Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-07
A New Camp,
CHIEF CAMP. Arix Msroh 2e

CHIEP CAAP, Artk., March 29.
 ED. OIrIzEs:-Thinklng I can enter tain some of the readers of the CITIZEN by giving you a description of this camp and vicinity. This camp is sit usted midway between Quiiotos and Vekol mIne. The Chief group of mines consists of five claims, the Chief, Bay State, Chloride, Cambridge and Victor They are all good claims and show large bodies of mineral. I will give a slight description of each claim, com mencing ct the Chief, which is a great property; il has an incline down 70 feet all ID good free milling ore asssying from 50 to 3OO OF. per ton. There was three tons milled at the Vekoi which worked 100 or. and there is about 70 tons of ore on the dump. The ground IS easy worked being very soft, requiring very little powder. The ore Is in form of bromide, chloride, glance and horn silver. Incl ledge pitches towards the west about 30 degrees and work is going to kept up on the claim for the balance of the year.
 The claim adjoining on the north IS the Bay State, which is undevsloped. but showing a we'll defined ledge and large body of ore.
 The next claim adjoining is the Chlo- ride which IS noted for it's very rich ore. There IS native silver. horn silver. chlo- ride, and black metal. The ore assays all the way from 800 to 25O0 OF. and sampled at the Vekol mill 367 or. The ledge stands perpendicular and is about four feet in width and has the rich ore ID pockets, but the whole ledge is fine ore and free milling and the ledge is striped for about POO feet showing good ore, and there is 6 shaft 42 feet deep showing good ore sll the way down.
 The next claim is the Cambridge on the same ledge, but undsveloped. show ing the ledge the same as the Chloride.
 The next claim is the Victor which IS 6 fine showing. There is an incline down about IS feet in good ore, assay Ing from 30 to 70 ounces.
 This camp is nicely situated. There IS a good wagon road entering the camp from the north which goes to the VekOl and also going to Casa Grande, and 6 road running to the south to QuiiOtos and also a good road east going to the Casa Grande and QuIjotos road.
 This Is @ fine milling property for water is easily got at 70 feet short dis tsnoe from the claims. and there is abundance of wood and the country Is smooth for miles west of the mentioned claims.
 There has been several rich finds late. ly in this vicinity, commencing at the Lsnhorn and Gregory find about two and one-hslf miles northwest of this camp. They found ledge about two feet in width and if is very rlch in horn silver, sssaying from 1000 to 25OO oz. and they are working four men on the claim.
 There has been several valuable loos- tions made lately in the vicinity by Dan Hays, Frank Mensell and John Morgan. They are hard ct work and the claims are showing up well.
 There are quite a number of prospec- tors in this district at present, There seems to be quite sn excitement in min ing circles at the present time. l under stand there are four different companies started up ID the vicinity of the Vekol, and a good many claims have changed hands.
 The Chief group of mines are owned snd worked by O. P. Ford and Frank Bro~nell. They are opening them up in good shape and I believe they are the best prospects in southwestern Arizona. I wish the above mentioned gentlemen every success for they deserve ii. They have been at work here for about eight months.
 We have had some very nice rains and feed is excellent.
 Yours respectfully,
 PRosPECTOR.