The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-10
YUrIA IS PROSPEROUS.
George W. Norton, Victim of Eaves-
 Dropping Reporter, Tells Why.

On his way home from San Francisco George w. Norton stopped off at Los Angeles for day or two, and is quoted at length in the Evening Express re- garding Yuma county mining and irri- gation interests. The Express says:
 George W. Norton, one of the best known men of Yuma county, Arizona, is a guest at the Hollenbeck hotel. Mr. Norton is d civil engineer by profession and has been connected with many of the large irrigation and other public works of that section of the country.
 Many years ago Mr. Norton surveyed and constructed the Mohawk canal. As the result of this enterprise he re- claimed 50. 900 acres Of land, a bout }, 200 of which he now owns in the Mohawk valley. The work was finished in 1888 and since that time he has made his home there. 4 good portion of his ex- tensive lands are set out in farms and the remainder is pasture land for his many head of stock. It may be men, toned that Norton's Landing on the Colorado river is named after him.
 In addition to these interests Mir. Norton has had considerable experi- ence in mining, and at the present time is connected with a large group of mines near Mohawk Summit. Yuma county. In fact his visit here is in re- gard to these properties. They are known as the extension of the King of Arizona group, the Modesti and Mo- retti group, and the Norton group of lead mines. In speaking of them Mr. Norton said.
 ''In the extension of the King of Ari- zona we have the same vein as is found in that property. At the present time that company is milling about TO tons of ore day, and the bullion output is about S40,OO0 a month. The company has shaft down about 1000 feet below the apex of the vein and enough ore is blocked out to run the plant for the next ten years at the present capacity
 "1All the ore of the King of Arizona mine is particularly good for cyaniding. so that it is not necessary to run 1t over plates, and of course that makes it cheaper. In addition to that it is so easily mined that only one shift is en- ployed during the day. There is an excellent wagon road to the mines, and the supplies are brought in on the basis of one ton to each animal.
 'We have thirteen claims in all in our property. The formation in the Modesti and Moretti group is granite and porphyry A car load shipped to the shelter at Fl Paso brought S175 to the ton. The veins vary in width from four to eight and ten feet, and on the average the ore runs about $40 to the ton.
 F'fn the lead group the ore runs 20 per cent lead, 12 ounces silver and S4 in gold. All through that section of the county placer mining is being carried on with good profit. I should say there arc 100 men placering. and the output is about O,O00 q month.
 tAs is well known, Yuma county has certain of the biggest mines in this part of the country, but in the immedi ate vicinity of the King of Arizona ,ano outside of that producing property most of the claims at present are in the prospect are in the prospect stage, but many of them are promising. Atten tion is being directed more and more to shat part of the county and prospect ors are beginning to open up the dis trict. It is exceedingly well mineral ized throughout.
 In regard to the project of the gov ernment to dam the Colorado for th' purpose of reclaiming the land in tha part of Arizona MT. Norton, who iron his own experience is well qualified tC give an opinion, said:
 1T had an opportunity of seeing th' pldLS dIlu SpSCluCdUlOllS Oi bllC SONSl II ment engineers for this immense work and in my judgment they have mad the best of the conditions and locates the dam at the best point on the river When constructed the dam will b. 4,700 feet long and 250 feet wide, ant s, 9OO 0O0 has been allotted for the pur pose. It will have a cheap piIing foun dation, then concrete. then rubbl rock, and covered for eighteen inche with. concrete and steel girders. Whel finished it will reclaim fully 10000 acres of land between the Gila an Colorado rivers, and on the south sid of the Colorado. 1 believe it will b au immense success"
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