Show yavapai county mining binm BY P R MILNES prescott ariz april 23 the famous peck silver mines in th the bradshaws Brad shaws which in the days of their glory and high price for the white metal produced nearly for their owners are after a long lapse of years during which the work performed was negligible going into action again the hope of the purchasers being that past performances forni for mances ances will be repeated the buyer is C E batton representing a syndicate of el paso mining men examinations by engineers were conclusive of the fact that the peck has not been worked out by any means but to the contrary ore is there in abundance which in early times and primitive of reduction combined with high transportation cost could not be mined at a profit which can now be made to yield handsome profits it was in the early that the peck known as one of the bonanza silver mines of the world was discovered by accident the original locators being ed G peck T M alexander C C bean and william cole these men afterwards known as the big four were on their way to the tiger country they stopped to get a drink of water and peck by one of those impulses which cannot be accounted for stuck his pick in the formation and dislodged a large piece of horn silver several hundred pounds of rich ore were discovered exploration demonstrating on that a mine of magnitude and great richness had been found samples of the ore running to ounces to the ton are still on exhibition in this city like many early day properties and not a few at the present time internal dissensions developed ve loped followed by litigation and a cessation of operations the old dump at the property is said to contain tons of second grade which can be reduced with profit while in old there remains a tonnage estimated at of a good milling grade what development will show remains to be seen but it is a certainty that the property has not pinched out at the same time the peck was purchased batton acquired two other mineral estates the group of frank W giroux on the same fissure and two claims of R H burmister in the same zone A fifty ton mill will be bought at once and development and reduction will proceed simultaneously towns spring up over night when a new map of yavapai county is made it will show many more towns than three years ago tapco near clarksdale Clark sdale sprang into existence through the building of a power plant to supply the mines of thi the jerome field with electricity cottonwood has grown from a hamlet of a few houses into a thriving little city and now comes heslet and cuprite demanding recognition as municipalities heslet is out in the oil fields of the chino valley where a number of rigs are in operation seeking to penetrate the oil sands and bring in a well A race is on between the various companies to see which will be the first to strike the precious fluid and the one which is successful in this pioneering work will chuse cause a boom of no mean proportions in the meantime those who are backing their faith in the field with coin and exploration work are buying lots in heslet which will either remain a barren spot on the landscape or flourish like the proverbial green bay tree dependent on whether oil is struck or not A hotel several dwelling houses and number of business structures are being talked of and it would not be surprising to see a real town some morning where to now only jackrabbits jack rabbits have made their habitat cuprite the other town which has struck its feet in cunningham pass with the avowed intention of staying there gives as excuse for its existence the remarkable showing being made on the jerome wenden companas Comp anys property south of wenden in the harqua halqua hala range it is claimed by those who have examined the property and are in a position to pass judgment that develop ment is all that is needed to make it a rol real big mine north of wenden and where the site of the new town is located the little giant formerly the vindicator is mating maki 4 ngit it known that it is entitled to notice four carloads of rich gold copper ore have been taken from the drifts and with the installation of a compressor big things are expected eted just as soon as the drills begin to pound away the corrita verde has taken a lease on the west end of the little giant ground and plans to put down a shaft immediately on the same stringer hoping to be in a position soon to begin shipping high grade the kay Is sold the interests of the kay copper company in black canyon have been bought ly by mclver mciver and long the discoverers of the famous united eastern mine of mohave county the consideration involved being over it is reported the kay is an old producer its ore content being copper and gold and has long been a heavy shipper by wagon to glendale a distance of over sixty miles showing that the ore is rich to stand S ta J d such a long haul to railroad development includes a shaft of feet and other workings aggregating agre gating over 2000 feet the projected prescott phoenix short line railroad will pass within a short distance ot the property this deal has also brought another town into existence named canon A plot of 0 forty acres has been subdivided and put on the market and the lots are finding a ready sale it being known that mclver mciver and long intend operating the property on an all extensive scale which will mean not only the employment of a large number of men but ant also the erection within a short time of a big bi reduction plant another copper in operation the arizona virginia copper company has purchased fifteen claims in the castle creek raining mining district from P A johns of this city considerable high grade ore had bad been mined by previous owners and sir mr johns continued development shipping set ser eral carloads of this character of product the new company is controlled by colorado and california capital and E C king torn form superintendent of the smelter at humboldt is in charge as superintendent the pro property has been opened up by three tunnels approximately feet and there is also foot incline shaft and some sloping disk ing a total of about feet of work P formed the smelter records and shipp shipping receipts show that the tons of ore pr pro deuced averaged better than 15 per cent copper and in silver netting 55 1 a ton toll after deducting all charges |