Arizona republican., 1901-05-01
A BIG GOLD MINE
Regarding Which There Is No Con
 fict of Opinion.

on 1t now than for the last ten or fif-
 teen years. and with good reason, for in
 It's future development the prosperity
 of this city lies in greater measure than
 In the development of any one mining
 property In the territory.
 Since the Vulture Gold company
 which recently bought the mine,
 has taken charge of 1t, the underground
 workings have been carefully and fully
 surveyed. experts have thoroughly sam
 pied 1t. showing results that are reali.;.
 surprising to the new owners. The old
 cyanide plant is running to It's fullest
 capacity and probably will be kept in
 operation till larger facilities are pro-
 vided. The -reopening of the mine and
 the installing of machinery will require | vast amount of work and some time, yet the company is active and working toward these ends as rapidly as possi- | ble. Mir. F. M. Murphy, president of | the s. F. F. and r. railroad, and who | is considered one of the most level headed business men that ever cast his lot with Arizona, in a conversation re- | garding the Vulture mine a few days | ago said: "I have always believed in ! the Vulture and have been sorry I let | it get away from me. have always in-
 tended when I had an opportunity to
 get hold of that property myself. There | ir no doubt that If the owners go at it
 right and spend enough money, they can make of 1t one of the biggest and
 best mines in the country"
 But Mir. Murphy Is not the only man | who has had his eye on the Vulture. | Every mining man who is acquainted | with 1t expresses a wish that he might | find his name somewhere among those | mentioned in the deeds of ownership.
 MT. J. A. Fleming. former territorial | treasurer and president of the Black
 Warrior Mining Company. of Globe. | caid ''I made one of the mistakes of
 my life in not getting hold of the Vul- ture mine few years ago when had | the oportunity. It Is only scratched and | s on a mineral belt that promises more | big mines. The little trouble and ex- pense In getting a water supply should
 not be considered an obstacle"
 Chief Justice Webster Street, when
 asked his opinion said he had never
 seen 1t but that 1t had a great reputa-
 tion in former days, and a great deal of
 ore has been taken out of it.
 | Mir Pemberton, the territorial treas
 urer said he understood that it
 was a good mine. and that a vast
 amount of gold has been taken out of | 1t.
 | Mir Charles H. Akers, secretary of the | territory, said: 'I don't know a thing
 about the Vulture personally. as l have
 never seen 1t. but l have talked with
 great many conservative mining men,
 even since 1t has been shut down. and
 all say that properly worked it will be
 a bigger mine in the future than 1t has
 ever been in the past. I have never
 heard a reliable mining man say 1t was | worked out. or even developed" NJ. w. Messinger, ex-eounty treasur
 CT. said: II have had dealings with
 many men who have been intimately
 connected with the Vulture. and they
 have without exception told me that 1t was a good property"
 | Superintendent B. F. Porter. of the 1 NJ and P. and B. R. V. railroad, said:
 ''So far as my knowledge goes the Vul-
 ture has always been regarded as one
 of the big mines of the territory" Mayor Gang. who is also president of
 the National Bank of Arizona. Is an old timer in the country. and thinking he
 might have something bad to say about the youthful reputation of the mine, he
 was asked If he knew anything about 1t. He replied: "I guess l do. I used
 to have big business at Vulture and l know it Is a good mine. What we
 want Is to see 1t worked az it ought to | be-"
 w. H. Bonsall Is a well known mining expert, and a conservative one. He | happened to be present when a reporter | for The Rpublican war talking about
 mines. and was asked If he knew any
 thing about the vulture. He said: "I have looked all over the country, and
 there Is no question at all about there being a big mine there. saw the prop erty about three years ago. There is. an
 imemna, big Assure vein. and 1t is only a question of going down to water level for the best results
 James Pauley. who has proo2ected
 Arizona hills for years. says. The
 vulture is practically unprospected and undeveloped No man knows how big it will prove to be when they go down deep enough to make a. mine of it' City Recorder Jobs is no miner, but he says he has always wanted to own a mine like he believes the Vulture to be. He has. been here about twelve years. and says the stories he has heard about it during that time seem almost fabulous. He has associated 1t with the biggest things he has seen and read about where gold is the leading feature. But speaking of old timers, Capt. w. A. Hancock who laid out the city of Phoe- nix and who fought Indians here before the city of Phoenix was thought of, can talk all around MT. Jobs when the sub- ject is the Vulture mine. He says: Tt has been a good mine, and properly worked I believe 1t will produce much more In the future than 1t ever has in the past, and that is way up in the mill lions. l was all through it before the elghty-s stamp mill was put up, and I was all through it the last year it was worked. and believe it is yet only fairly begun upon"
 The gentlemen referred to above are nearly all professional men, office hold ers or financiera and all are representa- tive. There is no man quoted whose standing Is not of the best and whose judgment may not be relied upon. But when questions of industrial develop rnapt ara npdar Opcidara tinp nritios