The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17

! WdSttSc. lie IdIllDgS can De UuIIp
ed into the river, or the deep AFRO
yos that may have been worked
out. There are no agricultural
lands along the river below the
property to damage with tailings.
TIME FOR LABOR. Work can be
carried on throughout the year.
There ar me SHOWS, ffoets or bad
weather interfere gith labor.
-. = but little rainfall in the
Oroville district
Cosr OF WORKING. the cost OF
developing and working this pro-
perty is comparatively small. The
most favorable point to begin work
is the centre Of the property, on the
claims designated as the "Argon-
aut," "Golconda" and Golden
Fleece" Here the water would
have to be pumped from 1000 to
1860 feet, owing to the exact place
of beginning, and jumped about
175 feet above the bed of the Gila
river. With few hundred feet of
return pipe, 70 to 100 acres could
be worked from the first set. The
tank, Or reservoir, could be moved
moved farther away from the river
and more pipe added as the pro-
gress of the work might require.
ESTIMATES. Profles, contours,
measurements, and other data have
been furnished some of the best
mining and hydraulic engineers in
the country for estimates on water
supplies for hydraulic mining on
this property. Among the engi-
neers might be mentioned w. G.
Pearson & Son, Of Kansas City, !
These estimates vary from $15,-
900, to $4,000, for plant of ma
chinery sufficient to furnish $50
miners inches of water at the re-
quired elevation and distance.
Baker Iron Works Of Los Angeles.
California viii guarantee TO deliver
III vy-.iae order a plant upon this
property that shall pump $50 I.
inches of water, or 1906
gall per minute, 200 ioo, high alta
cost not to exceed $17,000.OO.
From a point on the divide all
& rh. Of thes9 claims could be work
-I would not be necessary,
however, to take the water to this
point for some time to come.
A DAYS WASHING. One hun
1red and fifty miners inches of
water worked with the return,
according to experience elsewhere,
will wash from 800 to 500 cubic
yards Of gravel per day.
OUTPUT AND PROFIT. To becen-
assume 200 cubic yards
per day. Assume that no nuggets
ire found in washing, although
many would be. The daily output
would be 5000 per day. The daily
expense would not exceed for
1'ant q his size, as estimated by
experts 5000. This leaves a net
profit o $3.50, per day. This Is
1nLy for ground sluicing" and
hydrau.icking," Part of the re-
urn wa er could be used in the
3IuIce boxes to wash the material {
hat could be shoveled into them !
oy hand. Many hands could be {
in this work. Assuming t
hat one hand Iaborer could shovel ;
en- cubic yards of the gravel into
he boxes in day, and that each c
ard yielded $100, the gross out '
)ut for each laborer would daily :
'e SIC After dividing all the
slim. probabilities and as O
ump1 ar ve or even 3
hrce, re ve. remains q good
'rott .ealtor developing ana
5orking this propart.
VALUE OF PROPERTY. Some idea n
f the hidden wealth Of this pro- b
,erty can be had from the follow Il
ng figures. They are 484o square
ards in a acre. If the gravel on i
he acre of this property is six foot Of
+ two yards deep, there would be
$50 cubic yards in one acre The m
light claims mentioned above con- nj
ain about 1880 acres, Or over thir- " "
cen million cubic yards of gravel z
pay dirt" at 81 per yard The
contains over $13,000,0 0,000. OF
.hich can be obtained at an outlay .
t not more than one-third Of that :
mount, leaving net protit Of over :,