Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-02-15
WASHINGTON CAMP
The Outlook for the Future Valuable
Mines-New Strike at the Mowrev.

Washington Camp was first located in
1877 by David Allen, who came from
Prescott. At that time there were but
few men at work in this section. There
were few men working about the oIc
Mowrey mines and five men were al
Harshaw. The first locations here were
rich and began TO attract miners, with 3
good start for boom, but unfortunate
ly, for this place, the Tombstone strikes
followed within two months. and a wild
rush was made for that place; many
leaving good claims here and going
there to get nothing. Since that time
Mr.. Allen has been engaged in mining
here, and now owns seven of as good
mines as can be found in the Territory.
The names of the mines are the Column
bla, Ohio, Cinnamon, Euly, CINCINNATI.
st. Louis and Grasshopper; they have
| all been legitimately developed, and
shafts have been sunk on them all the
way from 90 to 300 feet deep, besides
drifts, tunnels and cross roads. The
CIncinatti, st. Louis ;and Grasshopper
mines are all valuable copper properties.
In the Cinnamon the character of the
ore is carbonate copper, averaging 2115
per cent. with ledge 100 feet wide and |
over, on the surface. A shaft is now
down 100 feet with crosscut of 133 feet |
at the leo foot level, all in ore. The ore |
IN the southwest end shows rich lead |
silver ore, and several shipments of this
ore has been made IN the past, giving
profitable returns. Last week the first |
carload ofcopper was shipped to Chicago.
A recent strike was made in the Grass
hopper mine, which shows the same
quality Of ore and formation of rock, as
that encountered in the Bonanza, or
E1ensley mine, recently purchased by the
Plttsburg company, running from Is to |
10 per cent copper. The ST. Louis mine
has shaft lG0 feet deep, all in copper
ore, or equal value to that in the Grass
hopper. This mine was formerly work
ed for silver and lead ore, the copper
having been sorted out as OF no value.
This was the condition of all the mines
prior to the rich copper strike in the
bonanza. The st. Louis mine is 900
feet from the Bonanza and the Grass
hopper about 1000 feet. both living fur
Their up the hill. Mr.. Allen worked al
most continually On these mines last
year, and they are now in excellent con-
lition and would offer a fine opportu-
lity to mining capital for a profitable =
Investment. The lodges in all these !
mines run from 20 to 300 feet wide; near
y all the ore taken out during develop
ncnt work, remains on the dump and
hows for Itself. Mr.. Allen is very care
ul about giving information about bis
mines, and believes that exaggerated re-
'orts does great injury to many mining
properties that have real merit, but are
lot bonanZas such as will ever set the
Torld ablaZe with excitement over mar
elous riches.
OF course the mines that are attract
ng moro attention in this section than
ny others at the present time, are those
nown as the Hensley group, recently
urchased by Pittsburg company, but
I them l will not speak in this letter,
S | Will visit them tomorrow.
The Pride OF the West or old Wash
lgton mine. is being Eworked by Jerry
Iewol, one OF the owners. This mine \
as had large amount of work on it in
he past, and has always yielded rich
liver and lead ores, and continues to
o so, and is now looking more favorable
han ever. Ore is being shipped regu-
lrly and the returns are profitable to
he owners. ,
A wonderful rich strike has been =
lade within the past few days in the
live mine near the old Mowrey Smell
Or. This strike is believed to be in the
elm that has been sought so long in
ain by different parties. When the old
1Owery works were closed down in 1868
n old Mexican miner reported that ore
Tas left in one of the shafts that would
I'm 1900 or 1000 oZs. in silver. On the
trength of this report numbers of diff
rent parties have sought in vain to
trike it. but have successfully failed.
Within the last two years one party
pent over $1,000 in search Of tne'rich ore
eferred to by the old Mexican miner.
t Is believed the vein has at last been
Ound in this new strike. The ore runs
rom 800 to 1000 oZs. in lead and silver;
ative silver Astounding in large quanti-
les. Some of the samples are so strung q
ogether with wires of native silver that 2
is impossible to break it; the vein is !
epOrted to be from to s inches wide. I
his may prove fortune to the discov- :
refs, though they are already troubled h
nth water in the mine. The parties
tho made the strike are Nicholas Carr
nd Frank Olson. 3
There are IA we'll developed mines in Z
his camp, besides the Hensley group, a
nd miners here believe they can show s
1ore and better mineral than any other
amp in Arizona. n
La grippe has been interfering with =
miners, and many of them have been !;
aid up, unable to worG.
The range here is good, and cattle are
at, but the same cannot be said for the
ountry about Crittenden.
Dave Allen has been appointed road 6
verseer for this district. The road from
Camp passes through
ugyed mountainous country and is now
/ poor condition, and sadly in need of
spair. The road from Crittenden as
IT as Harshaw is fairly good. 4
Washington Camp is Is miles south Y
Crittenden, and five miles north Of
he Sonora line, and is in the midst of
ne Patagonia Mountains.
Will have SOmathiDp mora from this