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DEPARTM ENT
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TH E
IN T E R IO R
U N IT E D
S T A T E S
G E O L O G IC A L
S U R V E Y
G E O R G E
O T IS
S M IT H . D IR E C T O R
B U L L E T IN
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G E O L O G Y ,1 9 1 3 ,P A R T
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W A S H IN G T O N
GOVERNM ENT
P R IN T IN G
O .F F IC E
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C O N T E N T S .
In tro d u c tio n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
G eography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

E c o n o m ic c 'o n d itio n s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. T ra n s p o rta tio n. . . . . . . . . . . . . .__ _ _ _ . _._ _. . _. _. _. _. ._ _ _ _ . _. . . . _. . ._ _ ._ _. _ W a te r. . . . . . . . . . . . _. ._ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ . _. . _. _. _. . _. _. _. _. . ._ . _. . . . _. . C lim a te. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . _. _. ._ _ _ _ ._ _ . _. _. _._ _ ._ _ _ . _. ._ _ ._ _ . _. _. _. ._ _ . T im b e r. . . . . . ._ _. . . . _ _ . _. _._ _ _ ._ _ _. . _. _. . . . _ _ . _. _ _._ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _.. . . . . _ _ L a b o r. . . . . . . . . . _. ._ ._ _ _ _ _ _ '_ _ _ _ _ . _- ._ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ . _. _. _. ._ _. ._ . _. . _. . ..

H isto ry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . _._ _ _ _ _ . _._ _ _ _ ._ _ ._ _ . _._ _ _ _ ._ _ . _. . _. _. . ._ _ _ . _. _. P re v io u s d e s c rip tio n s. . . . . . . ._ _ _ _ . _._ _ _ _ ._ _ ._ _ . _._ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ ._ _. . . . _. . . . . . _. . G eology. . . . ._ _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._ _ . _. . _._ _ _ _ ._ _ ._ _ _. ._ _ _ _ ._ _ . _. . . _. . . . _ G ra n dG u lc h m ine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._ _ _ _ '_ ._ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. ._ . _. . _. . ._ _. . . . . ._ _

E q u ip m e n ta n d
d e v e lo p m e n t_. ._ . _. . . . _. . . . . . _. . . . . . . . ._ _ _. . . . . _. . _. _. _.
G e o lo g ic re la tio n so f th e o re b o d ie s. ._ _ _ _ . _._ _ ._ _ _ ._ _ ._ _. . _. _. . . . _. ._ _ _ .

T he ores. . . . . _. . . . . . . . . . . ._ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ . _._ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _. . . _ _. . . _ _ . _._ _ . _. . O c c u re n c e. . . . . . . . . . . . . _. ._ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _. . _. _._ _ _ ._ _ . _. . . . . . .. O re m in e ra ls. . . . . . . _:. ._ _ _ ._ _ _ ._ _ _ . _. _. . _. _._ _ . _. ._ _ . . _. . . _. _. _. . . O rig ino fth e o res. . . . . . ._ _ _ . _._ _ _ . _. _. . _. _. . . _. ._ _ _. . _. _. . ._ _ _ ._ _. .

C o n c lu sio n s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _._ _. . . . _. _. . . . _. . _._ _. . . . _. . _. . . _. . _. . _. .

B ro n ze L m ine. . . . _. . . . . . . . . . . ._ _ ._ _ . _. _. . _. . . ._ _ . _. _. . _. . ._ _. ._ _ _ . . ._ _. . _. D e v e lo p m e n ta n d e c o n o m ic fe a tu re s. . . . _. . . . _. _. ._ _. ._ _. . ._ _ _. . . . . _ _ . _. T he o re s. . . . _. . . _. . . . _. . _. _- . - - . -. . - . -. . . . -. . . . ._ _. ._ _ _ _ ._ _. . . . . . . . _. .

O ccu rren ce. . . . . . . . . . . . ._ _ . _. . . . . _. _. _. . _. . . . _. . ._ _. . _. _. . . . . _. . . _.
O re m in e ra ls. . . . _. _. _. _. ._ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ . _._ _ . _._ _ . _._ _. . . . . . . _ _ ._ _. .
O rig ino f th e o res. . . . . . _. _. _. _. _._ _ _ ._ _ . _._ _ . _. . _. _. . _. . . . . . . . . . . ..
Prospects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . -. . . -- - - - . --. -. . -. . ---. -. --. . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . ..
C opper K in g
m ine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . . . _. _. . . . . . . . _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ". . . . ..
B ib lio g ra p h yo f c o p p e r o reso fth e "R ed B eds". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
IL L U S T R A T IO N S .
F IG U R E
6 _
S k e tc h m ap
s h o w in g lo c a tio n o fth e
G rand
G u lc h
a n d
Bronze L
m in e sa n dth er o a d sa n d
w a te rin g
p la c e sb e tw e e n
S t_
T hom as,
N e v .,a n d G ra n d G u lc h , A riz. . . .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ __ _
7 . Section ofth e G rand W ash fa u lt as e x h ib ite db y th e gorgeso f Colo-
ra d oR iv e r_ _ ._ _ ._ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ . --. . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . -. . . ..
8 .

S e c tio no fth e s e d im e n ta ry s e rie sa tth e m o u tho fth eG rand C a n y o n . 9 .P la na n d e le v a tio n o f th e G rand G u lc h m in e , M o h a v e C o u n ty , A riz . 1 0 . C a m e ra lu c id a d ra w in go f a p o lis h e d s e c tio no f o re fro m

th e B ronze
L m in e , B e n tlyd is tric t, M o h a v e C o u n ty , A riz. ._ _ _ _ '_ _ _ _ _ _ --. . .
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P a g e .
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TH E
G R A N D
G U L C H
M IN IN G
R E G IO N ,
M OHAVE
C O U N T Y ,
A R IZ O N A .
B yJA M E S
M .
H IL L .
IN T R O D U C T IO N .
E a rlyi n
N ovem ber,
1913, a
fe w
days were
ta k e n
fro m
a
re c o n \ue000
naissance of som e m ining cam ps in
eastern N evada for ah a s ty
t r i p
t o
th eG rand
G u lc h
a n d
Bronze L
m ines in
northw estern Arizona.
M r. S.R . Callaw ay, superintendent of th eG rand
G u lc h m in e , s u p \ue000
p lie dm anyd e ta ilsth a th a v e b e e n in c o rp o ra te di n
th isre p o rt.
T o
M I. W h ite h e a d , o f O v e rto n ,a n d
M essrs.G e n ty
a n d

Syphus, of S t. T h o m a s,th e w rite r is also in d e b te d fo r c o u rte s yi n s u p p ly in g in fo r\ue000 m ation and for sam ples of ore.

G E O G R A P H Y .
T he
B e n tly
m m m g
district is
i n
th a t
p a rto f
M ohave
C o u n ty ,
A riz., w hich liesn o rth
of C oloradoR iv e ra n d em braces th e extrem e
w esternp a rt o fth e C o lo ra d oP la te a u .
I t fo rm s ap a rt o f th e re g io n
s o m e tim e s c o llo q u ia lly c a lle d
th e
"A rizona S trip ."
S ofa ra s c o u ld
b e
le a rn e d
th e
b o u n d a rie s
o f
th e
d i s t r i c t
a re
in d e fin ite .
I n
th e
e x a m in a tio n
o n
w h ic h
th is
p a p e r
i s
b a s e d
o n ly
th e
G rand

G u lc h m inea n dth e BronzeI - J m ine,o n th e terrace above a n d im m ed iately e a s to f

th e
G rand
W ash,
w ere
v is ite d .
T h e s e
m in e s
a re
8
m iles
w e s t o f P ig e o nS p rin g , w h ic h , a c c o rd in gt oth e e d itio n o f th e G e n e ra l
L and O ffice m ap of A rizona for 1912, liesn e a r longitude 113\u00b04 5 ' W .
a n d la titu d e36\u00b0 15' N .

T heregion is a ls o representedo n th e M ount Trum bull topographic sheet of th e U nitedS ta te s Geological Survey. (S e efig .6 .)

E C O N O M IC
C O N D IT IO N S .
T R A N S P O R T A T IO N .
T he district is m ost easily reached from
M o a p a , N e v ., o nth e m aiIl.
lin e o fth eS an P e d r o , L o s A n g e le s&
S a lt L akeR a ilro a d , 2 8 m ile s
northw est of S t.T h o m a s , N e v .,
th es h ip p in g
a n d
s u p p ly
p o in tfo r
p a rt
o f
s o u th e a s te r n
N e v a d a a n d n o rth e l'n A riz o n a ;
A
b r a n c h
ra ilro a dru n s fro m
M oapat oS t. T hom as,b u te x c e p ti nth e sum m er
d u rin gth e cantaloupe season no regular service
i s
m a in ta in e d
o v e r
th isb r a n c h .
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