Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-02
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Pinal Co., a Virgin Field Awaiting
Construction OF the P. q E.

c. A. Randall, right of way agent of
the Phoenix & Eastern railroad was in
the city Yesterday and will probably
leave again today for Florence, which
is now his headquarters, though he
spends most of his time driving over
the deserts and hills along the right
of way of the new road which is pro-
crossing as fast as circumstances will
permit.
When asked yesterday by Republi-
can reporter. to say something regard
ing the prospects of that county, es-
peciallv in the way of mineral de-
Vehement he became quite enthusiast
tic He said that while he was not
mining man and had no financial in
terest in any Pinal county property, he
was still ready to say that he knew of
no section of country of similar size
so richly endowed in mineral re-
sources, and he is sufficiently acquaint-
ed with the mining regions of the west
to make the statement from a con-
servative standpoint. This county, too.
is depending entirely upon the COM
pletion of the new road and waiting in
almost breathless anxiety. Develop
ment depends on just one thing and
that is better freight rates which can
be secured only through the building
of the railroad. The owners of these
properties are enthusiastic and have
been for several months over the pros
poets for better facilities and it is to be
hoped that they will keep their cour
age up till the new line reaches them,
for once opera tons cease on the many
| big enterprises now under way it Will
require q greater effort TO start them
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mineral running away but it is always
harder to start thing the second time
than it is the first. At present 1t
| is practically impossible to work a
mine there no matter how large the
ore bodies. even though they average
twenty dollars per ton, while with
railroad facilities, mines can be profit
ably operated If the ore carries only a
third of such values. And Pinal county
has scores of properties showing values
| of ten dollars and better, with hun
dreds of undeveloped prospects that
may be equally as good when explored.
East OF Florence and between that
town and the mouth of the San Pedro
there are there wonderfully large and
| we'll defined mineral zones running
parallel in u general way and in each
there are large and we'll defined lodges
Some are thoroughly prospected and
many Of course are only surface show
ngs to which the prospectcr is hang
ing on till better facilities will turn
capital in his direction. These three
| mineral zones cross the ella river run
ming northwest and southeast and car
be traced for miles, the southern enc
of them reaching almost to the Sar
Pedro valley through which the railroad
turning to the south will eventually
go on it's way to Benson.
After crossing Queen creek on the
way to Florence it is not long till the
railroad line enters the rich minera
section The Superior company on up
per Queen creek is tributary to the
railroad and is developing what, from
report, is to be a big enterprise. They
have an ore body from fifteen to eigh
teen feet'wide showing good values. Th'
Newberry Mining company has beef
working a large force of men and Il
now preparing TO put in a new hois
and also to build a tramway five or ST
I miles long from the mine to the rail
| road. Messrs. Price and Shields in thu
red hills north of the buttes have go
a ledge of four or five feet that shows
fine values in both gold and copper
and another company in the same vi
cinity. is similarly situated
Another property southeast of tn
buttes, some twelve or fifteen miles, i
owned by the Arizona-Pacific compan.
! which is going about its business in
systematic way having large opera
] lions in view. North of the river, cas-
of the buttes and only two or tire