Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-06
some PROPERTIES
ON CHERRY CREEK
Many Good Prospects in
That District.
Mining Companies Are Looking Into
Their MeritS-A Good
Time Coming.

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Greek was just about to begin a very
rapid and permanent growth. The
mountains on every side were full OF
prospectors looking for unclaimed
prospects and many were doing their
assessment work, holding on to their
properties and only waiting until they
could interest some one with capital
to develop the claims.
One of the most enthusiastic resi-
dents that We scribe had the pleasure
of interviewing was L. n. Wom-
bacher. Mr.. Wombacher, while not
as old resident as some of the Others
is however one of the firmest believers
in the future greatness of that section.
He came to this county from Cripple
Creek some two years ago and has been
very active in interesting capital to
take hold of properties in Cherry Creek
district ever since he became a resi-
dent of the place. He was the super
intendent for the Monarch Mining
company for a short time while that
company was working the Mocking
Bird mine. This property he says he
firmly believes is good one if work
ed in the right manner, but this was
not done before, and under the man
agement it had in the east the super
intendent could not work it as he
| fhon0hf hast b,1f hod ~ do oc he MOS
instructed whether it was the right
thing or not. There is over $500 feet
of underground work done ON the
property but the deepest shaft is only
300 feet on the encline. The ore is
free milling gold and will plate s1s
and the concentrates will run about
800 to the ton. There is some talk
of this property soon starting up
again. Another property on which
Mr.. Wombacher is now bending ali his
energies is the Iowa group. A COM
pany of New York and Boston capital
lists have been interested in this group
and have taken an option on the same
for thirty days, the option to expire
on May 10. From kilograms which
were received by Mr.. Wombacher
within the past three days it is prac-
tically assured that the company will
take the property. The purchase
price is very handsome one and if
the deal is consumated it will mean
much for this section as a good force
of men will be put to work at once to
develop the mines. The property is
located about two miles from Cherry
station with splendid road leading
to it. There is plenty of water for
mill and an ideal mill site. a tunnel
has been run into the mountain 325
feet and shaft sunk to a depth of 125
feet. A good ore body has been
opened up and with proper develop
ment the group will undoubtedly
prove a very valuable property.
Adjoining the Iowa group on the
south is the Cactus group of claims,
owned by j. R. Boyer, one of the old
time residents of this district. There
are four claims in this group on which
over 600 feet of underground work
has been done, the greater part of
which was done a number of years ago
when the ore was milled at the old
mill down on the Verde river. The
ore here is also free milling gold car
rying values running from SIS to $3.50
per ton. A company of eastern capt.
talists are also negotiating Tor this
property and if they close the deal
will start development work right
away.
W. II. Merritt, the surveyor, re-
Gently made survey for patent of the
Delta mining claims for the Mona
Gold Mining and Milling company.
This claim is located about one and
half miles northwest of the Monarch
group, and while the shaft is only
down 80 feet it is in good ore all the
way and is a good looking prospect.
The Buffalo group, about two miles
from Cherry postoffice, has wonder
full showing for the work that has been
done. This group was recently pur-
chased by Messrs. Bradley and Raj
ston, of the Lion Mining company.
There is a tunnel on one of these
claims from which some fine ore has
been taken carrying over $50 in gold
besides some silver and good per
cent in copper The ledge where the
tunnel has been run is over twenty
feet between walls There is an
abundant supply of water and good
wagon road right to the property.
The Hopper mine only short dis
lance from Cherry is another very
rich prospect and one that is liable to
attract considerable attention before
long. There is a shaft on this claim
40 feet deep and tunnel in nearly
300 feet. The ore taken out is fine
looking stuff, some of it running as
high as $50 to the ton.
j. C. Allen, another of the old resi-
dents of Cherry, owns the Eagle claim
which is located about three miles
from the station. This ore, unlike
the greater part of the ore in that
section, is principally copper. The
ore assays 81 per cent in copper, 3 Il
ounces in silver, and 81 in gold. The
indications for a good property here
are very excellent.
Richard Brown has some properties
about one and half miles from
Cherry that are also very promising,
' and Mr.. Brown is very anxious to in
terest some one with little capital tC
develop the property. The claim i:
known as the Blue Bell. There is Z
shaft 40 feet and tunnel 10 feet.
! all in ore. The ore runs in value
from $50 to $40 and carries some silver
and conner