Arizona republican., 1901-05-29
A GOLD RIBBED DESERT
Unusual Mining Activity in the West
 ern Part of Arizona.

North of the valley of Salt river the <. F., P. X r. railroad, stretching clear to the Colorado river is a vast area of land which, viewed on a map, looks like nothing but desert, and which in tha popular mind is supposed t1 be nothing but desert outside ot hert and there cattle ranch, and the camps at Vulture the Bonanza mine in the Harqua Halas and two or three other paces where holes have been bored in tn, ground in the search for gold
 As a matter of fact, 1t is a desert, the greater part of the year, so far as water is concern d, except in places where wells have been dug and these are far apart. But it is one of the rich st deserts that was ever mapped and the day is not long distant when the truth of the statement vii be an illustrated reality. In this vast desert ale many valleys fitted for agricult- ural purposes as soon as stored water is applied, and underneath are rich gold deposits that no man can begin to estimate. This is no matter uf news to those who are familiar with the region, for the pros pector has for years he n trying to turn the eyes of capital in that direction. But capital would not turn. There were other investments and money was 'lrce. Now. however. capita is turning it's eyes to Arizona, and men of ample means and courage
 NfHH. HNNsH tgH m store for those who have patience faith and good judgment to back their in yestments. IL is said that during the present spring the activity in mining matters in that part of Arizona has fully duadrupled the operations of any previous year, and the investments being made are Of a character that suggest permanency.
 pr. O. l.. Geer, of the Arizona De- velopment company. spent yesterday in Phoenix with Mr. J. $. DuBoise cf Phil aG5lphia. the viCe-president of the company. IL is the first visit of Mir. DuBoise to Arizona. and he Is greatly infatuated with her apparent wonder ful resources. He said last night: All Arizona needs l. more railroads to de- velOp the wonderful mines that un- doubt -diy exist" His company. under the management of Mir Geer is just what it's name implies. a development company. It takes hold of available properties and develops them far enough to see whether they are valu- able or not. and then drops or con tiuues the work as good judgment die tates. From the many they have had under their charge they have found averdl that they believe have a great future. and one property in particular or which mention has been made be- fore in this paper. is the Mineral Belt property in the Harrisburg district it has been opened up in three places within a distance Oi 500 feet, and big ore bodies found. The largest ore body is found in a shaft now down lIj feet and eros cuts have shown that it iS 22 feet wide for at least a hundred feet The ' ,ly encountered in the other openings is about half that width. but even that is bonanza The last test assay went $22.52 in gold. The formation is similar tu that of the Nulture mine and the property is in fact on a direct line be- tween the Bonanza mine and the Nul- ture, both famous properties. It seems to be q vast mineral belt stretching clear across the country from the Has