Manganese Deposits of Eastern Arizona
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MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA BY L. L. ~amhm,L. A. stewart, and C. W. DeLong MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA By L. L. Farnham, L. A. Stewart, and C. W. DeLong UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Stewart L. Udall, Secretary BUREAU OF MINES Marling J. Ankeny, Director This publication has been cataloged as follows: Farnham, Lloyd Lynn, 1891- Manganese deposits of eastern Arizona, by L. L. Farnharn, L. A. Stewart, and C. W. DeLong. [Washington] US. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines [19611 v, 178 p. illus.. tmbhs. 26 em. (US. Dept. of tho Interior. Bur-mu of Wries. InformaUon circulm 79901 [TN23.U71 no.79901 622.06173 U.S. Dept. of the kt. Llbrary CONTENTS Introduction and summary .................................. 1 Acknmledgments ........................................... 1 Physical features and climate ............................. 2 History and production .................................... 3 Mineralogical terms ....................................... 4 Descriptions of deposits .................................. 4 Apache County ........................................ 4 Sonsela Butte deposit ........................... 4 Navajo County ........................................ 8 Cow Springs occurrence .......................... 8 Cochise County .................................. 9 Bisbee district ................................. 9 Twilight claim ............................. 13 Hendricks claim ............................ 15 Golden Gate claim .......................... 15 Hanrmoth claim .............................. 15 New Era and adjoining claims ............... 16 Danville and Hanchette claims .............. 18 Copper Glance claim ........................ 18 Bay State claim ............................ 19 Unknown and Granville claims ............... 19 Unknown No . 2 claim ........................ 20 Boras claim ................................ 21 No . 4 claim ................................ 21 Waterloo claim ............................. 22 Marquette-Arizona group .................... 22 Miscellaneous occurrences .................. 23 Tombstone district .............................. 24 Oregon-Prompter ............................ 27 Contact ................................... 29 Rattling Boy and Side Wheel ................ 30 Rattlesnake ................................ 31 Plain Via................................. 32 Blacktail group ............................ 33 Comet ...................................... 34 Eagle Roost ................................ 35 Florida group .............................. 36 Miscellaneous occurrences .................. 36 Courtland-Gleeson district ...................... 37 Hangum claims .............................. 37 Ora Hay .................................... 38 CONTENTS (Con.) Descriptions of deposits (Con.) Cochise County (Con .) Courtland-Gleeson district (Con.) Black Jester ............................... 38 Barret group ............................... 39 Jasper or Lucky Strike .......................... 40 Power claim ..................................... 40 Klondfke group .................................. 41 Gila County .......................................... 42 Globe area ...................................... 46 Doughboy ................................... 46 Darius ..................................... 48 New Dominion ............................... 52 Big Iron ................................... 53 Iron Hive .................................. 53 Vacy Constance ............................. 55 Livingston group ........................... 56 Vance ..................................... 57 Silver Glance .............................. 57 Bracco group ............................... 58 Moonlight and Mineral Farm group ........... 59 New Orleans ................................ 61 Globe Manganese ............................ 61 mgnet ..................................... 64 Keno ....................................... 66 Copper hust ............................... 67 Black Bell ................................. 68 Last Chance ................................ 68 Pontiac .................................... 69 Hobson ..................................... 70 Iron King and Red Oxide claims ............. 71 Telfair .................................... 74 Amster ..................................... 75 Berkley .................................... 76 Keeley Cure ................................ 76 Manganese King ............................. 77 Ireland ......................................... 78 Black Point ..................................... 79 Giant Cactus .................................... 80 Apache .......................................... 81 Accord .......................................... 84 Ramsdell ........................................ 85 Sunset .......................................... 86 Rattlesnake claims .............................. 87 Rye Creek ....................................... 88 Graham County ........................................ 89 Black Rock (Davis) .............................. 90 iii CONTENTS (Con .) Descriptions of deposits (Con.) Graham County (Con .) Black Hawk group ................................ 91 Junction and Shamrock claims .................... 92 Black Rock (Vickers) ............................ 93 San Carlos Indian Resenation ................... 94 Greenlee County ...................................... 95 Oliver claims ................................... 96 Sylvia N claims ................................. 97 La Palma group .................................. 97 Gila Hot Springs claims ......................... 98 Denton claims ................................... 99 Black Rock group (Black Magic) .................. 101 Red Rock claims ................................. 102 Corporate group and Climax claims ............... 103 Black Cat ...................................... 103 Wilba claims .................................... 104 Crow claims ..................................... 105 Black Beauty .................................... 106 A-1 claims ...................................... 106 Paradise and SAJ claim......................... 107 Pima County .......................................... 107 Drew Springs area............................... 108 Stella Maris No . 1......................... 109 Stella Maris No . 2 ......................... 111 Manganese King ............................. 112 Black Jack ................................. 113 Black Diamond group ............................. 114 Jean E .......................................... It5 Black Hawk ...................................... 116 Black Dragon deposit ............................ 117 Cadillac ........................................ 118 sunset .......................................... 119 Hump or Purcell claims .......................... 119 Big Dike ........................................ 121 Baboquivari ..................................... 121 Promontorio-Black Eagle claims .................. 122 pinal County ......................................... 123 Superior area ................................... 125 Baltimore claim ............................ 125 Magma Chief deposit ........................ 127 Rittenhouse lease .......................... 129 Magma vein ................................. 130 Nunez lease ................................ 132 Monarch vein ............................... 134 Elm Canyon ................................. 136 Guzman lease ............................... 137 CONTENTS (Con.) Descriptions of deposits (Con.) Pinal County (Con.) Superior area (Con .) Queen Creek ................................ 138 Lone Star ..................................139 Climax ...................................141 Stacy claims ............................... 141 Reymert mine ...............................143 Crescent deposit ................................144 Swingle claims ..................................147 North Star group ................................ 149 Zig Zag group ................................... 150 Geronimo group .................................. 152 Esperanza claim .................................153 Santa Rosa Queen ................................153 Black Chief .................................... 154 Teller (Santa Rosa) claim ....................... 154 Pointing Cactus group ........................... 155 Black Jewel ..................................... 156 Black Prince No . 1 .............................. 157 Santa Cruz County ...................................157 Naury ........................................... 159 Bullwhacker .....................................162 Bender .......................................... 165 Black Eagle ..................................... 168 Hardshell ....................................... 170 Salvador ........................................ 171 Black Rose ...................................... 174 Pollywog ........................................ 174 Blue Bird ....................................... 175 Black Butte ..................................... 176 Sorillo ......................................... 177 Lnna de Manganese ............................... 178 ILLUSTRATIONS 1 . Map of Arizona ...................................... 2 . Manganese deposits. Apache and Navajo Counties. Ariz .............................................. 3 . Outcrop of manganese at Sonsela Butte deposit ....... 4 . Manganese deposits. Cochise County. Ariz ............ 5 . Manganese deposits. Bisbee district. Cochise County. Ariz .....................................