The Arizona sentinel., 1895-11-30
Mines Up the Colorado River.

Mines Up the Colorado River. Senator Stephen w. Dorsey and Mining Engineer Wm. A. Parrish after having spent seventeen days in a care ful examination of the mines at Pica- cho, and of whom mention was made in our last issue spent several days in town the first of the week taking in the sights and having general good | time.
 The gentleman are we'll pleased with the Picacho mining camp. The Sena tor and his associates secured the Nina Rica group of 13 mines, including the Dulcenea, Apache, Eastern, Cali fornia, Rica Tierra and eight others adjoining. These mines adjoin or surround the old Mars, Venus, San George, mines of the Dr. Jayne group. Expert Parrish found that the rich strike made on the Nina Rica some three months since, extends for 12O feet in length and over 400 feet in width on the Nina Rica and Dulcenea mines and extends across the Fleet wing, West Goshen and Del Mar mines MT. Parrish and Selleck had 35 men cross-cutting, clearing out the old works and opening new ones, prepara- tory to MT. Parrish sampling and ex- porting the mines and their ores. His samples of ore which he carefully test ed consisted of more than 100 tons freshly taken from the ore bodies in the mines.
 Senator Dorsey and his associates will at once complete their plans for building a narrow gauge railroad from the mines to the Colorado river at Picacho, 44 miles, and for building a 100 stamp mill, both of which will be done this coming winter Senator Dorsey and MT. Parrish are of the opinion that ore enough can be taken from the Picacho mines to constantly supply one thousand stamp mill.
 Jesse R. Grant who accompanied them, bonded thirty mines in the White Gold Basin, one mile east of Picacho, which they will open at once and to work the ores of which he will put up 100 stamp mill on the river. MT. Grant on this, his second visit, was still better pleased than before and especially so after the thorough and practical tests made by MT. Far rish.
 Henry F. Selleck and E. A. Graves of New York also bonded 21 mines in the Picacho and 10 in the White Gold Basin upon which they already have a force of men at work, and which will be tested by MT. Parrish. They have a 10 ton sampling mill on the way to the mines and will soon build 250 ton daily capacity mill in which to work their ores.
 Senator Dorsey and MT. Parrish left for the east Sunday morning and will reture next month to open up their mines, build their railroad and their mill.
 Senator Dorsey, MT. Parrish and J. R. Grant went to Tucson Tuesday to examine some mines in that vicin- ity. MT. Grant expects to be gone about ten days when he will return to Picacho. The visit of these gentle men to Picacho and it's practical re- suits, speak volumes for the great veins of free milling ore found in that district, and confirm all the good things that have even been said in re- gard to them; aud more than endorse the position taken by the SENTINEL as to that district and it's great number of most promising gold mining claims. and we might ask again, why go to South Africa for gold mines when Yuma has better ones within twenty miles of home.
 If you want the best drink of whisky, wine or beer, or a good imported cigar, just drop in to the 49er saloon, and 1t will cost you only 10 cents. x
 Frank Blaisdell has purchased the pretty bric1 cottage of F. B Wightman on First avenue and will occupy it with his family in the near future Mr. Wightman, we understand has accepted posi- ton with one of Tucson's mer- oEapt5