Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-05-18
IRE YEKOL CAMP.
A Wonderful Mine---Over Two Miles of
 Tunnel Work---Oiher Mines.

The Vekol mine is one of the best known in Arizona and the most won derlul in its character and formation. The ore taken out has not been from any well defined leads or veins, but has been encountered in every direction and in every conceivable shaft. Here the reporter was met by Judge Day, who has charge of the mine for J. D. Walker & Bro, the owners. The mine is not being worked extensively now, only about six men being engaged in prospecting. A shalt has recently been sunk about 100 feet west Of the mouth oi the main tunnel II Is down S3 feet and some exceedingly rich ore has been recently encountered which is now being taken out. This ore is rec milling ana has much the same ap- pearance as the original Vekol ore. A 1 trip was taken into the mine. There has been over two miles of tunneling in the mine, besides shafts and stopes in every direction. The policy in this mine has been to take the ore wher- ever found and follow 1t as long as 1t 1 lasted, which has resulted in literally honey-cumbing the mountain. The ore taken from the mine has been generally Of a high grade and of free milling character, but recently some exceedingly refractory rock was en- countered This ore was very high grade and considerable Of it has been shipped.
 The mill Is not now running and Supt. Day was unable to say when il would be again started up. The plant is good one and from 1t has been cleaned up as high as $13,000 anc $I4 900 per month. It has been stated this mine has already yielded over one million and quarter dollars, 75 pei cent of which was profit. The Veko camp is owned entirely by the Walker Bros. they have erected large mum Der of neat little houses for the ac commodation of those who from time tt time work in the mine and mill. Al abundance of water is obtained iron well which was bored several year ago. Water was obtalned at a deptl of 450 feet. The houses are nearly al
 vacant LOW and the camp natural.
 presents a sleepy appearance, but tn
 Vekol property is one of great sur
 prises and the camp will no doubt b
 filled with life and activity again be
 fore the present year shall have passe,
 away.
 Not far from this mammoth min
 is the Great Eastern on which a larg
 amount of development work has beel
 done and some very rich ore has bee
 taken from it. This property is own by Chillson & Kinds and it was leari ed that a sale of the property was be , ing negotiated.
 Between the Vekol and the Grea
 Eastern Is located the Combinalio shaft which has been recently honde } by Mir. Arthur H. Elliott, of Casa Grar
 de, who Is very enthusiastic over tn final out come of this property. It spoken of very higly by those acquain ed with the Great Eastern and Vekt : mine, as the ledges from both of ines mines pitch toward each other an the Combination shaft will no dout
 encounter the same ore but at wha depth cannot be determined ill an
 other way than by gong down.
 There are many other mines in th Casa Grande dls; rict that have alread / produced mach fine ore.
 : The Jack Rabbit mine, owned E Mir. w c. Smith of Casa Grande, hs
 been shipping ore of high grat steadily for over a year sHa-ia-a-..a : uable property The Mineral We group is a fine property consisting Q three clamss. On these mines there
 one blow out oF 5000 tons Of good or The Southern Queen, owned | ! Thos Earll. is good mine and e tunnel has been run into 1t D feet a
 in ore The Waukegan owned
 Thos Tomlinson and John Reiss hs j. been worked sufficiently to develC :, plenty of rich ore; this is the Easte' extension of the Reward mine.-Ci T izen.