Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-29
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
General and Local Notes From the Field of Mines and Mining
 Everywhere.
Iavapai, the Banner Producer Of Min erals Of Arizona, the Scene Of
 Activity and investment.

!
 the United States and of ali the
 whole worlds product of copper the
 United States produces three-ffths
 of the amount.
 F. E. Wann, who is in from Lynx
 creek, gives excellent reports of the
 Fsvorite mine. They are down now
 400 feet on the property and have
 just concluded arrangements to sink
 300 feet deeper They are running
 the mil on ore from the mine.
 There IS more legitimate mining
 ID progress ID this county today than
 there has been at any other time in
 its entire history. The work is be- ing prosecuted by a class of men
 who understand the business, men
 who understand that it requires something more than a mere prospect hole and a ten stamp mill to pay dividends from. The mining inter ests in the past have suffered from
 two classes. One was the honest in
 vestor who knew nothing about the
 business and who had formed errone-
 ous impressions of 1t, who imagined
 that be should begin to reap divi
 dends as soon as be had sown his ia- vestment. Instead of being willing to employ a capable aud competent
 man to Superintend the business. aud see that the work was intelliss gently performed he would almost invariably put some one in charge, as ignorant of the business as he
 was himself, and failing to reap his
 harvest of gold as soon as expected
 would withdraw, leaving monument of failure behind him, and carving away with him everlasting detesta- tiou of the country. The second class was the man who did hls work on the stock board or otherwise through stock jobbing channels. It made little difference to such whether the
 base of their operations was a bo-
 nAnza or barren claim, the results
 invariably proved the same. So far as can be judged at present tbere is not a single property in the county
 being worked on either uf the above
 principles, or fl there is 1t has not yet appeared oU the surface. Sys- tematic mining seems to be the order of the day, and so long as this continues success and prosperity is sure tO be the result. Even with the greatest care and precaution, the-ssme risks attend mining. which attend any business, and the same proportion Of losses attend it even with the most careful and intelli- gent action. At present, however, the present condition of the mining industry, as we'll as 'he future out look for It, is more favorable and bright than ever before.
 David Boaz, a name familiar to a great many people Tn this section, and man who hoated more mining propositions than any other one man who ever came to Prescott, threatens tO return to Arizona again. or all the mining enterprises started by him. not one ever proved a sucs cess, although the properties them selves contained merit. But intend ing investors do not judge country as rule, by the merit properties may possess, but by the success or failure achieved in working them. \ failure to such, IS a frilure, and no amount ot legitimate excuses can change the complexion of it. The greatest calamity that can be visit ed on auy section. small pox and cholera not excepted, is the tin horn miulEg expert, the cotton seed min ing promoter, and the hay seed min ing Superintendent. Theuining in- terestS oi any section would be bet ter promoted II a quarantine could ] be established against them. The lew dollars that may be placed in ! circulation, for the time being. are considerably U,ure than offset event | ually hy tae drawback given to the 1 industry through subsequent failure arising from mIsmauagement. The ] capitalist who understands mining. and tue one who, though he may not understand the business himself. ] those who dc, and who will carry ou hls business on business principles, IS always desirable ac- ceSsloa to a mIuiug community. ! Daring the past few wears it Is high l ly gratifying to know tSat this has been the class ot men who have 1 been investing thelr mouey in thls sectiou aud tha results being {, achieved hy Ihem arc mol oply bana l hcial tu themselves but tu the country generally a. ve!l There l are p,enty of legitimate openings 1 here for good, practical mining men but the mining promoters who in | past have erected their monuments of failure m the various mining dis .ricts, will find the owners of min ug claims very slow about eutrust- ng thelr properties to them, If they place auy value whatever on them.