Arizona republican., 1916-12-22
INTERESTING ANNALS
 0F APACHE DISTRICT

l The Apache mining district is bound ed on the north and west by New riv- 1 CT. on the east by Cave Creek mining district and on the south by the Pyra- mid, Glendale and Winnifred mining district. Properties in this district may he reached by excellent roads from Glendale, Peoria and Phoenix the roaas being generally accessible for automo- 1 bile travel
 The springs found in the Apache Creek, on what is now the Apache ! Chief group of mining claims, were the camping place of King Woosley's party in the winter of '63 and '64 on their campaign against the Apache Indians, which ended in the fight at Bloody Tanks, and which fight gave Gise to the expression "Pinole Treaty" These springs were also the scene. of a spirit ed fight between prospectors and Del Shay's band of Apache Indians. The springs were also the camping place of Lieutenant Morton's party while on a campaign against the Apaches in 1871. The trail of the Apaches in their mi gratons from northern through cen tral Arizona by way of the Verde and Salt river across the Gila into their Gila, Cochise and Mexican strongholds, was across this district along which trail are many points of historical interest to the Arizonians.
 The district is transversed in a southerly and southeasterly direction by two mountain ranges which are q continuation of the Verde river range of mountains between which lies Deer valley The mountains are of lime. granite. porphyry and schist The schist principally predominates. Out crOppings of ore throughout the dis trict are prominent and some very rich gold silver, Venadium and copper ore has been mined on the various proper ties among which can be mentioned the following:
 The Apache Chief group. consisting of six claims of highly mineralized ground which has been in process of development for the past six months. This group has q very excellent show ing of copper ore and the development work done thus far has been practically paid for by ores encountered in the work
 The Casuela group. adjoining the Apache Chief group on the west is also copper property consisting Ot eight claims which are al present being pros pected for copper with gratifying re- suits.
 South of the Casuela and Apache Chief groups and adjacent to same is the Armstrong -Humphres group con- sisting of ten claims on which has been done considerable development work during the past year, and winch is a very promising property
 The Piedros Verdes group, consisting of ten claims, lying southwest of the Apache Springs in the Apache mining district has just been sold to the own CTS of the Apache Chief group. Con siderable work has been done on this group and the results obtained have been very gratifying. The group is favorably located in the district. which, from geological and mineraliZation standpoints. has very promising fu ture. and as copper prospect, the Piedros Nerdes group is an excellent one
 The Lone Deer group lying north of the Apache Chief group consists of two claims which have an excellent cop per showing.
 Immediately northwest of the Lone Deer group is the Middle Mountain group consisting of three claims which also has an excellent copper showing.
 The Rogers property consists of some forty claims on which a considerable amount of development work has been done. and some very satisfactory re- turns obtained The property is equip
 
 mining equipment and the develop ment work is being rapidly pushed
 The Seward group, consists of five claims lying south of the Apache Chief group also contains an excellent showing of free milling gold.
 The Dawson group consists of five claims also containing an excellent showing of free milling gold
 West of these groups, across Deer valley, is the Lockhart property, con- sisting of sixty claims which show evil dencee of high mineraliZation in gold and copper values. On this group sev eral shafts have been sunk which have obtained considerable depth. and the results obtained thus far have been encOurageable.
 The district is as yet but little de- veloped, but nowhere has more gratify- ing results been obtained for the amount of prospecting done and ap pearances point the district out as most excellent one in which with in telligent prospecting. valuable proper ties may be developed.