The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-01-30
ARIZONA WEEK BY WEEK.

no reason why this smelling plant
should not some day be a paying
proposition. It is pyritic smelter
and is now 10 operation under the di-
rection Of A. J. Brotherton, one OF the
most competent smelling men in the
country. f. NJ. Murphy, president o!
the Development Company OF America,
and officers OF the Santa Fe railroad
have just made trip OF inspection TO
ply represents the interests that have
decided at last that the smelter should
be blown in. The development of
many new mines in the Big Bug dis
t-ict in the last year render it certain
that the ore production OF that region
will be very heavy in the future, es-
pecially with the present facilities for
/ smelling the ores At home.
Arrangements have beel made for
the construction OF dam across Bill
/ Williams fork A tunnel through a
mountain Of porphyry will convey great
| volumes OF water to vast agricultural
and mineral areas. The most attrac-
/ tive feature Of the scheme is the con-
Quoting OF extensive placer mines in
the great Harcuvar district. The
placsrs lying below the dam site show
many evidences OF having been worked
by the ancients. In the last score of
years they have been worked prof tably
by miners who were compelled to re-
sort to dry washing. Even without
water these placers have afforded an
attractive field but with an adequate
water supply the profits to the pro-
moters OF this scheme will probably be
enormous.
Pinto creek is soon TO be the scene OF
the inauguration of work on the largest
and most extensive tunnel scheme ever
projected in this district, and perhaps
in tho territory, yet it will only en-
ploy a small force OF men until consid-
cradle depth has been attained. The
mouth OF the tunnel will be on the
Mineral creek side, and is to be eX-
tended in Il northwesterly direction for
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the formation, cutting about thirty
opper-bearing veins that show on the
surface, and the face OF the tunnel
when completed will be from ! 200 to
probably develop a greater number of
mi eral bearing veins than any other !
tunnel in Arizona.-Belt.
Charles Goddall has returned from a |
visit to Wickeuburg, whore he wont to
look after his mining interests. Two
and one half miles northeast of Wicken- |
burg he owns a group OF four claims. |
He is having development work done
on the properties. The shaft is 30 feet |
deep, aud all in ore. He has let con-
tract to sink the shaft 200 feet deeper.
The ore averages S4.60 per ton gold |
and silver, carries from l to 3 per cent.
lead and about per cent. copper. Mr..
Goddall says three shifts of men are at
work on the Sahuara mine; plenty OF
rich ore is being taken out, and more
men are being put on. The Orc Grande,
IIC odAN - hao pdoSCu tHc StdsC vi COu-
lecture, and can be classed as one of the
biggest gold properties in Arizona.
In this mine the cross-cut from the 800
foot level shows an ore body eighty
feet wide, and the ore is just as rich as
it is at the 100 foot level. el.-Republican.
The Globe-Boston Copper Mining
com pany, having increased the boiler
aud installed No. Cameron
pump, are now in good shape to con-
tiuue development work on their prom
ising copper property. They have a
gailows frame and an ex-
cellent steam hoist on the l. Y. L. dou-
shaft, an equipment
adequate for sinking to depth of 1000
feet. The company has a very large
area of highly mineralized ground,
and much high grade ore could be
mined from the many shallow surface
openings but such work would be of no
lasting benefit to the property. The
company is pursuing the wiser course
by sinking a good working shaft to an
adequate depth, from which to explore
the several strong ledges that seem to
nearby. Locally, the Globe I
Boston property has been highly re-
yar6ed as requiring only to be thor
oughly exploited TO a reasonable depth
TO prove the existence of extensive ore
bodies.-Belt. ,
Denial has been made OF the story
hat the United Verde mine has dis
charged several hundred men, and more
men are said to be now on the pay roll
han ever before. The United Verde
$ a mine notable for the fact that few
aborers remain very long in the en-
ploy of the company. The work below
ground is accompanied by many disa-
,reeable features. One OF them is that ,
he water that drips through the {
slopes is little less than sulphuric acid,
,atirg away the clothing OF the miners,
md even producing sores on the flesh. .