Arizona republican., 1903-08-21
Mines and Minerals 1 Arizona
CHA co. COPPER MINES
Black Warrior and 0. D. Only Surface
 Showings of Same Mineral Belt.

Those familiar with the Globe district have noted that nearly all the mines immediately adjacent are on the east side of Pinal creek while equally as rich ground is found several miles to the west in the Black Warrior district. That the two are connected by rich copper veins at great depth, or rather by the same veins which are to the surface where the mines are worked at present is by no means a wild or ridiculous theory and that some money is to be spent to determine the facts in the case is now very probable. The last issue of the Globe Silver Belt says:
 Information of the recording of seven mining locations by F. w. Hoar acting as agent for the Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelling company, will attract considerable interest locally.
 For the past year there has been a good deal of speculative talk indulged in by the mining sharps who congregate in front of Keegan's and Cafe Royal every evening. as to the proba bility of the Old Dominion copper vein crossing under Pinal creek and burying itself beneath the high hill to the west The best informed of the local mining men have agreed not only that the strike of the ledge was in that direction but also that the enrichment of the vein would be found to continue on the west side of the creek.
 The problem presents the difficulty of the vein being covered deeply by a great lime capping in which there is no mineral in place visible-nothing showing on or near the surface that would meet the requirement of the United States statute in reference to mining locations. The only way to prove the theory seemed to be to either prospect the ground with a diamond drill or sink several hundred feet which would require a. considerable expendi- ture of money. The proposition appears to be very similar to tha. presented by the Calumet & Arizona at Bisbee be- fore development. only not so formtd- able. The C. & 4. people sank 700 feet before they got a pound of ore. To prove the west extension of the O. D.. would probably not require nearly so deep a shaft.
 But while others were speculating the Old Dominion company has been push ing it's west drifts out under the creek and it is reported has encountered great bodies of ore. as well as water. At any rate the ground has been ex- plored sufficiently in that direction to satisfy the Old Dominion management that the territory west of Pinal creeF presents great possibilities for ore, and Superintendent Hoar has made and re- corded seven locations in government sections g and 26, north of the north- west corner of Globe townsite. the said locations known as Globe No. l. Globe No. 2. Globe No. 3, Globe No. 4, Globe No. 5, Globe No. 6 and Globe No [. The intention ofthe company in regard to these new claims is not known but in order to develop mineral to complete the location considerable prospect work will have to be done.
 Who knows but that the prediction may come true, that before very many years, we will see a line of shafts and hoists extending from the Old Domin- ion west to the Black Warrior.
 The day is coming when Globe dis