Mohave County miner., 1892-06-25
The New Bonanza Camp
Of Mohave County.
Our Correspondent Visits the
Camp and Gives Our Read
ers the Benefit of His OBJ
servations.

Your correspondent pursuant TO your
orders hired "rig" and started for the
new mining camp in Gold Basin district
the last Of the week. drive OF thirty
nine miles through Sacramento Valley,
northward, brought us to Mountain
Springs, where mine host Louis
Sisbrecht, the old time owner Of that
we'll known station on the old em,grarf
road that crosses the Colorado at Stone .
Ferry, gave US courteous entertainment
and for a valuable, but reasonable con-
lderstion lodged us. fed us and our
stock and started US on our way rejoic-
ing in full knowledge Of the direction
and roads, for Louis 10 pathfinder OF no
mean fame, and knows all the roads and
trails within hundred miles Of his lit.
tie station as well as most men know
their own yards at home. Eleven miles
northward--over the low divide that
separates Cold Spring Basin from Sac
famento Valley, and along the eastern
side Of the long, low Sange Of lava cap
ped hills that extend for fifteen miles to
the northwsrd from Mountain Springs,
and form barrier between the basin on
the east and the valley ON the west, and
suddenly we came to . break in the
r,nge--a narrow galch about hundred
feet wide. that cuts through the lava
capped porphyry and granite, thus offer
ing an outlet to the rains that fall in the
basin above. to the valley below.
Down through the sand of the gulch
for three-qnarters Of mile the
camping outfits Of prospectors. miners,
"millionaires" and cow-punchers are
scattered thickly and with reckless
abandon from one side Of the wash to
the other, sometimes under the scant
shade of friendly Yscca palm or Mes
quite, bat offener in the burning hot sun,
just as though the owners had hurriedly
unpacked and started off 10 the hills in
search Of more rich prospects. A little
further down and we find the little frame
aud canvas house Of the newly made
millionaires. In this are stored the pro-
visioss for the boarding house. and the
virtuous couch Of his Honor, Judge
SchAefer, the former dispenser Of Arr.
xona laws for blackberry precinct, but
now the undisputedly richest mso in
Mohsve county, by big odds.
The boarding house, with its stove,
table, barrels Of water and its cook are
still cut Of doors, for as yet no lumber
10 obtsinsble wherewith to build y shell
Ter.
Here We met the familiar gaze and
felt the old time pressure of the hand Of
our old friend "Seargent" Sullivan, who
since we last met has been promoted to
the rank Of Colonel, which position he
Oils with dignity and his ever pleasant
smile. Yes, Seargsnt Sullivan is worth
half million dollars now-thst is what
everybody says and it is undoubtedly
true. But he is not stuck up over it nor
selfish. but wants to see everv one have
. rich mine, and anything he can do to
help you find one he is ready to do it
even il itis TO walk two or three miles
over the hills in the broiling hot sun.
There too was the kindly, pleasant face
Of that whole-souied typical western
miner, Jack Birnett. Mr.. Birnett has
for sometime past been interested IN the
gold mines Of Gold BASIN district, but
nav he has "made his everlasting jack"
for he, like Colonel Sullivan, owns .
one-third interest in six Of the best 10
cations 10 the new diggings.
The proffered hospitality Of Judge
Schaefer and his partners was accepted
with gratitude and in the cool shade Of
the little canvas house the versatile
Judge poured out his spirit to us in
words.
IL have been looking for this place for
nine years" said he, "for found the
float nine wears ago and it was not
showed to me by an Indian as has been
stated. only took the Indian along to
herd the horses and drive them to water,
while we prospected for and located the
mines. took Sullivan and Burnett IN