Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
RARE NIINERALSlN ARIZONA



William Niycn. the Ncw York min
eraloglst. whose finds OF rare and val
liable minerals on Manhattan Island
and at West Paterson. n. j.. In 1895
and 1893. and discovery Of ruined city
with temples. pyramids and the re-
fnains Of dwellings OF great populn-
ton In the mountains nf the state OF
Guerrero. Mexico. were described nt the
time In the Tribune. returned to New
York yesterday from prospecting trip
through Arizona. lie had budget ~
Information Of considerable Interest IN
the scientific world. After Mr.. Nivcn'a
return from Mexico. In July last. h.
went TO Arizona with tho special pur-
pose OF locating and developing. n pus-
Hiblc. minerals Of scientific interest
ana commercial value which are not
found In any large quantities, v They
have hitherto been found at all. In this
country. MIR. Nivcn pr0ppcctcd from
1879 10 1854 In Colorado. New Mexico,
Arizona and Mexico, ana discovered the
minerals thoto-gummitc. yttrlnllto md
nivonito In iiano county. Texas, In
1879. and ngulinritc ut Guanaguato,
Mexico. IN 1871. all " which were new
10 science. and his recent trip was en-.
tirely Hucccsasfui In carrying out IT,
special purpose.
MIR. Nivon found n number ~ minor
ais In Arizona In association with the
tungsten ore. an important and recent
discovery, which has never before been
obtained In this country In considerable
quantity. Specimens of these minerals
have been forwarded for examination
to samuel l.. pcnncld. professor ~ min.
oralogy In the sheffield scientific school
of Yale University. and have been nu.
thoritatiVoiy Identified by him The
minerals which, II viii be " interest To
the scientific world 10 know. have been
found In Arizona associated with tung-
stem ore. include nchoclltc, mnlachlte,
uaurite, Hphnieritc. hcmntitc. willemitc,
pyrite. ofthoclaac. galcnitc and nourite,
Guld and silver were also found In the
same locality In small quantities, some
~ the ore running q In gold ana sew
cntccn ounces In silver TO the ton.
The most important of the minerals
T. the tungsten ore. which with It's AZ
HocintcH was located about four ana n
half miles northwest from Dragon
summit, ON the Southern Pacific rail-
road. nj a point called i,uSsollvillc. The
spot " on spur OF tho Dragon
Mountains. A cunrHo.teNturcd gray
granite II most uhoundnnt there. ana
through u numerous white quartz veins
extend To the surface. only In these
veins have the tungstnte ores been
found. The course Of the veins u
about northeast aud southwest FORM
ing two parallel ridges about 1900 yards
npart aud extending for a distance or
about four miles through n rugged
country ~ great hare granite blocks.
reaching In some Instances height OF
more than 200 feet
Tungsten ore has never before been
found In this country In any large
quantity. The supply has heretofore
come from Australia. Austria and DER
many. II In especially valuable NJ an
alloy for hardening steel. ana u urcful
In the manufacture Of guns and projcc.
tiles. on account OF it, hardness, and
OF tools subjected to great wear. dica
and stamps. II II extensively used In
Germany and England FOR nrmor plate
aud the purposes mentioned. II II also
ono ~ the elements employed IN X
ray machines. aud ~ utilized In giving
soft silk u rich lustor A. a non.com-
buHtihlr he use has been suggested In
the manufacture OF nrcproof drop cur
tlinH anu nrcmcn'H clothes.
The quantity OF tungsten ore In sight
IN Arizona IL worth about $4,000, ana
nearly forty tons have recently been
shipped east Tor use by the steel man.
ufncturera Tho belt whore these min
crais " ere found II nm important min
Ink region. and although proHpectors
and mining men have been working
copper deposits In the nelghborhood for
Year,. the true nature OF the tungsten
mineral found there In abundance re-
manned unknown until u few months
AGO