Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-12-09
Report On the ''Ofd Hat" Group of Mines. Old Hat District. Pinal County, Territory
 of Arizona.
TUcsoN, A. T., Sept. 26, 188t

respectfully as the ''Old Hat" Mott" "Klix, "Queen" and Juniper" stuat- ed in the Old Hat Mining District, Terri tory of Arizona, Pinal county, and here | with submit my report upon the same.
 The Old Hat Mining District is stuat- ed some fortysix mile from Tucson, and 1 though the mines embraced in it's boun- diaries are yet but slightly developed, what has been done has caused the camp to called one of rare promise. Its veins arc direct continuation of the famous mineral belt of Mexico, and give every indication of being equally as valuable as the celebrated mines of Sonora and Chi huahua; the district in itself is almost the centre of the great mineral region of the southwest. The many mountain ranges of Arizona surround it on every side, con taining almost every precious and base metal known to the scientific world
 l Preached the claims by private convey ance, travelling over natural wagon road, winch is the main thoroughfare between all the mines in this section and Tucson, and is used almost daily by the stage lines plying between these two points. AS l was not familiar with the country we left the wagon road and went to the American Flag Mine" where, upon in quiry, learned that the "Old Hat" mine was the south location on the same vein as the American Flag" So we pro ceeded to follow the croppings of this vein, which were very prominent, we walked about : ,000 feet upon the crop pings of this mammoth ledge before we came to the ''Old Hat" grounds, and had we kept the main highway would have crossed the vein about have a miIs from the main shaft.
 There are five claims which lie in close connection with each other; the "Old Hat, y Juniper" and Mott mines are continuous locations of what is called the mother vein of the district, which crops very prominently as we walked upon the ledge matter of this plain for such dis tance.
 There is no doubt in my mind but that it Is gigantic Assure, and wherever de- velopment haS been prosecuted the crcv ice exposed shows fattering prospects. The "klix" and ''QySen" mines are par allel strata or veins, and from their sur face indications will justify expenditure in way of development.
 The "Old Hat" claim seems to be the main location of the group and shows vein matter on the surface for a width of nearly 100 feet, lying in shapes of strata in veins parallel to each other, varying in width from inches to 2 feet; six of these strata crop quite prominently; the
 man vein, which l shall term as the
 mother vein,- has been developed by
 slight surface workings, one shaft of which
 lies near the center of the ground and has
 been sunk to the depth of 30 or 35 feet il
 exposing a.streak of ore nearly three feet
 in width, solid in form and permanent 1T
 character3 average assays from the entire
 width of the vein taken and pulverizet
 without regard to sample or picked speci
 mems gave return of S31 90 ill gold
 there were picked specimens that woulC
 run S400 or $500, but simply wished al
 average. There is another opening soutl
 of this shaft in which the vein is large
 and Of D different character. and upol
 assay shows quite percentage of silve
 and little lead, but not sufficient t, l cause me to hesitate in chasing it ire ) milling ore. The remaining claims hay not sufficient work upon them that woulc enable one to arrive at anything in rela tion to their intrinsic value, but as tn ''Old Hat" claim is valuable, it's exten sions must of course be to a certain ex . tent just as valuable, and from the devsl 3 opments and slight openings made durin B the assessment work, sufficient is show regard There is shown in both claim
 the same width of vein, body of ore an class of mineral as that exposed in tn
 center claim, and the outlook of this loca tion will justify any one in stating that . IS valuable property, for three feet ( free milling gold orc running $50 per to Is worth a large figure, in fact, 1 hay
 seen such mines bring time and agai
 S250, 900, for free milling gold ore is yer
 desirable when occurring in permaner
 bodies and ill good location for working g and l must say that l have seen no bette s location than the "Old Hat'' Distric h there being running water of suficiel It inches for all practical mining operation s including milling; wood is handy and ca Il be obtained in any amount at price nc j. exceeding $4 DOT cord, such, I being il n formed, was the general figure. As T. # gards the permanency of this vein, ca
 only state that am undor the imprsssic d that 1t is Assure of strong characte l. which has been tested by shafting ov, l. 200 feet, such being the developGel 'r upon one of the northern extension 't namely, the American Flag, all throu4 'r which development the vein has increase j. in richness, and strength, and 1 have I