Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-03-04
A Trip to the VekOl and Other
 Mines.

A Trip to the VelkOl and Other
 Mines.
 It IS hardly necessary to say that in go- ing to the Vekol you have to pass the railroad at Casa Grande From there, some twenty and more miles over level country, and then some ten miles winding through the hills coming out on the west side of the range in which the mine is To- cated. On my rrrival at the mine I was most hospitably received by the Walker brothers. Those gentlemen also gave me the priviledge of examining their mine. This did as thorou5 5hly as present de- velopnents permitted. There has al ready been a large amount of work done on the mine, yet so well and fortunately has this work been done that it shows combined plan for the better develop ment of this grand property. On the mine there are number of shafts and drifts, in none of which has the ore been taken out in the drifting or sinking. Ey- cry place now open on the Vekol mine shows ore in quantity The dumps are all crowed with second-class ore, the first class having been sorted and shipped, and every shipment has improved in. quantity and value. l remained several days at the mine and from day to day watched its progress, and although l do not pretend to be an expert, yet do pretend to some practical knowledge of mines and mining, and l can safely say that it takes time to comprehend the magnitude of such de posit as is being opened by those fortunate owners Yet, at the same time, I would say that in my opinion this mine is yet in its infancy. From the peculiar nature of the formation and general surroundings We may at any moment be called upon to testify to another of Arizona's grand bo- nanzas.
 After fifteen days at the Vekol mine, the property of Messrs. Walker and Bra dv, l accompanied L. Walker and J. Bar nett to the Casa Grande district. There l saw the Orizaba mine which IS good looking prospect. As yet, there is little done on this mine; I was favorably i'm pressed with it. From this mine we went across the valley to the Silver Bell mine Here there is forty foot shaft and drifts from the bottom of it. The pay-streak is small and had no means of knowing the value of the ore. There is quite num- Der of sacks of ore on the dump
 The next mine was the Platarino on this vein. There is no development. The general indications are very good, yet who can tell what to expect twenty feet below the surface.
 Next was the Ready Cash. This IS a gold prospect. 1 found some very good 1 gold specimens. This vein is nearly on the level of the desert Beyond that is the Jack Rabbit, belonging to the same parties, showing more silver than gold From there we went to the Walkers mine, Wall Street. This shows a good vein of great power and strength, but will take some time and money to properly develop it. l also saw another vein of Walkers, but forgot its name. It is, as yet, undeveloped. This last finished what 1 saw in Casa Grande district
 From here we struck out across the country in as straight direction as pos sible for Red Rock, where we crossed the railroad and continued i'll an easterly di- rection to the Owl Heads. Here we were well received and fed by the boys in charge of the Jessie Benton. This mine is very well developed and it is unnecessary to give 1t recommendation, as it has gained its way from the grass-roots down, and can now be seen on the dumps and in si sht all through the mine at least five or six hundred tons of ore, that will average $l00 per ton. From here we started on the last wet Sunday, and after seven hours travelling we arrived in Florence, Feb. l9th, l0S2, after an absence of three weeks Although I did not find any thing for Jennings on the trip, yet I con slider the time well spent have been introduced to country of great promise the capabilities of which are as yet un. known, and at some future time expect will bring forth good fruit.
 WM. JENNINGS.