| Show OLD WHIPSAW GOLD MINES ARIZONA FINALLY SOLD BY HEIRS OF ESTATES after a series of unsuccessful attempts to buy the whipsaw mine from the heirs of the estate in which the title was vested thomas C fisher well known mines consultant sul tant of wickenburg through his attorney J E russell of prescott has consummated a deal by the terms of which he becomes sole owner of this valuable property thirteen patented claims equipped with adequate machinery and with an abundance of water and with not less than two hundred tons of shipping ore on the dumps makes of this property one that will pay its way rapidly into the front ranks of producers in this district says the arizona state miner of wickenburg in the past the whipsaw aw had the reputation of being a gainer for its owners not less than in bullion was made by old man dobler there and at a later date a practical projector pro worked a lassiter ras for more than a year on the dumps and is reputed to have cleaned up well on it ore running as high as 27 a ton is recorded and the workings of the mine show ore stripped out from a thickness of eighteen inches to two feet with values of 12 in gold and 5 in copper located in a rough country the castle creek district is one of natures great barricades and some real road building is being contemplated to assist in the development of such valuable properties as the abe lincoln the groom the golden aster the duco boy the buckhorn Bus khorn and even over into the monte cristo and the gold bar making a complete system leading into the old road to wickenburg in the meantime the ore from the dumps of the whipsaw will be trucked out by way of hot springs junction this matter of roads into this section of yavapai county is one of paramount importance and it is believed that work will be de finitely definitely started on it before long High jacking of machinery and loose parts in spite of the rough contour of the country certa certain I 1 i n persistent ones have visited the whipsaw property from time to time dhave an and have succeeded in carting off truck loads of valuable parts of machinery and tools whether it will be a matter of sufficient importance to warrant tracing and recovery will be shown by an inventory of the plant which will be undertaken shortly an old day book that has come into possession of the new owner reveals many items of interest regarding the old mine and shows the names of many well known old timers about wickenburg the miner hopes to offer its readers a history of the buckhorn and adjacent properties shortly through an interview with J V robey and the early days of the whipsaw will willbe be covered in that sketch of the country future plans for the whipsaw aside from the plans for trucking out the shipping ore than now lies on the dumps the new owner has not entirely determined on his course of action his reputation for getting things done however is ample assurance that the newly acquired property will not be a dead one two men with whom mr fisher has lately been negotiating are prominent railroad officials and it is well known among mining men that lie he has for some time been on the lookout for something good to offer those financiers it may be that the whipsaw will be the property given them and their position in the business world is such as to command unlimited capital if the development of the in should demand it on the other hand a corporation may be formed along the lines of mr fishers usual method of organization with a small outstanding amount of sto stock ck and with an ample reserve for his stockholders if this should be done a group of Calfi ornia people will be brought in again the property may be given out for sale it came into mr fishers possession so suddenly that plans have not yet been formulated for final action although the present accumulation of shipping ore will be immediately disposed of |
