Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-21
BETTER AND RICHER IS
 SALoME EACH DAT

WINCHESTER, via Vieksburg, Apr. 14.-(Special to Journal-Miner.) )-TAs big gold strike commonly called the Sslome strike is getting better and richer every day. Every shot brings up the rich values and the vein is now showing the mineral in place and tae vein in regular formation. The shaf- is now down fifteen feet and the cross cut is in about the same and both are showing up fine ore. The shaft is gO- ing down on the rich vein and the same high values are still being maiA- tained. To date over fifty thousand dollars worth of gold mas been takea out Two full shifts are working on the property.
 In addition to the first big strike many other excellent strikes have beeA made. The best of these Is the Mitch ell strike, about a mile from Winehes- ter. While this strike does not pro duce as much picture gold as the first bonanza yet the values are there and assays run into the thousands of dol lars per ton. The Mitchell strike has about eight feet of very high grade ore and has all of the ear-msrks of a great mine. A force of men will hs put to work the first of the week ea this property and it is expected to as- velop big mine.
 Another rich strike was made on the Hillside property, which al joins the big bonanza. Several spsci- mems rivaling anything ever taken from the bonanza have been taken out and the ore is in place.
 If there was ever any doubt as ts whether the rich gold fields of western Arizona were not fact, those doubts have all been cast aside and every thing is now down to business.
 Old and experienced mining men from all part of the country are drift ing here every day and watching de- velopments. They get more enthusiss- tic every day and frankly state that it is simply the biggest thing they have ever seen.
 Between twenty and thirty claims surrounding the big bonanza are being surveyed and platted ready for leasing and many applications are being made daily for leases on the various prop critics. There is nothing which devel- ops a country like the leasing system and within another month there will be hundreds of leasers at work at Winchester and many rich gold mines will be opened up.
 The new town of Winchester is fiourishing. The town is located at the old Desert well right at the foot of the mountains and at the mouth of the big wash and is a beautiful site for city. Winchester already has enc store, a saloon, two restaurants and lodging houses, lumber yard. Wrn:: ing another week there will be at least tnHee stores ana several HiOIO obOAOS VI various kinds, besides restaurants and lodging houses. The people are com ing in faster than accommodations can be provided and everyone is doing rushing business.
 A new wagon and automobile road is nearly completed from Winchester to the Arizona Northern or the bonan- ga mine and telephone line is being built from the railroad station at vieksburg to Winchester. This line will be extended on to the various mines of the district.
 The hills are full of people. It is estimated that fully two thousand men are now in Winchester and the sur rounding hills and every train brings in large numbers. A few are leaving camp and returning hom to get ready to come to Winchester to live.