Gila County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Globe Mining District 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/az/azfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 17, 2007, 3:55 pm 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 District bounds it on the west. This section of the country affords fine facilities for mining. The forests of pine and other timber furnish 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. 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 eastern 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 exceedingly 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 snowed 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 company owns a good ten-stamp mill, and besides has all the appliances 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. Stopeing 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 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 Superintendent. 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 district 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. Additional Comments: Extracted from: ARIZONA BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND GAZETTEER; CONTAINING THE Names and Post-Office Addresses of all Merchants, Manufacturers and Professional Men in the Territory of Arizona; TERRITORIAL, COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN OFFICERS. A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT MINING DISTRICTS AND THE NAMES OF MINING SUPERINTENDENTS. ALSO, A GAZETTEER OF THE COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS, Giving a full exhibit of their Mineral, Agricultural and Manufacturing Resources. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF WHOLESALE MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. W. C. DISTURNELL, COMPILER AND PUBLISHER, 534 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. BACON & COMPANY, PRINTERS. l88l. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881, By W. C. DISTURNELL, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. 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