The Arizona sentinel., 1901-08-07
YUMA COUNTY.
The County Lies Directly in the Ha;n Gold Belt that Begins in Alaska and Ends in
 Mexico

from Gov error Murphy's annual report to the Secretary of the Interior and Is an interesting presentation of facts re garding some Of the mineral resources of Yuma county, and description Cf two of the richest gold mines: also something of the Castle Dome lead mines:
 KING OF ARIZONA.
 The Fold-bearing property. known for a time the Gleason. has been transferred to thc King
 Arizona Mining and Milling Company. d COT poration organized ty9dnr the laws of the Terri tory or Arizona. with capitalization of 5,OOOOOU shares of par value of Sl each. This company owns four full claims the HumeStakc, the Hilig of Arizona, the Last Hope, and the Mucho BuenO. This district lies about thirty live miles due cast Of Jhd Castle Dome Land ing, on the Colorado River. It is north o1 the Gila River and about 40 miles from Mohawk Summit. on the Southern Pacific Railroad. This is the nearest station on the railway. There are several other locations besides those conveyed to the King Cf Arizona.
 The HomeStakC location covers the chief workings up to this date. There is on this claim d strong vein of gold-beGring quartz This lode or vein has three well-marlled divisions or layers. On the hanging wall there is a soft layer from to 31a inches wide, which averages about S2,S0O per ton in VislEe. Next below this there iS a middle layer or body Of quartz about 70 inches thick, which VIII average about 800 to tlOO per ton in value. The remainder of the vein, 50 far as it is exposed by the shaft, aver ages about S24 per ten. Test hoieS have been drilled feet deep into the foot wall. and all arc lA Tine shalt oy which the exposure of the nature of the vein has been made iS 2UO feet deep and follows the dip of the hanging wall distance of 40 feet easterly and 30 feet westerly. These show continuity of vein. Having the same characters and values develop ed by the shaft. The hill rises rapidly both east and west Of the shaft so that the height of backs On the lode above the drifts is greater than at the shaft At point about30 feet west of the shaft and on level with the collar of the shaft the vein has been croSScut from wall to wall. showing It IS feet wide at that point The ore h the croSScut Is of about the same grade as that in the shaft The croppingS of the vein may be followed for some 70U feet of the Home stake shaft to d second opening known as The Ling of Arizona Shaft" This shaft is about 50 feet deep and by means of i'll holes the vein iS shown to be II feet in wid h and has an aver age vaIue of SlO per ton. At point 300 feet east ef the HoneStake shaft tunnel has been made which croSScutS the vein 16D feet below the sur face. At this point the hanging wall vein is IS inches wide and has an average value of $50 per tor. The tunnel then passes through 30 feet of vein matter running aboGt & per ton. thence through feet of ore carrying SIS per ton to the foot wall. The total diSta nee from hanging wall to foot wall along this tunnel is 40 feet A drift has been run along the foJ wall to the Home stake shaft at diStanc, of BOO feet and tho average vaIue of the ore posed is $l4 per ton.