Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-20
FRESH MINING NEWS,
Points About the District
Around Yuma.
The Result Of an Inspection Of Diff
ferent Mines.
The Yum Yum and Bonanza Claims.
Buck Kelly's monitor Castle
Dome District-Yuma
Progressing.

Progressing.
special correspondence to the HERALD
YUMA, June 17.-Arizona for many
years was great mineral producing ter
ritory, and the mines around Tom bstone,
Globe, Prescott, Florence, CASA Grande
and Kingman have furnished untold
millions Of the yellow and white metals
to the wealth Of the country. Such
mines as the Vulture, the Harqua Hala,
the vecol, the Gold Nugget, the Sunrise,
the Yum Yum, the Crowned King, the
senator, the Copper Basin, and others
that I could mention. have attracted
widespread attention, and proved to the
doubling mind that the entire territory
ofArisona, with the exception Of small
strip Of country around Phoenix, was
pre-eminently mining country, and
only required capital and knowledge of
the mining industry to expose as rich
mineral fields as could be found any
where on the American continent. Like
all other industries, that Of mining has
its ups and downs, its drawbacks and its
"irowns from tickle fortune" and Ari-
zona has not been an exception to the
rule. For several years past, until very
recently. the mine owners and miners
have been passing through trying
ordeal, but now that the prospects are
exceedingly bright that IN the very near
future the terrltory will be arrayed in
the garb of statehood, the people are be-
coming alive to the importance OF the
surroundings, and the interest that is
being taken in mining is more keen and
intense than ever before, and the result
is that in the last ninety days old mines
are being re.opened and worked, new
strikes and rich finds are being daily re-
ported, and mills that have been allowed
to rust in idlenees are being started up.
AROUND YUMA.
While great deal has been said and
written about the mines in many Sec
tions Of Arizona, yet strange to say but
very little has been said in reference to
the mines around Yuma, up and down
the Colorado river, or that section of the
country from the Gila river to Harris
burg on the north. Your correspondent
has spent some time in that section and
finds from personal observation that
large NUMBER of prospectors and mining
men are going into that portion OF the
new Ell Dorado.
THE YUM YUM NINE.
This rush was caused by the big strike
made in the Yum Yum mine, located in
the Harqua Halas, forty miles west Of
Harrisburg, and about sixty miles north
of Yuma. The Yum Yum Is owned by
vUs1aovn RoHoe uo ~ svk~v1 on1 ~ nd
during the past two years the claim has
been worked the greater part Of the
time, but scarcely paid as the hauling of
the ore from the mine to Phoenix was
expensive. A few days ago, however,
while your correspondent was at the
Sunrise mine, large body of free mill-
ing gold ore was struck in the Yum
Yum, the vein being fully Ave feet in
width and the first test of one and .
half tons, which was arrastered, gave
5000 Of gold, which is abont 5000 to
the ton.
BONANZA CLAIM.
This mine is near the celebrated
Bonanza Claim, which was recently sold
by Hubbard & Bowers for $3.50, 900.
Hence it is that the mountains along
the Colora do are ewarming with pros
pectors, fairly alive with excitement
over the new find. Old miners, men
who are experienced prospectors, have
for years claimed that somewhere in the
range of mountains, extending from
Gila City section house, fifteen miles
west of Yuma, toward the north, some
immensely rich and valuable gold mines
would be found and developed.
THE GOLD NUGGET.
Among the best developed mines in
that section OF the country is the Gold
Nugget. lying about two miles north Of
Gila City section house, and, as it's
name indicates, is q gold property.
Nearly 800 feet Of shaft work has been
done on this mine, and as you go down
the vein widens materially, and the ore
appears to grow richer in depth. The
work on this mine has been done in q
systematic manner and by miners who
are thoroughly familiar with the m0due
operandi of properly working and de.
veloping q mines One hundred thou
sand dollars has been offered for this
and an adjoining mine. but the offer
was not accepted. The character OF the
ore is similar to the ores of the Yum
Yum and Bonanza claime, and miners
who have worked in each of the claims
assert that the rock is equally as rich.
This mine came into the possession oi
its present owner, Maj. L. @. Moreland,
four years ago, and ever since he has
owned it he has been at work develop
ing and otherwise improving it until
now he has 3 property that is destined
to become great gold producer.
While in this mine took q measure.
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actual calculation find that there il
something over AZ 900 tons in view. Al
the lowest assays that have been made
the ore will 20 SIS to the ton, although
it is claimed by some that it will assay
higher. What it will cost to get it out
and mill it am not able to say.
To the northeast of the Gold Nugget
about half q mile is the Sunrise mine
and although the ore is richer in this
mine than in the former, yet there haf
not been 80 much development made
The Sunrise gives promise of not only
"holding out" ae the miners term it
but of becoming richer in quality, az .
greater depth is reached. In these two
mines enough ore is in sight to keep Z
twenty-stamp mill running continually
for two years. Fortunately, there il
plenty Of water near for all purposes
and wood in abundance. A beautifu
plat of ground has been reserved for {
mill, and predict that it will not b,
long before mill will be in operation
The road to the Gold Nugget and Sun
rise is almost as level as our Los An