The Arizona sentinel., 1901-09-11
YUMA COUNTY.

The following article is extracted from Governor 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 of two of the richest gold mines; also something Of the Castle DOme lead mines:
 KING OF ARIZONA.
 The gold bearing property. known for a time as the Gleason, IiaS been transferred tO the King
 Arizona Mining ard Milling Company, d poration organized under the laws Of the Terri tory of Arizona. with capitalization Of 5,000000 shares of a par value of Sl each. This company owns four full clain2S-the HoreStake. the King Of Arizona, the Last Hope and the Mucho bUeno This district lies about thirty five miles due east Of thd aStie Dome Land ing, on the Colorado River. It is north of the Gila River and about 40 miles from Mohawk Summit. the Southern Pacinc Railroad This is the nearest station on the railway. There are several other locations besides those conveyed to the King cf Arizona.
 Ihe homeStake location covers the chief workings Up to tils date. There is this claim d strong vein of gOld-bearing quartz. This lode or vein naS three well-marl1ed divisions or layers. On the h0nging wall there is a scft layer from to 31. i:icheS wide which averages about S2-S0c per ton in value. Next below this there 1s middle layer or body of quartz about 20 inches thick, which will average about $50 to SlOO per ton Tn value. The remainder of the vein, so far as it is exposed by the shaft aver ages about s24 per ton. Test holes have been drilled feet deep into the foot wall and all are in ore The shaft by which the exposure of the nature of the vein has been made is POO feet deep and follows the dip of the hanging wall a distance of 40 feet eaSterly and 30 feet westerly. These show a continuity of Vein having the same characters and values develop cd by the shaft. The hill rises rapidly both east aud west of the shaft So that the height of backs on the lode above the drifts is greater than at the shaft At a point about 30 feet west of the shaft and on level with the collar of the shaft the geln has been crOSScut from wall to wall showing IL IS feet wide at that point. The ore m the croSScut is of about the same grade as that Tn the shaft. The croppingS of the vein may be followed for some 70O feet of the Home stake shaft to second opening, known as ''1he King or Arizona Shaft I his shaft is about 50 feet deep, and by means of drill holes the vein Is shown to be II feet in width and has an aver age value Of SIC per ton. At point 300 feet cast Of the HomestaAe shaft tunnel has been made | which croSScuts the vein l60 feet below the sur lace 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 30 feet of Veln matter running about B per ton thence through feet Of ore carrying S38 per ton to the foot wall. The total distance from harging wall 10 foot wal along this tunnel is 40 feet A drift has been run along the foot wall to the Home l stake shaft at a distance of 3O1 feet and the average value of the ore exposed is Sl4 per ton