Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-25
AMAZING RICHNESS
IN LATEST STRIKE
Arizona is Excited Over New Find
In Granite Wash Range,
Near SalOme.
FlTz MAC TALKS OF CAMP.
Ore Is ~ Rich That IL Is Talked of as
80 Many Per Cent Gold and
Not Ounces

Rock OF amazing rehncss is being
taken ont of the new gold bonanza
which was struck last week Do the
Granite wash range near salome.
Arizona. according 90 the reports from
the various districts about the new
camp 4ritz Mac. % well known mining
vritcr. has just returned from visit
10 the district and in a detailed re-
port submitted 20 the Arizona Repub-
ncan. be declares that ne expects to
scc many more rich strikes In the dis
trict
The latest strike Is FIVE miles from
a railroad and in northern Yuma coun-
u.s. % is in the same country as the
old Vulture, the Congress. the octave
and many other wealth producers OF
the Arizona territory.
The geological formation throughout
this country is mostly simple. in It's
general expression. but in detail it's
often very complex The region con-
sists OF E great plain slipping down to
the Gulf of California at O. very gentle
incline. and thickly studded all over
with short mountain ranges. These
ranges vary "a good deal IN their litholo-
gical character, but there is stiIl a COM
siderable similarity IL is "a wonderful
ly beautiful country 10 looks like "a
great yellow sea thlckly studded with
islands shruuded i'm "a blue
haze no is one Of the most beautiful
countries imaginable. and there is
plenty of surface water I'M an sec
ti0ns of IT, This is owing 90 the ReOlo-
Rical character OF the ranges which
frequently make syncliral valleys that
hold water Ike "a trough beneath the
surface The region is now traversed
by well known roads and water is
obtanable 9t frequent intervals, so
that there ls no longer any danger in
prospecting Many Of the ranges COM
tain granite core with the sedimeutary
series well exposed on their TANKS and
penetrated by bikes and veins. There
has boon very little 10 any explosive
volcanic action. but in some places the
cXtmdcd eruptives are very eXtentivc.
This as particularly true in the Eagle
Tail range which In point Of beauty
exceeds them AN. though most OF the
eruptives there are dacites which have
had no influence on naturalization.
having been eXtruded long after the
period Of naturalization. There are
also some late hasalts which have no
connection with the naturalization.
CROWDS STEAL ORE.
In his report Fitz Mac says in part:
IL is the astounding values IN the
new bonanza strike that has attracted
the attention of the world Richer
rock has never come ont of Goldheld
or Cripple Creek You have TO speak
of il In percentages as you do Of cop
per IL BIS no seayy-30 30 and 80 per
cent gold. Specimens of this can be
seen IN the windows next door ia the
postoiice in Phoenix ] saw rock COM
ing out of the Glory hole last Friday.
just as good as that On the exhibit
in the window. and / know that the
deposit extends for "a distance Of IS
feet I've seen just as good gold from
the extreme eud of IL as they have
taken out OF the Glory Hole. But those
POOR fellows that discovered IL don't
vast % open IL while the crowds are
around. So much of the gold Us carried
on by people who want specimens 20
exhibit Many wouldn't steal anything
else in tho world but WoulG steal a so
specimen without compuncuou. Those
fellows have actually had 20 dig a hole
DOB their camp 20 pat the Jumps of gold
into and cover the hole up with a mat
fress 60 retain any of their ore. They
are simple hearted fellows and their
friends who are ashamed t0 steal 10
coax it away from them.
A $4,000 SACK
According Co telegram from Dicb
Wick Han. one ot the prime mover.
at the now strike. ther is "a big rush
on and be asserts thIt the supply Of
tents has run out ana "a larger supply
hus been telesraphed for
HAN asserts that ON Monday ho help.
od load a sack of the golden treasur,
taken out. and that he estimates tina
it was worth iu the neighborhood OF
$4,000.
a deal bias been closed and thc drs
payment made Tor the e. ght claims o.
which the great strike was found
a said to De- something Iu the neigh
borhoOd OF 100000 The first paymsu
was made Monday
The property. hut "a few minutes be
fore the strike was made was onere
for sale "a $1,000. shorty Algier th
dlscoycrer, asked Hall 90 dispose of hi
claim for so 900 Han informed uiu
that he would provided he took nh
iu. acquired more claims and produce
The 21 per cent copper that he na
showed When Algier returned to On
property De found some Ilch sol
strcaks in tho outcrOpDings and 70 snot
time later uncovered tla rich gold vi.