Arizona republican., 1899-05-24
The Mineral Resources of YaV-
 apai Cannot Be Exaggerated.
SOME OF THE RICHER CAMPS
mafe, Wood and Water Superior 10 Those of any Other Region in AriZona-FigureS of inc Gold and Copper Production of Last Year.

Year.
 Prescott, May 23-(Special core ! spcEdence of The Republican. )-Yav- apai county. comprising an area of ! 5000 square miles, is, in a topograph- 1 ical sense, pretty rc1gh. There are
 some fertile valleys scattered between
 it's mountainous ranges but as whole
 rugged, and this is as it should be, 1 Yavapai not being an agricultural but
 pre- e-eminently a mineral section. | Situated toward the northern part
 of the territory it is bounded on the
 west by Mohave and Yuma counties,
 on the north and east by Coconino and
 on the south by Maricopa county.
 The highest peak, Mount Union,
 abcut twelve miles south of Prescott,
 rises to an altitude cf 10000 feet, while the lowest elevation in the county is probably 1900 feet above sea level.
 The climate is just about perfect,
 and has been described as the best all the year round climate to be found
 arywhere-a dry, rarefied atmosphere | flied with oxygen and ozone prevail
 ing throughout the year, and Ca very important matter in mining coun-
 try) making it possible to engage in mining operations the entire year with no loss Of time from indictment wealth CT
 Ancther important feature is the co Cmparative abundance of wood and water to be found contiguous to nearly every mining district
 There can be no doubt that the mineral wealth Of Yavapai county is nc1 cniy considerable but hardly to be exaggerated. seeing that it's develop ment may be said to be almost in its infancy; but it is a vigorous infant that can produce a Jerome with Il yearly output of from thirty to forty million pounds of copper of the value a. present prices of from S7,000, 900 to S, 600, GOO, and giving employment to i, 900 men; a Congress mine developed to a depth of 1000 feet, producing g., SOC to 5000 ounces Of goad per month; a Crowned King, where the recent bo- nanza strike of a ledge with, in spots, an assay value of S1S3,0O0 to the ton and where tons of ore running S6,000 per ton have been recently taken cut. These properties supply proof positive of the existence of wealth which only requires time and the vigorous arm os II, Er ;rr6f NP day.
 This lusty infant also has for play things thirty-four stamp mills with over 400 stamps. Other well known mines might be mentioned but they will be dea,t with in detail hereafter, and it is only here necessary to point out that from Sycamore creek on the east to Santa Maria on the west, from Jercme on tke north to Castle Creek on the south, the county of Yavapai is a veritable storehouse of riches be- yOnd the dreams of avarice.
 In view of the great activity now p! evailing in the mineral industries of the territory generally. Yavapai county with it's we'll nigh unbounded treasures is bound to come to the front and take prominent place in the state of Ari- zcna of the near future.
 Development work, investments of capital and sales of mines and pros pects are heard of on all hands. The production of copper in the territory last year amounted to 11,tSS,199 pounds, Yavapai county contributing 4S,CO0,OO pounds. This year the total production will probably exceed 150,- GOO, 900 pounds and Yavapai will con tribute it's full proportion of the eSti- mated increase. Gold was produced during 1898 to the value of $1,570,2SS. silver 263, ,439 ounces. The total value of all mineral produced in the county foots up to close upon sSO00 00O. These figures, owing to the enhanced values over 1898. will be very considerably increased this year and with the on ward march of production more con in the years to come.
 Altogether the fortunes of both the county and the territory are decidedly in the ascendant.
 But this is, in some measure, travel ing beyond the record, it being the purpose of these articles to prove all this and not merely to assert it, and starting from Prescott it is proposed to take in'' all the mining districts of importance in Yavapai county, de- scribing without exaggeration their present. developments and as far as can be gathered their future prospects.
 Of course, with so many enterprises
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