Cochise County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Warren 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 18, 2007, 12:06 pm WARREN DISTRICT, CACHISE COUNTY. This district is situated in the southern portion of the county, about 35 miles south of Tombstone, embracing within its limits what is known as the Mule Pass Mountains. This section of the country was one of the strongholds of the Apaches, who for a long time stubbornly resisted all attempts to drive them from it. Here, locked in by rugged mountains, broken up by narrow and steep cafions, these relentless savages found a natural fastness, from which they sallied forth in forays on the settlements of Sonora, stealing cattle and mules, and driving them in such numbers through the principal pass in the mountains as to give it the name of Puerta de las Mulas. The Mexicans often pursued the savages up to the mouth of this pass, but owing to the desperate resistance made, were never able to pierce it. When the Americans obtained possession of the Territory a determined effort was made to dislodge them; and where the Rucker mine is now located, occurred one of the last actions between the Apaches and our troops. Some ten years since, Major Brayton, while in pursuit of Cachise, the famous chief, encamped in these mountains a day or two, to rest his command; and at this time George Warren, his guide, who had been an old miner, observed mineral float, and following it discovered the croppings of the now celebrated Copper Queen mine. He subsequently made an attempt to more thoroughly examine the mines, but was prevented by the hostility of the Indians. In September, 1877, Warren, accompanied by D. B. Rea, and guarded by an escort of United States troops, again visited this section, and made a number of locations. During the same year Captain Jack Dunn, another pioneer scout and guide who entered the pass in pursuit of Indians, discovered and located the Rucker mine, which promises to be another copper bonanza. The Copper Queen was located in 1878 by J. Jones and J. S. Halcro, who did no work on it; and it was jumped by other parties, who finally sold it, together with the Copper King, to W. H. Martin & Co., of San Francisco, for the sum of $18,000. This firm commenced the erection of a furnace in July, 1880, and on the 15th of September the first bullion was shipped. Since July, 1880, the production has been as follows: Tons of ore smelted. Tons of bullion produced. August, 1880 114 33 September, " 579 159 October, " 801 210 November, " 616 143 December, " 748 171 January, 1881 718 146 February, " 158 March, " 152 April, " 112 The Hon. P. Hamilton, who has recently visited the mine, says: "The Copper Queen, as far as opened, is an immense mountain of ore, averaging over 20 per cent, pure copper. The claim is opened by over 600 feet of tunnels, cross-cuts, and winzes, exposing an ore body 160 feet in length, 120 feet in width, and over 150 feet in thickness. Prom careful calculations it is estimated that over $2,000,000 worth of ore is already in sight. A large excavation has been made in the side of the mountain, and the ore is quarried out and wheeled to a shute which delivers it at the smelter, a few feet below. It will thus be seen that the cost of extraction is merely nominal, and Superintendent Williams assured your correspondent that, with his present facilities, he could work ore carrying six per cent, copper." The mine has recently been sold to a New York company for the sum of $1,250,000. An additional furnace with a capacity of 30 tons is being erected. he Copper King adjoins the Copper Queen on the west, and will no doubt when developed yield a large amount of copper. The Neptune Mining Co. own nine or ten locations, and have expended considerable money in opening up some of their properties, which have been developed sufficiently to prove that they are very valuable. This company have recently surveyed a line for a railroad to Hereford, on the San Pedro River, where they are erecting extensive smelting works. The Atlanta and Belle Isle claims lie near the Copper Queen, and have found, in addition to their copper ledge, a large vein of carbonate of lead dipping in the opposite direction. Besides those mentioned above are the Twilight, New York, New Year, Galena, Richmond, Watson, Campbell group, Corbin group, and other mines which no doubt contain rich ore. The mineral belt in this district is about eight miles long and three wide. The ores, which are principally carbonates, are found in large masses or chambers in a limestone formation. Wood for mining and other purposes is abundant, and there is a fair supply of water. There are many persons engaged in prospecting in this vicinity, which, together with the extensive operations at the Copper Queen, makes Bisbee, the central point, thriving town. 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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