Mohave County miner., 1892-06-18
Great Discovery of the Pre-
cious Metal near Mountain
Springs.
Acres of Ground Covered With Rich
Float From the Mines.--it Looks
Like Another Tombstone.

The oft repeated statement OF tn
MINER that this county has never beef
fully prosprcted has again been yeritie,
by the discovery OF the richest iedges o
silver ore ever found in Arizona territor,
or in fact on the Pacific coast.
TIE dscoverers Of this rich camp ar,
Judge Henry Schaefer, John Bennett
.od John l.. Sullivan, OF Gold Basin
Tne attention Of these gentlemen wers
attracted TO that place by an Indian, who
exhibited some remirkanly rich surface
rock and who tor consideration lead tho
WY 10 the m.nes. The new camp il
finy miles due north from Kingman, or
the east side Of the Sacramento Valley
N the Cerbat range Of mountains. The
high range is mallapai or lava while be.
low Ia the loW foothills the ou'crop Ii
inieacious granite; where the mines art
ionnd lava from the higher range cover,
the country for miles in the form OF float
and lava ash far into the valley. The
camp is in canyon facing the west
The lodges running directly east and
west, following the general run Of the
canyon.
The original discoverers have located
many OF the best mines upon which con.
siderable work is being done. The
S;haefer Treasury, Grand Amy, Emma,
Horn Silver, Occident and others belong
to the discoverers The three frs,
nanied claims are on one vein and with
location made by w. B. Ridenour gives
over mile OF locations en- the one ledge,
and tr,ceable the entire distance on tine
surface until it reaches the valley on the
west where il is covered up by debris.
On the east the ledge runs in under the
lava mountain. Scattered over the sur.
face OF these claims Is float rock broken
from the ledges that will run thousands
Of dollars in silver. Tons Of this rock can
be shoveied up and shipped to the sam
pier. In the ledges streaks Of solid vel.
low chloride and horn silver crops far
above the surface. The Grand Amy
shows a Tour foot vein Of ore two feet
OF which will run fully $1,000 per ton,
while the balance will mill over one hun-
dred ounces per ton silver. The other
ledges on this vein are fully rs rich as
the Grand Amy.
The Emma is situated on knoll in the
edge Of the valley and besides carrying
hundreds OF ounces Of silver per ton runs
over 500 in gold.
Robert Patterson. Sol Rowe and Frank
Robinson have location named the
Prince Albert, on the same hill on which
is situated the Grand Amy, which
shows up ore assaying $500 clippings
ffom foriy.five pound chunk Of this ore
runs fully $1,000 per ton.
On the south side of the wash are the
Hora Silver, O.ci lent and other claims
that show up wonderfully rich ore. The
croppings OF the leiges are black ',iron-cap,
below which is the richest ore ever
opened up in Arizona. Old timers say
the resemblance TO the mines Of Pioche,
Nevada, is wonderful, although much
richer.
There are at present thirty-fve loca-
tions in the camp, but every day adds to
the number, as people are hocking in by
the hundreds and locating everything
in sight. 1t is expected that in two
months il will be one OF the liyeliest
camVs on the Pacific coast.
Water and wood is scarce bht steps
are already teing taken to pipe water in
from springs six miles away, while in
the valley cactus suitable for firewood
grows in large quantities to height Of
forty and fifty feet.
No mining strike ir the past twenty
years has caused such excitement in Mo-
have county as has this. Our miners
were SO used to hearing OF rich strikes
being made around them that they be-
come indifferent and would not even 90
TO see the claims although but few
miles away. But this last strike is not