Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20
General Mining News

frmed. The consideration is not
given, but it is known to be very con
siderable sum. The mine has pro-
duced more gold and silver than any
other mine in the territory. 1t was
first worked by st. Louis company,
aud between 1889 and 1892 it is claimed
over 6OO,OO0S of ore was taken out.
Trouble between the owners brought
on litigation, and since that time it
has been in the courts. The st. Louis
people constructed 15.stamp mill and
kept it running for about three years,
working over 10000 tons. 1t is under
stood here that the new owners will
begin operations on the old mine at
Once.-Denver Record.
d. ID. Mcdonald, of the Jerome Hus-
tier, was struck it rich, and from the
appearance of the ore samples brought
in by his mining pards from Gun creek,
in the Tonto country, Gila county, it
is to be feared chat the journalists of
Arizona will lose his facile pen, and
that he will desert their ranks to join
the miners. He has always believed
the ancient aphorism, "the pen is
mightier than the sword" but now he
has changed his opinion and thinks
the pick is mightier than the pen.
Judging from all reports there is very
promising copper district in the vicn-
ity of Gun creek, and some of the sam
pies of the groupings from his newly
discovered copper ledge have caused
considerable interest in Jerome, and
each of the three partners has received
bids for an interest. One of them has
already sold one-half of a sixth inter
est for 50OS cash. Besides the copper
ledge a very rich vein of gold quartz
and large body of graphite we're dis
covered and duly located-Prescott
Prospect.
Reports yesterday confirmed the an
nouncement that placer dggings we're
discovered by sixty laborers at work
constructing cross-cut canal on the
Indian reservation near the head of
the Arizona canal, and the find was of
greater importance than was at first
given out. When the men organized
themselves into a party of placer min
ers the news of their find soon leaked
out and produced a ripple of excite
ment. Others focked to the scene of
the discovery, hoping to take out small
fortunes. They did not wait long
enough to arm themselves with good
equipments, but were content to horn
out the yellow stuff The dirt turned
out to be richer than was reported.
Small quantities of the gravel were
found to be richer than the usual
placer dirt, and on an average it worked
over about 35 cents per pan. At that
proportion of gold and dirt there would
be no reason for compl aint, since the
average pro spector is capable of taking
out about 100 pans in day. The cur
ious actions of the men intent upon
making money easier than by con.
structing cross cuts soon betrayed
them selves and because the operations
were being carried on, on an Indian
reservation, where, according to law,
mining Is prohibited in Arizona, the
men we're restrained from panning out
much gold. The limited amount Of
work done was insufficient to disclose
fully the nature of the unusual find,
but it is believed that the diggings are
extensive enough to merit the excite
ment caused by the discovery. Ac-
cording to reports the region surround
ing the placer find gives evidence of
being we'll mineralized. 1t is said that
among few prospectors the existence
of gold in greater or less quantities
near the place Of the recent discovery
was we'll known, and that in former
years certain amount of the yellow
metal was panied out In an excavation
near the canal under construction
Republican.
PC. Bricknell writes interestingly
in the Prospector, which advice If
needed may be of incalculable benefit
to the prospector. He says: "The
three most important qualities needed
by every prospector are observation,
industry and enthusiasm. With these
three attributes he can get along fairly
we'll, in the absence of book learning