Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1886-11-24
a StrIngev on Blind Lodges

EDITOR JoURNAL-MINER: AS tie
mines located in Mohave county are
found in a similar formation to that OF
Yavapia county history Of find may
be hint to miners that are at work
around Prescott and in different parts Of
Yavapai county. In 1874 miner by
the name of I. J. Christy came from
Nevada and camped a, Mineral Park.
He worked hard at prospecting for some
time, without success. Finally, getting
discouraged. he concluded to return to
Nevada and condemn Arizona and his
mines forever. With his mind fdlly
made up he rose early one bright morn
ing, took his rope in hand and started
out over the hills to hunt his must ins
that he had not seen for a month past
As he rambled over the steep mount ia
side, not two miles from Mineral Park,
his eye caught on to some float ore that
lay on the steep mountain side. He
picked up some Of the best pieces and
put them 10 his pocket. He was not
successful In finding bis mustang
that day, but on returning home at night
he handed the pieces of float ore to his
assayer, who returned him certificate
that the ore went near one thousand
ounces OF silver ;othe ton Of ore. Tae
result was that he put of bunting MS
and )Ok his pick and shovel
and went to the place where he had
picked up the float He soon crosscut
and found small vein or stringer Of
ore. He located it and called his find the
Metallic Accident. Within a short time
he had several miners at work, besides
himself, and in few months had rea-
lized nearly Sac, 900 from the little NINE.
He had gouged out the best OF the ore
in sight and then sold out. With this
little fortune Mr.. Christy travelled some,
took in the worlds fair,> finally married,
and settled down in Mineral Park, not
rich, but managed to live. He had
spent nearly all Of his money, but always
had courage and faith in Arizona.
Last spring, miner by the name of
Mike Dunn, came along. He was hard
Up, had prospeoted and had not been
successful. Mr.. Christy proposed to
put up grub and tools and let MI. Dunn
ny the mountains around Mineral Park
Mr.. Dunn struck out. and found every
where he went holes, shafts and tunnels
without number. He finally found
mail cropping Of q .ariz, of not very
,oed quality. on the side Of the noun
ain not two miles from the Park. He
II once set in and worked several DAYS
without finding ore, and was about to
luit the place. One day as he was on
lis wap to work a small rsttlesnake
;rossed his trail; he picked up rock to
ill the snake with, but the heft of the
mall rock attracted his attention. He
ound another rock and threw it at the
make. This finished the serpent. He
low examined the rock ne still held in
lis hand and found it to be piece of
ich silver ore, with native silver glisten-
ne on one side Of it. Mr.. Dunn got
lis pick and shovel and began to cross
ut to find the blind vein or
tringer that this piece of float had come
rom. After several days work he
ound a seam in the bed rock that had a
narrow vein Of ore not halt an inch
hick. He now hired man to help
lin to run deep open cut, SO as to be
ertain about the vein. In running this
ut one day the side of the cut slipped
n and crushed the man to death, and
anne near catching Dunn. Mr.. Dunn
ow started shaft and tinbered it we'll,
o as to make it safe. AT the depth Of
hirty feet he found some ore, but soou
ound water. He kept on working, but
oOn found vein of good ore. AT a
epth Of ferty-five feet he started a drift
ach way from his shaft In drifting
outh the ore soon gave cut, but in drift