Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-05-11
No Vast Sums Spent on
the Goldfieid Mines.
Immense Resources Have
Been Scarcely Touched.
Rumors of Extensive Workings in
the Near Future in Circulation
Crustaceans Disappearing.
Correspondence of THE REpUBLIcAN

Correspondence of THE REPUBLICAN,
GoLDFIELD, Ariz., May S.-Mr. r. Z.
Morse is developing body of water on
his property close to the Bulldog mines.
1t is expected that he will be able to
obtain sufficient quantity to supply q
large population with water for culinary
purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kim ball, and Mr., and
Mrs. Joseph Peterson were in town this
week.
The results from the working OF the
Gold6eld ore in the Pomeroy mill were
satisfactory.
Miss Dobbie left for Tempe on visit
and to attend class meeting OF Normal
school graduates.
Mr.. Samuel Grayson has made some
discoveries Of rich ore on his property
and may start developing the ledge
soon.
The Mammoth mill has been running
on ores from Mammoth No. 1. During
the week good ore is being regularly
mined.
Mr.. Charles Hall. Jr., returned from
Mexico and arrived here, on tour of in-
spection of properties in which he is in
terested.
Rich float has been found on the
Kyle niue. This is very promising
prospect on the north side close to the
well-known Rich Hill group.
Mr.. Robert Hughes of this city has
gone to Phoenix on business. He has
the reputation of being an experienced
and capable mine foreman and good
judge of mineral ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. WalaEorth paid Cold
| field visit this week, the former has
very extensive mining interests here
some of his properties are extremely
valuable for extensive @erking by e
company with capital and energy to
| handle ore on large scale.
| Rich streaks of ore are beginning to
come in on the Stella W. The vein hiss
not as yet been fully eresacut bat SO aar
every indication points to the close
proximity of large and rich ore bodg-
MIR. Jacob Politzer made flying visit to
this burg and had pleasant tirfe, 9se
returned to Tempe much invigogate& bg
the inhalation of the cool mountain air
which is waited down the GoldEeSG
basin.
Work on the Black Queen has been
continued in rich white quartz close to
quRrtzte wall which is itself some
what auriferons, sufficient work has not
as yet been done on this property in
the matter of sinking to reaoh tbs map.
lode which lies beneath. TIE top OF
this lode has been subjected to an agita-
tion which has caused q separation oi
come of the mineral from the general
vein stuff causing an uneven diLtrfbu-
ton of gold in the vein and 8 gragita-
tion to the lode below.
The proposition of piping water frona
the Salt river to work the ores in this
district ls being agitated again and ae
| the crustaceans are becoming less
} numerous, this result may be ameng
: the probabilities Of the near future.
Although the immense resources oil
this district have scarcely been touched
: large sums of money have been taken
out of the ground. The work required to
do this has developed the existence OF
massive deposits of low grade ores
which after all are the best signs of 3
permanent mining country.
A natural amalgam of silver and gola
has been found on the Fielding lode.
This ore lies in white porphyry which,
is very hard and the metal exists in ths
seams. The owner will begin work on
this property on prospecting baeM
primarily and should results justify ex-
tensive working there will be every en-
deavor made to open mine This
claim lies about five miles from Gold
field and is very difficult of access.
: Water and materiaia would have to be
packed to the property temporarily,
until the developments had shown shf
economy OF a wagon road.
! There have heen number OF ouiel
+. inquiries by investors for mining pro.
perty hereabouts. The valua of gold
mining property as e lucrative invest
, ment has never been better understood
than at present. and confidence in tbs
! permanency of the lodes in Superstition
district is gradually beng restored
,. Nonresident owners as q rule are hold.
r ing on to their property and rumors o.
extensive working in the near future
are in circulation as the speculative
element among investors has been al
most eliminated, and the practical min
ing investors have now 8 chance to &C.
cure good property at reasonable
fiourps There has oeaep1 to pYief tn,