Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
COMB YUMA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS FOR DESERT GOLD

YUMA. March 16.-The exploits-
ton of the wealth of Yuma county has
Just begun. For practical purporses
the sterile and uninviting mountain
Businesses of Yuma county nave re
NAMED for untold ages a sealed book.
Some few good mines have been dis
covered in the past and developed into
good properties; hut it has only been
very recently that the real, until min
eral richness of Yuma county has APP
pealed to the prospector and capital
list.
just now there Is more prospecting
and more promising claims being To-
Gated and more work being done in
the development Of claims han at
anv time since this country has been
in the possession of the white man.
How many fabulously rich gold, silver
and copper mines will be developed in
these mountains only time can tell;
but that the Arizona mountains, the
Plomosa range, the Castle Dome range
and the Fortuna mountains are vast
store house of mineral wealth is be-
coming more and more evident all OF
the time.
Just at this time prospecting is ex-
eeedingly active and every week
brings to light some need and rich
strike and thre is a rush to the new
field. to locate claims and get in on
the good thing before all of the ground
is staked.
The King of Arizona mine at Kofa,
continues to be the big gold producer
of the territory 1t is only an illustra-
lions of what a magnificent property
can be made ont of good claim. 1t
continues its production and develop
ing; only those on the inside know
how much it Is worth or what the
yearly output Is. That Is is very large
is certainty and its value Is away
mp in the millions.
The North Star mine, about three
miles north of the King, which Is a
more recent development, promises to
become even a greater mine than the
King. 1t is very rich, great produc
er. and covers a lot of ground.
The Thumb Butte property, which
Is exclusively owned by Yuma people
j. about IS miles from the North Star
Development is going on at a raplC
rate. The main shaft is down 80 Zee
and frof the 500 foot level they arr
drifting. The shaft from the 200 foo
level and the drift are in a solid bod,
of ore. the average of which runs high
This mine will shortly put in mil
and will be added to the large pro
ducerS in the county. These are al
gold properties and big ones and iron
them millions of dollars will be takel
in the next few years.
The Alvarado strike, recently mad
nv the Alvarado boys, and in wnic
Felix MAYHEM is interested, is ne'
proposition. This property, for so
can be called, promises to be a bigge
and richer mine than any Of the OIL
ers. The ledge is 60 feet wide and
half a mile long and will run 500 I
the ton from the grassroots. 1t Is
perfeet mountain of ore. It looks hI
that when it is developed it will !
one Of the big gold mines Of the worl
The Alvarado boys and Mayhem a
or the ground and development VOL
is boing done. Mayhem has II
money to develop this property hi
self and its rapid development into
producing mine can be looked for
once.
It would take many columns Of ty
10 tell of the many strikes that are b
ing made. and the good prospects tn
are being worked out in the hills a
mountains of Yuma county at Il
time. That Yuma county is going
come TO the front as one of the gre'
est gold and copper producing count
in the territory in the near future
a certainty. There are any number
big fortunes awaiting out in the HI
for some one to claim them and
claimants are coming in and combl
ehe hills every day.
ASSERT RICH HILL
HARD TIME IN AUSTR