Arizona silver belt., 1896-07-30
PROMISING GOLD MINES.
The Sultan Group of Claims in
 Lost 0uIch,

Although mining locations were mad
 in Lost gulch and adjacent territor.
 many years ago, it was at oompara lively recent date that the possibilitie
 for profitable gold mining in that regioi began to be appreciated, and today tn.
 hills and gulches are covered by mining
 locations, embracing several mines oi established value aud many promising
 prospects. Placer gold has been found
 in Lost gulch and all tributary arroyos,
 and large area of ground has been
 worked at profit and considerable
 coarse gold has been found. E. R.
 Spencer, the original locator and resi-.
 dent of Lost gulcll, has resided there
 continuously for twenty years, and
 during all that time has won livelihood
 from gold washing Huge piles of
 powders and coarse gravel give evi-
 dence of his industry.
 Among the oldest and best quartz
 locations in Lost gulch are several
 belonging to the Sultan group, which
 embraces the Badger, Keystone, Cedar
 Tree, Cedar Hill Nos. l and No. ?,
 Transit, Red Mountain, Peacock, Horn Spoon and Little Man miuing claims, and the Cedar Tree mill site. Fore most among these claims is the Badger, the development on which consists of two incline shafts, 85 feet and 70 feet in depth respectively, Q tunnel 1S5 feet, and drifts on the ledge. Shaft No. 1 was sunk 80 feet on the vein, where the ore faulted, and from which point drift was run 60 feet in ore, to where the ore again; went down. From point south of this shaft, and about 100 feet from it down the hiii, tunnel was run lS5 feet, tapping the shaft at the bottom. Al a distance of about 100 feet from the mouth of this tunnel i0-foot ledge was cut. Paul Johnson, who examined this property, estimated the value of cr's iu sight in the shaft, tunnel and drift at 27,0O0.
 Two hundred feet north of this shaft another shaft (No. 9 was sunk on the ledge, which has pitch of 30 degrees Here most of the recent work has been done. Shaft No. is now down 65 feet, and for the first 60 feet was in ore, mostly free milling. and averaging about s20 in gold. At 60 feet the character of the orc changed to sul- phuret, of good quality, and at 65 feet the ledge is strong and fully four feet wide. From the bottom of shaft No. drift has been started. There are over 100 tons of good ore on the three dumps of the Badger, and the showing in the mine would justify the erection of a 10. stamp. mill.
 The Cedar Tree claim is considered by some the equal of tho Badger. The openings consist of small shaft on the southwest side of the claim, showing 2-foot ledge. On the ridge, 50 feet from the first shaft, is another shaft showing the same ledge. Al a point on the ridge 50 feet below tunnel has been run 150 feet, which shows the sane ledge, with ore the entire length of the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel is an lS-foot winze, in ore. The out. crop on this claim is large and there are many tons of ore visible on the surface.
 The Keystone is another very prom ising claim. The work has been done near the center of the claim, and con sists of several open cuts and small shafts on the main ledge, all showing ore af good milling grade.
 Other claims in the group show im- portant bodies of ore in place, which we have not the space to mention in detail.
 From a common center on the ridge on the Cedar Tree claim three strong lodges diyerge, taking general north; western course, and are plainly traced oyer other claims of the group for a distance of 1500 feet.
 The ores are principally free milling pyrites and carbonates giv- ! ing an average assay of probably $20 in gold per ton. i.
 On the Cedar Tree mill site, about one mile from the gulch centering the group of claims, is 8 never failing spring furnishing water sufficient, with economy in it's use, to run 10-stamp mill. There is also heavy growth of timber on the claims, sufficient. to meet all requirements for many years.
 The Sultan group of mines is owned by Louis Sultan and James Graham, and Mir. Link is in charge of the work, by Jack Grice.
 Dr. E. w. Wilbur and George of Mesa, arrived Tuesday evening in company with Dudley Craig. over the route of the proposed wagon road from Mesa to Globe. The gentle men are satisfied that the project is entirely feasible. Tho distance from