Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-05
COLORADO RIVER
COUNTRY ACTIVE
FAVORABLE CLIMATE HELPS
DEVELOPMENT
COOL SUMMER SEEMS ASSURED
ARIZONA DESERT
All Mines About Winchester Push
Work-SeVeraI Strikes Result.
Baths and Comfortable
Bunkhouses Provided

WINCHESTER, Ariz., July 4.-Min-
and especially in the winchester and
Bouse districts, are being carried
on with much activity regardless of
the present summer season. SO far
this summer the weather has been
favorable and there is every indica-
ton that this summer will be cool
one on what is called the Arizona
desert. However, the old idea which
has always prevailed that the hot sea-
son on this desert is well nigh unbear-
able is fast losing ground with the new
blood now coming into the district for
the purpose of real mining Several
camps are making preparations for the
hot weather by fitting up bunk houses
with double roofs, screening and all
the comforts for sleeping during the
day In connection with these COM
Portable bunk houses the camps are
equipping other houses with shower
baths for the benefit of the men work.
ing in the mines. When the camps
are thus fixed up they become quite
comfortable, in fact they are so COM
Portable that miners prefer the sum-
mer to work to the winter work. al
though when it comes to delightful
climate for winter work the Arizona
desert has everything else outclassed.
The Colorado country Is being de-
veloped more this summer than ever
in its history. Nearly every known
good prospect is being developed with
a sufficient force of men and the re-
suits being obtained are more than
gratifying to the owners.
Activity at Winchester
In and about Winchester these OPP
erations are being pursued with much
vigor One of the very promising prop
critics is the Anaconda, located about
half mile from Winchester. Two
shifts are working on this property
and the incline shaft is now down
some twenty-five feet. with excellent
showings. Assays taken from the bot
tom of the shaft show the possibii-
ties of a big mine. The ore shoot Is
widening with depth.
Adjoining the Anaconda is the YER
kroost property, which now has tun-
mel in fifty feet This property is also
working two shifts and a high grade
vein is being followed with excellent
results.
The Sitting Bull property, which ad-
joins the Desert mine. is also being
developed with tunnel. which is now
in 125 feet The breast of the tunnel
is now in ore of good grade. This
property is one of the very promising
properties of the district.
The Granite claims, which belong to
Al Alger, have been bonded to Mitch
ell and Mathews and their associates
for SIS, 900. and force of men will be
put to work In short time for further
development. There is a carload of
good ore already on the dump, which
will be shipped in short time to the
smeter.
The Stafford mine, located two miles
from Winchester is showing fine
body of ore in the inclined shaft, which
is now down 1875 feet. A vertical shaft
is being sunk to connect with the in
cline, which will be used for supply
ing air as well as hoisting the ore.
Strike on the 11o
At the 110-foot level a rich vein of
ore eighteen feet wide was encoun-
tered, and as soon as the air shaft is
reached the owners will begin drift
ing on this big ore shoot and block
ing out ore. In addition to this vein
another rich find has just recently
been found on a hill adjoining the old
shaft. This rich strike was made
while prospecting and gives every in
dication of another big ore body on
the property A force of men will be
put to work on the new strike within
a few days.
The Big Horn property is also being
developed during the summer months.
Additional men will be put to work In
few days. For the present the own
ers of this property are prospecting the
entire property. In the fall big force
of men will be put to work sinking
shafts in the most likely places for
rich ore. This property consists of ten
claims and has several excellent out
crops of good looking ore.
Adjoining the Big Horn is the Yuma
Copper company, which is now work
ing a force of over thirty men. The
camp on this property has been fitted
up with excellent summer houses, bath
houses and everything comfortable for
the men.
The Salome- Hillside mine, which is
located only a short distance from
Winchester, has recently struck rich
ore In both the inclined shaft and tun-
mel Several feet of development work
has been done during the past few
weeks and the owners are encouraged
.I,n oil