Arizona republican., 1908-07-26
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stone and shale is 25 to so feet in
width, containing diabase, gossan,
schist and iron, with carhonates and
oxides of copper lying in theseveral
veins. The main outcrop of copper
is about six feet wide. In doing
annual assessments the veins have
been uncovered at intervals for a
distance of over 5000 rect.
This property is on an. iron dyke
that extends from near Parker, the
present terminus of the A. & C.
railroad, across the valley to the
northerly end of Chocolate range.
The owners plan to organize COM
pany to develop the property, work
to commence as soon as cooler
weather sets in.
Col. Richard Darling is expected
in shortly when work on the proper
ty of Mammoth Gold Mining COM
pany will again be started.
The Chocolate or River range of
mountains are the west boundary
of the district and are cut by num-
erous steep and precipitous can
yons. One of the best known of
these is Mariquita Pass, about six
miles northwest of Quartzsite. At
the mouth of the Pass is located the
Mariquita property, that gives its
name to the Pass. In the Pass are
the Blue Bird group and Prong gold
claims, owned by John Brown. For
several weeks Mr.. Brown has been
getting out ore for treatment at
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tunnel over $50 feet in length has
been run on Blue Bird claims, shaft
sunk on Prong claim and a large
amount of other development work
done. Fifteen tons of the ore is
being hauled to mill.
The Ingerson mill is in commits
sion on a run of ore from the Elk
pansion mine, formerly GUM YUM
owned by ]. A Agard. 1t is To-
Gated about three quarters of a mile
north of town. Ample water has
been developed for mill use as well
as for the home and garden of Mr..
Ingersoll near the mill. This five
stamp mill is a great help to the
owners of properties in the district.
Mr.. Ingersoll is a practical mill man
and assayer. Able to mill their ore
on the ground, with only a minimum
wagon haul, furnishes the prospector
and owner with funds to continue
development. This five-stamp mill
has been a factor in aiding the open
ing UP of anumber of the districts
best gold properties.
Adjoining the Brown properties on
thenOrth are the properties of the
Ventura Mining & Reduction COM
pany with over 1000 feet of work,
showing up a body of high grade
gould ore. 1t is the intention to
sink to water level. develop enough
water for a reduction plant and mill
the ore on the property.
North of the Ventura holdings
come the groups of claims owned
by w. G.. Kaiser and associates, S.
w. Pease and E. II. Wyman. Be
fore locating Mr. Kaiser devoted
months to close prospecting and
sunk shafts and ran cuts on the
lodges. Assays of ore from Oriole
Nos. 1 and average s14 to $40
gold per ton; $40 to SIS in copper.
gold and silver from Black Prince
group. The veins are in a contact
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width of eight to twenty feet.
All these properties in Mariquita
Pass are on belt That cuts through
the range and is over 1000 feet in
width. 1t assays values its entire
length and panning always reveals
colors.
Placer gold is found in all gulcf1es
in the vicinity.
The Plomosa Mining district is
taking on a renewed activity that
promises to place IL near the top.
as a section that is destined to be-
come a producer of precious metals
in the near future. 1t is not to
those wearing out their "caboose"
ends watching the district grow, but
to men wearing out "soles" making
it grow; men who through ALI the
districts vicissitudes believed in its
possibilities and have worked and
striven accordingly, that credit is
due. Among those who under ad
verse circumstances have persevered
are such old timers as John Browne
W. E. Scott, G. U. lngersell, An
ton Hagely, c. L. Eichelberger dis
coverer of the King of Arizona
mine), and c. B. Genung. Then
come the later arrivals whose ener-
gy is of a practical kind. w. G.
Keiser, Miguel Apodaca, Fred Stat
ford and others.
During the past week heavy rains
in all directions have filled the
mountain tanks and prOspectors are
for trips in the hills. Last
night a heavy rain fell at QuartZsite.
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Iron Springs, July 25.-(Special
Correspondence of The Republican,
Arizona is a land of surprises. It's
mineral resources have astonished
the world It's still hidden wealth
no man can imagine. The rough
country of Yavapai county is con-
tinuaIly revealing new signs of rich
mineral values The hills around
Iron Springs have never been very
thoroughly prospected, though some
work has been done.
The Derby mine, as a favorite
tramping and picnic point for the
Springs visitors is perhaps best
known. The old placer ground on
Willow creek has also been an OBJ
ject of interest. The latest open
ings of value are in the Peacock
group of copper and gold properties.
uncovered by Mr.. c. E. Mckinley in