The Arizona sentinel., 1897-03-27
The PicachO Mining District.

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 It is also true that more
 than two thirds of this was taken from the Placers alone. It is also true that even this was taken
 from and along the veins of ore which
 produce it, as the gold was in its rough state, just as it left the quartz. In this mineral belt the veins range from 20 to 2000 feet in width, with an average value of more than $5 per ton, as shown in the careful and rigid ex- aminations made by such men as William A. Parish, and Thomas Bell two of the most noted mining engi- neers and experts in the world. MT. Parish upon his first visit to Picacho, after most careful work for g days assisted by 12 men, found that in a thousand samples, which he took from different mines at Picacho, the average was $7 20 per ton. Upon his return with MT. Bell year later in going over the same ground, and much that was new, taking his samples with the same care, he found that the average was better than $9 per ton. MT. BSll's samples ran still higher: The average taken from the Jaynes group of 4 mines ran better than $8 per ton. These mines have been prospeeted to depth of 236 feet and for more than 600 feet in length. Along the level of that depth, the testimony taken from l2 we'll known mining men, who spent more or less time in the Jaynes mill in milling the ore from the different mines at Picacho, states, that their Experience cenvinces them that the average of all the ores in this mineral belt is from $5 to $8 per ton. In the White Gold Basin in the same district the average holds nearly as good, in fact if not better. The Pleiades group of five mines has body of ore 80 feet wide and HOO feet in length that averages $5 per ton. Adjoining this is belt 20 feet wide that runs $6, next to this another 20 feet that runs $7, and next to this another 12 feet that averages $S, and adjoining this another 81 feet that averages $5. These belts adjoining in the same great vein have been prospected for HOO feet in length. In the Cantua Canyon these bodies of ore have face of from 30 to 50 feet in height, and going back the HOO feet, they rise to over 250 feet, showing simply an immense quarrying pro- position, with ore in sight for at least a hundred years, even if worked in Q 100 stamp mill. The White Gold group on the same vein shows & body of ore 100 feet wide and I500 feet in length that average $7. The Capella group still farther east on the same vein shows body of ore 300 feet wide which averages $6. 36 per ton; of this p feet averages $7.82, 12 feet $9.13, 26 feet $126I, 16 feet $16.62, and 12 feet $1967 In the $6.36 averages no sample was included that showed value of more than $10 per ton. The Alfonze group on the adjoining vein shows body of ore 100 feet wide that averages better than $5 per ton. What this vein may yet show when further prospected, no one can tell, but so far as 1t has been .prospeeted, it is second to none in the White Gold Basin. The Golden Dream Company's mines in the same basin show Q width of from 20 to 100 feet with an average in more than 10000 tests made, of over $6 per ton. The Company at present is taking ore from 13 different places from four of it's mines, the average of which is better than $IO per ton.
 The Gold Cup lying to the west of these, shows an average in three aver age tests, taken for 200 feet in width, of more than $20 per ton. Thus far reference has been made to only to the 30 or more groups in the Picacho Dist jet. That the others, of those not yet tested are as good, is clear from the fact that upon the surface, the l indications and prospects thus far taken have been better. What further | developments may show no one can tell. Thus far in the opening up of l the mines during the past years not 8 | failure has been made. The Golden | Dream mill is running on ore that averages $10 per ton. The Pleiades l mill of 30 tons daily capacity is nearly ready to run, 7 other mills of the same | capacity are arranged for and will | soon be constructed. Arrangements | have also been made for the putting l up of two, 100 stamp mills, one of l these on the Dorsey property, and the other on the Gold Cup. There is no section i'll tAe state where so much | work has been done with as fine pros poets, as that at PicachO, and the re- suits are far better than the most san suine expectations of those interested. ! There never has been a time in the l history of mining upon the Colorado River when 80 much interests center
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