Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-12
EASTERN BRADSHAWS..
RESUMPTION OF INTEREST IN ITS
 MINING PROPERTIES.
A District of Marvellous Mineral Wealth Now joking Forward to Renewed Prosperity-Notes from Various
 Mines.
PheniX Repnhlicnn


 Beyond doubt, no land upon which the sun shines Is richer in mineral wealth than that strip of country lying along the northern border of Maricopa county, on the southern slope and the foothills of the Bradshaw Mountains
 Twelve years ago when silver mining was at the high tide of popularity the hills around Gillette echoed with the click of the pick and the boom of the blast. The Tip Top mine was the foun- tain of wealth that supported a thriving camp of the same name. A double shaft was being sunk to strike the giant Tiger ledge at great depth and the camps of Bradshaw City and Alexandria were thriving little places, with stamp mills ceaselessly battering away on the rich ores of the surrounding districts.
 The depression in mining circles and the collapse in the price of silver closed down several of the largest plants The smaller fry naturally followed suit and period of dullness came on. This stag nation IS now likely to be swept aside Mining. as business proposition, is com ing into public favor and the likelihood of the passage of the silver bill is giving to the mine owners much encourage ment.
 Many old mines are being cleaned out and put into shape for an active resump- tion of operations, and prospects are be- ing once more worked upon with more than the idea of simply keeping up the assessment.
 Messrs. Birchen, Bowers and Herman are doing much work on several claims around Tip Top and are shipping every few weeks a carload of carbonates to So- zorro or El Paso.
 The Tip Top, under its new manage ment, IS turning out a large quantity of pay ore. Several lots shipped from this property have run out $10O0 to the ton.
 Marlow, Carter < Johnson, on the Bullwhacker claim, are striking it rich. They have a shaft seventy five feet in depth with several drifts all in good rock. Their vein Is about three feet in width. a high grade streak four inches wide, run ming through the centre of it. The ore 1s free milling, without any base admix- ture whatever
 few miles beyond Gillette, has lately been leased by South. Lenhardt < CO. of Trinidad, Colo, who are shipping rich ore and developing the mine by running drifts into even richer rock
 The Fourth of July mine. owned by Ton Wade and Louis Johnson, is being proftably worked. This property Is To- cated on steep side hill, and tunnel has been run along the ledge to the depth of 400 feet Another tunnel has just been commenced on. which will strike the ore body 100 feet farther down. The ore is very rich but is charged with sulphurets, arsenic and antimony.
 J. W. Taylor and H. Norton are ship ping pay rock from the Seventy-Six mine, and small lots are brought to Phe- nix frequently by chloriders who seek simply for a ''gTub-stake," to purchase powder, tools and provisions, and who are earnestly working to turn their prospects into mines
 The ore Is handled from Phenix through the Valley Bank. Whenever a sufficient amount accumulates, a carload is sent away. The returns are usually satisfac- tory, the snneiting is generaiiy well done, but the carbonate miners of the Brad shaws earnestly hope that Phenix may l yet have a snelter.