Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-29
FOUND.
The Ancient City On The Colo
RADIO Forging To The Front
As A Big Mining Center.
New And Important Mineral Discov-
cries Made In Contiguous Dis
tricta

Yuma is getting to be a live mining
town. 1t boasts of several experts and
mining. Again II is the rendezvous
of large number of the best mining
men in the west, many il not MOI
of these, are men with large
means, who come to see, look, and try
for themselves. A few come for others,
among the neat number, there but few
"adventurers." would be mining king,
now and then, one drops in with some
new tangled unticed gold crusher-pul
verizer, or savre and tries to palm it off
on to our mine owners, who are not as
easily duped as they uss to be.
A great interest now centers in the
"Fortuns" mine, 16 miles south east Of
here, which nas just been purchased by
Hayward, Lane and Hobart, of the far
famed Utica mire; for Sl50,0O0 cash.
Tie main shaft is down 2l0 feet. Close
outs show the vein to be from 40 to 80
feet wide. The ore runs from $50 to
500 per TOE. Careful estimates made
by competent mlniug men, place the ore
In sight as SI,000,O0.
The next camp which is attracting the
attention of the best mining men and
capitalists who come here, Is at Picacho,
on the Colorado 20 miles north of Yuma,
with its $50 miles of free milling ore,
great veins to 100 feet wide, filed with
ores that runs from IS to $40 per ton in
pure gold. In July last, a very rich
strike was made in the Nina Rlca mine,
of ore that run from $40 to 800 per tos.
Upon discovering the vein at different
points, it Was found to be more than AGO
feet in width andd200 feet in length.
Eight shafts are now being put down
in and in the vicinity of this great ore
body to prove what then may be below
thesurface. These are now from 40 to
100 feet deep each. The vein is cross
cut at the 90 IT. and 100 IT. levels to as
certain the extent of the ore. The re-
suits thus far, are more than satisfactory
ln fact wonderful. The work is being
pushed With full force of men, work.
ing nights, days and Sundays. Frank
Guerra, formerly superintendent of the
Paymaster and Cargo Muchscho mines,
hes charge OF the worK. A few days.
not more than a month ago, a new and
hitherto unknown vein of ore was dis
covered, which crossed the Apache,
Eastern California and Helen Mar minee
and ran toto the San George. Upon un-
covering this vein, it was found to be
from 40 to 100 feet in width, and carry
ing ores that run from S5 up to SlOO
per ton, more tests of average samples.
running over 800 than under So psr ton
In the two snafts going dowl On this
great ore body, the ore grows better as
the sinking goes on. At Gstansl Canon
10 the same district, the late discoveries
in the new mines are rich in free gold.
In the Copper belt, the ore runs from,
S65 TO Sll0 in gold, silver and copper.
the result of these thorough investioa
tions and work, proves that in extent of
area, numbers OF mines, richness of ores
ease with which they Can be mined. beul,
ed and worked, besides the great width
of Of these veins filed with free milling
ores; that Plcacho stands at the hsad ~
the great mining portions of the Coast
and especially OF those that border the
Colorado river.
Among those who have visited tbeso
mines, and others along the Colorado
are Col. A. NJ. Wells, Col. Jas. Lsonard
and Thos. l.. Darby, G. E.. the we'll
known mining men of Denver: T. w
Shinn and r F. Lewis, Of juneau. Alas.
ka, representing Hayward, Lane & Hob-
art; Gen. Carl Wiesshuhne and son NJ
Vienna, Austria, and many others of
note In mining circles, all Of whom have
expressed themselves as more th.n
pleased with the bright prospects before
this grest mineral belt, and believe IL IN
be the coming mining camp of the coast
Pot Holes, Buena Vista and Gates
gold camps are holding their own 10 the
field.
While Castle Dome, Red Cloud and
Clip are quiet on account of the low
price OF silver, yet their great resources
of wealth in silver and lead ere we'll
known: The late new strikes in the
newly discovered gold mines at Los Tie
gos, are stirring up deep interest IN
that section. Everywhere from Yums
to the Grand Canyon, renewed activity
marks every mining camp and With the
very best results. Never were the pros-