Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-03
A Northern Arizona Region Which
May Be Scene Of Gold
Excitement.
UTAH CAPITAL INTERESTED.
Engineer Lafayette G. Burton says
Country Has Wonderful Sur
face Showlngs

Mining Engineer Lafayette g. Burton
has returned from a trip to the Weav-
or mining district In the northwestern
part OF Arizona aud according to what
he has to say about recent develop
ments made there that region is like
~ to become one OF the liveliest gold
camps anywhere in the west before the
end OF the present year.
81 rally look to see a big rush to tn
Weaver district" declared Mr. Burton
today. and there are evidences of It
now. Since the Utah Arizona Gold and
Copper company. which is controlled
by Utah and Idaho people. went in
and began the vigorous campaign of
development being carried on there.
the owners OF other properties have be-
gun to get a move on themselves. Mines
that were producers of considerable I'M
portauce IN by gone years are being
worked again; prospectors have come
in and located new properties and
wherever work has been done on them
results have been of most gratifying
character.
II have seen good many mining
Burton. But never before have j run
across such wonderful surface show
ings as arc in evidence in the Weaver
district ana / dare say that If the
camp was across the line in Nevada 1t
would be the scene of one of the Wild
est rushcs for gold ever known. But az
It is the district Is not 10 exceed 10
miles from Nevada, being almost di
rectly east OF Quartet OIL the Colorado
and about 200 miles southeast of Edo
RADIO canyon Gold ore carrying sem
satonal values has been found in the
Weaver district, but people interested
there are counting on future dividends
10 come from the vast deposits of ore
OF milling grade
Mr. Burton is the manager of the
Utah Arizona properties and during his
late trip completed negotiations for
the purchase of the Lucille claim, for
merry known as the Jumbo, which, ne
says, has added materially to the value
of the company's holdings for in 1t has
been opened between five and six feet
of good milling ore. assays showing
values as high as a.S6 ounces in gold,
&. pet cent copper and some silver
This ore has been opened In tunnel
min in about feet; but the vein crops
at the surface and samples assayed
ran from IS 10 $50 in gold and from to
8 per cent IN copper The Lucille adj
ing some OF the principal ore exposures
on the property.
Development work is being done by
contract on the Pride OF the West
claim, and although it win be necessary
TO continue the tunnel more than 100
feet To get into the ledge, a number of
Stringers have been cut. Progress has
been rather slow here on account of the
extreme hardness Of the ore encoun-
tered The Golden Gate shaft is down
l05 feet, but at present energy is being
conferred In drift being run ON the 100
level
Altogether. Mr. Burton explains, there
aha at least IL exposures where pay
ore can be obtained and that sufficient
ore has been developed to warrant the
erection of milling plant. Before do,
ing so, however. the company proposes
TO srond a little time in developing
an ample water supply. This work is In
progress now. A shaft Is being put
down In the valley. between two and
three miles from the Monster claim,
and whore Manager Burton believes an
abundant supply OF water viii be oh,
tanned Tho Monster claim alone Is
capable of keeping a mill OF large Gu
pacity supplied with ore for Il long time
to come. as the vein ~ more than 80
feet wide AMI the entire mass carries
mill values
The Utah Arizona company has be-
gun tho construction OF telephone line
20 Chloride the nearest railroad point
a. distance OF 20 miles. which will give
the camp Wire communication with the
outside world. Arrangements have also
been made with the owners Of the stage
line operating between Chloride and
White Hllls to change It's route via the
mine. 10 call for and discharge mail
and passengers.
Tha Gold Bug mine, seven miles from
the Utah Arizona the Hall property,
two miles away. ana the Mocking Bird
mine, four miles distant, have recent
~ resumed operations; while about 30
miles north on the Colorado river an
electric power plant is being installed
TO generate power and light for sur
rounding mining camps, 4 lar2e gold
dredging plant IL also working on the
Colorado near what IS known as Tenn,
Pile bar.