The Arizona sentinel., 1885-06-06
Miner Musings:
Points for the People...B0ne
 Yuma County Gold Mines.
CLIP, A, T., Jane 4, 1885.


 Owing to the speculators' war on silver, aided and abated by the new sdministra- ton, coy capital shrinks from a more in- timate acquaintance until that artificial cloud shall have passed awsy, and its title shall be unclouded to rank on par with its iaundiced hued neighbor, gold as welcome legal tender to, as well the banker gambler of the Orient, as it now is to his humber brother, the Occidental "sport," who deals ''the papers" over the green board at five dollar limit.
 Undoubtedly this shaking up of the silver question will rebound to our ulti- mate good, as it is bringing to the fore many gold properties, that in the expen- sive past could not be worked to an ad- vantage. The pulse of California is now throbblng with renewed vigor from the transfusion of fresh energy, backed by capital into her partially abandoned gold fields. Money is drug on the market in eastern cities, railroads they will none Of, other branches are oyerloaded; silver, they fight shy of, until this unjust warfare shall have ended, as it will in oul favor and legitimate
 GOOD GOLD PROPOSITIONS
 Are in demand. The returns from the gold fields are gradually, but surely becoming less saoh year, winch also affects the demand. Since the "Homestake Mine," of Dakota. plymouth Con-" of California, and kindred, though smaller mines-the ma- jority, close corporate, non-repertlng companies-have demonstrated, how, by economical management, under practical supervision, gold ore of s4 per ton can be worked at handsome profit. Peo- pie begin to realize low grade gold mines is good place to invest surplus capital. and mines that have been abandoned be- cause the grade of ore would not pay transportation eight or ten miles on burros, to be then ground in arrastras with the advent of capital 10 systemati- oally develop the mines, and erect suitable reduction works. are of decided ana in transic value and re.locstions have fol- lowed, and the properties opened to the best of . hard-up prospector's abilities. And right here I would impress on the mind of
 THE PROSPECT OWNER
 Ina. because you can strike the colors in every spoon, and turn out handsome string from choice ore. that you can get your own price for your prospect. Yes, l know there is an asking and selling price, but have care your asking price don't run your would.be customer out of the camp. Just take the advise of one who IS familiar with both sides of the question. Go slow and keep the middle of the road. Just take into consideration the vast extent of mineralized territory that is bidding for this self-same capital, many of the southern states, and all of that region west of Kansas, to say nothing Of Mexico The coin won't go around boys, and If it comes your way, is inclined to remain with you, ask a fair price, and if you think, and really if it be not the value Of your prospects, unless crowding you too hard just corral the coin, and you have far starter for another swing into the hills. write now of some of the older camps that are taking a rest, and refer to prospects with anything from 5O-foot shaft to Coyote hole.
 EHRENBERG GOLD MINES.
 About ten miles north east from Ehren- berg and eight miles east from the Colo rado river near the abandoned town of La Paz, in Yuma county, is situated prom ising group of gold mines, the property or Thomas Goodman, of Ehrenbsrg. A num- Der of 12 or 15 I think. A shipment of extremely rich gold ore was forwarded to England from the Revina Mine. The re- suit was a stampede for the new strike, s15O,OO0 in cash and the erection of 40. stamp mill was refused for one-hah in- terest. Revina, the owner, well to do Mexican, worked in on the ledge and run a tunnel about 800 feet in length, starting at the base of the mountain side, ex- pecting to cut the ledge, which had its course partially defined halfway up the mountain side. Having exhausted the rich surface pockets from which many thousands of dollars were taken and arrastraed and the tunnel tapping no ledge, in the course of time the mine WAS abandoned. MT. Goodman having conf dence that there was something below the .,rfocs work ou the ReviDa mine and that