Arizona republican., 1899-05-30
Its Wealth and Worth Developed
 After Many Years.
THE REGENT WORKING OF IT
After It's Rejection by inc Copper Queen, it Paid for It's Own DeVeI- Opmenf of So Great Value That If Is Said if Has Lately Been Sold for $5OO.OOO fo an Easf- ern Syndicate.

Azurite Camp, May 2S.-(Speeial cor l respCndence of The Republicans)-It was in 1888 that Howard E. Banes and B. E. Shed located five claims here and called them the Jupiter, Banes, Cop per Hill, Milton and Iron Mountain This was at time when silver was not a profitable metal, and prospectors were looking about for gold and cop per veins. The claims were partially developed and some ore was shipped to the smeiters. In 1891 Shed secured possession of the claims, and Banes tock Thomas Hughes as a partner in the location of eight claims in the same vicinity which they called the Mineral Hill group. These claims were also opened up and shipping. ore was secured from the surface operati 0ns claims was shipped to Tucson and Fl Paso, and bond was then given to the Copper Queen company at Bisbee. This company held the mine eight months, and the work of examination was car- ried on under the direction of Prof.
 
 Douglass. The total production of these claims up to the time the Azur- ite company secured them was about 5000 tons, and the copper values ran from 10 to 20 per cent. At that time copper commanded ten and eleven cents a pound. Since the Azurite com pant took hold of these claims lower Io owing to the high price of coppe@ at the present time.
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 The Azurite Mining company was or ganized in February of last year with ex-Goyernor L. c. Hughes. president: Charles Fiikins, vice president; Sher- man Woodward, secretary; Thomas Hughes, general manager of the opera tions, and L. w Morgan, superintend- ent of the smelter and mines. The company sold 100000 shares of stock and realized enough to place a thirty ten smelting jacket on the property |, and engage in active development work. Manager Hughes says that the company is not encountered with dehr. and the product of the mine pays for the development work which is being carried on. The property is listed ny New York brokers at $S00,0 ,00O, and Mir. Hughes says the price asked fer the mine is $600,000. At the present time eastern parties hold an option on the property, and the statement was made by Superintendent Morgan that sale would probably be made in a few days It is said that the new company paid $500,000 for the property, but this re- port was not confirmed by ex-Governor Hughes. MT. Stewart, the representa- tive of the eastern company, is in Tue son and he is negotiating for the pur- chase of the custom smelter located one mile from the city, which it is said will be placed on the Azurite if the ceal gees through which is now pending.
 Azurite camp is located eighteen miles south of Tucson, the same dis .ance in a westerly direction from Hei- vetia camp, and forty-three miles to the northwest is the Silver Bell dis :rict. Near by is the San Xavier mine
 
 Martinique camp. The district which : contains the Azurite is known as the Pima The general strike Of the nIin- sral here is southeast and northwest. The claims are located in low foothills md the ore is first encountered il the Daisy workings on the east end claim. The Daisy vein strikes to the south asst from the northwest and meets .he Mammoth vein at almost right angles, he latter having a strike of southeast md northwest, bending to the north where the Winnie claim takes up the xtension of the Mammoth. Where hese veins meet the ore is concen- rated in ledge whose width is esti- mated at fifty feet. Here is found tue reatest promise which the Azurite o.ds out to further development The xtent of this great body of ore is yet as there is scarcely any evelopment The surface does not eveal anything to throw light upon his blind aspect-hardly sign of out rop appearing beyond where a gulch omes in and swallows up the last pro ruding sign. The ore here carries old and silver aside from copper, and Ike most all great veins the average alue brings the ore into the low grade lass. u is thought that the average opper value of this widened vein is yer per cent.
 The Daisy workings are the oldest