Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-22
QUARTZ VEIN IS
 FOUND BY LUCKY
 QUARTz|TE MINER
Property Stumbled Upon by Accident Bonded to St. Louis Man for $3O,00O by Three Partners

OALO4hEs EtllL DGN= -A--AlAltA- ested by the numerous stories of a new gold strike at QuartZite, 40 miles west of Salome, in northern Yuma county, a correspondent visited the scene recently, in company with several other mining men. The new discovery is located at the head of what is locally known as Joe John sons" gulch, about one and a half miles from New Water, some 15 miles southeasterly from Quartzite. The dis trict. has been placered for probably 40 years or more with varying success and considerable placer gold is report ed to have been taken from the Joe Johnson gulch, and evidently has been, judging by the number and ex- tht of the old placer diggings.
 In White Quartz
 The gold strike was made some time in September, according to the owners, George Johnson, Joe John son and Ed Trimble, at a point near the head of the gulch, on one side of a small hogback which is locally traversed by numerous white quartz SlIlHStlS anu NGlAAof dl AAehL to the general strike of the horback and gulch. The formation or coun- try rock is locally, and probably quite generally, a, grayish quartzite under lain by a blue slaty schist. Several biabase and andesite dikes were no- ticed in the vicinity, but none imme- diately in the neighborhood of the locality where the gold was found.
 The particular hogback where the strike was made is several hundred yards long and probably 100 to 800 feet across, coming to a point where small gulch enters the main Joe Johnson gulch. Scores of pure white quartz veins and stringers cut across the hogback, at right angles to the gulch, and ancient placer diggings fol lowing several of these Outcrops are evidenced that the placer gold was de- rived from the erosion and breaking down to these quartz veins, which cut through both the quartzite and slaty schist wherever the formation is not covered with cement and gravel overS burden.
 One quartz vein, about 30 yards from the scene of the gold strike, seems to have been particularly rich in gold, as the surface for over 300 feet along this vein has been plaoered and dry washed practically the entire distance and on both sides of the vein many of the pits being five or six feet deep, where the dry washers have dug down into the crevices and rotten surface formation along the vein in their search for the gold and nuggets. It is surprising that no real work has been done on these veins, especially where such a notable amount of placering has been done along their Outcrops and undOubted- ly a large amount of gold recovered, yet not one hole as deep as location hole could be seen. on the veins. even where the placering was the most ex- tensive.
 By Accident
 The discovery of gold in the quartz was made quite by accident, by Ed Trimble, an old-timer in the district, who just happened to hit one of the vein outcrops with his pick and mo- ticed the glisten of gold in the frag- ment of white quartz broken off.
 Further digging at the spot opened up what is said to have been a won- derfully fine showing of gold, but at the time of our visit very little was to be seen in sight, but amply enough to prove that it is there. The only work done is a small open cut about 15 feet long and six feet high at the face, following a white quartz vein, Several pieces of gold were visible in the face of the cut, in the form of fine wire gold aQd seams in which quartz, and at one time, it is said, one entire side of the pit showed much gold scattered around through the quartz. Most of this is said to have been carried away or sent to Phoenix and Los Angeles. While there several of our party worked over" the dump. breaking up pieces of the white quartz and finding some wonderfully beautiful specimens, showing the bright yellow gold against a background of pure white quartz, al- most like marble.
 Property Sold
 None of the gold is massive, never theless it is not flake gold by any means and the fine wires and plates of gold are often thick enough to hold together the pieces of brittle quartz after being broken with a hammer It is said that the property has been optioned to a Mir. Andereck of St. Louis for $30,000. most of which is payable in the next SO days; meantime the terms of the op- ton are said to be such that neither