Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-09-05
THE COLORADO.
Interesting Facts REGARDING
cur Great River.
FINE LAND AND RICH MINES
Operation of the Principal Mining
Districts in Yuma Go.
FINE LAND AND RICH MINES
Homes IN n Most Desirable Climate
Tor Hundreds OF Thousands Of
People.

RADIO river ranks only third in volume
with the largest river in North America;
that it forms a considerable portion of
our territorial boundary, and is evident
ly destined to play an essential part in
the reclamation of the large arid waste
within our domain. as we'll as furnish
ing one OF the cheapest aud most nat
ural gateways of commerce, a few
leading facts concerning it may not be
inappropriate matter for publication ia
the leading Daily" Of Arizona.
This majestic river drains 154, 857, 600
acres of land. It's altitude at the juno
ton Of the Green and Grand rivers,
which form the Colorado, is $500 feet.
1t ia navigable for steamers for OBS
miles, les miles below Yuma, and 400
miles above. It's width at Yuma, where
the Southern Pacific railroad crosses, is
$50 feet. The highest stage of water
ever recorded by white men, until this
Year, was in 1884, when it rose o8115 feet
above the u foot guage. This year IT
raised 331s above said guage. The
lowest stage was in 1879, foot 3 inches
above the gusge, or Is fset 3 inches
deep. The average Of the highest waters
for thirteen years past IS % feet 10 inches
deep. The average OF the lowest for the
same period is Il feet 9 inches. When
the river is 30 feet deep at the bridge
the current flows five miles an hour; at
25 feet deep, eight miles an hour. At
a depth Of 10 feet the flow is 100000
cubic feet per second. IN the lowest
stage the flow st the bridge Is 1868
cubic feet per second, which, d careful
estimate says, will irrigate three million
acres Of lard. Since at Yuma / met
Caps. Mellon, who has nayIgatsd this
river steadily FOR over twenty years
past. and vas Just on the eve OF de-
parture up the river with his steamer
ella, having On board suppl. for
miners and stock men. On return trips
the steamers are loaded with ore and
bullion.
From the captain cleaned some par
ticulars concerning the mires and the
agricultural and grazing lands on the
Colorado above Yuma. He stated that
opposite Norton's landing the Mexicans
AlAuO d1u cAlp W bOOGE lOIO lOU6
of rich ore annually, distance IS miles.
The b. st poor mans camp" in the ter
ritory is what is claimed for the Castle
Dome district, 40 miles above here. The
ore, which ie lead, is freighted to the
river, 20 miles from the mines, thence it
is shipped Ia San Francisco. There are
several companies operating in the dis
trict. Ten miles above Castle Doms is
the lead and silver district called Eureka,
from which thirty or forty tons Of GRE
are shipped monthly. just above is the
Silver district in which is located the
celebrated Clipp mine, having yielded
it's owners q fortune. Red Cloud is also
in that district, which is a good chlOrid-
ers mine. Large outputs are reported
from Black Rock, Rooster. Remnant,
Railroad and other mipee. A large
mercantile business, conducted in this
camp, is owned by Isaac Levy, of Yuma
In the Ehrenberg gold district Is q 10
stamp MIL, idle at present, and rich
mine IN both OF which A. Frank, Mayor
of Yuma, is the principal owner. There
lie number OF paying mines in this
district, and in the mel. hborhood of
thirty miles back, 10 is stated, there are
zinc mines with lodges from % TO so feet
wide, and running from % TO 80 per
cent, also carrying some gold and SILVER
* there is no exsggeration In the story
fortunes here await the advent
urous miner. The CsTga- Muchacho,
fifteen miles west OF Yuma, is exciting
comment regarding its value. The camp
contests of about 300 pecpe, with fifty
men on the pay roll. The u nes are
gold producers and are managed by Ar
B)aisdell. 4 20-stamp mill has been
erected Nuggets of from $50 to s2l:35 are
reported TO have been found at various
times in these mines, which we're first
discovered by Mexican boy in 1860.
At La Guns, u msles up the river, q
st. Louis Co own $4,000 plant. They
have been waiting for low water and ex.
pect to start up about October 1st.
The Missouri Co, owning the placers
Is miles east of here, also expect to com
mence running their $4,000 plant early
in October. It is estimated these dig
gings have yielded an average CT $3.50
per month throughout the last five
years.
Judge Purdy, who ia the attorney for
the principal mine owners il the HaF- |
qua Hala district, and must, therefore, |
be somewhat posted regarding the camp, !
informed me that the firm OF Hubbard |
& Flowers, vita force Of only 40 men,
took out and shipped from their mine |
Bonanza, in 10 days s21, 90 worth of |
bullion, commencing operations after the |
ith OF July. Still two more shipments |
have since been made, one of $4,000 |
and another of $4,000 worth OF bullion.
They have 20-stamp mill.
Developments on the Golden Eagle by |
these gentlemen encourage the belief |
that IL is even richer than the Bonanza,
rom which they have taken the above
shipments. Within four feet of the sur
ace on the Golden Eagle 5000 we're OBJ
aimed by the araster process.
Frank Wells, brother of Judge Wells,
4 the superior court, OF Arizona, is
experimenting a force of men engaged
4 the development OF a mice. owned by
he Harris Gold and Silver Mining Co,
n the same district, using 10-stsmP
nil.
The Harqus Hala district promises to
continue steady producer for many
ears.
F.B.L.
Y0xA, Aug. q, 1891.