The Arizona sentinel., 1901-12-11

The following article is extracted from Governor Murphy's nnIalrePCrt to the Secretary Of the Interior and Is an interesting presentation Cf facts re- gardino some Of the mineral resources of Yuma county, and a description of two of the richest gold mines: also something of the Castle Dome lead mines:
 KING CT ARIZONA
 The collaborating property, known for time as The Gleason. 2iaS been transferred to tlc hl19 f Arizona Mining and Milling Company, a cor poration organized under 5hc laws cf tE.e Terri tory of Arizona, wiIh a capi alaJlCl or 1OJt,oJJ ShareS Of a Isr value Ut 9l C;tcn. IhlS company ,,vyns four fti calm. he -agFIAttslt t!ic slI. Cf Arizona. Jhc Las, AO2o and the Mncho Euano. This district lies aoUut thlrGy nTe miles due e;.St ot thd Castle pcme Land ing. on the Colorado River. II is north Of lhe Gila River and about iG mics from AiohaWk summit. on the Southern Pacific Railroad. This k the n"arcSJ station on the railway. There are several other locations besides those conveyed to the King cf AriAon3.
 Ihc HoH-estaioe location covers the chief workings up 10 this date. There iS On this claim strong win of gold-bnaring quartz. This lode or vein has three weil-lnarl<ed divisions or laSers. Ol lhc hanging wall there is a soft layer from to 3;s ilchps wide, which averages about S2 800 per ten in value. Next below this there is a middle layer or body of quartz abCut 20 inches thick. which will average about &0 to SlUU Der tDn III NGlIC. 4E't ft-uidllUtJ or the vein So far it is exposed fy he shaft, aver ages about I24 per ton. Test b0-nS have been drilled feet deep tito che wal. Sud all are in ere. The shaft by which the exposure Of the nature of the vein haS been made iS 20J feet deep and follows the Gip or the hanging wall d distance OI 4U iccl cGslcIIy ana 80 feet westerly. These show a continuity of vein, having the same characters and valucS develop 'u by Jbc shaft. he hill rises rapidly both east aud west of the shaf; 50 thGO the height of backs Un the lode above the drifts iS gIcatcr than the shaft. At point about 30 feet west Of the shaft and on a level with the collar Of the Shaf. the vciH has been croSSclt from wall to Wall, showing iC IS feet wide at that point. The ere in the croSScut is of about the sane grade aS that in the shGft. The c-OppiGgs of the vein may be followed for some 7yJ ice, 9f the Home stake Shaf; to a second C".-i.-a. :ZICvn as The King of Arizona Shl,1. tl-5 ,,l,ft is u5out 53 feet deep, and by mean, CI -:.-i ll-cS -Lc vein is shown uo Dc II feet in wid .h and has aver age value Ot Slu per ton. At point 310 feet east of the HomeSU2,le shaft tunnel has been made which crOSScutS the vein l5J feet below the sur face. At this point the hanging wall vein is IS inches wide and has an average value of $50 per ton. The tunnel then passes through 90 feet Of vein matter running about !3 per ton thence through feet of ore carrying SIS per ton to the foot wall. The total distance from hanging wall 10 foot wall along this tunnel iS 40 fecj. X drift has been run along the foot wall to The Home stake Shafs at a distance o; S91 fcct. and the average va!uc Cf the ore exposed is sli per ton.