The Arizona sentinel., 1906-05-02
OUARTZSITE DISTRICT
Is Entering Upon New and Bright
 Mining Era.

The Plomosa mining district, Yuma ceanty, of which QuartZsite is the cen tral supply camp, has had some un- pleasant notoriety of late, but is in fact one of the most promising mining re- giol,s in the. territory. Mir. C. D. Chamberlain has an extended and in- teresting wrise-up of the district in a number of the Los Angeles Mining Re- view, from which we take ;t number of extracts. Writing from Quartzsite, Mr. Chamberlain says:
 'There are two 5-stamp mills in op- eration, ard cue 50-ton shelter is near ing compilations. a large cyanide plant is in-course Of erection, located within sown, where water is abundant.
 "The mining camps contiguous to Quartzslte are: Middle Camp, ' miles west; la Chollas and Cunningham Pass, II miles southwest; PIomosa, s miles east; Newwater, l5 miles south east: Lead Camp. + miles northeast: with Mariquita Pass, Goodman tank and the Black Mesa section in the vicinity, and all within d radius of twenty miles.
 "There are several companies that have dropped out of sight during the past two years. The property of the GuadalOupe Mining Company has passed into the hands of private par ties who came into possession through court judgment for supplies, etc., fur nished. The machinery, hoist, etc., was purchased by Mir. l.. $. Judd for the Colonial Mining Company's cinna- bar property. The King Verde Com pany closed down. Its machinery was attached by Mir. John Wyatt, manager of the company, and sold to Colonel Richard Darling for the Belle of Ari- zona Company. The Michigan Gold Company consolidated with the Quartzsite Smelling Co.,, after which she Michigan Gold Co. went into bank ruptcy. Fhe Arizona Prosperity Go. $ property has been sold to the Wills 5rneting Co. under court judgment for supplies furnished.
 "The Wills Smelling Co. has, nearly completed 8 50-ton snelter, and an-, nounces it's intention to purchase ore. Mr. Franklin Hicher of the Desert Queen Company has contracted to fur nish- them with certain amount of ore. from the Copper Bottom Group. The Wills Smelling Company has number of dry washing machines, not working at present.
 "The Lacy property in Mariquita Pass was purchased some months ago by Texas capitalists, who at once put a force at work developing the claims. After shipping and thoroughly testing the ore, they decided to put up & cyan ide plant, now nearly completed. They rented the 5Astamp mill from Colonel Richard Darling near the old Tyson We'll. Ore is being hauled from the, mine aud the plant will be started up in few days.
 "The Colonial Mining Co.,, Mir. L. s. Judd, lEarsger, k pushing work on it's ciEnsbar property, near Weaver Pass.
 Colonel Darling has good force of men working on the Valensuella com pary's property, The 3O-ton shelter is nearly in shape to be blown in. A large reservoir is nearly finished to catch the surplus water, which will be pumped back for reuse. Enough water has been developed at 6O0 feet depth to Pun the camp and shelter.
 The Copper Bottom people own 8 group of the best copper prospects in thc district
 All the mdiriduaf owners and oper. stors is this district are pushing devel. opment work ep their holdings as fast as possible with the limited capital they have
 MT. Jobu Brown is pashing work on the tunnel in bis Blue Bird group. TheSe claims adjoip the property of tue Sinclair Mining and Milling Co. and are north of the, noted hIariquita group.
 At the C5ollas. north of the Copper Bottom group. Dangerdeld and Grass. tnar are getting ore fron tbe Pick.r1, group for shtpmeR4~ Mrs. Chas. liar. ris IS developing group she located January l, 1908.
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