Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-20
COPPER PRINCESS.
Big Strike at Stoddard--Prospect of the Revival of that Once FlOurishing
 Camp.
Journal-Miner.

For several weeks past rumors have reched this city that important develop ments were being made in Copper Noun tam, where work has been pushed In a quiet way since about June last. and this week Journal Miner man, who made 1t his business to investigate, found that the facts more than sustain the reports that had reached us,
 An enormous ledge has been found in the west side of the mountain and adJoln- ing the ground formerly owned and work ed by the old Copper Mountain company, later known as the Hartford Copper Company, and the new mine, located as the Copper Princess, gives promise be- coming one of the greatest silver-copper producers in the Territory. The ore was found by extending one of the old tun- nels across the Copper Mountain Exten- sion mine and into the ground west, where the formation IS found to be DOT phyry and limestone, instead of slate, as in the Copper Mountain ground on the east, and already ore has been followed across the ledge for nearly 50 feet, with every indication of it's reaching much greater width. More than one hundred feet below, drifts and cross-cuts have been run considerable distance from the old workings, and black sulphuret of cop per has now been penetrated there about eight feet. This is of character entirely different from ore heretofore found at Stoddard or in fact, in any of the mines of this section except those of the United Verde Company, and is such as assures permanency. The ore carries from seven to twenty ounces of silver. and from nine to forty-five per cent copper. A little 4l,y1r, .<xN Al,,x rNf the mountain has exposed iron and cop per ore three feet in width, carrying from $50 to $50 in free gold per ton, as mined. The ledge is widening as depth is gained and bids fair to become an important feature of this valuable property.
 To Isaac T. Stoddard, Yavapai county is indebted for number of first class en- terprises. and to his indomitable pluck and perseverance is due the success that has at last crowned his persistent efforts in c7nnection with Copper Mountain. Nearly ten years ago he interested capital and undertook the development Of that property, since which time and until re- gently disappointment followed disap- pointment, but never once did he lose faith in the old mountain and no dis couragement moved him from his de termination to succeed. At a point ou the Agua Fria river now known as Stod- dard, he constructed the first copper smelting plant in Arizona north of the Globe district. By the time smelling operations were begun the price of cop per had declined to such an extent that for the larger part of his company's our put less than one-half as much money was realized as would have been had the price of the metal remained at the figure ruling at the time the smelter was order ed. About forty thousand dollars were received for copper sold.
 The incompetence, and worse. of one or two superintendents!in charge caused no little pecuniary loss, and after having put | up the last dollar of his own money, Mir | Stoddard repeatedly raised additiona funds for the further development of tht property, which, however, brought nc satisfactory return. About one hundred and fifty thousand dollars had been ex pended there up to three years ago, lone | before which time all the ore in sight II ! the mountain had been taken out. Since then the property has been idle until { few months ago when MT. Stoddard, o1 his own account, put force of men a work there and pushed through into nev ground, with the result known. Hi many friends in the Territory will, rejoic, because of his well merited reward. Tn, present price of copper is very satisfac tory to producers, while the silver con tents of this particular ore are more thal sufficient to pay all cost of mining anC smelling.
 The Agua Fria Copper Company wa organized in this city, on the 4th instant for working the Copper Princess mine and deeds conveying to the new corpor ation the Copper Princess, Agua Fris Copper Mountain, and First Extension O Copper Mountain mines and Smelling plant have been recorded. Work on
 tunnel 800 feet long and opening the Cop per Princess to a depth of about 400 fee has been ordered, and we understand tha
 the smelter will be moved to the mine
 thus avoiding the expense of hauling ore In case the proposed railroad to Pheni
 goes down the Big Bug, which is regard
 ed by many as more than likely. this proT
 erty can be reached by a branch roa
 only two and half miles in length, and fo
 which there is a natural grade two-third
 of the distance. The business of Messr
 Phelps, Dodge X Co.'s Boggs and Hack
 berry mines and their reduction work
 now being built on Big Bug creek, tn
 great onyx quarry, and the mines an
 reduction works of the Agua Fria Coz Company, all of which are near togethe
 certainly offer great inducements for th
 building of railroad that way.
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