Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-16
SENSATIONAL STRIKES
/. STIR PARKER PEOPLE
Picture Rock, Running into Thou
sands of Dollars a Tom Is
Accidentally Discovered

PARKER, Ariz., Nov. 15.-Recent de-
velopment work on the property of
the Golden State Mining company. To-
Gated in the Whipple Wash, near Par
ker, has resulted in most sensational
discoveries. A short time ago, Charles
Adams, who has charge of the pros
pect work for the company, found
lousy" with gold. This float was
picked up near the bottom of precip-
itous mountain After systematical-
ly prospecting the ground an outcrop
Of rich gold-bearing rock was found
near the apex of the mountain, where
indications pointed as being the place
from which the float originally came.
Right from the surface the rock
proved exceedingly rich in the yellow
metal and eleven sacks of ore, assay
ing $725.60 were taken out in less than
six feet. At the bottom of this shall
low working the high-grade streak is
about twelve inches in width and from
last reports the values are maintain
ing the same high average previously
recorded.
Another vein recently discovered on
this property, averaging from six to
eight feet in width, shows assay val
ues of $500 a ton. 1t is on this vein
that the company will do it's principal
development work, although work is
to be continued on the rich streak of
ore that has just 5een opened and from
which a shipment of high-grade ore is
now being taken out. There is still
another strong ledge cutting through
the property, having an average width
of four feet Careful sampling OF TINS
vein at the surface shows assay val
ues of $40 ton.
Mr.. Adams came in from the prop
erty Sunday night and on his way
from camp accidentally, discovered a
promising looking outcrop some dis
tance from the place where the rich
ore is being taken out, He knocked
off a small sample and after his ar
rival here made a horI1ing of the rock.
Gold as large as wheat kernels showed
in the pan after washing down, and 1t
is said the value of the rock Is In the
thousands of dollars a ton. On his re-
turn Mr.. Adams will further develop
this, latest discovery and ascertain its
extent.
The exploitation of the Golden State
company in the Whipple Wash country
is beginning to attract considerable at
tention. A small mill Is to be installed
on the property at an early date. "A
spring located on the claims supplies
sufficient water for milling purposes.
Returns Just received from recent
shipment of a carload of the average
grade of copper ore, just as 1t is being
mined at the Wardwell- Osborne prop
erty has demonstrated that the ore
will stand shipping and net the owners
a substantial profit. According to the
smelter returns the initial carload sent
by the company netted approximately
$500 above mining, transportation and
smelter charges.
Mr.. Osborne said a higher grade of
ore would be shipped in the next few
carloads, averaging around "a per cent
copper, together with about IS in gold
values. An effort will be made to ship
at least three carloads of the above
grade during the present month. Ad-
ditional ore-hauling facilities are now
being arranged for and within a short
time the ore will begin to move rap
idly.
John Sanborn is making preparations
to ship approximately 1000 tons of cop
per ore from his property in the Riv-
erside mountains. This amount Is al
ready on the dump and only awaits
hauling to Calzona, a distance Oh eight
miles. The ore, 1t is claimed, Will be
shipped to Humboldt.
The Sanborn property is among tne
best known in the Riverside section
and the product is of sufficient value
to net the owner an ample profit. The
new freight rates that have recently
gone into effect permits the mine op-
orator in this section to get his ore to
the smelter for a reasonable amount
ton, the rate from Calzona being $3.50
a ton for ore running between $15 and
SIS a ton.
Both the Calzona Mines company ana
the Steece Copper company will soon
be sending out regular shipments.
with three shippers In the Riversides
the mining industry will be flourish
ing in that section before the first of
the year.
A i5-horsepower hoist has arrived for
the Steece Copper company and Is now
being installed. The shaft on the lower
tunnel level is to be sunk from the
110-foot point, where ore running from
5000 to $400 was encountered last spring:
Ahout twenty men are now employed
at this property.