| Show WATER AND GOLD some months ago H J west F L smith and george W koster went into the boundary cone country on a prospecting trip they located several claims says the miner of Kingma kin anian nii v arizona and having to pack water several miles concluded to prospect for water near their locations they found indic indications indication atio ns of water in a vein near camp and proceeded to sink outside the ledge soon water was encountered and the discovery was also made that the ground was held by dofher parties arrangements were soon made and the ground purchased for a nominal sum the shaft was then driven down forty feet where a supply of water ample amp lefor for camp uses was obtained it was thought ad to cut into the ledge to increase the water suppa when the joyful discovery of eighteen inches of eleven ounce gold ore was made the former owners had been working on a small stringer of rich ore on the surface but it apparently had pinched out on them and they became disgusted and quit mr koster now writes that the ore extends to the surface the ledge is four feet wide and everything between walls walla will pay to mill the owners contemplate putting in a cyanide plant and are now engaged in developing cateron water on the mines the camp of boundary cone gives promise of rivaling the big gold camps of the pacific coast there are ledges there the width of which are unknown but which have been exploited for a breadth of forty feet that will run from eight to ten dollars to the ton in gold the colorado river is only five miles away and the road is over a hard mesa judge J H west and steve bedell of needles also have rich property in the district the ore is the best in the world from the cyanide standpoint having no agent in its makeup make up mr air smith had a test made at the el dorado canyon cyanide plant last week and the result exceeded his most sanguine sanc ruine expectation |
