Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-02-08
The Richest Strike in the History of Arizona Takes Place in the Crowned King
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ORE THAT RUNS SlsO, GOO A TON.
The Riches Of the Peck Pale in lnsig- nifoance Before it.--EScitement of the Mining Fraternity Prevails. .-The Brad
 sha~s Again to
 the Front.

mine, rumors of which have been ID circulation in Prescott for a few days, seems to be true. In a letter written by Lester Jackson on Mon dsy from the Bradshaws, where he is at present developing the War Eagle mine that lays north of the Crowned King, he states that a lO- inch chute of ore on tbe 5Olfoot level oi the Crowned KIng had been run onto, which gave the marvellous
 valuation m assay of $lS0,OOO per ton. The above valuation was from
 "grao" sample taken. Mir. Jackson does not state the extent of the chute, but says that ore was being taken out and sacked for shipment to Prescott. He also states that for the first time ID many years, or since the memorable Peck excitement in the '70s, there was a revival today of the old time interest and that in every section of the Bradshaws the mining element were to a man very much excited over the strike. The Crowned King has been rated for some years as one of the permanent and profitable producing gold mines of Yavapai county, and lays in a basin of the Bradshaw mountains but 8 miles south of Prescott. Its active lie dates back but a few years, but ih that time 1t has been steadily producing, having what is termed stroug Assure vein and re- maraably rich chutes of ore varying in size In its early life the King was difficult mining proposition to handle in process of reducing its ore, owing to baseness, but as depth was reached the character changed so as to permit concentrating by the vanner process, and with continued development in depth the grsue of gold has likewise improved in value, running from Sl4.35 in the upper workings to nearly Sl5 per ounce in the deepest. At present a To- stamp mill is o gerated near the mine aud the concentrates and aulalgam from it freighted by teams over an expensive route thirty miles long. The Crowned King was originally located by O. F. Place, and from a dyke which protruded and which carried sulphuret ore on being brok- en up, Mir. Place commenced the practical development of the mine, serving for years as its only packer in money and time. Under his early management of the Crowned King it showed up magnifcentlY and the foundation it rests on today can justly be attributed to the wisdom of his knowledge and the money he has backed it up with. He Is yet identified with the company as one of its principal stock holders. The King has many thousands of feet in tunnels, shafts, drifts and stopes and if the recent strike sh ould live to the extent of only a pocket in di- mensions, the fact of it will serve nevertheless tO stimulate deep min ing around Prescott and attract as we'll mining money to legitimately operate in any of the many districts around us. This the greatest strike in either gold or silver mining to be absolutely bona6de that has ever taken place in the history of western quartz mining. and coming to light as it dces in this period echoes sfar the desirability of Arizona's mineral advantages and more particularly so which lay in and around the noun tain ranges of Yavspai. The King has Messrs. Shekels and Harrington as its superintendents at present, while Charley Braun, a young aud practical mining man, is in charge as foreman.