Arizona republican., 1893-11-07
GOLD, GOLD, GOLD.
Another Ophir in the Central
Belt of Arizona.
Rich Granite Carry Gold in Well De-
fined LeadS-NuggetS and
Placer DiggingS.

Central Arizona is developing rapidly
as a gold producing region and as such
has few if any superiors. 1t is not
found simply in few localities but the
entire belt passing almost in direct
east and west line is dotted with mines.
Many OF them are only prospects 1t Is
true, at present, but they are of ma
ture that leads those experienced IN
mining to believe that they extend to
the depth requisite for substantial
mines.
The Harqua Hala district in which is
is located the big Bonanza mine, one OF
the greatest gold producers known, IS
familiar to every one as the heavy gold
bricks running from $50, 900 to 500, 900,
have attracted unusual attention. In
this district hundreds of other claims,
many of rare richness have been found
and work in that section increases
daily.
The Superstition camp but forty miles
east of Phoenix, while not yet one year
old has over 5000 mining locations filed
in Maricopa and Pinal counties and
prospecting continues with unabated
zeal. The Mammoth is at present the
principal producer and twenty-s stamp
mill is daily turning out gold in paying
quantities while good force of men are
busy developing the claims. They have
sunk $50 feet and the mine grows better
all the way. The formation in this
camp is granted, binary aggregation
rare in other localities and one that
might be passed by an experienced
prospector. The camp is one of great
promise and both Denver and San Fran
cisco capital is seeking investments
rapidly.
Twenty miles southeast of the Super
stition camp or the town OF Goldfeld is
the Black Water camp that began to at
tract attention two months ago. Many
claims are located and pay rock OF de-
composed granite is taken out in ship
ping quantities. Indications are found
here that these mines have been worked
formerly and it is supposed the Aztecs
operated them in an early day, after
which they were filled up and covered
by the Indians, who have superstition
that extends to all the Arizona tribes.
Silver mines they show readily but
there is not an instance on record where
they have assisted in finding gold.
The Four Peaks district and even on
the ella river Riverside, the San Carlos
reservation is rich in gold, and many
new claims are located. A mill is run
ming at Riverside.
On Cave Greek and in the vicinity of
the great Phoenix mine where 100
stamp mill is building, deposits of free
milling gold in quantities unlimited is
found and while the grade is low it will
pay working and the supply is as a
| Pennsylvania coal field.
The Weaver district is also rich and
many mi ners are working. Throughout
this section as in the Harqua Hala mug
gets of great size are picked up and on
many of the little streams and in the
ravines as we'll as on tina tops of the
hills men make good wages picking up
the little chunks OF gold some OF which
weigh several ounces. Besides the sec
tions above mentioned there are many
other rich districts that are producing
the yellow metal, and still prospecting
is yet in its infancy as the country has
never. been worked Systematically and
most of the camps have been founded
as the result of accidents.
Placer mining too is receiving much
attention and on the Salt river good
diggings are found that will be worked
this winter. The Humbug claims are
rich and are worked whenever there is
sufficient water while in other sections
the dry.wssher method is operating
successfully.
On the Hassayampa and in the vicin-
ity of Walnut Grove Cinnamon are
making from 81 to Sc day to the man.
Bung Loo, who with fifteen other Celes-
tials near Walnut Grove, wrote Maurice
Flieshman his former partner in the
little market garden, they were making
plenty of money and, added as post
script that he would soon bring down
some gold to Phoenix and "Velly quick
me pay you $685." an amount formerly
loaned him by Mr.. Freshman to enable
him to begin work in the placer mines.