The Arizona sentinel., 1903-06-03
YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA.
From The Mining World.

From The Mining World.
 About 40 miles from Mohawk Sum- init, on the Southern Pacific, at Kofa, the King of Arizona mine is working over 100 men and shipping bullion ev- cry month, as a result of the clean-uPs in their cyanide plant. The ore is not high grade, but the company is mak- ing money. Quartzsite is 10 miles be- yond the King of Arizona and is con- nected with the outside world by a tri- weekly mail and stage line, also by tel ephone with Mohawk Summit. This camp has made wonderful progress within the last two years. East of Quartzsite about eight miles the Sue cess copper mine, operated by Los Angeles company, has shaft down Cn the vein 300 feet and is equipped with q gasoline hoisting plant. It is high grade copper ore, carrying well in gold.
 1 lie DGStIJ tIuGCll COi4l JSNliS Ao Ntl " ing a cross-cut tunnel to intersect vein at a depth of about 710 feet. This vein is opened by a tunnel at d depth of 100 feet, which shows high-grade gold values; this property is equipped with dynamo for lighting the tunnel, also air compressor and power drills, and has been surveyed for United States patent.
 The Guadalupe has @ shaft down over 400 feet and has encountered water, which is great benefit, as heretofore all the water for mining purposes was hauled ten miles. The shaft is sunk on the vein, and some exceedingly good ore has been encountered.
 Mr. G. 5. Smith is operating his mine. and has also struck water: the showing is very encouraging and devel- opment will no doubt make a mine.
 North Of Quartzsite sixteen miles is what is known as "Norton's Lead Camp" these carbonate of lead proper ties were opened up and are now Oper- ated by George w. Norton of Mohawk, for whom NCrton's Landing on the Colorado river was named, and from which point he shipped fortune in silver ore years ago, and it looks as though he had another. Bonanza, a cross-cut tunnel POO feet long, shows the vein to be over 20 feet wide and carry ing good vplues in gold as well as a high-grade carbonate of lead.
 Northwest of Quartzsite the Valensu- ella mine, owned by q Denver and St. Louis company, has one shaft down to point where they have commenced to drift and are sinking a second shaft; they have a fine showing of high grade ore. Their motto is to get depth, and tEey undoubtedly will make a mine.
 In the Middle Camp district, west of Quartzsite, are the Arizona Prosperity company'S properties. Considerable work has been done and a large quan' tity of good ore on the dump is evi- dence of results. The first shaft was an incline, sunk on the vein about POO feet. A double compartment vertica. shaft is now being sunk, a hOistins plant capable of going 300 feet has beer installed. This shaft is expected to in tersect the main vein at a depth of 25( feet, although there is crOss-vein carrying mineral, in the shaft from the surface. These properties have beer surveyed for United States patents The ore is quartz and hematite iron and is high grade, and all indication; point to this property developing into 2 big mine. In this district are mum Der of properties owned by O. A. Pease which he is systematically developing
 John J. Wyatt took up the option held by him on the Copper Bottom group of claims, paying the owner: tButer & Moore) 5000 cash. Thi: property is located about nine mile: southwest of Quartz5ite, near the ChOyas.
 Mr. J. B. Butler has located a group of claims about two miles from the Copper Bottom, average assays giving ;s55 per ton in copper, gold and silver.
 The ''Lotta A." group in the same vicinity has been placed in the hand: of an eastern firm for sale.
 The Quartzsite Smelling company has a general store and hotel at Quartz site, also an abundance of water. Many of the mines are furnished with water by them, hauling it from seven to ter miles. They intend erecting sam bling plant and reduction works at once: in fact considerable of the mate rial iS OR the ground. When this is ir operation it will afford the mines a market for their ores; then we predict @ big future for this district. The veins are of good size and the ere is away above average grade. The water sitU- ation. as far as having sufficient for all mining purposes, will adjust itself with depth.
 The mines mentioned above are each working from six to fifteen men, and with the energetic systematic develop mont now UOiuU on the futurP for thiS