The Arizona sentinel., 1901-11-20
YUMA COUNTY.
Her Rich Mines--Ti1e La Fortuna and King of AriZona-Great Mineral Wealth Yet Un- deveIoped-Castle
 Dome Lead
 Mines. The County Lies Directly in the Tain Gold Belt that Begins In Alaska ard Ends in
 Mexico.


 10 the Secretary of the Interior end IS $r interesting presentation of facts re- garding some of the mineral resources of Yuma county, and description CT two of the richest gold mines; also something of the Castle Dome lead mines:
 KING OF ARIZONA.
 The gold bearing property known for time as thn Gleason has been transferred to the King [ Arizona Mining and Milling Company, ! cor poratiou organized under the laws of the Terri tory of Arizoua, with capitalization of 5OO0,OJO shares of par value of sl each. This company owns four full ciaims-thc Homestake, Cie IAll1g of Arizona tho Last Hope, and the Mucho Bueno. This district lies about thirty i've miles due east of End Castle DcIlc Land ing the Colorado River. l. Is north ot inc Gila River auG about 40 miles froZr AohaIsk Summit, on the Southern Pacific Railroad This is the nearest station on the railway There are several other lCcationS besides those conveyed to the King of Arlzona.
 The uouoestike location covers the chief workings up to this date. There is oa this claim a SIrong vain Of goIdbearing quartz. This lode or vein has three well-mari1ed di"isiOns or laytrS. On the hanging wall there is soft layer from to S1l inches wide, which averages abou: g SOO per ton in value. Next below this there is middle layer or body of quartz about 9 inches thick, which will average about $y0 to SlOO per ton in -alCe. The remainder Of th" vein, so far as 1t is exposed by the shaft, aver ages about S24 per ton. Test hoicS have been
 
 in ore. The shaft by which the exposure O. the nature of the vein has been made is 2Gj feet deep and follows the dip Of the hanging wall distance Of 40 feet eaSteriy and 30 1eeu westerly. These show continuity Of vein. having the same characters and values develop cd by the shaft. The hill rises rapidly 10th eaSu aud west Of the shaft that the height of S2cSS on the lode above the drifts Is greater than Q the shaft. At point about 30 feet west of the shaft and on a level with the collar Of the ShGis the vein has been cToSScut from wall to wal. showing it IS feet wide at that point. The in the crosScut is of about the same grade q that in the shaft. The croppingS Of the veil- may be followed for some 700 feet Of the Home stake shaft to a second opening, known as Tho King of Arizona Shaft" This shaft is about 5, feet deep, and by means of drill holes the vein is shosTn to Dc II Tcet in width GEd has aver aye value of BIO per ton. A5a point 800 feet easl of the HomeStake shaft 2 tarnel hGS been mad which croSscuys the vein i60 feet below the SUE face. At this point the hanging wall vein is l. inches wide and has Gn average value of 650 reT ton. The tunnel then passes through 50 fest e vein matter running about $ per tol, thencf through feet of ore carrying S2S per ton to tn foot wall. The total distance from hanging Wa to foot wall along this tunnel Is 40 feet. 4 drif has been run along the foot wall to the HoIoa stake shaft at distance of 301 feet. and th' average value of the ore exposed is Si4 per toA