Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-17
WAS IDLE FIFTEEN YEARS.
Silver King Mine in Pinal Mountains,
Arizona, Reopens.

Arizona, Reopens.
After standing idle for more than
fifteen years, the Silver King mine
in the Pinal mountains, which has
produced more than $15, 900 900 in
silver, is being worked again.
The mine was shut down in 1892
because the owners began to strike
copper in large quantities and the
silver values began to decrease. At
that time copper ore was practically
valueless and IT became impossible
to work it at a profit, consequently
1t was abandoned.
After investigating the property
thoroughly j. II. McCabe has secured
control Of the claim and will open il
as a copper mine. The new owner
now has eight men at work opening
up new shafts. A fully equipped as
say office and a twenty-ton sampling
plant also are being erected on the
property.
Like many other mines, the diseoV-
cry of this property has a romance
attached to 1t which dates back ineo
l the seventies, when the Apache In
dians we're on the warpath.
In 1873 General Sherman, who Mt
that time was commander of the mil
itary department of Arizona, found
it necessary, in order to repress the
Apache raids, to move his command
d TO the base of the mountains near the
Apache trail, and establish a camp.
y He then constructed a road NJ the
is face of the mountains which led into
IS the high table lands. A soldier name,
a Sullivan. employed in cutting tn
trail, when returning from work on.
ty evening, sat down on a %projectin.
T. rock to rest and began picking II
to loose fragments of rock, among whic,
e. were some small, black. metallt
he looking Jumps which, instead @
r. breaking when pounded, fiattene
at ont. This attracted Sullivan's atter
he ton and he gathered a few of tn
III specimens. but did not mention tn
he discovery to his comrades.
ID shortly after his term OF servlt
Ter expired and he was discharged. Su
E. Ivan Immediately went to the ranc
all of Charles G. Mason at Salt Rive
to where Phoenix, Arizona, now stand
nd While working at the ranch the TO
/, a mer soldier frequently showed Il
lon speeimens to Mr.. Mason, but new
mentioned the location. He disa
reared one day and was not hea
from for years after. AT the time
ned was supposed that he had been Kill
Me- by Indians,
the 4 desire to find the place VINE
rhe Sullivan obtained his ore led I
ap- ranchers to form prospecting part
ora In explore Pinal mountains. l
to prospectors were often on the pre-
the ertv and even made a location abe
ont one and a half miles distant from
zen silver Queen, the first mine opef
rose in the region.
a In 1875 Mason and B. w, Reg
the formed a party to go into wha
ada now known as the Globe district d
Me- search for the mine. The party te
Will along an animal train to carry p'
tina, the ore. While ON their way oa
tocK in March OF the same year, the pa
was was attacked by the Apache lndl
have and one member of the party y
wait killed.
re,e- When the survivors reached ca
ON the day of the encounter WIN
Indians. one of the party, Isaac Ce
land. was sent to break off a CT
saws ping of projecting rock on
ming of the trail. Shortly after he hur'
,bers into camp and displayed speeln
rree. Of rock which were similar TO U
into carried by sullivan. Here the :
con ton of the silver mine was made
! The district now known as the
neer mining district was estaoli
/, no The Bonanza is now prepares
ttend do binding ruling n hiahh !
work OF every description n
ava ny r. late bindefE