Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-03-03
HATFIELD SELLS OUT
DispOseS Of His Interest in
the Orc Grdnde Mine
Gets 100000 For One Sixth of the
Company,s Stock-Working Force
Will be Doubled and Mill erected
Shortly.

Ben o. Hatfield has sold his interest
! in the ORC Grande mine to his part
ners. George E. Lamb. George r. Upton
! and Frank w Ellis. for $780,
! coo Mr.. Hatfield had a sixth
/ interest in the property. which
places u cash market value on
/ the mine OF 100000. But said
! Mr. Hatfield last night: don't get any
notion into your head that the boys
would sell it for any such trifiing sum"
IT is learned not only from Mr.. Hat
! field. but from others down from Wick
j enburg, who are in q position to know.
that a recent measurement of the ore
bodies taken cOnservatively and esti-
mated as carefully as possible. showed
over 1000. O00 worth OF ore in sight.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield came down
! from Wickenburg on last nights
freight train and are stopping at the
Commercial hotel. \ deaI OF the kind
| he has just made is of TOO much i'm
portance to be kept u secret. and the
news reached town almost as quick as
Mr.. Upton did, but before he could be
| located he had retired. He was reused
from his slumber and asked to do a
| little talking. and he most kindly con-
scented.
| I came to Arizona ne said. two
years ago, partly on account of the
health of Mrs. Hatfield and partly &c
make some money mining. l looked
| over the Wickenburg district and went
! TO work with the purpose of making
s10C, 200. l helped develop the mine.
and was offered the little sack I came
to Arizona after and I took it. That's
| about all there is OF it.. He insists
that the price he received is only
small part of what one-siXth of the
mines product will amount to when
mill is running. but the sum is suf-
fcient to keep the wolf away from his
door for awhile, and it is worth some
thing TO have your money where you
can get at it any time you want it.
! There is now about 1000 feet OF de
velopment work done. and fourteen
shift. The mine is 800 feet deep, water
being struck at that depth and the
water supply for the camp comes from
there Mr. Hatfield says his former
partners he believes Will push work on
the property as rapidly as possible and
a night shift will be put on at once
1t is altogether probable that at the
earliest possible day a mill will be
erected and it is also probable that
it will be at least a 100-stamp mill.
This was arranged for at one time
! but the company was drawn into lit
| igation and decided to postpone opera
tons Nh Hatfield was asked i the
litigation would be allowed TO further
detain operations. and he replied that
while it was no longer any affair of
his and he could not speak with au-
| thority, still he did not believe the
suit would bother the owners. Whether
they fight it or make terms with Weis-
ling in accordance With the judgement,
he thinks they Will proceed with the
work any way.
Mr. and Mrs Hatfield will be in the
city for day or two. after which they
Twill 90 TO Los Angeles for d vacation,
as NIr Hatfield has been tied up at
the mine very closely ever since the big
discovery. He does not intend to go
back on Arizona just because he has
made Il few dollars, for he not only
believes there are other ORC Grandes
to be found. but Mrs. Hatfield has eX-
'perienced d great improvement in her
health, a fact that is of more inpor-
lance to him than the sale OF his
property.
What the erection of & mill mea rs
for Wickenburg needs little mention
1t means in the first place regular
pay roll of 200 or 300 men d the ORC
Grande. beside the natural proportions
ate growth OF the town. which will
cater to their necessities and the in
fuence OF Il mill hammering away in
Wickenburg Will in due time open up
other ORC Grandes.
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