Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25

traversing that part of Arizona des-
tined to become the richest placer coun-
try in the entire southwest, if not the
continent, the Santa Fe has ordered it's
civil engineers into the field to survey
a line from Parker to the North Star
mine, recently acquired by the Gug-
genheims. This line will pass through
the old La Paz mining district, being
therefore tributary to all the country
lying on the Arizona side Of the Colo
RADIO river between Parker and the
North Star mine and will eventually
make connection with the Southern Pa
cifc at Yuma.
o. L. Grimsley, president Of the New
La Paz Gold Mining company, who re-
turned yesterday from the property
located four miles from the old town of
Ehernburg, is authority for the state
ment that the Santa Fe has already Its
engineers in the field making the sur
vey of this railroad AS Mr.. Grimsley
is g. mining man of experience In the
field, having operated successfully In
several of the western states and also
South America, his word on the coun-
try through which the new railroad
will pass may be taken as among the
best and most truthful. He says that
this country Is without question the
richest he has ever seen and that mill
lions of dollars will probably be taken
out this fall and winter At present
the heat is intense and makes develop
ment work rather slow and the miners
are hard to keep upon the job. But
the whole district will be alive with
activity early in the fall when cooler
weather sets in.
TELLS ABOUT DISTRICT
AS news is difficult to obtain in this
La Paz country on account of the dis
1,n n
thing quiet for their own benefit to get
a man like Grinsley to tell the truth
about 1t is to offer the mining people
in general a rare treat.
Grimsley gave The Herald a list of
the companies now operating in the
La Paz district, the most of which are
on placer ground. but few upon the
lodges. Among the companies are the
Mammoth Gold, operating a ten-horse
power gas engine, the Valensnalla
Copper, at Ehernburg, operating hVe
gas engines, the Marquette Gold ana
the Guadahaulipe Gold; the Success
Copper company, which has done con-
siderable development work ana is
operating a 12-horse power gas engine;
the Belle of Arizona with two gas en-
gines: the Smith mine (gold PROPOSE
tion) with a steam hoist; the Goodman
mine, with w. E. Scott in charge; the
Interstate Gold Dredging, now extract
ing cinnibar and gOld the Stronghold |
Gold company; the Choullis placers,
the Interstate placers, Fregells placers,
working dry wash and operating
pipeline; Browns gold, with large
amount Of development done. Grims-
lev SAYS the last property mentioned
was sold to the present owners for
$150,000.
WITHDREW PLACER GROUND
The direct reason for the renewed |
activity in the La Paz district Is that
the government last spring opened the
reservation upon which this placer |
ground is located. Late in the SOS |
this land was withdrawn because 1t |
was found to be on the reservation. |
That at least was the reason announced |
officially. but it is believed that poll |
tics was brought to bear to save these |
rich placers for the benefit of Amercl-
cans, as at that time they were being |
worked with great profit almost eX-
clusively by Mexicans who took the |
gold back to their native land. After !
the country was restored last spring |
there was a rush by those who knew |
the value of the ground, and now il Is
believed the best claims have been To-
Gated.
The La Paz district, roughly speak |
ing, extends north to Parker and south |
d
miles, and east to Quartside, also a |
distance of eight miles.
The New La Paz company, which |
owns five claims in the heart Of the
district is said to be among the richest |
of the placer properties. John T. Bill |
owns a rich property adjoining the La |
Paz, and John r. Johnston, vice presl-
dent of the Western Gas Engine com
pany, recently bought property adjoin-
ing the La PaZ.
PUTS IN STAMP MILL
w. E. Scott is putting in a ten-stamp |
mill on property adjoining the La PaZ |
and other mining companies in the I'M
mediate vicinity are making prepara-
tions for extensive work in the fall.
Others are already at work
One of the companies that has made !
remarkable progress so far is the In
terstate Gold Dredging which, accord
Ing to Grimsley, has made two snip |
nents to the mint amounting to $780,,
lOO The present owners of this prop
erty were offered $150O00 cash, but re-
fused The property consists Of eighty
acres.
One of the favorable features of the
La Paz district is that there is plenty
Of water. While the country sits back
4 few miles from the Colorado It is in
excellent position for hydraulic mining
when water is piped in from the river.
Pipeline construction is said to be an
easy matter, and before the fall months
are past several of the placers there
will be in full operation with hydraulic
pressure.
The New La Paz company is now
working a force of men in constructing
a huge earthen reservoir on a hill on
It's property 200 feet above the placer
ground to be worked later This reser-
voir will contain 100000 gallons of
water and will be more than sufficient |
10 work the graved beds below, includ-
ing not only the New La Paz placers
but contiguous placers as well. Water
will be sold probably on a small roy
atty to those wishing to apply the hy-
lraulic system.
OFFERED 100000 FOR CLAIMS
1t is said that the New La Paz people
we're offered 5000 900 for their property
Of five claims, but refused in a manner
similar to the Interstate, as the placers
are considered to be worth many times
hat figure.
The old town Of La Paz presents an
aspect, standing as it does
entirely deserted and partly buried 1t
s a place that lovers Of odd and
antique things would deliGht to visit.
t is a forgotten city of adobe houses, ,
where once dwelt a population OF about
1000 people.
Old La Paz was once the capital of
arizona territory and county seat of I
yuma county When the government !
.ecided to close this rich placer dis (
rict and throw it into the Colorado
liver reservation the county seat was
emoved to the town that later came
o be known as Yuma 100 miles to the