Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-12-25

HUMBuG, Dec. l6.- Special cores pondence. Humbug is a very sug- gestiye name for mining district, and perhaps it would be we'll to say few words in regard to the deriva- tion of the name. In 1870, Frank Alters, Theo. Boggs, J. Roberts, Geo Monroe and others came down the creek which now bears the name of Humbug, prospecting for placer gold. One day Mir. Boggs struck a rich pocket, which went S250 per pan. Of course, the party were ex- cited, and all went to work stripping to get to bed rock. Their occupa- ton was interrupted by a volley of rife bullets let go by a party of Apache-Mohaves from the hillside above them. The yolley was re- turned by the prospectors with in terest, but thinking discretion the better part of valor," they pulled their freight for Prescott. They reported that they struck pay dirt that went S2.50 per pan, but the In dians had driven them off. A large party, thoroughly armed, started for the new Fl Dorado. On their arrival they prospected the creek bed, but were unable to find the ground that went S2.50 per pan. They pronounced the whole busi- ness a humbug, and since that time, the creek has been known as Humbug creek and the district as Humbug district.
 Nevertheless, Humbug mining dis trlct Is far from being a humbug. A more thoroughly mineralized sec tlon of country it would be impossi- bic to find. Here in this district some of the richest and strongest mineral leads in the country are found.
 T. F. Carson, at the head of one of the strongest companies ever or ganized for the development of Ari- zona mining properties, has taken a bond on what is known as the Farley group. This group consists of twenty-seven claims, and takes Tn many of the first claims in the dis trict.
 The Buena Vista lies about in the center of this group. The ledge is 3O inches on the surface and at a depth of 6S feet the shaft shows an ore body of four feet, and the hang ing wall has never been reached.
 The Crescent comes next and shows wonderful ore body, running from four feet to an unknown width. The ore values on this claim do not exceed Sl5 per ton, but the size of the ore body makes the mining cost of the ore so low that it can be mined at a cost of twenty-five to fifty cents per ton, thus netting a large profit.
 On the Bellevue ground there are three distinct leads. Many tons of ore have been arrastraed from this claim that went S200 per ton.
 The Summer claim has also three leads. On the dumps Of this claim arc two hundreds tons ol ore that will work so on the plates
 The Ed. Farley claim is the most eastern ot the Caisou group. The lead is 2l feet. There are over one hundred tons of ore on the dump, that vii. work 5 D o6- Is plates
 The Nodesta '-e.a .s Iron twenty to thirt, feet wide, and works SJ on the plates in gold and fifteen ounces in sIlver.
 The Dominica Is the most north westerly of this group. The ledge IS arge- one and carries 1000 ounces in eilver and plates So to Sl0 in gold.
 On the Jumbo claim there are two leads running parallel. The two leads carry gold, silver and copper. The main lead is ten feet wide in places, and there are many tons of ore on the dump that run as high as 1000 ounces in silver. On the sur face the ore is free milling and in places runs very high in free gold.