Arizona republican., 1909-04-15
PLACER STRIKE ON
 UPPER CASTLE CREEK
George Savers Brings the Story of It in and Also a Bottle Full of the Gold.

George Saver of WicRenburg a min CT well kov'n in all Central Arizonaa for many years, is spending a few days in Phoenix and has deal on that is interesting in a mining way. He reciteS the facts ot new gold discover ies in an old field. though not in old "diggings." but not far from them. There is no wild bonanza talk about it, no fevered excitement, but just a plain story of gold, both quartz and placer. in a region where gold has al ways been found in some quantity. but just now a little richer than ever. The section referred to is on Castle creek. just below the Whiosaw mine, one of the historic properties of Central Ari- zona and land mark in that section. Mir. Savers and his friends have had properties thereabout for years. but now they have staked some new ones while still developing the older ones.
 Castle creek has been a placer gold producer in some quantity off and on for a quarter of a century. Every body knows there is placer gold at places along the creek. but seldom has a place been found rich enough for extensive operations. About six weeks
 
 his pan on some dirt near the head of the creek and about two miles from the Whipsaw. and found it joyously rich. He tried more of it with good results and finally staked out a fine placer claim. Sayers and Geo. B. Up- ton. who has been connected with the orc Grande mine at Wickenburg ever since it was discovered heard of Naples strike, investigated and staked some ground alongside. Naples in the last six weeks has washed out consid- erable placer gold and just before com ing to town MT. Savers bought of him a little bottle full of the metal weigh ing about five ounces. or approximately a hundred dollars worth. This he brought to town with him for exhibi- tion purposes and the writer can tes- tify that it looks good. It is coarse gold and a large part of it is in the form of little nuggets running in value from cents up. the heaviest piece be- ing valued at s265.
 MT. Savers says that Naples is now engaged in sluicing and in running a cut in the hope of developing an other rich pay streak, for just at this time there is too much water in the creek to successfully operate where he made the original discovery. It is so close to the channel that the water seeps into the excavation and interferes with the work. But it will be just as good later and Mir. Naples is satisfied that there is plenty more in a place he can dig. He feels certain that he can beat s per day I ,,ia about Castle Creek is that there is plenty of water for placer work good part of the year.
 MT. Savers. however. came to town to get a machine for adding more volume to his operations than is pos sible with a gold pan. He found what he wanted at Thayer's and in cidentally interested MT. Thayer and certain other Phoenix gentlemen in the operations thereabout for they are not confined to this placer dirt.
 Messrs. Savers and Upton took the trail of the dirt up the creek and very short distance above located quartz ledge which they believe is the source of the placer values. They have done little work on it yet but what they have done has shown val ues that are certainly alluring.
 Below the placer claims of Naples. Savers and Upton, a man named Ward has located some placer ground and some others, too. have acquired hold ings. still below that is a group of quartz claims that Alexander Rose and Messrs Savers and Upton have been exploiting some time with prom ise of success. Not far away is good group of ledge claims owned by John Doble. and next to him is group owned by a man named Foster. sam Mandridge and Ed Rudd also have groups adjoining Savers and the Hobo claim of Rudd is one of the richest in gold in that whole country.
 Most of these locations are old ones and much work has been done. Say