Arizona republican., 1908-05-08
.RO0SEVfLT AGlEAItD
 BY A GOLD STRIKE
The Opening Up of High Grade Treasure in the Sierra Anchas.

Roosevelt. May 4.-(Special Corre- spondence of The Republican.)- )-Work on the dam is going on rather slower than usual but the masonry work now is sixty-fiVe feet above datum. Owing to the work of putting in the penstock running on the other side there is small space to work in and this flinders the rapidity of the masonry work somewhat. At present it seems that the masonry work must be dropped for a few days until the penstock is com pleted.
 The gates in the slucing tunnel are being set at a good speed. The first two settings are complete and it is ex- pected the work will be completed in June.
 O. H. Demrick returned from the valley and transmission line camp on Wednesday. The camp at Desert Wells will begin to string wire this week to- wards Mesa At Government Wells the camp is putting up towers.
 Much excitement has been caused in these parts by rich gold strike on Spring Creek. forty miles north of Roosevelt. This property is owned by Colonel J. w. Ellison and was leased the first of the year to four miners. The leasers have opened up two feet of very high grade ore. An average sam pie assayed $55O per ton. Some of the wise ones say it is of tell winner char acter The district is in the Sierra Anchas and about ten miles from Pleasant Valley. The general geology is very favorable for gold. schists, Quartsites. ryhalites and states intru- sive diorite.
 This section of the country has been rather slow about coming to life in a mining way but this looks as if Rip Van Wrinkle was coming down off the mountain. The hunt for copper in this country has been its hoodoo. We hope the hoodoo like a black hanging cloud as it were, has been lifted and We are to see development along the right lines. The country has gold. An aras- tra has been erected and will be run by water power to wash out the gold Those most interested in this mine are w. J. Trehey and Jesse Howard. MT. prehey is a mining expect and has long been interested in mining in this country
 John Miller. photographer for the U. s. R s. who has done the photograph ing of the work here since the opening up of the project left on Tuesday hav- ing resigned his position with the gov ernment MT. Miller has bought out the firm of Andrews and Son of Phoe- nix and the new firm will be known as Miller and Stirling. Mir. Miller was one of the most popular young fellows nf nn his departure is much regretted
 Thursday evening a meeting was held by the promoters of the Roosevelt Payson telephone line. MT D. J. Peters is president. Max Bonne vice president and A. C. Webb secretary and treas urer. When this line is through to PaysOn there will still be but one short connecting link between Payson and Camp Verde and this line will be in the circuit. What this line will mean to the development of the Payson country can easily be imagined The success of the line as a business ven ture is assured. The forest service will keep up the line the company furnish ing the material.
 The Rev. F. c. Decker and wife Of Globe were in town over Sunday.
 MT. F. H. Carlock and wife of Globe were in town on business last week.
 J. R. Lowney of Prescott visited the works on Saturday.
 Harry E. Brown of Boston visited the work here during the week.
 l.. O. Standage and Andrew Jepsen of Tempe were in town on business last week. While here they purchased fiv hundred head of range cattle of the Armer boys of Livingston. The Armer boys started to Tempe with this herd on Monday.
 c. A. Scott went 10 Globe Friday.
 s. J. McDorald went to Mesa on short vacation last week
 w Strong was a visitor to the valley last -eek
 F. Q. Duarte went to Mesa and PhOe- nix on business during the week.
 F. M. Libbey. bookkeeper for O'Rourke {: CO, went to Mesa via stage or Monday.