Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-01-11

A trip through the Bradshaw noun
tain country, is an event not soon for
gotten. The prospective investor
touring the southwest should arrange
to spend some time in this rich min
eral section. Agreeable surprises will
meet him at every hand and in spite
of determination not to wax enthus-
iastic over what he sees and learns, he
will find himself warming up TO a
meritorious situation and wondering
whether it is all true.
The test is to stay a week or a
month, then. go away and visit other
mining countries, return and decide
whether your enthusiasm has dimin-
ished. The return trip usually settles
the question in the affirmative for the
great Bradshaw district
The first and lasting impression re-
ceived in going over this highly min
! eralized section, is that it has a future
Of great development and prosperity
ahead of it whether in the next few
years and the next ten years is only a
starter of what it will be twenty five
years hence.
The Bradshaws are just now awaken
ing to the possibilities and opportun-
tiles which have lain dormant for
years.
Here the early prospector had a hard
row to hoe-he was fifty miles or more
from civilization, coffee and a mess
of beans. However, these sturdy
pioneers have done their duty we'll.
They gave the country its start and
have proven the great wealth of these
mountains. They blazed the way for
capital and for that great civilizer
and developer, the railroad, which is
drawing this section closer and closer
to the moneyed centers of the world
and the wealth is gradually being
withdrawn fromEits native elements to
enrich those who have had the energy,
nerve and capital to 60 after it.
A striking example of the richness
and possibilities of mining here are
forcibly illustrated by the develop
ment of a number of properties,
among which particular mention
should be made of the Tiger Gold
company, which is undoubtedly one
Of the largest as we'll as richest gold
mines in the territory. This is very
/ broad statement to make, but when
one takes into consideration the
amount of development, equipment,
production values, ore in sight and
proposed development, there can be
little doubt but that those posted on
such matters will be of the same opin-
ion.
At the beginning of the year 1904,
the Grey Eagle and Cleveland claims
had been developed to the extent of
1858 feet. During the year 1904 devel-
opment work to the amount of 4l65
feet has been done, so that on January
1st. 1905 the work done on these two
claims amounted in all to 1928 feet or
nearly two miles and it can be truth
fully said that nearly all of this work
is in high grade ore. Very little stop
ing has been done, the ore necessary to
run the mill having come from devel-
opment principally.
The mill has been steadily at work
and since November 10th not an hour S
time has been lost. The ore is con-
centrated eight into one, 8-15 of the
gold values being recovered on the
plates and 7-1J in the concentrates.
Every four to five days car load of
concentrates leaves the mine for the
smelter, the average value of which is
SO.
During the year 1904 the average
daily output has been $780,
One hundred men find employment
here in the mine and mill; a company
store IS maintained that would do
credit to good sized town, and
everything about the camp has the ap