Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-17
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Mr. Jos. D. Morton, Nj. F., recently made relort upon group of mines in the Old Hat district. from which the following extracts are taken. Speaking Of the letge upon winch the Old Hat clam ls located, Mr. Morton says;
 There ls no doubt Iu ny In.ud but that lt K a gigantic issuTe, and wherever de velopment has been prOsecutedthe crey- Ice exposed shows iatteriDg prospects The "klix' and "Queen" mines arc par allel strata or veins, and from their sur face indications will justify expenditure ID way of development.
 The old Hat claim seems t0 be the main location of the group and shows vein matter on the surface for a width of nearly 100 feet lying in shapes oi strata m veius parallel to each other varying ID width from i inches to 2 feet; SIX Of these strata crop quite prominently; the maIn vain, which l shall term as the mother vein, has been developed by slight surface working one shaft of which hes near the center of the ground and has been sunk to the depth of 80 or 8 feet n exposing a streak of ore nearly three feet n width, solid ln form, and permanent in character; average assays from the entire width of the vein taken and puiverized without regard to sam ple OF picked specimens, gave a return e S3i.5g in gold. There were picked specimens that would run S4O0 or SJU1, but | simply wished an average. There is another opening south Of thls shaft In which the vein Is larger and of dlf- f-reut character, and upon assay shows quite a percentage of silver and a little lead, bat not sufficient Co cause me to hesitate in chasing It free milling ore The remaining claims have not sufficient work upon them that would enable one Co arrive ar anything ID relation Co their intrinsic value, but as the -'Old Hat" claim Is valuable, its extensions must of course be tp a certain extent just as valuable. and from the developments aua slight openings made during the as- sessneu, work. sufficient 5 shown 0 en- couraae o-e t0 hold them In great regard. There 8 shown ID both claims the same width Of vein, body Of ore and class of mineral as that exposed in the center claim, and the outlook of this location will justify any one iu stating that It is a valuable property, for three feet of free milling gold ore running S3D per ton IS worth large figure; III fac,, I have seen -Ich miles bring time and again S3Jl,0H fyr Tree milling gold ore .s very Ces.-aa.e hen occurring .y lu per manent bodies and In god iuca,i D fir working. and ] must say tLat l have seen uo better location than tue "Old Hat" district, there being running water of sufficient inches for all practical mining operations, iuciutlug milling; wood Is lauLr and clE be obtained in any amount at price not exceeding Si per cord, su-l, bein. informed, was the general figure. As regards the per maueucv os this vein. l clu only state that am under the impression that lt is a Assure Of strong character, which has been tested by shaftIDg over 2JO feet, such being the development upon one of the northern sections, namely, the American Flag, all through winch fine vein has increased in richness and ~trel gth, and I have no doubt that the Old Hat will prove equally as valuable when work is prose ! cuted t9 the same depth.