The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-26
ARIZONA GOLD FIELDS.
Jimmie SearlS on the Road t,
Wealth and Afiuence.

j. w. Searls of this city who re-
turned few days ago from Goldfelds.
in Arizona, forty miles east of Phoe-
nix, is receiving the congratulations OF
ms many friends here on the fact that
he is heavily interested in one of the
most promising gold bonanzas to be
found IN the state of Arizona
In the locality above mentioned Mr..
Searls has for several years been quiet
~ developing d group of gold claims,
from which he has brought quartz to
this city that fairly glistened with
gold, and which proved beyond a doubt
that all that was needed was develop
ment to open up one Of the greatest
gold producers to be found in the
! west.
Early in the spring Mr.. Searls left
Salt Lake for Arizona, where he was
met by experts representing eastern
capitalists, who made a careful ex-
animation of the property, which in
cluded mill-run test on forty tons of
ore, representing six and one-half feet
across the ledge. This test gave val
ues of 1926 in gold to the ton, and on
the strength of this the eastern cap
ltalists Joined forces with Mr. Searls
and a company was formed, known as
the Searls Gold Mining company, which
was incorporated in Phoenix on the
18th Of last June, of which Mr.. Searls
is president and general manager;
William Cristie, president of the Valley
bank Of Proenix, treasurer; and E. J.
Bennett, secretary. These, with E. B.
Gage, president and general manager
of the Congress mine, and James H.
Searls of Rome, N. Y, form the board
of directors.
In the Searls group over 1,4O0 feet
OF development work has been done,
and in doing this the water supply of
the camp has been constantly in
creased; and it is estimated by the eX-
perts who examined the property that
there is sufficient ore in sight to run
forty-stamp mill for two years with
out further development.
On one of the six claims embraced
in the group the ore is phenomenally
rich, ranging in value from $1,000 to
$4,000 in gold to the ton; but sufficient
depth has not yet been attained to
demonstrate the permanency of the
deposit, which varies from half an inch
to eighteen inches in width.
Before leaving the mine Mr.. Searls
let a contract for 30 feet of work in
the shaft, and when this is completed
it is believed that the water supply
will have been increased sufficiently
to justify the erection of a twenty
stamp mill. which will be done at the
earliest possible moment.
Mr.. Searls speaks in the most fiat
tering manner Of the mineral deposits
of Goldfelds, and says that there are
numerous promising prospects there
which only need the assistance of cap
tal to be transformed into paying prop
and these, he states, can now
be secured on favorable terms and at
prices.
1a t1-co cfn II Of 11a a1-lC Gn1d
Mining company has been taken by
New York and Arizona investors.
The Republican, of Phoenix, in
speaking of Goldfields, says:
Il have talked to many Colorado |
miners about the curious formatio of |
he Goldfelds district" said A. j.
Doran, and have been assured by all |
hat it is the same as Cripple Greek
It is my opinion, backed by an init
nate knowledge of the conditions and
mines of the region, that within two
ears Goldfields will be one of the larg-
st and most productive districts of the
vest"
j. w. Searls was not behind Mr..
Ooran in his enthusiasm. He is at
PRESENT developing the Fairstake prop
rty, which is one Of the few claims in
he region having clearly defined walls
or its ore body. A depth of 140 eset
las been attained and contract for
mixing another 100 feet has been let.
NE work is largely for the purpose of
eveloping water from which a stamp
nill may be supplied. Still the Fair
take rejoices in the finest water in
he district. A we'll sunk near by has
n abundance of excellent water for
omestic uses and enough to supply
Soldfields with a supply for drinking,
he water being hauled to the town sew
raj miles distant. Every day the
of the Fairstake are showing
p more fully and more satisfactorily
he ore body, the 1900 feet of develop
lent showing that a very bonanza is
eing worked. Several small lots of
re milled have we'll sustained the
Ugh assay value.
From outside sources it is learned
nat the Mammoth mine of Sullivan & |
Tall is buster than for years. Forty
Tree men are employed breaking down
lie ore body, the ore being secured
trough a new shaft sunk several
undred feet from the old workings.
he mill, after complete overhauling,
again at work night and day, its
venty stamps fed on rock that runs S
IGN in free gold. The ore body is a T
ew one. not known on the early work :
p of the property, and with it comes
la discovery that the Mammoth is
1t. as has generally been supposed, a =
ere deposit or blowout but has y
ell defined walls, now uncovered on
9TH sides of the workings .
THE STATE LINE DISTRICT. G
he Extent of Its Mineral Wealth Q
But Little Understood. 4