The Arizona champion., 1885-08-01
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ASH FoRx. July a7, 1885.

nsh roHA, Juiy 1b ioo9' Previous to the advent of the A. q P. railroad through northern Arizopa, the now b.ginning to be famous Cat aract mines were comparatively un
 known, but since its completion i, places them within easy approaching distance, it being only about seventy miles distant from Ash Fork, the nearest point. Mining men are now beginning to take some interest Tn the district. SO much so in fact that the attention of the whole Territory is being drawn towards it, and hardly day passes without witnessing the departure of one or more prospecting outfits, for the new Carbonate fields.
 The ore of the district crops out in plain view along the whole course of the canon from Bridal Veil Falls to its junction with the Grand Canon of the Colorado; it is what is commonly called a blanket vein. lying perfectly flat. It is true carbonate ore in ev- cry sense of the word, and it is only in that part of Arizona that it is found in any quantity, and even the famous Grand Canon of the Colorado explor. CTS of late years have described it as containing immense lodges of ore of fabulous richness, and these are not stories unfounded, for there are ,ndi- viduals residing in Yavapai county this day that can recall instances of prospectors bringing into Prescott pure gold and silver in such quanti- ties as to warrant the supposition that there was abundance of It left where it came from.
 But the ore of the Cataract ledge mas always until recently been univer- sially supposed to be an extensively low grade mineral--so low, in fact, that it was thought impossible to work and derive profit from it, but with all thanks due to MT. A. G. Oliver, of our city, it has been demonstrated to the contrary. MT. Reese & Co.,, of the Cataract mine, being unable to make a test run of their ore, MT. Oliver agreed to furnish everything necessary for the extraction of one car load, and also agreed to pay all charges for transportation to San Francisco, the only recompense ex- pected beng remuneration for sup plies and money advanced, and when the returns came it created no little surprise when it was announced that the average run of the whole car load was sixty-seven dollars ($67 %. ) per ton, which will pay handsomely, as the ore exists in inexhaustible quanti- ties, and the above run is 6ona f.Re, which can be proven to any ones satisfaction that doubts it.
 Since the above became known there has been large exodus from Ash Fork, so much so, in fact, that the town isabout depopulated.
 Getting down to plain talk it is an assured fact that the year of 1885 will witness the greatest mining excite ment Arizona has had for number of years. and it can be nothing else but successful one. For it will be based on good mines that have an actual existence right now, and not upon paper either, but in Cataract Canon, and every pound of the ore will net handsome profit. and there is miilious of tons oi it waiting for capital to erect suitable machinery for the purpose of hoisting it out of the canon. What an opportunity for the man who has money. Plenty of mines and plenty of ore, and the quality of that fully demonstrated, there are no chances to take whatever. But of course one must make allow ances for the monied mans timidity. He has been gulled so much by the machinations of unprincipled mining sharks, that a mine must now have $too, ,ooo in sight before it can be sold for SIo. .ooo.
 ! To all who wish 10 visit the new mines, we will say that Ash Fork is the nearest oulht,ing point. ana there are teams and men leaving for there every day, so there will be no diff culy in getting there.
 EI. MAHDI