The Arizona sentinel., 1896-04-25
Picache Mining News,

In the Picacho gold mines section on the Colorado river are found vas numbers of small veins of white quart; stained with copper which are rich ir gold and silver. As a rule these stringers, as they have been called have excited no attention on account of their being only from two to six o1 eight inches wide, although they were known to be rich in free gold.
 In the Picacho gold belt are large number of white quartz veins, which carry no mineral whatever, the gold in that section being found in the porphyritic and schistose rocks, carry. ing a good per cent of silica in their make up. Mining men not acquaint- ed with this fact and accustomed to the white quartz veins in other mining regions which carry gold; have been puzzled whenever they have visited Picacho and seen an entirely different formation and the mineral bearing rocks of another character.
 Within the past few months it has 'been proven upon development that the white quartz in the May Queen, Nugget and Minnie mines owned by Louis Jaeger, does carry gold and in places is very rich. Still later gold in paying quantities has been found in the copper stained rocks in other DOT tions of the White Gold Basin, and also in the black spar. This is also true in the Picacho basin.
 A few days ago, a small vein of cop per carrying rock was found in the Alcyon miRe in the White Gold Basin, which was found to be very rich in free gold. It was only stringer in appearance four or five inches in width. Present development shows a great body of rich ore, which shows on the surface for 5000 feet and which at % feet in depth, shows a vein more than 40 feet in width, rich in free gold, copper and silver. Neither tue hang ing nor foot wall has been found. The ore runs from $10 to $15 in free gold and is estimated to carry 40 ounces in silver, with very rich copper bearing ore filling the ore body in part so far as opened up. The vein which is we'll defined by it's croppings and the formation crosses five locations on claims, among which is the famous White Gold vein of ore, noted for its richness, size and extent of the ore bodies.
 These claims are being developed and thoroughly prospected. Compe- tent mining men who have spent the past few days in examining these mines in particurar and the Picacho mines, are of the opinion that this new discovery is the most important ever made at Picscho,
 Senator Dorsey has had large amount of thorough prospecting and development work done on his 26 mines, and with the most satisfactory results. The work is still going on and will be prosecuted during the summer.
 In the rich copper belt at Galanal 12 miles west of Picacho the develop ment work is showing excellent re- suits, very rich ore having been found in the Matilda, Silver Prince, Rainbow and Estrella mines. The ore which is rich in copper, gold and silver grows better as the ore bodies are opened up, good work is being done all along the river with fine prospects for the fut- ure. With the work now being done, the whole Picacho gold belt is coming to she front with results which are perfectly satisfactory to it's most san- guine friends.
 Eastern parties are negotiating for the Alcyon group. If successful in securing the property they will open the mines and put up reduction works that will work the ore.
 The opening up of the Picacho mines is stimulating the mining in terests all along the Colorado river. The base of supplies for which is Yuma.
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