Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-19
GREAT BELT
OF MINERAL
(Communicated).

The Desert mine, fifteen miles west
of Harrisburg, is great property with
ten stamp mill, owned by o. E.
Runner of Missouri. Fifteen miles
south of Harrisburg is the Harqua
Hala mine. Their pumping plant is
at Harrisburg. The mine has pro-
duced over a million dollars. Seven
miles from Harrisburg the Martins are
opening up mine under bond and
lease, 500, 900 being the bonded price.
At Drew's station. six miles north is
the noted Bullard Copper mine which
is now bonded by Wells IL Bates.
Through the able management of F.
NJ. Murphy the Congress has been a
dividend payer for several years and
at the depth of 5000 feet is still pay
ing. TIE building of the railroad as
listed good management in the devel-
- aent of this mine, and Yavapai
county says, all hail f. NJ. Murphy
regardless of the Courier's taxless
toOts. And we still find Mr.. Murphy
promoting the interest of Yavapai and
the territory more than any other one
man that ever trod upon its sod.
The YarnelI mine came into notice
in 1891 and 1892 through the manage
ment of Nick Palmer, when it be-
longed to Pittsburg company. Pal
mer built twenty stamp mill and
paid for it out of the proceeds of the
mine. The company thought they
could do better with it closed. The
mine has not been worked to any ex-
tent since, although it is a good mine.
Later or the Fools Gulch mine was
discovered and sold to a Boston party
for $4,000 cash. The depvelopment
consisted on one ten foot hole. There
has been a large amount of money ev-
pended in this mine in opening it up
and installing different kinds of ma
chinery and reduction works. The
mine is developed to depth of six
hundred feet. There is plenty of ore
and some very high grade, but they
seem not to have discovered the
proper method of treating the ores.
This property is located at the base
of the mountain about 1000 feet from
the Yarnell mine which is on the sum-
init directly above. There has been
a move made by the Fools Gulch own
ers to consolidate the two properties
and work them from the base of the
but it has not yet material
lied. Directly south of this property
is the Leviathan mine, which was
owned and patented by Clark Il
of Phenix. Nothing was
done on this property in Churchill's
lifetime, but since his death a Denver |
has taken hold of it and I'M
der the management of Mr.. Sayer of |
Denver is working quite a force of |
men and are taking out ore of good |
value. This property has every sur
face mark of a good mine, and holds
out we'll for over 200 feet in depth.
The Marcus mine, adjoining the
Leviathan on the east is under bond |
10 Wells II. Bates who is working the
mine with good force of men. Three
miles south of this is the Octave prop
srty. The history of this property
iates back to 1888 when part of it was
bought by Mr.. Motter of ST. Joseph,
Missouri, who erected a five stamp
Mill at Stanton two miles from the
nine. The Collins syndicate which
ecently purchased it has developed it
nto one of the best paying properties
II the county. 1t is equipped with a
orty stamp mill. The eastern extern
ion of the Octave was located and
by Andrew Peterson. A
arge amount of money has been ex-
'ended on it. Small veins of rich ore
ave been found but no such large
'ody as that of the Octave has been
discovered.
Two miles north is the Rich Hill,
amous for its rich placer diggings on
he summit of the mountain where 8
pward of a million dollars were taken ,
rom it in brief space of time. A I
arge quantity of nuggets and coarse
old has been taken from the John
ON mine, located on Rich Hill. One
ugget of thirteen and half ounces
as taken from it by an Italian. Dave
ones claimed to have taken rock y
rom one of the shafts containing over C
300 in gold. q
Prof. Hayden is now sinking on the !
est extension of the johnson mine +
n the summit of Rich Hill. He is v
ow down tc depth of 800 feet with t
bod ore from the surface. =