Show A big story A dispatch from prescott arizona 1 of november nth says the the richest strike made in this territory and probably y in the world was discovered in the santa preta mountains ten miles south of here the ledge was located bytho by two men barrington Barria sion and harlan who have only gone down a foot or two en their claim and have taken out 1600 in three days by means of ofa a mortar A piece ot rock on exhibition here consists of almost pure gold the ledge which is eight by thit thirteen teen inears presents every appearance of continuing should it tail fail vae the fortunate fortu aate pos possessors 7 ss sors will at least but should it con continue no idea can be formed of the amount that may be taken irom it this strike resembles the famous strike at rica hill in ia the southwestern part of this county when the only implement necessary extract gold was a butch butchers erlb knife large numbers of citizens of prescott Pre have visited the mineana mine and returned retura ed hoine home greatly excited over the prospect the owners of the claim have received a large number of magnificent ma offers for their d discovery ny but refused all believing they can make inake more by keeping it thin than by selling |