Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-24

borated. The discovery va. OoLfo by two Mexieans while restinaa a.als the summit of it, a nugget oa scraped up by stick in t6e hs- of one while leisurely pokinv ;. ;A ground. From this resulted ssa Ia sse stream of humans, and the mo- tain was soon the scene of that tivity known only to a trust nc. -' days that is being assailed bv mss ern political brigands. Some 1sSa ;S may be formed of the riches vS;ss E this small area has given mn stating that since 1863 up so n ~ present, seventy souls have l;ss and prospered at it's base in G town known as Weaver, and n.r-s after him who was the leader If st. first party of white men who vss @ tured to it. From that distant S.s S to the present, a rain storm hs. never passed over the hill witho-. men going up to it's rugged aida ,. again dig for its fruits, and dnv;,- as late as last summer. nug0ats the value of $300 were shown sa.' came from it. To this day scian.S men shudder when they view tS mountain, towering, as it does. aha, it fellow companions. and sss. baffied in explaining how the oo5 ever reached that height witsos. the least indication, as vet. of s6. mother ledge. Along Weaver r c,asI ..Ie a thousand feet below Rich Fin considerable placer work is vet oo ing on, Mexicans being the prineiSsl operators. What the district bss produced is out of the question "a state, but must run into the mill;ons as the flow from it continues stesSi' ly.
 Another old district that b.. turned itself inside and out located eight miles from Prescott ia Ina Hassayampa. 1t has been worked from the eos to the present and last winter over l50 miners waTe rocking and sluieing along its course.
 One of the very oldest. and also on. q, |. thriftiest sections worked on ths plses9 - se tiOn in early days yielding iis miihons ef hri.S, golden dollars, and stiil the scene of n,sny' "a, active rocker" is old Lynx Greek, h1t eisAt miles distant From Prescstt. lt is here that tAe out thousands of d0ilArs. At present this ok timer sfall has lts ardent follower and yields us its nuggets and dust in . bountiful way fror the fabulous sune this stream has produced Ess ftaa4a all fhas4 sa k.r undiminished supply in mineral. there has spTrs from such one of the greatest prohlems n modern mining Co effect that section hy the s. troductlon of machinery known as the BucFsi steam Shovel. the Lynx Greek Hydraulic Goa. pAny being the principals in the uove, IS question of solving the problem whether or ra the ground can be prohtably handled is the di9 culty, not the idea as to the Valne of the deposs for tests given repeatedly prove. beyond as d0aht. that tue metal is tO bs had, and the pss. ent device he only way ln which it can be "a, ces=fuliy accomplished. The location cf ,a yrOund the present company is handling ksl Lower Lynx Greek. and by crude method. early days. when water was more abundant thla knoWledEe of the eurrOnnding wealth. gaps u, it is estimated, over S2,lQ00oo. eince that tns the creek bed has bson abandoned. and nnu 4 ,l proposed to handle. hy new metho & tha ca. cent ground. susceptible of working eAsii5 ssi running into the millions Of canic yards. le,. than year ago the ground was given tkosssr test and Nsas SO satieiactnFy that new ns1
 
 ordarsd and is now en routs. Mr. Massicks fs superintendent, says he does not fear to fass d. question of the wealth the moaui ain csats the 4siAp' sbilsty of the shovel" ieiax tae . problem to overcome.
 On the sgceessfni wording of this usz n, chiue, the hold oPen or ofners viii ba Fsalhs magnificent one, Tor go anywhere. xfEFd hss and ever mountains. are known Co he aFz hbaf the intentions as Ontiinei la the proga0liosk this feature of placer n ming.
 Another etaam shovel pAtsernad sou.sEtst after tho above. is located in Weaver distre, | just below the fsmoas digginFs- lf has Est | yet been operated. but, it is said, soon gil h | The sround on which it is situated ha haustE | been sAInpled, and la evefy test handsoms Fesla were given. The company is under the supefs tendency of S. F. Fuller. Whn is tae origin nrst to grasp the mesits of the proposition fla company has several hundred Acres of gOa | ground located
 | Prof Church has just given the above grouz at Siau on rigid test with g amalsamatos ? ! snlting ia the successful handling of The d | exceeding all expectations in ths s1perimgl
 This guarantees the property very hAttatls fntnre.
 Attached to placer mining in Yayapsi % somsSh tt magnificent scale, no event is iAx
 line which wAz watched and studied viiA Eua care and interest was that of the snteEDEia q
 the Walnut Grove Water St0rags Compmg. ms
 principlos of the above company vers outilaat
 and carrie out successfully in the stofsE ( N
 projecf. As well as for this section. the ssrsas
 their dam vas insufficient for the unprtcs1srza | rain fall which fell in the country aroa1t, ai
 while on the eye, it may be said, of reAn1ta
 of their efforts, the structure was sNeik sEe
 and with it one of the grAndest pFo;eets sssf
 Augurated in the history of Arizona, fOr ths s7
 also passed away. Some idea may he fornzF | the WOrthiness of the project by stating sna | dimensions of the dam were to0 feet lsing E1
 feet deep. storing water mile wide hg ts,s | one-haH miles backward of Al average 4f5sd
 60 feet. By this system of storage if - | tended to convey water to a section tWelg 70
 distant and there work gravel beds by the hy.s | lic process. lt is now stated that the hadt | of the above structure is guaranteed Ala - | before snow flies it will be undertakes. va | operation no doubt prevails over itE sncceA =
 vsst area 1t is to handle being of unqnsss
 richness,
 As an argument in favor of places H1a
 around Prescott and the general prosperF u1
 1t gives to the community, the writer has -1 | ally interviewed various people who hAllas t-
 dust in their business pursuits, and s Ps5Hase
 through their courtesy, to make the ieAsel statement. The amounts given are Tor ne z.
 ending June 90, Isfo, and vOuched for A sI . luta, In attempting to get at the bottom e q gold supply in this line, to reach us, thea..e q. of dollars must necessarily be 0Terlookad n = | sphere of personal shipments mads d1sli outside points of which no record hna or c1
 made. The figures given below, then. m- s
 said tg represent the wages of the toiline a.sS a.S and while not ss glittering in amount e s v expected, are representative of the ea1all.
 least. Various estimates have been maie q - -
 wealth produced by the plscers of iaVsgf,1l - =. the discovery Of Weaver and kieh hiiA -
 nothing below $as O00, GOO will be accepted e1es the most incrednious- The tOllowins s-- -
 merciAl houses ia this citY give the nsnr's 'A - : below: J l. Gardner ~, .
 bank or ArlSoIa. n, .-.''.....''.'.' iaselE