Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-01
T. J. Carrigan Strikes Big Body of the Yel- low Metal Assaying $5,OOO a Ton
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

(From Wednesdays Daly)
 sre-one of the bonanza order and ceiling anything before Yavapa county and far any wideheraldd discoveries Tonopah Goldeldas brought yesterday by T. J. Carrgan president of the Clara Gold and Copper Company
 When old miners the pophyry sprinked with the shining told that the deposit feet wide and nearly mile in length far traced made their blood jingle seized with the gold fever Two sacks of precious stuff brought by Cagan and assayed $ooo gold And the of all is that Carrigan and his looking for copper and accidentally found of richest gold in the all the reports about 
 The Mines Location.
 wonderful of all the discoveries this section what called the copper country being the building of the Arizona and California railroad The great strike made the foot of Black mountain of the Bill Williams Fork about miles below Tappans ranch miles northwest from Cunnnghams pas about four miles southwest from Miller ranch the Bill Williams river, and miles north the line of the A. and railroad
 The magnitude of be estimated The vein de post for distance 5oo feet along the surface and line stretched from wall to wall the surface measured feet has been the vein distance of feet which shows the entire distance carrying copper values of @ beyond of the precious yellow metal gold Assays made show of $ooo the gold.
 May be the Famous Lost Frenchman."
 considered by the miners and prospecto of this locality known the Frenchman" known been worked many years and lost after the death of its original locator On Friday October James F. Rogers superintendent of l. J. dent of tie corporation started prospecting trip and irving of called Black Mountain found float very rich in gold They traced distance the side of the and discovered what they considered very large copper de Fosit but which later proved to be far richer in gold
 Immense bouders of copper bearing ready crush and throw into smng furnace larger than Pullman palace scattered all directions lay confusion around and top of the ledge deposit These immense bodies coored black evidently by volcanic eruption and have been passed by for years by the popcos who have the region, as being nothing but volcanic rock.
 Found Old Workings.
 Thirteen claims staked the day discovery the fol- lowing day. and preparations immediately made operations the vein, which disclosed five different characters of every piece of which showed values both copper and gold In running the old workings encountered filled with sand and debris many years ago which indicated that the mine formerly worked and either lost abandoned Some of the richest old shaft struck this There about five carloads of the the ground already taken and ready shipment
 Its Future Predicted
 Tie company which operating the group was organized few months ago. and principal Los Angeles outside of President Cagan o Arizona for The first publicity given the terpre in the Miner September which the geological conditions of the and de prediction then made that this section would front President Carrgan of considerable practical experience mining and long ago appreciated the possibilities of that secton and became identified with in t Clara claims ng that conditions would soon give it chance.
 Railroad Brought It About
 Tt is the A. and C. aroad Journal Miner representative that responsible discovery ds mine Had been for the railroad penetrating and aodng transportation facilities would have attempted to develop the property The country and should there unless he with him good stock of supplies and water"
 Mr. Carrigan discovery veriv believes that he has of the richest world
 Big Rush May Result.
 Were each strike made in TonoPah instead of Yavapai coun