The Arizona sentinel., 1907-08-07


 The attention of your readers is again called to the possibilities anent the building of short line railroad, which at this time ap- pears to be very near 8 necessity to the community and the vari- ous districts through which it is talked of building. The propos ed line of this road is north and south through what is known as the Yuma Reserve, wherein at least 200, 900 acres of fertile~land are under cultivation, and thro' several rich mining districts namely, the Picacho, lying north west from the city of Yuma 30 miles. This property is an ex- ceptionally large deposit of low grade gold ore, and is equipped with a 1000 ton roller mill that was a success for number of years until fuel became scarce, and will again be in operation when some means for transpor- tation of fuel oll can be obtained. Surrounding this famous mine are many high grade ore depos- its which in the event of rail- road would immediately produce a marketable product.
 This road it is understood would find an easy grade from Yuma to within few miles of this district and through the fa' nous Empire Flat with its rich farming lands; in addition to which mention should be made of the fertile Salton Sea country.
 This road would cross the Col orado river at Stephens Island, where engineers have given as Surance that a safe and easy crossing can be made. After crossing the river to the Arizona side the road will tap the famous silver district forty miles north erly from Yuma. This famous district has produced high grade silver ores even to thousands and thousands of dollars, having been worked. since the early D0s. Since the discovery has been made that copper exists in this range of mountains, with the possibility Of a railroad within twelve miles of the camp the eyes of our oldest prespectors will turn that way.
 The A. and c. railroad from Wlckenburg west across the des- ert has proven to te success since the first month of running through into that great mineral belt which Won Humboldt said was the treasure vault of the world, and which is daily being proven by the many discoveries in copper and other precious minerals.
 The new road suggested here will immediately touch and draw business from all sides of this same mineral belt.
 East from Castle Dome Land ing, distance of 16 miles, is the Castle Dome lead mine, which has produced no inconsiderable amount of this class of ore. The De Luce claim, owned by the Van Wagner estate of Leadville, Colo, has a shaft with ore 75O feet deep.
 Further toward the north trends this road, passing the King of Arizona mine. which now glves steady production in free gold milling amalgam, az gregating $6OO0 monthly-and would be another valuable patron of a road of this description.
 Another property of future moment will be the great Felix Mayhew property with it's com ing production, mention of which is being daily made.
 The road should then be direct. ed toward Quartzsite, with the numerous prospects that have been chlorided and worked by arastra for many years past. Near thls point and Thieson's Wells is the old Maraquite prop. erty, said by engineers to be worth over a million-a free gold proposition.
 The next section where great mining possibilities exist is the