Show GRADERS FIND ORE prospector tombstone ariz A s of rich gold ore was made yesterday by the graders on the tombstone branch of the E P S S W while making a cut in in the foothills near watervale Water vale about one and a half miles from tombstone the line of survey runs along the granite hills below the old race track the route for several hundred feet leading through a practically solid granite fo formation and headway only made possible by continual blasting while running one of the series of cuts and grades at this point some specimens of free gold were found which created considerable excitement among the graders in running a cut through the granite some fifteen feet deep a ledge of white quartz carrying plenty of free gold old was encountered specimens of the find f nd shows the gold in quantity some having the appearance of shot gold while occasional specimens of wire wire gold are also found the mineralized streak all panning well contractor may has had several claims located and many of the graders and anal prospectors will doubtless soon have the granite foothills all monument ed this section heretofore regarded as a barren mineral section may on the contrary promise a rich gold bearing district A mining man who looked at the general formations and geological characteristics of the granite district is of the opinion that the conditions are most favorable for gold the granite us usually bally associated with gold acting as a bar and some rich deposits will be held within its well defined trend development of the new find is is expected to open valuable e property and further results are awaited |