Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25
Rich Find of Copper.

,hoen herder, has suddenly become a
bonanza copper king, the owner Of a
4 nine that even now, in it's infancy, is
.b;,,,oy more than l0,0O0$ worth OF ore
ue,k. and is believed to have at least
ON oloS worth OF the metal already in
s,,br after only three months OF actual
minrns work, says a correspondent writ.
inv from Grand Encampment, Wyo.
II is the first real discovery Vi copper
made in new district in years.
few months ago the western slope Of
! Cooper mountain, in the Sierra Madre
range. in Southern Wyoming, VAS unin.
b,blrei, save by elk, deer, bear, wolves,
and mountain lions. Today 1t is the
seat Il Wyoming's greatest activity
sbere The wand Of the miners pick and
shovel has already brought to light the
4 richest copper prospect in the world. A
shaft eighty five feet in depth, drift OF
forty leet at a 6fty loot level, and another
Of fifty feet at an eighty foot level has
disclosed a vein OF copper ore averaging
over seven feet IN width, and yielding at
Chcpgo and Denver smelters 33J5 per
cent IN copper-l.96s in gold, and an
ounce Of silver to the ton IN carload ship.
ments This discovery has enabled Ed
H.ggerty to sail for visit to his home
d at Cumberland, England, with 0.0O0$ in
the bank to his credit with which to
4 administer comfort t. an aged father and
/ mother, whom he had not seen in four.
b teen years.
During the early part OF October the
4 irst wagon load OF the "Rudefeha" ore
was hauled over the mountains to Fort
4 steel, on the Union Pacific railroad, a
/ distance Of sixty miles from the mine.
4 0.ner wagon loads followed quickly until
car containing fourteen and a quarter
4 IONS Of peacock copper ore was sent to
the Chicago Copper Refining company's
.ue er at B,ue Island. This ore was
srgely from The surface, but the fourteen
and quarter tons brought check OF
S4S above ali transportation charges.
The first shipment average 80 Is per cent
cFper After this shipment the force
4 oi'men working at the mine was increas.
ed from eight to twenty seven, and other
:Afloads Of the ere vas shipped rapidly
to the Chicago snelter, all showing cop
per returns Of about 33R per cent, the
ore getting richer with depth. Six Of
eight carloads Of the ore have been ship.
ped 10 Denver, and run through the Argo
,neler, the ore averaging a little more
than SS1a per cent pure copper to The
IOn. The last carload shipped to the
Argo snelter ran over 35 per cent cop
per, 96s in gold, and one ounce Of silver
10 the ton. For this carload check for
1855 was received.
The story OF Ed II ,ggerty and the die.
:oTery oI the Rudeieha mine is plain,
bot slIurlng. Hagkany began prospect
las, he says, because he had never been
able 10 save a cent while working for
'aEes He had as partners John Rum
.,!, K Ibert Deal, and George Ferris,
hree Wyoming men, who grnhs,aked
bin, and he came TO Grand Encamp.
DeDr, located there two claims near the
hntI Chaterton copper mine. /, the
spring Of 1877 he Sent over TO Sands'oI Q
u DO assessment work on his claims,
'd While on this Iurnev he first saw
he Prospect that has since made him a
'nnhe Ard a reputation as miner.
" his ] 'urnty Haggerty VAS accom-.
panied by several copper miners from
V'ngas mountain, in Colorado The
party camped for few days at Battle
axe, near the top Of the continental di
'de, about twelve miles from this place.
Veci these Colorado mining men told
n'sserly that he vas looking for red,
'''hsy iron ore at the surface, as he cvn.
'ueiei 1t TO be a much sifeT indication
copper III n the green copper stains
!" "hIch most prosperous looked, Hay
''! 'honght over this suggestion and
''"cIude that he would not rashly over.
''S prospect Of red, sponyy, iron ore
,'' /" the first opportunity would ny to-
's nonsira'e either the Truth or f,lsi'y
VI the old miners thsory:J Og the NOR, i
1s Of June 20 1897, he GSn1d roinl Of
RED, spongy iron ore Described by
"' miner He mtds a note OF The place,
WV "'n mt stake on: CLAIM, AS the
"'uAd there was 10, mn n covered win