Weekly journal-miner., 1909-02-17

feet, divided into lots 50 by 150 feet
 with a 2O-foot alley in the center
 With the exception of Arizona, whiel | is l24 feet wide, the street are all 100 feet in width. The lots will be sold
 at public auction after the survey and
 plat are finished. A special order oi
 the interior department allows every
 person having permanent improvement:
 in the town to purchase the lots or
 which they are located at appraised
 value The townsite is located on 8
 mesa at an elevation of from so tC
 100 feet above and sloping slightly to-
 wards the river.
 "There is a white population of 300 now in Parker. Four hundred and if
 ty Mohave Indians have large tract
 of the reservation under cultivation two miles below the town. The reser-
 vation covers over 3OO,OOO acres on both sides of the river, the larger portion being in Arizona
 ''I consider Parker has the greatest future of any place on the Arizona and California railroad, not even excepting Bouse, the residents of which are try ing to start a boom there. Bouse can not compare with Parker in natural advantages as a townsite. There is plenty of room and a sufficient supply of water for a great city at Parker, not to mention its proximity to mines now under development that are as promising as any ever discovered in the west in the same stage of develop ment.'
 Speaking of the mines tributary to Parker, MT. brennan did not hesitate to say that ne believed the Quartz King mine will prove one of the rich est ever discovered in the territory. This property is located four miles north and in plain view of the town.
 "Imagine a body of ore carrying 7 per cent copper and SIP in gold with proven thickness of 65 feet and tell me of a better prospect anywhere" he said. "Sueh a creature vault is exposed in the 24O-foot level of the Quartz King. sl25,OOO has been ex pended already in opening the proper ty, the deepest shaft being 25O feet. The ore is exposed in the lower level by 800 feet of drifts and crosscuts. Sinking has been temporarily discon- tinued on account of the inflow of wat CT proving too great to be economical " handled with the machinery. A tunnel that will tap the vein at 8 depth of 1900 feet has been started. It will be 1000 feet in length. The equipment comprises two 2O-horsepower gasoline engines, with hoist and air The shareholders of the Quartz King Mining Company are principally French, Swedish and Dan ish capitalists. There are III claims in the group.
 ''Adjoining the Quartz King mine and on the same mineral belt is the Billy Mack, Twilight, Carnation, Cy- clone, Gray Eagle, Mavis and Rich mond claims. All these claims are be ing opened and have good ore show ings. In fact some are even more promising than the Quartz King.
 "In the Riverside mountains, 15 miles southwest of Parker, two impor- tant mining deals were closed in the last three weeks. The Newman and group was bonded for $15O,OO0 and the Vaughn, Butler and Sanborn group changed hands last week for a of $75,O0O to be paid in two installments in the next 60 days.
 "A boulevard is being constructed by the authorities of San Bernardino county from Parker into another dis trict where several properties are un- der development The road will touch the camps of the D. and W. Mining AOulDduN. lt ul4ltS NNSb VI lAN bONAf the Vista Mining Company, 7 miles northwest, the American Eagle Mining Company, the Dunkirk Mining Compa- nv and the Blue Bird Mining Compa- ny, all of which have their properties equipped with gasoline hoisting plants and working fair-sized mining forces.
 ''There is also at least 150 other being opened in that sec tion in a small way.
 "An automobile route is now in op- eration between Parker and Needles. It is crowded with passengers every trip. The distance is 65 miles and is covered daily one way"
 MT. brennan will leave for Phoenix tonight.
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