, 1885-07-08
FINDING 4 ' NINE,
The Discovery Made by a Trio Of Pros
pector- Who Were Dodging Indians

lchicago Herald
Another sensational mining discovery
was made in 1875 IN Arizona. but this was
a pure silver production. 1t was one Of
the most interesting finds ever made on
the coast Three prospectors. Copeland.
Mason and another. were one day dodg
ing Indians in tho ncighborhood OF Queen
creek. linal county. about fifty miles from
florence The Indians had been very
bad that year in that region and no pros
pector felt safe a moment. One evening
Copeland and party were looking for q
place to camp when all at once one OF
their pnck mules gave n snort. and with
ears pointed forward. stood stock still A
mule scent for an Indian Is keener than
that OF any dog for game, and the party
knew there was danger ahead. They dis
mounted and reconnoitercd
While Copeland prepared to scout on the
side Of q little rise. he tied his mule to a
clump of sage brush which grew in the
cleft Of "A ridge OF hoat rock While be was
gone something scared the mule, and the
latter ierkcd the sage brush up and started
down the canon. The party 10.
Gated a ~rancheriaT Of indians a mile
oil and wisely beat n retreat undiscovered.
A half a mile away they picked up the
mule. the sage brush still hanging TO his
bride Copeland detached II and was
about throwing It away when something
clinging TO the roots attracted his atten.
ton. II was a piece Of shattered white
quartz. rs big as n walnut. tho disinte-
grated mass being held together by n per
feet network Of pure white silver threads
the size Of q number eight wire. some
Of the roots Of the bush ran through the
quartz and firmly attached IT, The party
were greatly excited. but they did not
then dare 20 back on account Of the In
dians. They stukcd the locality. and
Copeland fairly cudgeled his brain to i'm
press upon 1t the exact spot he had tied
his mule
Two weeks after they ventured back
aud TO their joy found the coast clear.
For several hours they searched among
the rocks and scoria OF the vicinity. and
at last Copeland found the place where
the sage brush had been torn up A few
minutes digging revealed the crown of
the most beautiful silver quartz ledge
any Of the prospectors had ever seen.
They dug for several days on the spot
and laid bare a section twenty feet long
and ten feet wide. The vein was without
foot or hanging wall. was Of pure white
quartz. with streaks OF native silver pure
white silver and blotches Of black sui
phurets running all through IT,
This was the discovery Of the famous
silver King mine OF 10 DAY. ms MN
has Il peculiar interest from the fact that
so many public men of note invested in it.
mike most silver mines. the Silver
King has yielded for u number Of years
1t Is not so profitable as OF old, however.
The mine has paid since 1870 81. 500. 900
In dividends, and has produced something
like 50. 400, 900 in silver. TRANCE TO say,
the ledge stands alone by itself. Scores
of locations have been made around it.
but nothing has even been found in any of
them II any other evidence were needed
to prove that mining for the precious
metals Is a game Of chance the history Of
the Silver King deposit alone would
prove 1t.