Arizona republican., 1899-04-22
THE KING OF ARIZONA.
Sixty Men Employed-A Pipe Line il
 Prospect

DuIdNS the early part or f0DFudIy
 two years ago Edward Eichelbergel
 made what was considered by mining
 men one of the richest gold strikes the
 southwest had seen since the early
 days. He was prospecting in the 5.
 H. mountains of Yuma county with
 companion. Punching their burros
 across the Mohawk desrt the prospect
 ors fsE out. The partner of E1chel-
 berger abused the pack burros and
 over this they quarreled. Eichelberger
 went toward the foothills of the s. H.
 range and the other prOspector started
 on to the Castle Dome mountains.
 Shortly after the two prospectOTs
 parted on the desert the report of a
 great gold strike swspt over the terri-
 tory from enc camp to another, grow
 ing in extravaganza as it gained mo-
 mentum When it reached The Re-
 publican office the story sounded as
 though it were fresh from the gold
 fields of South Africa. The heads of the editors were turned and the min-
 ing reporter was at once dispatched to
 the scene of the, strike. It was my
 good fortune to be detailed upon that
 assignment
 Reaching the ranch of George w
 l
 berger was the man who had uncov-
 cred this new treasure vault. At the mine, thirty-five miles distant, were pl@minent mining men from all parts of the mining regions of the south
 west. President Garland of the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern railroad, Colonel Fpes Randolph, George Lane and many others were tkere. The mine was pronounced a bonanza by all of them. Eichelberger was offered $200,000 by a representative of D. o. Mills for the mine, which he refused. Eichelberger accompanied a party to Yuma, riding with Colonel Epes Ran dolp in his private car San Carlos, thus establishing an affinity between the private car of railroad superintendent and the pack burro of a prospector. The step from the one to the other was so sudden that it tonk the breath of the other nrospectors in the hills. From grub-staked hunter after gold Eichelberger became a wealthy man.
 At the scene of the strike there was scarcely any excitement Pros- pectors came from all directions tC look upon the ore and visitors came out from Yuma and Phoenix. The strike was made in the foothills of the sor thern slope of the mountains, q dis tance of thirty-five miles from living water, the supply at the camp being hauled that distance. The ore showed its great, wealth when horn-spoon tests were made, but only the strong est glass would reveal the presence of the free gold in the rock. It was es- timated then when there was but ten-fcot location hole on the property, that the width of the vein was forty feet.
 The bonanza was named the King of Arizona by Eichelberger when he wrote his location notice and placed it in a tin can upon monument built upon the discovery claim. He located several claims, taking all the ground where croppings showed that the vein discovered was still intact. At Yuma a. sale was made of the mine. Colonel Epes Randolph became the principal owner and Eugene s. Ives was also in- terested. Eichelberger held his in- terest some time but finally he, too, sold out. Gleason, who staked Eich- elberger, received $100,000 cash for his interest
 Operations were begun upon the property and a mill was placed near Norton's ranch, thirty-fve miles away. The ore was hauled in wagons across the desert to the mill and the absence of water at the mine or en route to it made the task a very expensive one. Drilling for water was prosecuted without success. Work upon the mine continued and today a depth of two hundred feet has been attained, the ore still showing no signs of turning e1,o ft m discovery claim, which is known as the Homestead, at a point 150 feet be- low the greatest height of the out croppings so that the depth Is virtu- ally greater than 200 feet. Drifting has been carried 450 feet northwest on the vein, and crosscuts either way show a width of ore of nearly fifty feet 1 with the wall of one side yet to be This leaves the width of i the vein a matter of speculation. The l ore does not carry uniform value in scarcely any portion of the workings. | A few days ago very rich ore was struck in drifting from the 2OO-foot | level of the working shaft.
 D. M. Riordan is the new manager of the King of Arizona. He returned | to Tucson yesterday from a visit to the | mine. In conversation with The Re- 1 publican correspondent MT. Riordan 1 said that there are sixty men em4- 1 pIoyed at the mine and ther work which | is being done now is mainly in the di- | rection of prospecting the property | and blocking out ore. He said that ! prior to the putting in of a pipe line | from the camp to the Colorado river, a | distance of thirty-eight miles, it was the purpose of the company to make a mere thorough search for water by drilling at different points near the | mine. As soon as the company com pletes this work, and in case they are still unsuccessful in obtaining water, Jhe pipe line will be put in and a pumping plant placed at the nearest | point on the Colorado river. The Gfla river is nearer to the camp than the Colorado river but the water is not as