Weekly journal-miner., 1909-02-03
LAUDS YUMA COUNTY AS
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(From Frlday's Dailyl

AA AbAiA DaAAJ J A. J. Doran, who arrived home yes terday from trip through the Plo- mosa and SH mountain ranges in Yuma county, is very enthusiastic over the future of that section of the ter ritory.
 "The new copper country tributary to the Arizona and California rail road as far south as the King of Ari- zona mine is destined to develop into one of the greatest mineral producing sections of the territory, if not in the entire west,'' he declared to a Journal Miner representative. 'The areas of naturalization are large and the form ations of the mountain ranges are ia vorable to the existence of large ore bodies.
 "'I saw many properties that will rank among the best mines in the ter ritory when the district is tapped by railroad and smelter facilities with in easy reach. As it now is only the richest ores are mined and shipped.
 ''The North Star mine is a wonder. I saw very rich gold ore there. Its fu- ture is certainly promising, as it is only partially developed.
 ''The King of Arizona mine is per haps the largest producer. Its output is treated on the ground in the large mill and cyanide plant. The plant has been in operation the last ten years. The tailing pile below the mill is as large as a fair-sized mountain.
 "At Quartzsite a number of placer miners are dry washing. The Quartz site plaeers were worked in the CO.'S and the pay dirt is not exhausted. Miners at work there report that dry washing pays better than wages, al- though much of the ground has been worked over many times.
 "Another active camp is at the Success mine, fifteen miles east of Quartzsite. This mine was worked for gold in 1865, although its ores are very rich in copper and silver. Regu- lar shipments of ore sampling from S2O0 to $500 to the ton are being made The old stone fort built after the discovery of the mine for protee- ton against the Indians still stands as a reminder of the dangers and bardships experienced by the brave pioneers who ventured into that part of the territory when it was infested by warning redskins.
 "George Kislingberry, the Los An geles mining engineer, and a party of capitalists were met at Bouse. Kis- lingberry, it is reported, purchased the Woods group of mines for his syndi- cate. It is rumored that John W. Gates is a leading shareholder in the purchasing syndicate and that opera tions will be started there soon."
 MT. Doran was accompanied on the trip by W. A. Drake, vice president and general manager. and F. P. Cruice, assistant to the president, of the s. F., P. & P The visit of these prominent railroad men adds color to the report that the construction of more than one branch line from the Arizona and California railroad is un- der consideration by the Santa Fe in terests.
 NIT. Doran also said that the pOpu- lation of the districts passed through was increasing rapidly. A large num- Der from Nevada and California min ing districts are now prospecting in those parts. They come in by the au- tomobile route from Needles to Park CT. The number coming in is so large that passengers are booked ahead sev- eral days at Needles before they can be furnished transportation to Parker.