The herald., 1896-06-21
NATURAL. &MlNING CENTER
Arizonans Interested in the Los An.
geIes Mining Exchange
J. B. TomIinson NJ Prescott Talks Of Mining
and Development In the West
Minerals At Catalina

A Herald reporter had an interesting
chat with J. B. Tomlinson. manager Of
the Brown-Dal1e Gold company. yester-
day morning in the rooms of the Los An
geles Mining and Stock exchange. With
Mr.. Tomlinson was w. c. Brandon,
treasurer of the same company and as
sistant cashier of the Prescott National
bank. Mr.. Tomlinson is an experienced
miner. having spent much time in
practical work in Colorado, Arizona and
California. He was one of the starters
of the camp at Cripple Creek, and put
in the first stamp mill there. which
started up on the 4th Of June, 1892.
| He has now been working in Arizona
for the last two years, and is interested
in group of nine claims eight miles
south of Prescott, known as the Old
Sterling mine, which was worked in the
early '1Os. The Brown-Dake Gold COM
pany, organized under the laws of the
territory, have a 20-stamp mill there,
and Mr.. Tomlinson has been negotiating
to have their stock listed on the local ex-
change He has already become
member, one of he first prominent Ari-
zonans to join.
Our company" said Mr.. Tomlinson,
has already expended about $51, 900 in
improvements, and we expect to put in
thirty-five or forty thousand dollars
more. The property has a record of
have taken out during the last two years
S1S,0O0'
And so you look towards Los Ange-
les as a natural center for the develop
ment of Arizona mines?"
Yes. 1t is true that we have lately
established a mining exchange at Pres
colt. but its functions at present are
rather those of a bureau of information.
1t Is to Los Angeles that we turn as the
natural point for handling Arizona prop
critics. Denver is too far off, besides
which 1t is difficult to interest Colorado
man In mining outside of Colorado"
And you believe the mining future of
Arizona to be great one?"
AT present there is practically little
or no development but there is best
showing on the surface 1 ever saw in
any country. With the same amount of
aid In development that Colorado has
lately enjoyed, 1 really believe that the
Prescott district would exceed anything
Cripple Creek has ever done. A good
deal of capital has lately been attracted
TO Arizona mines from Chicago, Boston
and New York. The Jersey Lily has
lately been purchased by an English syn
dicate who are stated to have raised a
working capital of s25O.OOO The Planet
Saturn in FOOLS Gulch is being
worked by Boston capital; they are de-
Yeloping with view of production later
on and have already very fine show
Ing"
Mr.. Tomlinson is familiar with a good
deal of the mining territory of Southern
California. Last October he visited as
an expert a number of camps In many
localities he found the prevailing diff
Guilty to be lack of fuel and water. This
can only be remedied,' said Mr.. Tomlin-
son. by building trans to river for the
freight of ore and by generating electric
ity by water power. Thus they will be
enabled to get a power which will re-
quire no fuel
Mr.. Tomlinson also talked Of Cripple
Creek. He says Cripple Creek is not
building up as rapidly as anticipated.
This is due to lack of capital which is
needed in large quantities to repair the
clean sweep of the fire. An ordinance
has been passed prohibiting the erection
of anything but brick and stone fireproof
buildings.
Mr.. Tomlinson has been spending a
couple of days at Catalina island, the
attractions of which he extols in high
terms. 1T is singular to me- he said,
that they haven't done more prospect
ing on the island. From the natural for
nation and the quantity of porphyry
there should be minerals there in rich
quantities. There are also places that
look to me exceedingly like gold forma-
tiOnS,"