Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-09-20

''7s s.'s'''.'.s-s 1=zsssf1ssssss.s
 seven mile cafion we found q glass place and feeling sleepy we ursad
 died and picketed our horses am
 rolled into our blankets. Ten min
 utes later any one passing on tn
 road would have seen a grey blanke
 stretched upon the ground with tw'
 old hats sticking out at one end ant
 two pair of boots at the other.
 At daylight we saddIed up pushed
 on to Clanton's where we had break
 fast There 1 left John and took the
 cross road to Cave Greek. This
 leaves the Phoenix al the summit oi
 the divide about two miles from
 Clanton's, and branches off to the
 west, following tine bed of a tribu-
 tary gulch to Cave Greek. The dis
 iance is twelve miles to Woods sta
 ton. and after travelling nine miles l followed a COW trail over the side
 Of ridge ana discovered q spring 1 was not the first discoverer, how
 ever, for I found Mir. Hardy who
 formerly kept Cave Creek station,
 eneamped here with his family He
 has built near by house and corral,
 and has some cattle and q band of
 | o ses. also several very promising
 nInes in the neighhorhood. He has
 namt d his place Crap vine Sprirg g., and it is known by that name throughout the Cave Creek country.
 Watering my horse here I kept on towards my destination which Hardy told me was only three miles furtner.
 Just as I was becoming impatient at the length of the road t mt and then two board hoases come into view, a short distance ahead; and in few moments I was warmly vel comed by Mir. and Mrs. ". Il Thomas and invited to dismount and partake of q dinner of venisou which was already smoking on the table. 1 always have made it point to eccept the situation, and I did not break my rule in this in- stance. During the meal found I l was in the camp of ihe Argonauts- the scarchers for the ColdeE Fleece Mr. Mack, the Jason, was absent on . trip to the Eastern States; but Mr. Thomas, tue thorough y competent foremen of the mine. and the polite and t-bliging gentleman that he has always been known to b., showed ne, at my request, all the works in md around this mine O. which l lad helrd so much. The develops nents. at present consisting of a haft 65 feet in depth and tunnel 70 feet in length, are situated on the lope of a mountain five hundred ards east Of the clmp, and huge edges they are attacking may be rae, d all along the mountain sile, unning in soltheas erly direction )n reaching and entering the tun> el found that at it's further end il ad penetrated six feet into the edge, at a distance of 80 or 90 feet clow the mouth of the shaft. Shocking of some quartz brought
 out 10 dwight and Mir. Thom $ ,sted it i'll q horn spoon, showing le a beautiful array of ''colors" of old. We then ascen led to the laft and I obtained at the bottom mother piece of quartz which was spoonedS with a similar result he le ge at the bottom of the shaft as 1911 feet in width of splendid oking quarz- f- Thomss who is very close llcula;or cn mineral bearing ores, 'tipates that this quartz carres 1ou: $35 in gold and 615 in silver. e also asserts that it can be taken z It of the mine ard put into the mill T r.vIded the mill was in the i'm me i ate vicinity), for B per ton and r filed for another s per ton; mak- f E the total expense for handling r i'd amelgauating $6 per ton. in- i uding wood whieh is incxhaus.ible c i'd water, of which there is an r 
 Tnis being the case, the Golden . ieece is bonanza indeed. and :, a not afraid 10 predict that under :, ( management of Mir. Ma, k, who '' about to put up stamp mill on e ground, this mine will take the ad in bringing to notice the hiIher>
 unnoticed mineral wealth of tho i've Creek mining district. is