Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-04
Mining Matters at Groom's and Lynx Greeks.

Pat Hamilton and Col. Bigelow, went
 out on the 3Oth, to the hills to look at the
 golden bonanzas of Willis & Co.,, and other
 locators on the south fork of Groom's creek
 They returned Tuesday night and gave such
 glowing accounts of the gold mines that
 several of our oldest prospcctors started out
 next morning with their horn spoons to look
 over some of ihc old discoveries of 63 and
 '64. The veins above referred to have been
 mentioned before in the MINER, but few
 additional items may be of some benefit to
 the mining community.
 The recent excitement in Prescott con-
 corning these mines was occasioned by the
 fact that just as silver began to get down
 below par, Messrs Willis & Go. struck it fat in gold at depth of 60 feetin shalt on vein called the Victorine, where they had been working all winter. Quite rush ensued to that locality and everything that looks like quartz croppings in that neighborhood has been located, but our informants state that the only work going on is on two veins, known as the Victorine and Wakefield. On the former, the shaft of Willis S Co.,, is down 65 feet and shows a vein g inches wide that is very rich. Other claims on this vein have but lately been located, and little work has been done, but the surface pros- poets are good for 6.OOO feet from the Will lis shaft. The Wakefield runs parallel with the Victorine about 800 feet distant and the claims of Rankin, Leighton and Simpson, Gang and Behm all show we'll. The deepest shaft is down IS feet showing a fine vein 8 feet wide and the ore taken out has been rastraed by Rankin and Simp- son and paid $40 per ton. The mines are in the midst of timber only E miles from the Aztlan mill and $20 ore is big thing A mile higher up on the Lynx Creek divide, Messrs Hutchins & Co.,. have relocated some old veins and are sinking on them and showing good prospects.
 On Sunday high old dinner was eaten at the Willis cabin by the family, Col. Big. elow, Miss Skinkle, (the fair boss of the telegraph office in Prescott), Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, and all the little Weavers, and in the afternoon Mrs. Willis and Miss Skinkle went down the shaft and explored the drifts for specimens. Messrs. II. and B. went to Lynx Creek and were the guests of Messrs Rice and Elliott, for day and exam ned their valuable mine called the Acciden- al. We stated last week that bonanza lad been struck in the mine, and are glad o be able to confirm the good news. The accidental was discovered and worked in S64 and at intervals ever since The mine s we'll opened by two tunnels run in on the 'ein, the lower one is in 175 feet The up- per one 100 feet above is in 21O feet. There Ire six men working at the mine and seven 1 t the mill. MT. Rice states that the aver l ge ore worked during the past year has 'aid S25 per ton in gold. Recently they ave banned out $10 from 12 pounds of ock taken out of streak of decomposed | natter and have on hand lot of nice | pecimens. The mill has not been running or the past two months owing to scarcity f water and they do not know how the late nd will pay yet. Heavy rains fell on Sun ay and Monday and they were preparing ) start up when Messrs Hamilton and Big low left. Such men as those referred to, -ho work steadily and quietly for months nd years deserve all the success they get, nd we are always glad to accord to them leir merits. Some folks say they are lcky, but we say they are plucky,