Arizona republican., 1899-02-22

| burro trails and other evidences Of l crude mining activity at enc time.
 With me there was a party of min- 1 CTS and cur ObSerVa tiOns there within | the past year have cost my company
 nearly S1O, ,0OO The region supports almost network of mineral veins bearing principally copper and gold, although there is some silver and lead. | We discovered s0ihe of the purest lead 1 have ever seen and in contrast with
 most lead deposits of the territory the
 veins did not contain silver. 1 do not
 mean that all the lead deposits con tained lead only. but simply mention this enc as peculiar.
 These veins are not large. but the ere is very high grade and the natural conditions favorable to it's mining. It is not probable that any startling dis cOveries could be made in the region
 which would in any way rival the F1cperti $ of the United Varde, but the locality would afford many more mines and Cf such quality as tc insure splen- did incomes. This status of affairs in any mining region is always better for the miners and people in general than condition where the whole min ing locality is centered around a single mine or two which, though they may contain marvellous resources, present only a small scope, and support only a limited section.
 q repeat that it seems strange to me that the region has never been de- veloped Why, we were there for two months at enc time and never saw person outside of cur small party. Everything there seems to unite to fla cilitate mining and few chances would be taken by a speculator who saw fit to investigate. Water is there in abundance and it only awaits capital to be placed in a state of utilization.
 ''True, the Conveniences for trans p0rtatio of ore are not favorable, and until a railroad is opened through the section the best results cannot be se- cured. The region is somewhat inac- cessible, but the high grade of the ore even in the present circumstances, would justify an undertaking. Bids were made to me for transportation and I ascertained that could have ere hauled to the nearest railroad, the s. F. F. & P. at Congress. about fifty miles away, for the practically small sum of $10 per ton. 1 feel assured that at this rate of transportation mining would be profitable Not only that, q smelter centrally located in that re- zion would be a sensible and practical business investment
 ssThe district which I have located may be more minutely described as be- ing situated where the counties of Yav- apai, Mohave and Yuma join. IA line has been surveyed for a railroad to ex- tend from a place near Wickenburg toward the Bill Williams Fork, circling west and cutting the southern eXtrem- ity of the region designated and out lined from there to San Diego. I think it Cnly a natter of time when those plans or others similar will be adopted by somC enterprising company, and the region will yet be marked by rusty streaks. Of course, until that time this mineral bearing district will | not set the world afre, but from a con- | servative point of view il is no more ] than right to presume that it will soon be the seat of considerable ac- tiVity.
 ''Another project will afford a good | business speculation for some enter | prising company in the interests Of 1 mining The land there2bOuts is thct- | oughIy adapted to agricultural pur- poses and scheme was attempted to store the water in the box canyon near | the Bill Williams Fork so that it might be utilized for irrigation. From the | nature of the surrounding land the scheme was thought to be impractI- l c2DI6 ana WCS O1Opp6u, DuI C4iC c1GCS-4- SC l suggested to me another reason for i storing the surplus water. The dam site is so situated that the water could | be checked and backed up the canyon | for miles An immense hydraulic | pressure could be had and a large i amount Of p3wer developed. The | power could be utilized in an electric plant and the electricity transmitted through wires to smelters CT mining machinery, affording one of the cheap est methods available for the operation of the plants. The flow of water in the river is never less than 1900 | miners inches and the average flow | is about 2,500 inches.
 T do not wish to hold out false in ducements, nor misrepresent the re- | zion, but from my best judgment. | should conclude that this district will | at some time take it's place among the | most iourishing mineral sections Of tic territOTy.''
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