Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-11-08

boxes containing 6ne EiBc. precipi-
 taiing the gold 10 metallic form.
 Tue cyanide containing gold that
 may bs left in the 6lter cakes is dis
 placed by pure water.
 A short time since H. F. Armis- age secured a bond and lease on the
 QeArtz mountain miniag properties.
 loeated about eight miles south of toSn. and has let a contract fua ex-
 tending a cross cut tunnel a dis
 tance of 100 feet. This property is
 one of the oldest tn the county and
 ths richest ore ever discovered in
 the county is said to have been taken
 from it. It contains telluride ore
 aud assays running ss high ss sI75,-
 oJ0 per ton have been received from
 it. It was worked ID the early days
 of the county when armed guards
 had to be stationed around the
 property to protect those At work iu
 the mine from Indians It never has
 been systematically worked with the
 object of developing 1t ss mining
 property, but the work done on it
 has been soTt of gophering after
 the rich ore Its deepest workings
 are only l50 feet, while in almost
 any country bus ATiEona with show.
 lngs made tO thus depth, and in the
 hands of experienced and practical
 mining men it would be opened up 2OOO feet or more. It has jain idie
 Tor the past eight or nine years. The tunnel, which was started some tune ago and on which Mir. Armitags has let this contract. will strike this vein at a depth of 300 feet and is expect ed to reach lt at a distance of 200 feet from the mouth g The letting CT this contract oa the tunnel is on- ly the initial step On the part of MT. ArmiIsge towards developing ihe property in q thoroughly systematic manner. as he believes it contains possibilities ot becoming one of the biggest mines n the teTritory. and this tunnel will enable him to de- termine the character and quantity of ore at double the depth formerly attained on the mine.
 Tue discovery of platinum and near the Grand canyon, as announced recently in the JOURNAL MINER, has caused a stampede from I according to the Williams 1 News, which says: Men left Wil-f Hams the first of last week m all msuDer of coHfeyauces for the new i piatinum and aluminurl strike in Catsract canyon. Men who have worked earnestly. lived well and con teuiedly on meageT salaries, didn't rle"p last Friday, Saturday and Sun- day nights, but rustled around get ting an outfit together Henry Sel ler> and the Owens brothers have bsi these locations in the canyon Tor several years, but assayer after ass 4yeT has fooled them on reports Ot the stuf. In fact, about every sss aver who has tfied it couldn't handle it, aud weren't honest enough tO say so; until. few weeks ago, an Ass yer was found who said there Ea something in IL, but be could 10 ansiyze the substances, and was | A1 NAtt tU hcli Mu4A iA Was. Ou ntS ld' ice samples were sent to an an liy tieal chemist n Los Angeles. . ho Ds te q return of SS2S platinum and sS per cent aluminium. Then the srisiusi owDrrs made locations and very body commenced to locate and to development work. Last week sufficient quantity was taken 10 Los Angeles by MT. Sharpnech and nil test made, which gave retu1ns 't over $4OO per ton platinum. His at uru and the mill test returns were uEicient. The few soon commuui- 'atrd their elatIon to 8 few. more Ind there were mysterious movings md hurried preparations for de- 'arture 10 the mines. The stores i'd mammoth business Saturday nd Sunday selling supplies and ma erial 10 different parties quitting 'ome left ID the night and all of hem as soon as they could. The mineral IS found in a clay deposit; 'ue vein is reported to be 90 feet ! 'ids aud shows up at different places or several miles.