Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-06-20
FULLER GROUP SOLD TO
HAYNES.
(F'rom Thursdays Daily

was contaminated within the past few
DAYS when the title to the Fuller
group Of mines in the Squaw creek dts
trict passed from u. y. Bartholdi oi
this city to l.. G. Haynes, president OF
the Manhattan Securities company OF
New York City, who has other large
mining interests in this county upon
which Ne is engaged at present dong
a considerable amount Of development
work.
The consideration of the transit!
was not stated, although II is known
to be large amount, cash payment
Of $4,000 having been made on the pun
chase price when the deed was placed
In escrow, the balance to be paid IN
quarterly installments during the en-
suing year
Located on nigh mesa along Squaw
creek, about = miles east Of Goddari
station on the Black Canyon stag"
road, these mines were discovered IN
the year 1852 by man named Holmes.
who IL now resident of Phoenix. After
working the ores from the grassroos
workings by the arnstra process for
. number Of years, Holmes subsequent
ly sold the property TO N. J. Fuller,
who erected a Huntington mill on the
creek near the ground, continuing the
development Of the mines in more
prctcntious way than the discoverer.
In 1892 Fuller bonded the group to
= man named Reeves from Colorado,
Who Installed the present ten stamp
mill in 1897, dying the following
March in 1898, after making pay
ment Of $4,000 on the amount Of the
purchase price. After the death Of
Reeves, the administrators of his estate
refused TO carry out further the provi'
sions Of the contrac, for purchase with
Fuller. and allowed the title to the
ground and the improvements TO revert
back TO Fuller, who continued TO work
the mines for number OF years until
he disposed Of his entire holdings Ia
u. n. Bartholdi Of this city. who was
a party to the deal consummaicd sons
days ago.
The group consists Of eight claims
and three millsitcs on Squaw creek.
About $500 feet of development
work has been done ON the property in
the way Of shafts, tunnels and drifts
on the vein. The upper tunnel, which
attains depth Of 10 feet follows tn
vein u distance Of $50 feet. From the
slopes above this tunnel, and from u
shaft short distance away sunk 20
q depth Of 1876 feet, over 800 toas
Of ore have been extracted, which IL
known to have been Of II high grade.
The lower tunnel, which taps tho
vein at u distance Of $50 feet from il,
apex, follows the ledge for a distanc.
of 700 feet. In this tunnel there IL
now uncovered chute Of ore over 80
feet In length, averaging 4 l.2 feet in
thickness. = inches OF which samples
>l30 to the ton in gold. The orc IN
this chute Is sulphide, and tho VEN
10 easily mined.
lntcrsecting both tunnels there in n
shaft sunk to u depth Of ESQ feet. This
shaft follows the paystrcsk to II depth
OF llS feet. whore il dips away from
II. tapping il again at a greater depth.
From small stope called the Rich.
mond stopc, opening into this shaft, =
" days mill run Of ore was taken
that netted 1850 in gold with $1,000
worth Of concentrates.
Two other shafts sunk to dcpth of
80 and no feet respectively are also
known to have excellent ore showings.
From the dumps OF these shafts, which
ARE now almost filed with water, Al.
J. Fuller, few years ago, gathered 50
tons of ore that yielded s27 TO the
ton in gold by the arustra process.
The equipment on the millsite con.
sists of 10 stamp mill complete,
with two concentrating tables, connect.
I'd with spring on the Golden Eagle
millsitc. about "a Of u mile distant.
by a'inch Pipe, which empties into
masonwork tank of n capacity of
over 100000 gallons. insuring an abun
liant supply Mt all seasons Of the year.
wh'lc tramway 1000 feet in length
following 30 degree incline, connects
The mine with the mill. over which the
product is transported for treatment.
In addition to these improvements a
number Of large and comfortable build.
ngs have been erected on the ground
Tor the accommodation Of the miners
md employees, some Of which are pre.