Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-16
Greatest Activity Ever Known In That
 District
Promising Showing In All Developed
 Properties
CFrom Tuesdays Daily.)


 Placerita district is coming to the front. and the development in progress there is without precedent. It IS situated in the hills south of Kirkland, and two of the principal operators there are R. E. McGillen and C. H. Mckenzie. who related last week to the Martinez News Herald the news of the development work there.
 The News-Herald says: MT. Me Kenzie. is the owner of the fam ,ous BuckhOrn claims, concerning which a fight back in the seventies cost two men their lives. They were then be- ing held by "Old Grisley'' or A. w. Cullen as he was known. The property was located in the early seventies, and lies parallel to the Harrisonburg and Manzanita claims, which are being patented by MT McGillen. Mir. Me Kenzie has been holding down these claims for seven years, and is well pleased with his showings. He is cer- tain that he will one day ride on his private cars from the proceeds of this mine. He has as much faith in his black diamond claims near by. This claim adjoins the famous Virginia Dale claim. He has a ledge, and it carries good values. The Virginia Dale is partly owned by Sporting Spalding of Chicago and the other own CTS are Mayhart and Blake. MT. Me. Kenzie is running a ifty-foot tunnel on the Black Diamond, and hopes to soon have something which he can show to intending investors with pride
 Steve Jackson and Ralph MeMahon are making a name for themselves by running a new kind of ore reducing mill It is only an arrastra, but it is run by gasoline. But just the same the boys are saving eight dollars per ton out of the granite foot and pOrphy ny hanging walls of their claims, and they are shipping the high grade ores to the up-to-date reduction works lest they should not save all their values in the old fashioned way. They have some ore that runs up into the hundred: of dollars per ton.
 The Rainbow claim is also owned partly by MT. Jackson, and in this h' has for partners Reese M. Ling anC Sisto Saravai. Some of the richest ore ever found in this country was talk en from this claim, and the gentlemen have high hopes for its future.
 C. H. McMahon, a brother of Ralph IS there on a visit, and has taken bondi on several of the prospects of the sec tiOn. He says that he is much pleased with the mineralized condition of thu country. He has had years of expert -enee in mining in Mexico, and is com petent to judge of conditions in an, mining field. His faith in the eountr, gives others hope.
 Captain McMahon, who has som, rich copper claims adjoining the Zonia is said to have practically closed deal with foreign capital to operat, his properties. The work which ha been done on the claims has opened ul some fine indications.
 Capt. J. w. Lind has some goo claims on one side of the Zonia, an has recently made a rich strike i which the free gold is clearly visible The captain has done considerable wor .on this group, and has number O other claims, on which he Is now ou doing assessment work.
 In this weeks News-Herald appear the application for patent of thre groups of claims belonging to Joh MeGillen. Most of the work done o these properties has been done on th