Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-03-25
numsus Greek p,aesrs.

The Phenix Republican gives the
 following description of one of YavA-
 pai county's important mining enter.
 prises. The Republican is in error
 however in it's closing paragraph in
 reference to the works at Camp Hat
 tsrsley being the first in Arizona to mine for placer gold by means of the hy.
 draulic system. Tho hyrAnlic system of placer mining has been in operation on Lynx creek, near Prescott, for over .
 decade of years, and during the past two nonths. and prior to the starting
 of the Humbug works, two hydraulic
 giants have been in operation. To the
 Lynx creek works belongs the credit of
 being the first, and for many years the only hydraulic works in the territory
 in operation. The Republican says:
 "The works of the Humbug Greek Placer Mining company are in succsss. fui operation. Wster was turned into the ditch about week ago, and on Sunday was admitted to the giant and the work of tearing down the aurifs- rous cAnyon wAlls commenced.
 "The ditch is capable of easily cArry- ing 1900 miners inches of water, but ct present is running but 1000 inches, the full capacity of the giant This peculiarly western implement of min ing is handled undsrs pressure of about forty pounds and throws stream of water Eve inches in diameter. Its effects upon the high gravel banks that line the stream is marvellous and ct times terrifying, ss rocks weighing tons are detached by the force of the stream and sent bounding down the canyon. The giant is operated from c platform in he river bed and the work of direct ing 1t is not devoid of danger. As the water supply is ample. q nozzle of greater size is to be ct once substituted for the one now in use.
 "Ths sluice laid along the bottom of the canyon has sharp slope and car ries with ease all the boulders detached. The rifles have been examined and the prospect seems good for . royal cleanup.
 Both the main and deasction dams stood the flood in an admirable man. ner. Great cottonwood trees, torn up by the roots, were hurled by the rush. ing torrent at the main dam and dashed | over its top. but when the wA,ors had subs,ded not . stone or timber was found displaced, discovery grs'ifying in the extreme to the engineer of the enterprise. Superintendent keating Ascribes much of the strength oi the dam to the fact that the rock used in its construction had been set in and |oinsd by the peculiar hydraulic lime burned in the neighborhood. He con- siders it about equal to Portland ce- Ireshet just experienced was the most levere ever known, the safety of the fam seems assured for all time to come.
 "The sands of the Humbug and other dreams draining the southern Brad lhaws gre full of gold, washed for mil. ions of years from the vast mineral de- posits of these mountains. Placer min- ng by tho rudest msthods has demon 'trsted this beyond dispute, and thou 'ands of dollars have been taken from he bed of the Humbug alone, with the id of the ground-sinics and cradle. |
 "The works ct Camp Hsttrsisy are, however the first in Arizona 10 mine for 'lscer gold by means of the hydraulic ysteun, long since proven in California o be the most effective and economical. To that company, then, in % rich Ield, must be expected to sccrue profit vorthy of the palmisss days in the dig ,ings of the Golden State."
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