Pima County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Oro Blanco Mining District 1881
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ORO BLANCO,  PIMA COUNTY.

  This district is located in the extreme southern portion of the county, being
bounded on the south by Sonora. The mines in this and adjoining districts were
worked by the Mexicans many years ago. Some were remarkably rich, and gave
Arizona a reputation for mineral wealth long before the territory came into our
possession. In many places evidences of early mining are to be seen. When the
Old Ostrich mine was opened some years since, the skeletons of the miners were
found inside, and also small piles of ore ready to be carried to the surface,
indicating that the workmen had been surprised and murdered by the Apaches. The
district contains many rich ledges of gold and silver, some of which have been
developed to a considerable extent. The Warsaw mine has a large body of good
ore, which improves as depth is attained. It is developed by a shaft 125 feet
deep. The Silver Wing has a four-foot vein which presents a remarkable variety
of ores, such as sulphurets of different colors, stephanite, chlorides, and gray
carbonates, some of which are very rich. The Blue Wing is being vigorously
worked and yielding good ore. The Arizona Southern Mining and Milling Co. of
Philadelphia own several locations containing high-grade ore. The San Jose Co.
have recently had some ore milled which yielded upwards of $1,000 to the ton.
The Orion, Osceola, Yellow Jacket, and Dictator are excellent mines, and are
being energetically developed. In addition to these, are many other promising
locations too numerous to mention. This section of the Territory affords every
facility for mining, wood and water being abundant and the climate delightful.


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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