and as the country is much broken up, they are found running in all directions. The district is almost inaccessible, having but few roads or trails connecting it with centers of transportation and travel, while the whole territory in and around it is almost uninhabited. It occupies the center of a great mineral region, and no doubt contains hidden treasures of gold and silver which the pick of the future miner will bring to light.
The Burro, Burro Extension North, and Burro Extension South, located on the same ledge, have a vein of ore from ten to twenty feet in width. Considerable work in running tunnels and sinking shafts has been done on these mines, and ore assaying from one hundred to five hundred dollars per ton, extracted ; other ledges in the same vicinity have yielded ore of a high grade.
HARCUVAR, YUMA COUNTY.
This is a large, unbounded district, situated on the northern slope of the Harcuvar Mountains. It is known to contain ledges of copper ore, and silver ores have also been reported. The section is comparatively unknown.
HARSHAW, PIMA COUNTY.
See Patagonia District.
HASSAYAMPA, YAVAPAI COUNTY.
This district, embracing Groom's Creek and Crook Cañon, lies immediately south of Prescott. The Big Bug and Turkey Creek Districts bound it on the east, and the Walnut Grove on the south. It has an abundance of wood and water. The general formation is limestone and granite Most of the veins are gold quartz, many, however, carry argentiferous galena and sulphates, which require smelting; these are the widest. The veins in this section are generally narrow, but they carry very high-grade ores. More good custom mills would certainly prove remunerative, as most of the ores have now to be worked by arastras, or be closely assorted and hauled a long distance, besides, many of the veins are
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so narrow that they do not warrant the erection of machinery for their special reduction.
The Victorine is a gold and silver mine, the ores of which are high-grade, and are being worked by an arastra. The Wakefield, owned by Hutchins & Behm, is also worked by an arastra. The ore pays eighty dollars per ton. The Palace, Curtis, Black Hawk, Berry and Gray Eagle are being prospected and promise well. The Minnehaha, owned by C. A. Behm, has produced. very high- grade ore. The Providence is an extension of the Minnehaha, owned by Hutchins & Co., which has given good prospects in horn silver and green chlorides. On the Benjamin considerable work has been done; some selected ores from this mine were sent to San Francisco, and yielded from $300 to $1,500 per ton. The Gov- ernor Fremont, owned by Fred Williams, is reducing pay ore by means of an arastra. The Canadian was opened several years since, and has been worked to a considerable extent. Some ore from this mine shipped to San Francisco, yielded $500 per ton. The Nevada, Adel, Happy Boy, and What Cheer, have all pro- duced high-grade ores. The Lone Star has now on the dump 100 tons of good ore. Four steam arastras have recently been erected by the Jersey Mining Company, which are now reducing ore from the Harter mine. The Crook Canon mine, owned by W. M. Buffum, has been steadily worked since 1874. It has a shaft down 210 feet, and a good ten-stamp mill. The Consoli- dated Bodie has a good vein of smelting ore, from four to ten feet in width. The company is about to erect a smelter.
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HELVETIA PIMA COMPANY.
See Santa Rita Placers.
HORSE SHOE BASIN, PIMA COUNTY.
See Gold Mountain.
HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS, CACHISE COUNTY
Twenty miles southwest of Tombstone, embracing what is known as the Hartford District, contains innumerable ledges of gold, sil- ver, and copper, from their base to the tops of the loftiest peaks, nine thousand feet above the level of the sea. The first discover- ies may be said to have been made in 1878, when the Wisconsin, Undine, I X L, and other claims were located. Since that time considerable prospecting has been done, resulting in the discovery of silver ores assaying as high as $600 to the ton ; also copper ores assaying as high as 65 per cent. Quartz ledges have also been found in Mormon Cañon, Dublin Cañon, and other places, show- ing considerable free gold. The formation is principally lime-
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stone and porphyry ; ores, galena and carbonates. In Monte- zuma Cañon several locations have recently been purchased by the Neptune Mining Company, of New York, who are now erect- ing extensive smelting work- at Hereford, on the San Pedro River, for the reduction of their ores. Timber of different kinds, including pine, oak, ash, walnut, maple, hemlock, and mesquite, is abundant, and on the east side of the mountain some wild black cherry trees are to be found. A large quantity of lumber and timber for building and mining purposes is transported to Tomb- stone. Water is plentiful, and rivals in excellence that of the Sierra Nevadas. The scenery in this section is magnificent, and the climate unsurpassed, there being no great extremes of heat or cold.
HUALAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTY.
This district is situated in the central part of the county, em- bracing within its limits a large portion of the Cerbat Range, which contains innumerable ledges of gold, silver, and lead, some of which have yielded very high-grade ore. This section was prospected as early as 1857, but the Indians were then so hostile as to prevent mining operations from being carried on to any great extent. Some years later, when the savages had been par- tially subdued, prospecting was resumed, resulting in the discov- ery of very rich ledges of gold and silver. Many locations were then made, and several mills for the reduction of ore erected. Among the prominent mines discovered and worked at that time may be mentioned the American Flag, New York, Mocking Bird, Fontenoy, and Metallic Accident, which yielded ore assaying from $100 to $500 per ton. Up to this time there have been about 2,800 locations made in the district; but the section being so iso- lated from the rest of the world has greatly retarded mining oper- ations, and at present but little work is going on. With the ad- vent of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which is now fast ap- proaching, this section will no doubt rival many others in the Territory in the production of gold and silver. The climate is exceedingly pleasant and healthful, and sufficient wood and water can be obtained for mining purposes.
HUMBUG, YAVAPAI COUNTY.
Humbug is in the extreme southern part of the county, bounded on the north by the Tiger and Pine Grove Districts, and on the west by the Weaver District. The Humbug and Cottonwood Creeks run through it. 'The Tip Top Mining Company's prop- erty consists of 4,500 feet on the Tip Top ledge, and 1,500 feet on the Foy ledge. The Foy ledge has been prospected to the depth of 120 feet. The shaft on the Tip Top is now down 550 feet. Five levels have been opened and worked. The vein of
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ore is narrow, which makes the mine expensive, a large force being required to keep a ten-stamp mill supplied with ore. The ores are chlorides, black sulphates, horn silver, ruby silver, and native silver. The average value of the ore is $227 per ton. The mine has produced $1,100,000. Its stockholders have been assessed $170,000. The company has a White & Howell roaster and a ten-stamp dry crushing mill, located at Gillette, eight miles from the mine. The ore in the lowest level is said to be equal to any heretofore extracted.
The Virginia, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 is a silver location, owned by Messrs. Rodenburg, Suhr and others. On No. 2 a shaft has been sunk 147 feet and several drifts run. The vein is three and a half feet. Ten tons of assorted ores were recently shipped to San Francisco, which yielded $1,187.57 per ton. At the deepest point the ore is said to be improving. The Cross Cut, owned by Marks, Hutchinson & Thom, has a shaft down 100 feet, and sev- eral cross cuts. The vein runs at right angles to the general direction in the district. It is from four to fourteen feet, and gives average assays of eighty-four dollars per ton. The Nevada, owned by the same parties, is a narrow vein, from five to fifteen inches, of very high-grade ore. A shipment from this vein sold in San Francisco for $1,575 per ton. The 76 is a silver mine, lo- cated a half mile east of Tip Top, which is being worked through three tunnels. The vein is from three inches to three feet in width. It works $300 per ton. The Isabella, owned by Fisher & Carpenter, has a four-foot vein. A lot of this ore worked $300 per ton. The Rescue has just worked thirty tons of ore in the Tip Top mnill, which gave $316 per ton. The Red Bird and Sil- ver Jack, owned by Messrs. Vernon & Co., both produce high- grade ores. The Swilling has milled ores which returned $400 per ton.
LA PAZ, YUMA COUNTY.
This district is located in the northern portion of the county, about twenty miles northeast of Ehrenberg. It was organized several years since, upon the discovery of rich placer diggings in this section, from which a large amount of gold was extracted. Its remoteness from places where supplies can be -obtained, and the scarcity of water for mining purposes has caused a suspension of operations for the present, but when by the means of railroad communication, this region becomes more accessible, no doubt mining operations will be resumed.
MAGAZINE, MARICOPA COUNTY.
This district, located in Cave Creek Basin, in the northern por- tion of the county, was organized in 1881. It contains the Red Rover, and other locations where excellent prospects have been
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obtained. The ledges are remarkable for their width and the prominence of their croppings. Quite a number of locations have been made, upon some of which work is being vigorously prosecuted. The veins carry copper and silver.
MARTINEZ, YAVAPAI COUNTY.
This is a large district, in the southwestern portion of the county in which at present, but very little work is being done. It embraces the head waters of Date Creek, and also Date Creek Mountains. In it are ledges of gold, silver and copper, and also gold placer diggings. The Mayflower, Cumberland, and Arizona Miner are silver ledges, from which ore giving good assays have been obtained. Some ledges containing rich copper ore, have also been found.
MAYNARD, MOHAVE COUNTY.
This district is located in the central portion of the county, between the Hualapai District and the line of Yapavai county. It embraces within its limits, the Peacock Mountains, which are said to contain numerous ledges of good silver ore. In it is the Hackberry mine, which some years since yielded considerable rich ore. A ten-stamp mill has been erected on this property, but it is now lying idle. The inaccessibility of this region, and greater attractions elsewhere, has caused an almost entire suspen- sion of mining operations at present. Wood and water for min- ing purposes are abundant.
M'MILLEN, GILA COUNTY.
See Globe District.
MINERAL CREEK, PINAL COUNTY.
This district is situated in the southern portion of the county, near the Gila River. The first locations were made in 1875, by D. G. Chilson. The general formation of rock is porphyritic slate. The ores are chlorides of silver, carrying gold, silver predominating. They are generally of low-grade, but still it is believed that they can be milled at a profit. The Mineral Creek Mining Company have sunk a shaft eighty feet on their mine, and have a five-stamp mill partly erected. Good copper ore has been found in this section, and the Pinal Copper Mining Company has erected smelting works at Riverside for the reduction of ores from their mine. The Keystone Company have also found good copper ore, and are developing their ground.
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MOOR, MARICOPA COUNTY.
This district is situated about eight miles east of the town of Gillette. It was first discovered in 1877, by William Moor, who, with others, located some twenty different claims, and organized a district. The first discoverers claimed to have found a deposit of tin, but subsequent investigation proved that they were mis- taken; several gold quartz claims, however, were found and worked to a considerable extent by means of arastras, paying very handsomely. The most promising of these mines are the Magna Charta, Gold Note and Plainwell, a group owned by Messrs. Nilson, Carpenter, and Hutchinson, of Prescott. The deepest opening on these claims does not exceed forty feet, but several show well-defined veins of gold-bearing rock, from three to six feet in width, averaging thirty dollars per ton. The dis- trict is very favorably situated, having a good wagon road run- ning through it, plenty of water, a first-class mill site, and consid- erable wood. On the north of this district are found copper pros- pects, but no developments have been made.
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