The resources of Arizona; a description of its mineral, farming, grazing and timber lands; its rivers, mountains, valleys and plains; its cities, towns and mining camps; its climate and productions; with brief sketches of its early history, pre-historic ruins, Indian tribes .. etc . is district is situated in the southernpart of the county, near the line of Yuma. The discovery ofthe McCracken mine, in the latter part of 1874, created a livelyexcitement, not only in Arizona, but outside of it, and a rushensued to this part of the Territory. The McCracken lode>which cuts across the country fo
The resources of Arizona; a description of its mineral, farming, grazing and timber lands; its rivers, mountains, valleys and plains; its cities, towns and mining camps; its climate and productions; with brief sketches of its early history, pre-historic ruins, Indian tribes .. etc . is district is situated in the southernpart of the county, near the line of Yuma. The discovery ofthe McCracken mine, in the latter part of 1874, created a livelyexcitement, not only in Arizona, but outside of it, and a rushensued to this part of the Territory. The McCracken lode>which cuts across the country for several miles, is one of thegreat mines of the coast, and wherever opened, shows from fiveto forty feet in width. The ores are mainly chlorides andbromides, with some sulphides and galena. In the extent ofits ore body the mine has few equals on the coast. A largeamount of work has been done, and the fact demonstrated thatit is a permanent fissure. For several years the McCrackenwas one of the leading bullion producers of the Territory, and theyield during the period of its activity reached $1,000,000 The property is owned by a San Francisco company, whoput up two mills, one of twenty, and another of ten cost of supplies and the heavy charges on freight compelled. SEE PAGE 37 SOME NATURAL PRODUCTIONS-^ CnftFT MINES AND MINING. 129 the owners to suspend operations, and for several years nothinghas been done. The deepest workings are about 400 feet, thevein at that depth showing a large and regular lode. There arethousands of tons in sight in this mine and on the dumps, whichwill yield $30 per ton. Now that the railroad lessens the costof material it is expected that work will again be resumed onthis fine property. East of Owens district, on Burro creek, isthe Burro mine, a vein over thirty feet wide, and carrying orethat assays from $5 to $300 per ton. There is a shaft 250 feetand several open cuts. San Francisco District is in the Union Pass range, tenmile
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