Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1915-06-16
GOLD DISTRICT IS
A LAND OF ROMANCE
(By William P. DeWolf.l

IN the l ON Reed-Gold Road Mining
District, Mojave county, Arizona, just
the same as there are wallapai tigers
and other pestiierous, insectiferous
phenomena of kindred chronological
savagery to irritate the spirit and the
skin OF all and sundry desert So
journers. l repeat. there may be such
4 thing as a summer caloric to add
emphasis to the aridity of a com
munity already legally dry and in
creased huskiness to throats already
coated with the dust OF enforced
total abstinence.
Be that as it may, and may It not
be at that, the fact is our old friend
Sol has thus far shown a disposition
to temper his rays to the temper OF
a people with whom prohibition is
about as popular as a barrel OF grape
Juice at a brewerymen's picnic. All
Of which is one way OF saying that in
this section the weather's cool and
the waters fine: so, come on in!
Poor Los Prophecy.
There have been days OF late when
the desert has tried on its summer
mantle OF heat-to test the fit and
texture of the garment. so to speak
but for the most part the weather
has been and yet is for the season
of the year cool and free from ener-
waiting influences. The Indian, baro-
meters born, and weather prophets
by heritage, predict a cool summer
throughout the Southwest with
plenty rain and heap tall grass"
Poor Los representation would
indicate that travel across the desert
stretches OF Arizona the current sum-
MGR will entail little o: discomfort,
and that prospecting and other sur
face mining may be done without cs-
pccial hardship. In mining section
such as this. where many new pro-
pie are coming in. many new shafts
are being started and a great deal Of
surface work is being done, a modi-
cum OF heat means a maximum OF
mining work; and the latter, in turn,
means uninterrupted improvement OF
the local mining industry throughout
a season OF the year when, as a rule,
there is an casing off in physical and
mental effort.
Gold Output of Camp.
Whatever the climatic conditions,
the mills OF the Tom Rccd-Gold Road
District grind a golden grist unceas-
ingly. During the month OF May
they turned out gold bullion to the
value OF $4,000, the same being OK
tractcd from 14,OO0 tons OF ore. 4
comparison OF the May record with
that for April shows a falling off OF
5000 in the value OF the gold ship
ped to the mint. This curtailmcnt
was due to a 3-day shut down OF the
Tom Reed company's mill for the
yearly cleanup and overhauling OF
the plant.
On the 152-acre estate OF the Ma
iona Mining company, nearby the
Tom Reed mine, a body of highly
oxydized vein material has been en-
countercd at a depth Of 70 feet The
quartz shows gold in the free and
yields 4 good string OF colors when
PANIED \ net work of veins cross
es the Mazona from the direction OF
the Tom Reed, and associated there
with is a system OF faults which in
this and other sections of the district
has invariably carried shoots OF pay
orc. The quartz exposed at nominal
depth in the AIazona shaft is similar
to the near surface OF the productive
mines here. James Conlin and E c.
Taber OF Los Angeles. and Major
Tom McClcllant, formerly OF Den
yer and Cripple Creek, arc financial
ly Interested i'll the affairs OF the
Mazona Company
Along The Back Trail.
1t Is a lar look along the back
trail OF the years to the period OF
the Spaniard's dominion in Arizona;
from the day OF the automobile TO
/ that OF the sumptcr-mule: from the
hour OF concentrated energy to that
OF indolcnt effort; yet. they arc the
/ golden link in the chain OF events
which binds the present to the past
and unitcs the work-a-day world with
the world OF romance The very
road that affords the camp access TO
railway at Kingman and at Needles
winds backward along the trail OF
the years to the days OF the Fran
ciscan fathers and Ginning mission
bells.
Before the Declaration OF indie
pcndcncc was signed. or the British
troops had evacuated Boston, the
gentle Padre Garccs had penetrated
the Arizona vilds, preached the Word
OF God to the Moqui Indians and
made a map OF the country trav-
erscd Leaving Qucratcro. Lower