Arizona republican., 1898-05-26
YAVAPAI MINES.

The following interesting notes were made by an observing man sent into the hills by the Prescott Courier. It is such a gossippy letter that Republi- can readers will appreciate it:
 At Jones' mill, Chaparral, the fifty ton cyanide plant was in operation also the mill. It was learned that in the 1,300-foot tunnel-which was origi- nally run with view of tapping the Little Jessie and shortening the line of transportation of ore to the mill a body of porphyry twenty feet wide had recently been found to carry con siderable gold, enough to admit of profitable working in the cyanide plant. At present the slime and tail ings are being worked. When tail ings have all been worked, the cyanide plant will be moved to a point just below the tunnel level, in order to economically handle ore. The Little Jessie, which has produced $500, ,00O from high grade ore, now bids fair to yield even greater wealth from the comparatively low grade ores recently discovered.
 On the road between McCabe and Mayer are several cuts and fills of the new railroad being built to Mayer. It is expected the road will be completed by the latter part of November.
 It struck the writer that the town of Mayer has land enough, water enough and outlying mines, quarries and other resources enough, to insure it's growth and prosperity. It is in- tended to continue the pipe line from C,-oy r,riza oh camp, to Mayer. This will give inn mense water pressure at Mayer, which is some 800 feet lower than the springs.
 On the Cumberland mine, Pine Flat, small force of men is working with very fattering results. At the bottom of shaft 100 feet in depth four feet of $35 gold rock is exposed.
 The Courier pilgrim next attempted to hold up the Gladiator mill but on his way down the trail to the place where they make gold he was himself held up. A jovial voice from across the gulch courteously invited him to take back trail. Alas for the hopes of the poor printer-that was the near est he ever came to seeing any gold at any time.
 
 and to outward appearances more pa triotic. Uncle Sam's flag was every where on the company buildings, but the Spanish flag, which it was rumored was to be unfurled over the house of a Spanish sympathizer, was not in evil dence. Guess the altitude is too great for Spanish flag.
 Went by Searles Bros camp. These UnrEtp0 tho EoIinco silver mine, owned by John Luke. They have forty-one men on the pay roll. Several buckets of rich ore came there. Six men industriously sorted same, while burros packed it to the wagon road. Every once in awhile an ore sorter would find native silver The Searles brothers did not state grim surmised it was better than $40O gold rock
 On the old Gro Bonito, Lon Hall is working sixteen men and with consid- erable luck as we'll as skill. The re- cent discovery, by means of a cross cut of rich ore streak not before known to exist, speaks we'll for the tu- ture of this, one of the oldest of Yav- apai's mines. The ore is worked ill the Ora Bella mill, close to the mine.
 Tomlinson & Hull, who have the Venezia mill and mines leased, were running the former on a 400-ton lot of ore for Superintendent Sutherland of the Crook mine. The ore is said to mill very well and to yield, besides the free gold, very high grade of con centrates. Tomlinson & Hull are als( working two of the Venezia group O. mines.
 Sutherland & Kearney are working the old Bear mine, which is about one fourth of a mile from Venezia mill and have four feet of good milling ore
 The steam stamp mill at Storm Cloud was pounding away. It runs a: smooth as a clock, and is little giant The ore is also concentrated.
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