Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-22

favorable points for final working. The | distance will be 15 miles or more. Through | the mountainous region 1t is proposed to ! have the tramways run upon certain level to some feasible spot, and there a perpendicular hoist will be arranged to | elevate the cars to higher level. By | similar system the cars will be lowered on the other side of the summit to the level of the valley in which Verde Station is located. These tramways will be the precursors of 8 steam railway, which will doubtless be built to the mine in the near future. At present the richer ores and matte are freighted over the noun tains at great expense by mule teams. The United Verde and adjacent mines in the same belt will fully warrant un- unsual expense in providing transporta ton facilities by steam, and by the time these are obtained we shall see at Jerome a more extensive, if nota more promising, camp than Is now dreamed of. Other To- cations are soon to be developed and the prospects are that the United Verde will be one of a group of mines in this lOcali- ty already made famous by this great property. The United Verde company now gives employment directly and indi- rectly Gas miners, teamsters, wOod-chOp pers, etc.) to 300 or 400 men: The build ing of a railroad to the property will de- prive a large portion of these teamsters of occupation, but by the time such an improvement is inaugurated there will be great expansion of work in this camp, and even additional labor will be needed.
 Our correspondents next visit was to the Senator mine, 12 miles east of Pres colt. The increasing importance of this mine has encouraged an experienced stage man to put on a daily conveyance, and the Senator can now be reached with ease. This property is one of number of properties owned in Arizona by Phelps, Dodge X O., of New York, the well known metal-broker firm. One of the company's great mines Is at Bisbee, Co chise county; another is the Old Domin- ion mine. in Gila county, while in the vi cinity of Prescott the Senator, the Boggs. the Blackberry and the Copper Basin are all under the same management, J. J. Williams Esq, of Prescott, being the b. cal agent and manager. The Senator has produced considerable quantities of ore in the past, and now has good sup ply on its dumps; but the work that IS being prosecuted on this property at present is for development and to lay bare the ore body at different points pre- paratory to extracting 1t in vast quanti
 ties as soon as the present improvements are consummated. The most substantial of these improvements IS concentrating
 plant now being erected under the super
 vision of H. N. Palmer, Esq, one Of the most efficient engineers in this kind of
 work to be found in the territory.
 The hoisting plant Is also being enlarged
 and improved, and a tunnel Is to be run ,,DN 4I, lNA Oe hn concentrating works, which will tap the
 vein at depth of 450 feet, which is low CT depth than that now reached by the
 shaft Every arrangement is being per fected for the convenient handling of ores,
 and when the Senator finally gets all of it's machinery in motion, it will unques- l tionably make record that will surprise l the territory. It is said that Phelps, 1 Dodge & Go. propose to construct mar
 row gauge railroad from the Blackberry | and Boggs mine to Agua Fria, where | they will erect an extensive smelter to
 treat the ores from Big Bug and other 1 districts They already have one smelter | in Copper Basin. The same company Is ] said to be seriously contemplating the | building of another narrow gauge rail
 road from Prescott through Groom, Has
 sayempa, Turkey Creek and other min ing districts to the mines of Bradshaw
 district.
 While in Prescott, our correspondent learned that the Ryland mine, 45 miles
 south, was soon to be put under new
 management. The prospects are that it's extensive plant, including a 20-stamI
 mill, will be utilized to good advantage
 and the property will be made to show up much better than 1t has in the past
 All indications seem to point to the fact
 that new era in mining has dawned fol
 Prescott. Men of capital are pushing
 work on their properties, and this give.
 confidence to smaller operators, of whom
 there are a legion. There is a buoyant
 and hopeful feeling which will tend tC
 carry many enterprises to a successful
 issue.
 Among the gentlemen whom it was the
 pleasure of our correspondent to meet
 while in Prescott, the following, in ad
 dition to those named in the previou;
 part of our letter, are more or less inter
 ested in the mining industry: Ex-Gov
 ernor Tritle. one of the most public spirit
 ed citizens of Arizona; Bashford < Bur
 mister, the leading merchants of the city who own scattered mining properties il different states of development all ove the tributary region; E. M Sanford, leading attorney, but gentleman whC
 devotes considerable attention to mining . matters; the president and other officer connected with the Bank of Arizona, on : of the wealthiest banking corporation l in the territory; Julius Bauman, minin; expert, civil engineer, etc., gentleman ' well versed in all mining matters O northern Arizona; W. H. Hatcher, super intendent andnJohn Prout, foreman O 1. the Senator mine; R. H. Hetherington assayer, well qualified for his work b. many years practical experience: J.W.M - Moore, of the Arizona Real Estate, Loal and Investment Association; w. M. Clay 3 pool, of the Prescott Ore Works, who ha fine sampling plant where he treat T ores that are shipped in from radius c 100 miles; J. Dudley Helm, of the Tige r mine and other properties; Clark
 Adams, proprietors of Prescott lumbe $ mills, who have varied mining interests a among which is a fve-stamp mill; c. l. Martindell. the leading insurance agen e of Prescott, who also lends encourage l. ment to mining matters; J. W. McGowal : the proprietor of the Williams Hotel, hu U former owner of the Senator and Cor gress mines, besides other properties }; Dan1 O'Boyle. now devoting attention t U hydraulic mines; Dan1 Hatz, B. F. Rigg G. w. Sines, F. E. Doggett, all of whol have more or less extensive interests l mining claims; Frank Carlisle, of tn + Black Horse mine; J. F. Mahoney, eng neer of the city water works; A. G. Olive U post trader at Whipple Barracks; Frees t x Belcher, H. Olmsted, G. Schuermal n Jas. Shirley, Will Dulin, Jno. Bryant, V t w. Vanderbilt, H. Blauvett, Wallace I Burnett, J. P. Humphrey, M Maie Chas Rice, D. c. Thorne, c. T. Kelly an l. J. R. Masterson. The above list include l. a goodly proportion of the business me = of Prescott, which indicates the extent 1 @ which the great industry of mining is al e sorbing the attention of her ente 2 prising people,
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