WILLIAM PARTRIDGE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 1, 1897

Willam Partridge came here in 1863, a few months after Rich Hill 
was found. He owns claims on the extreme summit of the hill where 
the great riches were picked up from the surface in early days. 
Mr. Partridge settled here and has spent his life mining in this 
region.  His cabin built the year he came, still stands on the 
bank of Antelope Creek. It was a place of refuge for the travelers 
through here in the early days.  It was in this old cabin that 
John Berger of Phoenix lay for several weeks with bullet wounds 
he received from an attack made upon him by the Apaches.  Mr. 
Partridge cared for him faithfully and it was his kind attention 
that saved Mr. Berger's life. The Republican correspondent 
visited Mr. Partridge at his historical home this morning and 
was received wit the cordiality so common in mountain life. 
"My cabin is humble but honorable; old but honest," was the 
manner in which the old gentleman described his home. It was 
a soft of fort in early days when this part of the country 
was but a vast wilderness.

Mr. Partridge has some valuable mining property here.  Besides 
the claims on Rich Hill summit he has others equally as good. 
He has made considerable money but it went right back into the 
ground to develop his mines. One of his claims has been bonded 
by St. Clair and LePole who have been working it for the past 
nine months.  A shaft forty feet deep has been sunk on one 
claim and the ore is all high grade. He has  three claims 
on the ledge and one side claim.  The ledge is exposed in 
several places by cuts. His other properties are all more 
or less developed and the old gentleman has done the work 
himself in most cases. He is yet full of vigor and will no 
doubt live to see some great mines developed on his holdings 
here.


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