Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-03
BIacB8T SILVER STRIKE SINCE
 EARLY DAYS
Igr.s Body of 5i000 Ore Pound n
 Cawollton MiHc Near Dewey.
From Tapraday DaiiyJ

during 'ht past Wcok of a iabulousiy rich 'uao taking place in the mines owned by h. j. Carroll oi Dewey. This report i practically authenticated. From Mr. Carroll aa well a5 from other sources of a rclnblc nature, thc .Iourn' al Miner is permitted to give the matter publicity, as sell as to go into dctnil8 in brief manner covering inc discovery of the richest silver bear. iug ore that has taken place in north crn Arizona since inc famous Peek c&. citcmcnt of the '10H.
 The strike is the result of recent work, and occurred in the Carrolton claim, which is located about min" miles from Dewey, in an castcrly di' rect ion. in inc Agua Fria district. There are seven claims in inc group, all of which are under the ownership of NIT. Carroll. The strike took place at the bottom of the ljO foot shaft, and the vein that gives ihc rich values mca. surcs from six inches to four feet. In | this vein nniiyc or brittle silver was struck, together with chloride of silver that ranges in values from sam. plcs taken from $290.97 to sI,037.79 in silver to the ton. Gold values of ! $I.03 were also shown. Up to the time of making this strike, regular shipments of ore have been made to the Humboldt smcltcr. the last assay given returning over $2il to the ton. The last shipment made by Mr. Carroll consisted of batch of twenty tons, and returns are being awaited from the same company
 Tho vein where this discovery took place measures 2i feet across between walls, and it was at this point where the above rich strike was made.
 As work has progressed at this point the showing has continued better with depth. and it is the belief of those who have visited the ground that one of the richest producing pro. l H'''''o thin F'''iVH VIII tut but- come with greater depth.
 An average of the ore mined from this ljO foot shaft is placed at not less than 97 ounces in silver, ih per cent copper, and Ih per cent lead these returns being given from n gen. cral sample, and include all ores talk. cn out of the Carrolton claim. Other workings on this claim arc a 25 and 10 foot shaft, each of which show the same mineral characteristics.
 The Carrolton claim is q contact vein, lying between porphyry, sycnite and granite. At n point where the deep shaft is located there arc two large porphyry and iron dykes running parallel east and west, while the vein runs northeast and southwest, cutting the formation through these dykes. Al n point where the vein cuts this dyke is where the deepest shaft on the pro perty is situated. and where also this strike took place.
 The formation in that section is \ porphyry, granite and syenitc.
 In addition to tho discovery of thi, rich silver orc made by Mir. Carroll hc has also demonstrated another very interesting problem of an historical ma
 turc, showing that some time in tn, very long ago this property was un
 questionabIy mined for the native sil yer that has lately been taken out. h sinking the l50 foot shaft he has ex cavated very crudeIy made iron tool. and among such Is hammer that in itself shows that it was made probabl, hundreds of years ago, being somc
 what of a novelty In its design and manufacture. Other strument, were also taken out of the soil. all n, which were of primitive design. I, Is very probable that these tools so called were originally handled by th. spanish explorers, who are credited with passing through this section of
 Arizona as carly ms i539. At that tim, history records that Marco dc Nizs headed party of explorers from Mex leo, and travelled northward in searct of the seven cities of Cibola, supposins them Co exist al that time whore tn,
 present Zuni Indians are located ir ' Arizona. This expedition branchet into three columns, one of which tool the route that passes through tn, Black canyon, about forty miles east } ward of Prescott. This wing of th, organization was never heard of, ant with those who took the eastern route or through the Tonto basin, nothing also was ever learned. Niza returned [ tO Mexico few years afterward a,,