Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-31
DoNp.rAKBN UPON ENTIRE R. A. 91E Nj. ofsvfr II3:4
(From Tuesday V paily.1

 depth of go feet. in n shaft, on the Frieburg claim, eight inches of which samples s73 per ton in gold and sl. yer, while the remainder is milling ore Of q good grade,' said William Baird to Journal Miner representative yes tcrdny.
 "wc found this ore about week ago, he said, "and since then we have sunk the shaft to depth of almost thirty feet, and the vein seems to he widening ou. and getting better a- depth is reached. The dikc in which we found this vein of ore seems ,o bc composed principally of porphyry and lime. It is about twelve feet wide between walls and can he easily traced across the granite formation in nor. tberly and southcrly direction for about a mile, and n peculiar feature of h is that wherever opened to any little depth the entire ledge matter across horns well in lead, and in many places assays we'll in gold. l have tra. yelled n good deal in tho past year looking for mining property, but this is the best looking prospect thnt I have seen, and in my opinions there is no question but that we have a very rich mine here. I have my assay outfit in camp with me wherever work, but SO far have paid attention to only the gold and silver values in the rock. That it carries good values in lead is | apparent, and l intend to test for this metal from now on. own only a half interest in the claim. I purchased this n short time ago, and I am more 1 than satisfied with my bargain. It is one of the R. A. M. group of mines and the only one in which I have ns yet secured m interest.
 This new strike as explained by Mir Baird, appears to have been made where it was formerly thought no ore existed.
 Late last evening it was learned that William Baird and Harvey Taylor had secured n bond on the four adjoining claims, which are owned by George c. waddell and c. J. McNulty.. The group is known as the R. A. M. group. It is situated on Little Copper creek, about nine miles south of Prescott, and nbout three miles north of the Catoctin mine, which was few years ago one of the best producers of silver in that section. Several carloads of .ore. were shipped to tho 'El Paso knd Pptblo smeltcrs some years ago, which paid owners we'll. There are now several hundred tons of ore on the dumps there, which will sample from ell Co sI4 ton in gold besides smaller VII lucs in silver and lead.
 William Baird has been in the min ing business in this county for n mum Der of years prior to last year, when he made sale of his interests in the Big Bug district to the Alto Mining company, when he left for the south ern part of the territory and Mexico He is \ miner of practical experience and besides is m assayer and mineral ogist. He is making preparations tc start work on these properties in miner like shape and expects to bc able td make regular shipments of orc from his camp before many months 2sss. Before the decline of the white me tal several years ago this immediate district was one of the busiest ih the county, when the Sunny South and otb CT mines in that vicinity were psodue . ing good ore, from which regular ship mcnts were made. It is safe to sa, that it will soon again wake up witi renewed vigor and with the increase' facilities for the transportation and re duction of ores afYordej.by tho r. an' I F.. railroad, and the Humboldt smelter it should more than doulhe its old tim record.