Arizona republican., 1899-05-11


 alone are concerned, becomes an hercu- lean task, even for a Colorado news paper man
 Copper today is king everywhere in Arizona, same as it is elsewhere in the mining world, and you meet all over the territcry the representatives of the eastern investor, and the man from Boston, and ncs infrequently the man from Colorado, all bent on the same mission-so secure like-y copper mines or prospects.
 There are thousands of prospects and good ones at that; but the mines to cone to the dignity of the name by de- velopmenlt are few.
 Legend has much to do today with Arizona and her mining industry. Tales of old lost mines attract the ten- lierf0ot Stories of Indians with mas sive gdlden and bronze ornaments seem to fascinate the miner, and he consistently seeks for the sources of the prodigally rich deposits.
 Many old Mexican workings have been lately located and since copper has had such demand it has been no trouble to realize handsomely on these locations.
 Mrs. Alfred Kinney of Globe, about three years ago relocated some old openings in eastern Pinal county, on the Gila river, and with but little de- velopment has secured a purchaser for the claim fer s6000O, after having asked $100,000 for the last twelve months.
 Arizona has been blessed with some very rich gold and silver mines, but so long as the mining of copper pays larger per cent of profit t-l the capital invested, than does the mining of eith- CT gold, silver CT even lead, So long will the eager seeking after the red metal be continued.
 Arizona has today in operation seven distinct copper camps, each being the center of well known and extensive deposits of the metal, widely separated by distance, yet closely related in suc- cessful productivity. In addition, there are as many more camps rapidly being developed, which wiil undoubt- edly take rank perhaps before the sum mer is over, as producers, and will ma terially swell the output of the terri tory.
 No section of this inhabitable world of ours can show any such undevel- oped possibilities as Arizona.
 For miies-yes, for hundreds of miles-you can ride along in the trains and view it's vastness, and in almost any direction you care to prospect, you find evidence of either gold, silver, ccp- per or iron
 The question of wood and water enter largely into the life of a mine prospector; yet, in many instances, he has been lured away and found pros pects so amazingly rich as to purchase these necessary requisites even at fabulous cost, and made the proposi- fion a dividend payer.
 Copper is as you find it; lenticular masses or deposits predominate Clashes prevail at certain places and veins in places with lodes two to twelve feet are cften encountered
 Nearly all the ore of Arizona carries from sS to $15.-Denver Daily Mining Record.
 THE DILLON MINE.
 Speaking of late developments in the Dillon mine in the Jerome district the Jerome Hustler says:
 '"The strike was made in the tunnel 535 feet from the surface and consists cf high grade copper ore being encoun- tered in slate formation. At present the tunnel has been driven twenty-five feet or more through the slate and shows up better every foot of the way. Some of the ore will assay as high as 40 per cent copper. Some assays 10 per cent. The ore as yet is not plenti- full enough to warrant saving, as the fine stuff, which is the richest, is lost in the waste in blasting, but is almost certain to run into large deposits of copper within a short distance. MT. Dillon feels greatly elated over IY,1 IxI the members of the company They did not expect to encounter ore short of 800 feet, at which distance the great ledge would be tapped. Work con- tinues in the tunnel day and night, and it is only matter of a short time when they will begin to save the ore and prepare fer treating it. None can foretelI the value of this strike to Jerome. It is an assured fact they have the ore and will lose no time in working it. A fact unknown to a great many is that the opposite side of the canyon frcm the tunnel has been prcgpected and found to contain vast copper deposits. A shaft was sunk re- gently by MT. Dillon, and at depth Of fifty feet ere similar to that encoun- tered in the tunnel was struck Satis- fled with the result of the prospecting, Ehe shaft was abandoned. The ledge where the shaft was sunk is 200 feet wide. In a shcrt time Arizona will be electrified by the reports from the Jerome Copper company, and another great copper producer will be opened Up right in Jerome. Wcat is in store 1 for our town in the near future none | can say Certainly there will be a great town in this vicinity
 CHERRY. CREEK. The Gem Mining and Milling com pany has already commenced opera | 1ions on Cherry. Foundati3ns are laid for a s.anl2 mill upon James AllenY