Arizona republican., 1897-11-26
MINING IN YAVAPAI.

MINING IN YAVAPAI. The Chapparal District, Tributary to
 the Proposed New Road. Prescott, Nov. 25-(Special corres- pondence of The Republican, .)-One of the easiest driveS out of Prescott is to the district referred to above, but in the course of six months it is ex- pected that the s. F. P. & P. will issue transportation to the locality and stage line will thereafter be thing of the past. It will afford visitors to Yavapai county some satisfa ction to know that they can take in the mines, to be mentioned herein, wi h. out unnecessary delay.
 The first, and at present the best camp in the district met With is the Little Jessie, which is located at the top of the hill a mile above the Me Cabe in the Chapparal. Gu side of tn g Little Jessie claim which has been worked more or less during the past ten years by Hon. John s. Jones, that gentleman has eighteen other claims, prominent among which are the Jim Blaine, Chapparal and Yavapai, the CODDPT, A S. sessment work has been done on all claims, more so on the above trio than the remaining fifteen. Four years ago Frank L. Wright of Los Angeles had lease of the Little Jes- sic and got out $13O,O0O during the per iod he worked it. Of the net pro- ceeds, in part, Mir. Wright turned in in Prescott, establishing an electric light plant and telephone line, one of the few instances where the proceeds of mining have been invested in close proximity to the locality in which the money was earned Prior to Wrlght's connection with the Jessie NIT. Jones was in a condition like unto many others who could be named, but it is no discredit to him to say this of him or of others who have put their energies to a test in a wilderness. Wright retired in 1894 and MT. Jones took up the work. since which time he has taken ou thousands of dollars monthly from the Jessie. During 1895 Mir. Jones laid out immense sums in improve ments which involved him and the result led to trouble edn7ing in the appointment of receiver. changes occurring until it fell to the lot of MT. Jesse Jones, brother of John $ to take matters in hand Then Sena- tor JCnss fell to work in assisting the EeW receiver to wind up affairs. Wfl ch promise to end in a happy solution Within four months from date. For some time past S200, $3GO and $500 ore has been shipped, the concentrates and sulphldes going out and making lib- eral returns. For a year and a half past S80,0OO has been the amount net reported as having been taken out of the Jessie. The hoisting appara us at the Jessie is a model of complete- ness and draws from a depth Of 600 feet.
 An immense amount of work has been done in the opening of levels fully 900 fest being opened. besi9es considerable st0ping. A ten stamn mill has been operated over six wears and the capacity will be increased in the coming spring. A very imp ori ant innovation will be made that will re suit in the saving of thousands of dollars. This is in the nature of the ir- troduction of McArthur Forest cy- anlde plant which cost, ready for work, about $5,000. There is two years, work ahead for the plant. A test was exhibited to the writer which shoWs that the tailings will net s6 to the ton and the high grade will be worked in the plant, netting SIS per ton. Steel leeehing tanks are due to arrive from Pittsburg this week. The ores are susceptible of treatment with out roasting. Royalty paid to the in Ventor is merely nominal The ca paclty CT the tanks is sixty tons, and thirty-six hours is given to bath.
 Ten tons of first class and an canal amount of second class ore is now taken out daily. Twenty-four men are employed, and a boarding house is run at each place, mill and mine The Little Jessie will be hea-d from in great shape on and after February first next
 The Dividend group, near the Lit tie Jessie, was worked from 1882 to 1895, and has produced thousands ct dollars for its owners. The deepest working is 145 feet, one of several shafts. Judge Hawkins of Prescott and Judge Rush and MT. Wormser oi Phoenix were interested in the Divi- dend.
 Hon. G. W. Hull of Jerome has 8 one-fourth interest in the Columbi7 claim below the Little Jessie. A shaf of eighty feet and a tunnel of fifty fest has been opened. The ore is low grade. No work has been done sinca August first. T'lie vein is on the In. dependence claim of Hon. John s Jones, which has paid we'll on lfght work
 Parker and Hubbard have an ex tension, northeast, on the Little Jez. sic. They have put in a shaft of II feet, with sixty foot drifts, with goot working on other openings. Devel opment may show some. high grad, ore as is found In the Jessie. As sessment work has been completed
 Seventy-fve feet north of the Jes sic and parallel with 1t is the Mar ion claim. One shaft of ffty-six fee and another of fifty feet have beea opened. Everything is classed nat