The herald., 1895-05-12
Prescott

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PRESCOTT, Ariz., May 10 will ard S.
Morse has contributed an interesting ar
tice to the American Institute on milling
Arizona gold ore with Colorado stamp
mill, giving the results obtained on ores
from Lynx Creek district near this city.
Previous to the advent of Mr.. Morse
with his Colorado mill, few attempts were
made to work the base ore and but
little work has been done below the line
where the oxidied ore ended and the sui
phide ores came in. Mr.. Morse has sue
cessfully worked ores below the water line
from 100 to 250 feet from the surface
which ore. he says, is quartz carrying
zinc -blende. iron pyrites. galena and a
small percentage of copper and arsenic
pyrtes. The article shows that over one
half the ore is crushed fine enough to
pass through Il 200 mesh scresn also,
that the finer the crushing the more saw
ing of gold by the amaaamation. At the
end of this article, which goes into the
most minute detail regarding the treat
ment of the ore Mr.. Morse gives the fol-
lowing conclusions. arrived at form more
than eighty assays made on specimens OF
the varlous characters OF ore found in the
district: First-That the gold is con-
tanned in the quartz and free, or else is
associated with iron, copper or arsenic al
pyrites. and that n large percentage OF
that. associated with the pyrtes, can be
extracted by amalgamaton with very fine
crushing. Second-That the zinc blende
as rule. carries very little gold value.
and in cases whore any considerable
quantity OF gold has been found in tho
blende. it was very free. Third That
the galena as rule, assays low in gold
and high in silver. Water used in battery
is 1852 gallons per ton of ore crushed.
jeff Shipp has aobut completed his
roundup OF 400 head of steers for Kan
sas City, which he will ship from Kirt-
land Valley on the Santa Fe, Piescott and
Phoenix
Mcssrs. Thornquest e Lindsay have
leased the race track and are putting it
in irstclass shape for the Fourth of Jdly
meet. The association will complete the
stables which are now in process Of con-
struction and will also build grand
stand. Plans for q club house. 26x30 feet
to be located half way from the park en-
trance to the track. have been prepared.
Speaking OF our town the Journal
Miner says: "Prescott's growth during
the past two years has been remarkable.
and some now estimate our population at
5000. While this may be little nigh.
there is no doubt that we have a popula-
ton OF 1000 good and strong. At the
same rate of growth during the next two
years that we have experienced during
the past year. this will be doubled by
January l. 1897 One thing is sure, and
that with the conti;,ued prosperity uf the
mines Prescott will be the metropolis ot
Arizona within five years, as she now is
the recognized commercial center. More
carloads of goods are purchased by Pres
cOtt merchants every year than by the
merchants of any other town i'll Arl
Zona.
G. W. Hull She well-known mining
mai, has recently bonded another claim
which ho is developing near Jerome.
G. ID. Arms has sold his interest in the
Jasper and Chalcedonv mines in the Big
Bug district to Il. B.Gagc. Both are pat
ented mines.
L. W. Fisher has sold half interest in
the Uncle Tom mine in Castle Cree dis
trct to Samuel Squier.
c. J. Clarke, largely interested in the
Admiral Gold Mining company, has
transferred his interests III the mines IN
the Bradshaw mountains to that COM
pany.
The. planingmill plant OF Mr.. Farkers
is to be enlarged.