Mohave County miner., 1892-08-06
WHITE HILLS,
A Great Mineral Belt.
The Bonanza Camp Of
the Future.

the EuCur0.
Last Monday W raid our 6sse visit to
the nsw bonsnsa camp in Indian Secret
mining district and spent several days 10
making special iaspscsion Of the mines.
Tbs camp, - has hesn many times
stated, lies In the foothills Of the main
Csrbat range and takes in quite large
extent of country. The main range 10
lava capped in many places. bot in gen.
sral the granite formation shows up in
grand and rugged masses. The foothills
in which the boaansa mines arc located
srs composed Of porphyry. sysnits and
ssdimsatasy lime formation.
Toe town u situated In the mouth Of
what 10 called Treasure Gulch and 10
composed of ono store, three restaurants,
four saloons. and . large number Of
tents. The town lots sss being held by
possession, the owner slssping on the lot.
One gentleman after nights occupancy
oi his lot folded up his bedding In the
morning and ioudd large sised rsssle-
snake beneath bis pillow. Tho reptile
wss killed, bat the seaslemsn has not
held his lot 70 high - heretofore.
The Prince Albert, owned by Pattsr-
son, Rowe and Robinson, was ths firss
mine Vi tied. II lays near the summit
of the hill north of town. The main
shalt has bsen sunk on The ledge sixty
fsss and GOOD ore obtained nearly Ill the
way. Al dspth NJ thirty tsss . drift
has bsso run OF west snd 10 10 ths rich
ct err found In the claim. Rich ore
shows up nesrly tho fall lsnsth Of this
claim, bat ID much broken on the surface.
6ysismatic dsvslopmsnt will undoubssd.
y prove il one al the richese mines in
the country BY long odds.
Wsse of the Primes Albert, J. r. VIII
lard has nice looking ledge, which hs
has named the Abe Lincoln. The ledge
10 much broken bat Ill the ore obsained
10 very rich.
Al The DsAancs ws found oar fellow
townsman. J. C. Potts. ct work 10 shaft
soous eight fset deep. On the surface
the ledge ID capped with iron and showed
lissls good ore, bat u depth Of i've feet
. streak fully fourteen inches in width
Of ore valued - 900 ounces per ton was
cut. The Ledge in the bottom Of the
shaft would gladden. the heart of An old
miner 70 look ss. No better prospects
can bs fousd on the surfacs than this.
The Gar6sld u the next claim 10 the
sosth. From small pocket in tho side |
a the hill On this claim carload Of 500
ounce oss was taken and shipped toI
Kingnas. There 10 now . shaft down |
sbous twelve fsst on ten inch pay streak. |
The whole sids Of The hill At this place
u cut up BY ssFingers and streaks Of rich
ore, and IL ID expected that - soon -
solid formation IL reached big ledge Of
ore will b struck.
The g. A. r. 10 . parallel ledge with
The Gsr6sld on the north, and sssms 70 |
b The mother lode ot the camp, the
whole side hill being . mas Of lsdge |
matter. The ore 10 . rich carbonate of
Issd asd will run fully 600 ounces silver
ssd swo ounces gold ~ ton - assorted
ios shipping. One mss viii take cot On |
q average . ton day a 'shis class Of
~ ia sinking shsft. Ths oss b bssng |
sssorssd and piled up on the dump.
North oi shs q. A. r. is the Chief Of
the Hills, aa immense big lsdss showing |
Q grsss deal oi sulphursss. This lsdgs b |
a much the same character Of the old |
Todd mine In Todd Basin, and suegest |
Tie idss thas water will Be found In Il at |
. dspsh Isss than sixty isst. The claim |
will undoubtedly make record fos itself |
among the boasnsas II The district.
wsss of thsss clsins are the Jim
Blaine. owned By Michael, Litsls and |
echsamslptsnnis; Ne Huldsh and EN- |
"a, Owned By Schss6ss 4 20. and an |
o&bse claim owssd By Kosncsr 4 Court |
nsy. Nsssly I'll thsss elaine show rieh |
80 o. ths surface ssd are impsoving |
with desslopmsot.
south a the towa sss the Horn Silver
esd Occidsnt owned by SchssSsr 4 Co. |
These claims shoW ore nsssly their
vbe,s lssGsh. The lsdess ass solid ore
ssd win svsraGs over eas husdrsd |
eancss los their fuH width.
Psttsseoa 4 Co. own Tie wsst sxten.