The Arizona sentinel., 1901-10-23
YUMA COUNTY.
Her Rich Mines--The La Fortuna and King of Arizona-Great Mineral Wealth Yet Un- developed Castle
 Dome Lead
 Mines. The County Lies Directly in the Hain Gold Belt that Begins in Alaska and Ends in
 Mexico.

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 has been transferred to the King Arizona Mining and Milling Company. cor poration organized under the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona. with capitalization of 0OO shares of par value of Sl each. This company owns four full claimS-the llOmeStake. the King of Arizona. the Last Hope, and the Mucho Bueno. This district lies auOUU thirty fiv, miles due east of thd aSJle Dome Land ing. on the Colorado River. It is north Of the Gila River and about 4G 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 of Arizona.
 The HomeStaEe location covers the chief workings up to this date. There is on this claim strong vein of gold-bearing quartz This lode or vein has three well-maTkcd divisions or layers. On the hanging wall there is soft layer from to 3k inches wide. which averages about S2SOO per ton in value. Next below this there iS middle layer or body of quartz about 20 inches thick, which will average about S9O to SlOO per ton in value. The remainder of the l ein, so far as it is exposed by the shaft aver ages about SPA per ton. Test holes have been drilled feet deep into the foot wall and all are ln ore. The shaft by which the exposure of 1he nature of the vein has been made is POO feet deep and follows the dip of the hanging wall distance of 40 feet eaSterly and 30 fee westerly. These show a continuity of vein having the same characters and values develop 'd by the shaft. The hill rises rapidly both cast "nd west Of the shaft so that the height of backs on the lode above the drifts is greater than a. the shaft. At point about 30 feet west of the shaft and on a level with the collar of the shaft inc Veln has been croSScut from wall to wa showing 1t IS feet wide at that point. The CT. m the croSScut is of about the same grade as that Tn the shaft. The croppingS of the vein 1nay be followed for some 700 feet of the Home stake shaft to second opening known as ''rhe INlng or Arizona Shaft This shaft is about 5G feet deep. and by means of drill holes the vein lS shown to be n feet in width and has an aver age value of SlO per ton. At point 300 feet cas- of the Homestake shaft tunnel has been mad which croSScutS the vein l60 feet below the sur lace At this point the hanging wall vein is r inches wide and has an average value of $50 pc, ton The tunnel then passes through 9a vein matter running ab6''' t -..' sr.t. through feet of ore ca. ., --l . loot wall. The total distance 4.G .l lsi..a.,.l..
 10 foot wall along this tunnel is 40 feet A di faS been run along the foot wall to the Hom stake shaft at distance of 300 feet. and th average value of the ore exposed is Si4 per tol