Arizona republican., 1899-06-05
THE YAVAPAI MIXES
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The California claim, adjoining the
 Tiger, has imrn ense surface showings
 running into gold values. The
 Icdge walls are 100 feet apart
 and it is claimed that this
 is the mother lode Of this ea&sntry, the Gladiator. Crowned King and other neighboring veins being off
 shoots In early days this claim was
 sold by the square fCot (S10 a f0ot)
 and got into so many different hands
 that nothing could be done with t.
 Things have now been cleared ID somewhat. there is a probability Of it's
 being taken hold of very shortly and a great future is prophesied for it EsGen 1t IS propsrif developed
 At Pine creek, some four or five
 miles north Of Crowned King, a five stamp custom mill has just been erect ed, and adjoining is the Buster mining group, on which considerable devel- cpment work has been done and which has lately been transferred by Mckenzie md Forbes to new owners who propose to vigorously operate this grcup.
 Four mics south of the King is the Big Fell, the property of MT. J. R. Harrington. who has sunk a shaft 120 feet in depth and done some 250 feet of development by level. The ledge is about thirty inches in width and the ore is free milling above waseT level, carrying good values in gold and alto gether making 3 rich showing Eight men are working here and ten horse power steum hoist has just been erect- ed.
 About three mics west of the oft mentioned Crowned King is tfe Star, the property Of Springfield, H., capi- talists. on which property a tunnel 200 feet in length has been driven, which when it strikes the ore body they are heading for will have 1000 feet Cf cover above il. The vein IS similar to that of the King, the sur face indications are good and there $ every probability that the mine when developed will become a valuable one. | shaft was stared three CT four weeks ago and is now down ab-ut serenty-fve feet.
 On the Old Reliable. about mile and half north of Crowned King, IS l a four-stamp mill now being operated l by Cousins and Nugent on ore from a | cIaim bcnded iDy J. Mckenzie who is i reported to have lately made pretty 1 rich strike on this claim.
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 While 1 have bcen here and here i abouts the sale of the Buster and ! Standard group of mines in the Brad 1 shaw mountains has been completed 1 and the purchase money, s33, ,500, paid i to Messrs. Forbes and Mckenzie. The purchasers are Baltimore people rep 1 resented in Prescott by Harper &c Will i liams The Buster and Standard group is not far from the King and is opened bX . shaft 125 feet in depth and a tunnel 500 feet in length besides other openings. The ledge runs from three to seven feet, the ore having an average value of $40 per ton. A forty stamp mill is to be erected Cn this mine forthwith.
 The sa.e of the Lone Pine property about two miles from Huron oil the Prescott & Eastern. on which the Ari- zona Ore company held an option from j. Rhopeter. has also been consum- mated, I hear. The prics was $25,QGG -10 per cent down and the balance within 3 year. The ore is said to carry 29 per cent of copper besides gold and silver.
 This exhausts the list of the mines and properties have visited or con corning which l have gathered infor- nation in this district of the Brad- shaws, but great deal of prospecting work is being done respecting which have had no time to glean particu- lars It is the same story as in other parts of Yavapai county. More ac- -iyiJy than ever before known in the history of the district and there is lit He doUbt that the prospecting and de veloping work now in progress will in | 9 few short years work a wonderful change and that ere Icng railrOed will become neces- 5ity and will, when the amount of ,rafIic warrants it, be provided
 As regards Mayer, news has been re- ceived within the past two or three