Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-09

, on special train, en route to the Brad shaw mountains, which Prof Humbold
 once remarked was natures treasur, vault. When the statement was utter ed, it was of a prophetic nature, a but very little work had been done il that section at the time to base sucl
 an assertion. The celebrated scientist based his assertion on what ho reaC
 from the rocks, and later years ha! proven to a very great extent tho truth of his remarks, and the story ha.
 not yet been half told.
 The first property to bring that section into prominent notice, anC
 one which first made Yavapai county
 famous, as wealth producer, was the
 Peck mine, a property as famous ir
 the early history of the county, as the
 celebrated United Verde mine has
 been in its later history and is now.
 The Great Peck mine was the ob.
 iective point of the party mentioned
 above, and pleasant ride of about
 three hours, on the Prescott and East
 ern railroad brought the party to the
 lend of the track" at Middleton
 where over score of saddle h3rses
 were in waiting for them, to carry
 them to the mine about a mile and a
 half or two miles distant from the
 railroad, the route being over a pie turesque mountain trail, the ride over which was greatly enjoyed by all.
 The party consisted of some gentle men from the east, who are. promin- ent, both in the world of politics and
 finance, whom H. B. Clifford, the suc- cessful mining man, had induced to come to Arizona to visit this mine, and who were joined in Prescott by a number of prominent citizens and business men of the town.
 On the arrival of the party at the mine. after an examination of the mammoth outcroppings on the surface, the party visited the new shaft which is being sunk under the direction of Mir. Clifford, and in brief address, he outlined his plans for the develop ment of the great property. The surface shows outcroppings of great lodges, which have been but partially developed, even near the surface, and no great depth has ever been attained ID working the property, yet it has produced fabulous wealth, a conserva- tive estimate of it being placed at B, 900, 900. This for mine mine whose deepest workings are not over 800 feet from the apex of the mountain, and only 250 feet from the level of the gulch in which the mill is located, is certainly a remarkable showing and one which indicates the possibilities of untold wealth, still hidden in its lower dephts, as the his tory of mining in this section has been that the mines improve with depth. It does not seem reasonable to infer that nature has deposited her mineral bounties in this property to- from it running as high as 5000 ounces in silver, besides tons upon tons of ore of less value which were worked in the mill and shipped in the form of bullion, the richer ore being shipped just as it came from the mine.
 Mir. Clifford explained his purpose of sinking to depth of 1000 feet, which would thoroughly demonstrate the possibilities of the property. The is on the foot wall of the immense mineral dyke, and with the dip of the ledge and the incline given the shaft, in going this depth, the entire width of the mineral dyke will have been crossed by the shaft, and the ore bodies will have been gone through. The superiority of this plan over the ordinary method of sinking to such a depth and then cross cutting the ledge is apparent at glance, and his plans were heartily approved by the mining men, of which there were a number in the party. While the va rious lodges between the walls of the dyke are separated at the surface, MT. Clifford expressed the belief that at the above depth they would unite.
 To accomplish this object MT. Clifford explained that it would be necessary to equip the mine with ex pensive machinery, to hoist the ma terial from the shaft, and with pumps to keep it clear of water, of which there is possibility of large flow being encountered. An aerial tram way, extending from the mine and connecting it with the railroad, is also contemplated as a part of the equip ment, required for the successful and economical working of the property.
 The writer of this article is not fla miliar with a detailed history of this famous old wealth producer, but it was discovered in 1874, one of the To- cators of it being E. G. Peck after whom it was named, and during its palmy days it made rich men of number of people. A company was incorporated to work it and out of this incorporation litigation arose. but which was settled years ago, and it finally passed into the ownership of General c. P. Eagan, formerly Chief Commissary of this military depart ment, and later commissary general of the army. 1t was from General Eagan that H. B. Clifford purchased the property, which consists of two claims, the Peck and the Peck North Extension, and the title to it is per feet.
 Among the party who visited the property yesterday were some who had worked in it during its palmy days, !. and others who resided here during those days and who are thoroughly !. familiar with the tide of prosperity | which had its origin in the mountain ] side of the Peck location and which 1 spread its beneficent influence all | over this county, aud its fame . throughout the entire Pacific coast, | for where is the mining man of any note of the present day, or of the past quarter of century, between the southern boundary of BritishColumbia