Phoenix weekly herald., 1896-05-21
A FREE GOLD MINE.
Located Near Yuma.-A 20 Stamp
Mill Started Last Week.
1t will Turn Out More Gold Than any
Other Mine in the
Territory.

The La Fortuna gold mine is located
fourteen miles from BIelsdsll station
and about twenty-seven from Yuma, and
Arz ina. The road from BIaisdale
for about nine miles is heavy sand,
when small bills of more solid forms-
lion is reached and continues to the
nine. The mine islocsted in q small
dill, off from the main range. The
ground around this bin is almost level
A small wash runs at the base of. this
nill, on the northeast end where the
ledge cropped.
The work on the La Fortuna consists
'f three levels. The first is down Is
feet, showing IA feet of ore. drift
nss been run last on this ore body 40
fest. Ga the second level, at depth
If 40 feet, the ore body is larger and
shows Is feet. One hundred feet OF
drifting has been done on this level
The third level is at depth of 2l5
feet, with GROSS cut showing ore BODY
20 be ebout 80 feet. The character of
The ore or IT'S value has not changed
since work began from the surface The
quartz is 90 laiiy dry dad between waite
nd pink; the pIok qu.rtz seems TO be
5he most valusbl7. The estIm sted value
Of the ore is put at $40 per ton. The
gold bars will be made so heavy that it
" II gts,.<..::tee their safe delivery to the
railroad.
The mill consists of 20 stamps, erAct-
ed on the mine. The working shaft is
IN en- incline of 60 degrees The steam
hoist operates grizz y directly to the
rock broken aud then by grayitetion to
the stamps. The stamps weigh 1850
each. The frame work is the teaviest
to bs seen in the Territory. The runs.
are each % feet long and of very heavy
plates. There is drop after the first
run, making 30 feet of plates TO be run
over. The engine is built in the mill
for convenience and economy.
The water reaches the mine from the
Gle river through four inch pipe u
miles long. at an elevation of $50 feet.
Ed. Virgins runs the pump at the
river.
There are eight other claims belong
lag to the La Fortuna group. On two
of them work has been done that shows
well, but the veins are small.
There is SIX teen men emploded in the
mine. Robert NJ. Straus is the Super
Iutendent and was instrumental in
getting Lave & Hayward to bond the La
Fortuna. Joseph Golden is foreman
Messrs. Strsus and Golden were with
the Herqua Hsle Company ss one time.
J. @. Carpenter is the night foreman
Il. MoComss, formerly of Mesa, is as
ISOLATED with j. G. Carpenter in furn-
ishiug comfortable resort aud refresh
ments for the boys.
Dan D-vore furnishes the wood, al
lowing 1900 lbs. for cord, and receives
50.
John Doran, son of District Attorney
Dorsp, of Plnsl county. is in charge of
the store. Mr.. Dorsn is we'll liked by
his patrons.
The youngest engineer to be seen in
the couotry is at the day hoiet of the
La Fortuna He is The SOP of Million
tire Lare, and would rather be around
q mining camp than go to school. A
depot has just been completed at Blais-
dell.
There are. no accom- modations at
Blaisdell, but when mail route is Sc
ia blished from BloisdelI hotel will be |
built. Probably within thirty days peo-
pie can be ccommodated.
Dan Dsvore, of Yuma, is now running |
from Yuma.