The Arizona sentinel., 1903-01-07
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 tne
 rIain 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 ana IS an interesting presentation or 1acts re- garding some of the mineral resources of Yuma county, and description o1 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 inc CleaSon, has been transferred to the King Arizona Mining and Milling Company, cor poration organized under the laws o1 the @ @leTIl- cory of Arizona, with captailzatlon or o'VOOOOO shares of a par value of Sl each. This company owns four full claims-the HomeStake, the King Of Arizona, the Last Hope, and the Mucho s5ueuo This district lies about thirty live rcies due east of thd Castle Dome Land ing on the Colorado River. It IS north or the Giia River and about 10 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 Homestal1e 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-marked divisions or layers. On the hanging wall there is soft layer 1 from to 31@ inches wide. which averages about B 800 per ton in value Next below this there l is middle layer or body of quartz about 20 l inch -es thick, which will average about S90t l SlO0 CT ton in value. The remainder of the vein, so far as 1t is exposed by the shaft, aver ages about $24 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 l the 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 feet ! westerly. These show a continuity Of vein. having the same characters and values develop ed by the shaft The hill rises rapidly both east and west of the shaft so that the height of backs | on the lode above the drifts is greater than at | the shaft. At point about 30 feet west of the shaft and a level with the collar of the shaft | the vein has been croSScut from wall to wall, showing it IS feet wide at that point. The ore | in the croSScut is of about the same grade as l IudL III Inc SHdlG. lAC CIOppIuSS Ol GiC N'lll | may be followed for some 700 feet of the Home stake shaft to a second opening, known as "The l King of Arizona Shaft" This 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 S10 per ton. At point 300 feet east | of the HomeStake shaft a tunnel has been made which croSScutS the vein 160 feet below the sur | face. At this point the hanging wall vein is IS | inches wide and has an average value of so per | ton. The tunnel then passes through 30 feet of vein matter running about S5 pc1 ton, thence through feet of ore carrying S2S per ton to the | foot wall. The total distance from hanging wall to foot wall along this tunnel is 40 feet. drift | has been run along the foot wall to the Home stake shaft at distance of BOO feet. and the average value of the ore exposed iS sl4 per ton.