The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-09
KIT CARSON FINDS
GREAT GOLD ZONE
Nephew of Famous Scout Says
He Has Richest Discovery
of Generation.

Down in the Mohave desert. in san
rcrnardino county. California, TWEEN
tv-two miles northwest 81 Parker,
Ariz.. colonel Kit Carson and associ-
afes or salt Lake and Arizona, have
large holdings i'm what they believe 10
be the greatest gold discovery that has
been made since 1913. II rs "a great
none OF iron quartz veins In porphyry,
schist and lime.
The surface FOR a width OF several
hundred feet and fifteen miles in
length. accordi z 20 the story told by
Mr.. Carson. is literally covered Win
iron -hungry-looking red rock.
which even tire trained prospector
would not at first suspect Of contain
ing mineral Of consequence. but which.
when banned. produces colors indicat-
Ing values all the way from $50 To
$50. 900 "A ton.
Mr.. carson says that not an assay
nor a panning has been taken which
showed values or less tnau 500 a ton,
that returns 81 5000 to 2Z.OOO are
common. while there b. enough pic
ture rock that the management Of his
company Golden state Mining
company-dcemE 10 advisable. even
during the heated term. when working
in the desert is impracticable. 20 Keep
watchmcn at its property TO prevent
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the rich rock on pack animals.
Grub-StalScd Pro-pcctors Find It.
Mr.. Carson and A. :. Prescott. CASH
fer OF the Parker Commercial bank.
last spring gr1b-staked two prospcc-
tors 90 60 into the Mohave desert
country. They found the remarkable
zone Of gold veins and returned with
q story which Carson and Parker
were unable 20 believe until after they
had gone upon the ground themselves
and made n careful five days investi-
cation. Enabled 20 confirm every
thin- that had been told them. they
lost no time locating groups Of four
teen claims. which have since been
taken over by the Golden state COM
pany. The only positive evidences
found by them that others had pre-
ceded them 90 that desOlate region in
quest Of gold were the skeletons Of "a
number Of men. which were identified
as the remains Of a band Of fourteen
prospectors who were known TO have
been lost on the desert many years
ago. 10 is believed. however. that n
fourtccn-inch vein of remarka bly,
high-grade gold ore. found near what
s. called Jennings spring, is the source
Of gold nuggets which az intervals for
a period of a number OF years were
brought I'm from the desert by a noted
character Of hermit-iike attributes.
who never revealed the location Of his
mine
Veins Well Defined.
Assessment work. trcnchiug and
shallow shafts i'm the various claims
show that the veins Of the great zone
are four and FIVE feet wide. and that
they are well defined and nearly per-
pendiculcr. with one wall or p0rphyry.
tho other Of schist. They have cap
ping of hematite Of iron and the vein
matter is irou-staiued quartz. carrying
the high gold valucs-that IS. from
$50 upwards-wherevcr work has
been done. The COLO is all free mill
ing. silver values are small.
Arrangements are being made 70
insuu n ten-stamp mill at the prop
crfy as soon az weather conditions viii
permit Of the work being done. From
tn account Of Colonel Carson. which
is confirmed by an engineers report
and by reports OF others who have
seen the p -opcrty. no difficulty viii
be cXDerit need supplying the mill with
surface orc for a long time 90 come.
giving plenty Of opportunity for work
ing out n plan Of systematic develop
mont which shall lead Co larger opera
tions. Several prominent mining men
and business men Of this city have be-
come interested in the project Colonel
Carson is nephew or the famous