The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-08-03

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W. H. Combs, we'll known mining
operator, has just returned from four
months trip to Arizona and is at tho
Albany. Mr.. Combs purpose in tax.
ing the trip was to secure some valu-
able gold mines in the vicinity Of
Prescott for an Eastern syndicate. His
mission was entirely successful aud re-
suited in securing the valuable group
OF claims known as the Venexia group
in the Hassyampa district, thirteen
miles from Prescott. The considera.
ton paid was large but the mines arc
said to be Of great richness.
There is quite q romance connect
cd with the discovery and devotion.
ment Of these claims, said Mr.. Combs.
I'm 1885, Ferdinand Scopel, an Ital-
ian Of the middle class, borrowed a
mule from Mexican and started out
from Prescott prospecting. Ho had
Just 81 in money when he discovered
the Venezia vein and on finding it of
such richness he began to work it,
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worked with his mule.
He took out considerable money in
the course Of time, built a cabin and
Drought his wife and daughter, who
handsome and athletic young woman.
He purchased more mules and now has
six arrastras running. He has twenty
four feet Of water which he uses for
six months Of the year, employing
steam the remainder Of the year. His
wife and daughter help him to mine
the claims and run the plant.
sThe daughter, who is o pretty
girl, strong enough to throw q burro
from the trail, and speaks five Ian
guages, packs the ore and wood and
runs the windlass while the wife runs
the arrastras. They have already
taken out and sold over $50, 900 in
gold. In the course Of time Scopel
has added six other claims to his orig
inal location and has done 1000 feet
of development work upon the proper.
ty. The ore is of high grade milling
quality yielding from $40 to $50 per
ton. The vein itself ranges from
eight inches to eight feet wide. 1t
adjoins the old Crook propert, in
Crook canon, which has produced
from 5000, 900 to $500, 900, and 1t is
estimated that in the Venezia group
there are between 100000 and $50,
900 tons Of ore in sight.
II have been working for four
naenths to purchase the property for
Eastern parties and have at length Sc
CURED deed for it. OF course, am
interested in the purchase and will
manage the mines. We arc going to
erect two iive-foot Huntington mills
and, for the present, probably n 10.
G.amp mill, which will be enlarged
later. l have great expectations for
the future OF these mines aud believe
they will increase in richness as we
set deeper.
ARIZONA is a favorite locality for
Colorado mining investments. AL.
:eady number Of fine prospects are
being worked and owned by Colorado
men. The Lynx Creek Mining com.
pany, principal among whose owners
are A. W. Rucker Of Denver, G. W.
Ellis Of Aspen and Willard S. Morse,
formerly Of Morse e. Bush of the
Windsor hotel, is working some splen.
did properties in the Prescott district.
They have taken out n great deal oil
mineral and are making regular ship.
meats Of bullion, They don't make
much noise but the profits Of the com.
pany arc handsome. They run two
stamp mills and in one mine there is d
teL.foot vein Of $40 free milling ere.
The Phoenix mine, Pine Mountain
property, also shows a large body Of
high grade ore.
THE Gladiator property in the Brad
shaw mountains is owned by Byron A.
Shear, Senator Timmons and A. Falco,
who formerly operated ut Alpine nd
Telluride, aud lately at the iron mines
Of Duluth. The ore is high-grade and
improving with depth, and a ten-stamp
mill is in operation on the property.
The Crown King, near the Gladiator,
produces 81 900 per day.
"The Red Buck at Walnut Grove,
owned by Frank Church, Mart Wat.
rous, =. l.. Palmer, W. b. Palmer
and Frank Evans, is a fine property
and large stamp mill, which will
start up in few days, has been built
by the owners. The Little Jessie
property in Chaparral Gulch, owned
by John S. Jones, who entered the
district five years ago with 5000 as his
whole capital, is now producing $50,
900 per month. Jones now owns thir-
teen claims.
"Tbc United Verdi Copper Com
pauy Of jerome, Arizona, is shipping
90. 900 pounds Of matte daily aud
Campbell & Wood Of Denver arc now
building n narrow gauge road to the
Jerome property from the Granite
Creek country to connect with the
Santa fc, Phoenix d Prescott railroad.
The copper company's freight bills
amount to $500 per day.
"a Ene property is the Buttcrnut,
owned by I. W, Boggs, n son Of ex.
Governor Boggs Of Missouri, who drove
the Mormons out Of the state in 1916.
This property produces ore that runs
20 per cent. in copper and $25 in
gold and silver. Bogvs is character.
llc went TO California with the i'll.
futed Bonner party in 1916, when he
was but ten years old. lie Is now 5S
years OF age and boasts that no has
never travelled on the cars He has
been In Arizona twenty years and says
the ears never caught up with him,