Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-12-17
COPPER PRINCESS,
Bis Strike at S,oddsrd-Prcspec' eithe Revival of that Once
 Flourishing Camp.

Flourishing Camp.
 For several weeks past rumors have reached this city that important devel- opnents were being made in Copper Mountain, where work has been pushed in quiet way since about June last, and this week JopsSA,-MEsxR man, who made is his business to investigate, tosrad that the facts more than sustain the reports that had reached us.
 An enormous ledge has been found in tho wes: side of the mountain and adjoining .hs ground formerly owned anG worked by the old Copper Noun. tafa company. later known as the Hartford Copper Company, and the new mine. located as the Copper rrin- cess, gises promise of becoming one of the greatest silseT-copper producers in the Territory. The ore was found by extending one Of the old tunnels across the Copper Mountain Extension mine and into ;he ground vest where the formation is found ta be porphyry 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 60 feet, with every indication of it's reaching much greater width. More than one hundred fee. below, drifts and cross-cuts have been run considerable distance from the old workings, and black sulphuret ol copper has now been penetiated there about eight feet This IS of a character entirely differen, from ore heretofore found at Stoddsrd or ln fact, irsany of the mines of this section ex- ceps those of the United Verde Com pany, and Is such as assures perma- nsncy. The ore carries from seven to twenty ounces of silver, and from nine to forty-fye per cent copper. A little work on tho surface of the west side os the mountain has exposed iron and copper ore three feet in width, carrying from Sso 10 $50 in free gold per ton as mined. The ledge is widening as depnn is gained and bids fair 10 be come an important feature of this val osble property.
 To Isaac T. Stoddard, Ysvspsi coun- ~ is indebted for number of first class enterprises. and to his indomitsbit pluck and perseverance, is due the sue cess that has at last crowned his per sistent efforts in connection with Cop per Mountain. Nearly ten years ago he interested capital and undertooi the development of that property, since which time and until recently dissp pointment followed disappointment bu. never once did he lose faith in the old mountain and no dis couragement moved hin.trom bis de- termination to succeed. Ats point on Che Agua Fris river now known $; Stsddsrd, he constructed the first cop per smelling plant in Arizona north o the Globe district. By the time smelt ing operations were begun sae price o copper had declined to such an exteni thatfor the lsTge. part of his company'' output less than one-hak as much money was realized as would have been had the price of the metal remaine1 e' the figure ruling at the time the smell ter vas ordered. About forty thousanr' dollars were received for copper sold.
 rhe Incompetence, and worse, of on' or two superintendents in charge caused no httie pecunisry loss, ant after having put up the last dollar O his own money, Mfr. stoddsrd repestedl, raissd additional funds for the furher development ef the property. which howeveF, broHgfa no satisfactory re turn. About one hundred and nit, thousand dollars had been expended tAere up to three years ago, long beiers which time ell the ore in sight in th' rno1us ain had been taken out Sincs then fhe property has been idle uath few months ago when MT. Staddard on kis own account. put force oi mer at work there and pushed through inte new ground, with the result known His many friends in the Territory vii re;oice because of his well merited re ward. The preset prlce oi copper IS very satisfactory to producers. while the silver contents oi this particular ort gre more than sufficient to pay ah cost oi mining and smelling.
 The Agua Fiis Copper Company vas organized in this city, on the 4th instant, for working the Copper Prin. oe.s mine, and deeds conveying to the new corporation the Copper Princess Agua Fris, Copper Mountain. sad First Extension of Copper Mountain mines and Smelling plant lave been recorded. Work on q tanael soo feet long and openipg the Copper Princess .oa depth of about 300 feet has been ordered, and we underxtand tbst the
 
 amelter will be moved to the miae, thus avoiding tbe expense of Insulting ore. Ip case the proposed railroad to fhe- nix goes down the Big Bug. which IS regarded by many. as more than likely this property can be reached by a branch road only two and half miles in length, and for which theie is natural grade two-thirds oi the dis tance. The business of Messrs. Phelps, Bsdge.& Co.'s Bogss and Blackberry mines and their reduction works now being built on Big Bag creek, the great onyx q,iarry, and the mines and redue- sion works of tho Agua Fris Copper Company ell oi which are near to- Either, certsinly otfer great induce merrs sor the building oi a railroad thai way.
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