Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-02
BISBEE DAILY REVIEW ARIZONA THURSDAY

that it might run like some of the
 what that there is really something
 in this placer pFopositlon-- and l
 rather guess there is.
 Kellis came out today and estab-
 iished camp. and will begin work to-
 morrow on his exceptionally rich ground. wouldn't be a bit sur prised if that ground runs an aver
 age Of more than s a yard. Kellis
 Is an old-timer. and he proposes to
 make money with a dry washer in
 that gulch. lt is a rich spot. and
 probably he will find others. But
 of course when it comes down 10
 placer mining right, water is essen
 tial, and this whole country will run
 better than 20 cents a yard-no mat
 ter where one tries the ground-and
 so the only needful thing is water.
 It cannot be gotten from the Hassa.
 yampa river, because its too far
 away. and also because the water
 rights are an taken. But there are
 opportunities for saving a great deal
 Of water in every gulch. and there's
 where the money is going to be made.
 It was estimated today by a compe-
 tent man that one of the gulches,
 with plenty of water (which can be securedl will pay handsomely if the
 ground averages 20 cents. No ground
 has been found running so low as
 that, so far; and there is not much
 danger that any will be found
 Some gentlemen went out to Sang CTS the other day Sanger is the manager of the Lotowana placer pro perty.i and they took eleven samples
 and got l3 cents. That is some doings of itself: but it is so common that if the sampling shows less fl Is commented upon, but not if it runs that way or more. He has A dry
 washer proving a short gulcb emp tying into the Rogers wash-and will tell it in such a manner that the country will go wild.
 During my rather long stay here. and my extensive prospecting over ground owned by ali the loeators. I have become quite optimistic over the prospects. The gold is here so generally distributed-with not a sin
 gle bSrren iguldh or hillssde-dhat there MUST be success. The water problem was always serious one in this section. but 1t Is here if they will but seek it. The other day on some of the Jacobs ground l had a mexican dig a trench in order that l might test the ground on bedrock in the wash The mexican got four feet Of depth-and al that time had foot of water and more coming very fast. Yet il hasn't rained here for a long time. lt Is said by some that bed rock will not hold water. That is bosh. l was talking to a gentleman who knows this country like a book, and he stated positively that the bed rock found here would not hold wat ter. Whats under this bedrock?7 asked. Granite" win it hold Sure it will How deep Is the granite?' From B to 50 feet" Don't you suppose then, talk ing your statement that the bedrock found here would not hold water. that after the water has Sefcolated . through the grahIte the reservoirs ! will i'll just the same? ?7 Well. I had ! n't thought of that; but of course. it ! Is true--and that makes certain the { safety or youT waser conservation ! theory. Those people who are put l ting 8 lot of money into dams have . thought of all this. one may be sure. | and they are going on a certainty | like the boy who cut on the possum's | head to make sure that he was dead. I
 l don't think that this placer field |. gill put the United States mint out | of business, or that it will demone- [ -ize gold--but l do earnestly believe that it will make many rich man. l This because il is poor mans pro position. Any man can come in now and get ground-open ground and . ean install a small plant and begin i. work within 90 days. Some Of the ! men say they can make the money . 10 do this by dry washing the rich | ground that is found on every claim.
 don't doubt even this-snd it sure . makes a good proposition for any man who has a bit of energy and | wishes to make a go of himself I ] 10 not know of any one or any com | 5any that is trying to hog it all" There is spirit Of fairness through. put this whole thing that looks good :. .o me- Not 8 man interested that . will not stop at almost any time to i show a stranger over the ground, and 1 le will do it without thought of any 'ecompense whatever. That is the !. Ipirit that wins. l asked a man the | other day if he was using a small Try washing test machine. He said re wasn't. l told him of a man Fho needed the machine and the 'wner Of it sent 1t over to the fellow he next day. told him to use it as ong as he liked, and that there wasn't to be any damage for the ise Of it- go ahead" This sort of hing cant fail of winning. So l am ure that the San Domingo field