The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1892-07-23

recently brought to public notice
by the gross acknowledgement ofits
Superintendent, Norman G. Sin
clair, the alleged kidnapped man
who instead of devoting his ener.
gies to the opening and systematic
development of this truly meritor-
ious property, became the almost
constant companion and chape-
ron of women of questionable char
acter to the almost total neglect Of
his duties as mining superintend-
ent, which was clearly proven in
the U. S. court at Phoenix, where
he was tried for violating the Ed
munds Act. 1 do not make this
statement maliciously but only as
an illustration of how good mines
get ''black eye" by the negli-
gence or incompetency of their
management or rather mis-manage-
ment. The development of the
Socorro mine consists of a shaft
or incline $40 feet deep, running at
an angle of about forty degrees for
depth of l25 feet from the sur.
face, at which point the vein
straightens to about 70 degrees.
The ore is a ferruginous pyritous
quartz carrying So free gold and
will concentrate twenty into one
yieldinG 1915 to the ton of con-
centrates. The Macarthur For
rest cyanide process would yield
large returns from this ore. The
"Ben" Harrison is pure quartz
in small fragments held together
by silicious matter. the whole
forming a solid mass of an amyg-
daloidal character showing free
gold to the naked eye and will
average about $1S per ton. The
vein is 80 inches wide. The own
ers are preparing to arrastra the
ore. The Kaler group Of mines
are in all stages Of developments,
shallow-shafts and short tunnels,
all showing good ore, carrying
visible free gold. The mines are
idle at present, owing to Mr..
Kaler's absence in the northern
part Of the territory Four miles
beyond and northeast of the Kaler
mines, in the 'Big Harqua Hala
Mountain" we come to the Mineral
Belt-gold Mining Claim. This
property is owned by the discover
er Harry Mullen of this place.
The development consists of a
shaft thirty feet deep, in ore all
the way down. The walls have
not yet been reached. The ore is a
decomposed ferruginous quartz
and averages S21 per ton gold and
$50 silver. The position of the ore
is very peculiar. There are several
circles about Is feet in diameter in
which theore occurs, each circle
representing body of rich ore.
All the circles are connected by
small vein Of ore. The circles re-
semble gigantic wells that have
been filled up with rich ore. l
have no doubt, whatever, that all
these circles of ore will run to-
gether as depth is attained and will
prove to be large vein of rich ore.
Of course this is only surmise as
no man can tell what lies beyond
the point of the miners pick or the
light of his candle. Mr.. Mullen is
awaiting capital to develop this
promising property. 1t will stand
the closest investigation. l feel
sure that capital invested in it will
be amply rewarded. :. The Sore
Finger mining claim is one of the
most promising prospects in this
vicinity. There are several small
veins on the surface carrying visi-
bic free gold, the ore averages
about $40 per ton and is being ar
rastraed by John Rarick Sheriff
Montgomery and Doctor Mahoney
were visitors to our Camp last
week in their irrigation interest.
Both gentlemen are pleased with
the outlook and will push the
work of excavating for the sub
marine dam, when cool weather
makes its appearance -. There
is rumor afoat that the Delhi
mine will soon be sold. Parties
were here recently looking into
the purchase of the Desert mine,