Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-01-19

! the PeeTy mine, located two mlles
 southeast of Stanton around the
 point of Rich Hill, on Weaver creek Here is found one of the best ten
 stamp mills in the country, pound ing out gold from the biggest ledge | in the entire district.
 Friday morning we were driven
 over to the mine by NIT. Peery, where
 we investigated the entire property from beginning to end. The mill is owned by O. E. Runner, a prominent young attorney of Pheni1, who also owns a fourth interest in the three
 mines being worked, the other three fourths interests belonging to NIT.
 Peery. About one month ago, Chas.
 Davies, one ot the best mill men ID the territory, leased the mill and the mines and went to work. Today he has one of the finest mining propositions in the whole district The ledge begins at the mill and extends northeast over the mountain for about three miles. containing Tn its length fourteen claims, all valu- able. Three of the mines are in the lease, and are being worked at present. They extend a distance of f 200 feet from the mill, the ledge starting at the top of the ground and dipping back toward Rich Hill. The vein averages from two to three feet thick, IS exposed in unlimited quantities and improves as sinking progresses. The vein has been tap ped at a dozen places and in each instance makes a fine showing, free gold being visible ID nearly every chute. At present 9 men are en- ployed and within the next ten days half as many mere miners will be put to work. The mill is handled by MT. Davies and his three sons, all of whom are expert mill men.
 The mill crushes 20 tons of ore a day. The average value of the ore IS from SIP to $l5 a ton, while the concentrates are worth S400 a ton. Water for the mill Is pumped from Stanton, a distance of two miles, and there is now plenty to keep the mill running day and night. The owners of the Peery property cer- tainly have a fortune in sight.
 For thirty years mining men have sought gold on the surface around Stanton, and to this day, many gold nugge: Is picked up on the mountain side after a rain storm. But now for the results that are sure to follow delving and systematic mining, the loo men who are at work in and around Stanton are found, going at it right.
 We met Wm. Partridge, the pioneer of Weaver district, who re- lated at length the truthful side of the early discovery of gold on the top of Rich Hill in 1883, at which time Mir. Partridge lived in a stone cabin at Antelope, near MT. Peery's store. Mir. Partridge told us how Paul Weaver, after whom the dis trict was named, George Bryant and NIT. Peoples pulled out with from S35.0OO to S50,0O0 each, cleaned up in a short time on the top of Rich Hill in 1864.
 Mir. Partridge owns the Bogota, Ben Harrison and Devonshire mines near by that are valued at S25,000 and considered cheap at that price.
 Before leaving We met Sam Powell, from the Hassayamps. Mir. Powell IS interested down there iu the Dark Horse, Right Bower, Lone Hand, and five other claims. They are called the Powell X Marcus groupe and carry gold and copper in paying quantities.
 Montgomery & Willicut are said to have the finest property on the Hassayampa. They are arrastraing and have ore that turns out S2O0 to the ton.
 Jack Gunnell is down 40 feet in a new claim and the prospect is way up.
 F. X. O'Brien is putting in a ten stamp mill five miles east of the Powell property.
 The cyanide plant at Fools Gulch starts up February and will em- ploy l2 men. ~l
 Over in Peoples valley the ten stamp at the Monte Crlsto and the five stamp at the Peck, will be run hing within ten days.
 Weaver district is alive to min ing as 1t never has been before and l the summer will bring results of the l most hattering nature. W. G. G.