Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-10-01
GROOM CREEK
 ON THE BOOM.
Interesting Letter From This Very Active and Rich Mining
 District.
Development Work Progressing With Good Results All Along
 the Line.

Groom Greek. September g. (Spe- cial Correspondence Rig Bug Is having a boom, and inside of two months you will see big change in in this district Over on Lynx Creek they are pushing themselves to the front also. At the Victor mine in the last week they have made a big strike. A miner that I was talking with thinks it is as big and carries bigger values than the Mud Hole.
 The Victor mine Is a mile and half east of me. Next to the Victor. running parallel on the west, Is the Milliken property of three claims. This will be big property some day as there are large bodies of sulphide ores in it.
 Next comes the Curtis property running parallel with the Milliken property. On this claim he has a tunnel over 300 feet. On top he had large bodies of free milling ore that he had milled which plated him a good profit, but in getting depth It has run into sul phides.
 Then comes Chas. Behm and Maj. Watts property; they have thou sands of dollars of development work done. At the Uncle Joe claim they have a tunnel $50 feet long and have rails on the ground to run it l50 feet more making it 800 feet This tun- mel runs through the centerof Spruce Mountain and they get great depth. They have a very large ledge carry ing a good grade of ore.
 Then comes Laird & Brow's group of five claims, also with a good tun- mel site and enough work done on them to prove their value. With depth they will have a good prop erty. All lodges in here have a trend running south by little east. show ing that Groom creek, Lynx creek and Big Bug are an on the same min eral belt.
 I have heard some people laugh about building an electric car line out here but 1 think 1t would be a sure winner for this reason: It would do away with every stage, and there are four of them and the freight teams. 1 understand Mir. Wright has almost enough extra power to run the line. It costs a lot of money to feed the amount of stock now freight ing and staging between these points, while on the other hand it only takes two men to run ear, and after you are on Spruce mountain you can haul as many as you please and there Is another thing; timber Is getting very scarce on the other side and they will have to use oil by building tanks on the divide. -OGk. can be piped to any point on Lynx creek so 1 for one think 1t will be a. big thing for the mining men; if it pays up north, why will it not pay here7
 Over on this side everything is moving right along. At the Gold Basis mine, Van Brooks, the mana ger, has been pushing things since the first of June and has done DO feet of shaft work and 200 feet of levels run. He is now down 300 feet and has let a contract for POO feet more levels at the 300 foot station. Mir. Abbott Is the contractor and will commence Tuesday, the 30th. They have some 150 tons out ready for the mill. Every one thinks it Is going to be a big property.
 At the Monte Cristo mine they are still sinking for the 100 foot level. {. They have also a large force on the Hidden Treasure mine. They are looking for Mir. Movnahan of the Niles Mining company back almost every day. I understand as soon as he gets back he will start putting up his l0-stamp mill.
 At the Alma mine they are still !. sinking for the 300 foot level This is the Groom Creek Gold Mining company, the man that owns one half of the Empire Mining & Milling company. This property will start |. at soon as the machinery get here ! They are still keeping the water pumped out. I expect to see more ! mining.in here this winter than dur ! ing any time in the history of Groom ! Creek.
 Politics has not struck the Creek . very hard. We have had AIessrs. Hickey, Farley and O'Sullivan to . give the boys a little talk. They . have also been across to Lynx Creek. . We have had no republicans vet . They must think We are all ri-ht and . from what 1 hear l believe we are. ! As for myself, I shall vote. work . and talk for whom think Is the best . man regardless Of politics.
 In regard to the sheriif's office l . think we ought to have little change . in that office. There has been little . too plenty of funny work going on . that side of the fence for the last few . years; would like to ses a change . and I am not alone with the mining . class of people. A for Mr Hickey l he is a good hotel man as far as l . know him, but to make a ''hike' of . 200 or 300 miles on horse back after | a man he would be broke in two. We | want man that has got some vim | and I think We will int hat in Joe . Roberts, and that he will make us a | good sheriff. He is young and has the go and push about him. We ! have had too many cut threats es- caping from Us and We want a mal . that can ride in the saddle day and . night if need be in ail of that be- lieve you will find in Joe Roberts. On the other hand have been work ing for Pat Farley. l am personally acquainted with him amt h. has ni- ways used me with courtesy. A for the others am not acquainted with them and am losing uo sleep.
 Yours respectfully,
 Ihos J. Laird.
 Backing Roberts For Sheriff.