Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-09
ON THE WING. OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE MINES
 OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. In thn Bradshaw Mountains Where There Are Rig Mines and Many of Them--A Wonderful Quarry of Onyx Late Iy Discovered---A Glimse
 from the Mountain Top Over the Valley.
ON THE WING.

hottest of the summer The Black Cail- on affords the quickest trip to the noun tains and to Prescott The first change of horses and the first water to be had is at Dry Wells distance of B miles from Phcnix. The climate begins to change at this point. as the summer showers for several weeks had been cooling the foot hills. A few miles further on the stage encountered q heavy shower and the at mOsphere became suddenly cooled to an October register, while below one could see the PheniS country under the full rays of summer sun.
 The next station. ten miles beyond, Is Gillctt IL was nearly sunset when the stage arrived and several Hassay ampers were ihere awaiting the arrival of the mail and discussing the political situ- ation. One old democrat said he would vote for a republican delegate If he thought It would assist Arizona into the Union as a state, for, he said, we will get nd of Woltley and therefore kill two birds with one stone
 The next station at which halt was called Is Big Bug, at the foot of the Bradshaw mountains, 26 miles from Pres colt. One IS pleasantly surprised III alightlng for breakfast to find the station siurounded with very neat picket fence enclosing fruit trees of many varieties and numerous vines, and the outside shaded with ash trees. A hearty meal IS here enjoyed by the traveller. The water from the well. only ten feet Ill depth, is so cold that 1t makes ones teeth chatter. Fresh eggs, butter and milk is to be had, and all kinds of fresh vegetables come over from Agua Fria. There are no flies q ,t Ilst1e fNr to be found there. Joe Mayer, a man universally liked. is the proprietor of the station and he has a general store that supplies the country for miles around
 1t IS claimed by the people of this sec ton that the proper route for the north and south railroad is through this place; it is but 21 miles to Witherellville. on the Prescott railroad. The route by Congress mine Is severely denounced by the whole Bradshaw section and IS looked upon as a scheme to benefit only it's projectors. It would not traverse a country that will benefit the people to the south, whereas 1t should enter the Bradshaws via Big Bug three or four miles west of the Tiger mine. This road would supply the num- erous mines with the hay, grain and fruits of the lower country and the inn mense quantities of ores would be shipped out The timber in the Rradshaws Is sufficient for it's own mines for many years, but a railroad would soon cause it to be exhausted. Col. s. $. Mas ten has been at the Crown King mine an immense property and at other points, ascertaining what revenue would come to a road built through that part of the country. 1t is said seventy miles Is the distance required by the Tiger route. The people frankly say that Prescott is | jealous of the Big Bug route and they may well be, as this would cut off Pres colt. The route would be as short as any that could be projected.
 | The company operating the Boggs and | Blackberry copper mines, near here, Is the | same that is operating the Bisbee mines and J. J. Williams is the superintendent | The Boggs mine is situated at the foot Ol of the Bradshaw and Walker mountains at an elevation of $500 1t. above sea level | This mine is developed to a depth of 35C feet. The ore carries large percentage ot gold and developments are pushed day and night. The timber for mining and building purposes comes from Clark Adams mill, about eight miles distant
 Lumber IS being hauled to erect more buildings A survey has been made To eating the streets and looking forward tC au active camp. Water will be piped iron a spring six miles distant, as soon as tho company is satisfied with the develop ments.
 The Blackberry mine is located 23 mile: south of the Boggs. Here another stean hoist is at work; substantial buildings hay, been put up for the men and work i, pushed as energetically as on the Boggs
 The shaft is down 265 feet and the show ing must be gratifying to it's owners. Thi Is said to be a very promising mine.
 The most wonderful discovery made ol the coast lies a few hundred feet acros. the gulch from Big Bug Station, anC consists of about two hundred acres O onyx. The deposit or quarry is so larg that from it's vastness one is forced to tn conclusion that it Is valueless, but such l not the fact, however. Slabs twelve fee wide have been blasted out and some O twice this size are uncovered Palace could be built and stone not less thal one by twelvef feet used. Men are now a
 work uncovering this immense deposit
 THE ENTERPRISE Kodak has severa illustrations showing the immense slab
 now cut, and at some future time vii
 print illustrations of this remarkable find
 AL McCann, one of the owners, Is wei
 known in southern Arizona. There is
 syndicate in the United States that COT
 trOls the onyx market, deriving their SUI
 ply from Mexico, where the mines ar
 small and insignificant compared to thii
 There is also a small mine in California
 After polishing the value of this beaut
 ful stone IS ready seen.
 From Big Bug d good road was bull
 into the Peck country about twenty year
 ago. to facilitate the transportation ( machinery to the Bully BuenO min,
 The machinery came by way of Ne
 Mexico and was hauled by OK team | There are two graves on that road file 3 by memberso of that party, murdered b Indians. This road IS still used as a tra and team seldom goes over 1t. I'll
 trade of the Peck country goes to Pre-
 colt.
 The Peck mill is now idle. It is sal 5 that the Peck mine has produced abor - two million dollars The mill Is still goo c and the mine IS said to be valuable. Cap
 c. r. Eagan, now of Texas, owns the pro-
 erty, but will not work it nor will | allow any one else to do so The old tow U consists of a dozen frame building r many having decayed and tumbied dow At present there is a good hotel, col
 ducted by r. Donelan, d most genial ar
 accommodating landlord. On several O Q casions Gen Fremont stopped for weel - at this place.
 E. l.. Gobin's stock ranch Is in th
 section. He also has q store and pos a office, and supplies the miners with 8 $ the necessaries of life Mir. Manderfe # at one time an operator in the lower cOu 1 fry ia thp hook kepDpr
 The most notable mine in operation
 Alexandra. better known as the Peck dl & trict, is the Silver Prince The mine W Is idle until two years ago, when $. c. Mo y reached the camp. Mr. Mott was strut
 with the appearance of the mine al
 worked alone from January till May, 1Se C He had lease at that time. The shi 5- was down l20 feet when he commence l. The first shot put in exposed the c
 body and from that time dates the prof ,s able ore shipments At depth of " feet a crosscut was made. Here the ye o' is from five to twelve inches. The nor i- side averages 300 ozs and the south si
 from 100 to l5O ozs. The same gent m man is cleaning,out the oldsshaft on 'd Black Warrior and will commence VIC I on 1t, having secured lease. The sh
 on the Silver Prince is now down 200 f.
 the ore being richer at the bottom tn ,n at any other point. At this depth a cro ry cut If feet pnrth and feet south is
 farae tba work kas cone shOWIn0 the pnt