Arizona republican., 1903-05-20
TOMBSTONE
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Michigan, and MT. Edwin Eddy, his son; Mir. Temple Dorr, one of the lead ing millionaire lumbermen of Michigan: Mir. Swan. a young mine owner from New Mexico. formerly of Michigan; MT. w. r. Staunton of Tombstone, Mir w. A. Drake of Prescott, chief engin- ger and general superintendent of the Santa Fe. Prescott & Phoenix and al- lied lines: MT. Percy Williams of Tue son. superintendent of the Imperial Copper company; M. J. N. Curtis of Tucson, MT. Charles Karns of Mexico and a member of The Republican staff. At the mine it was found that the Hon. Alfred Doneu of Tucson, directing a staff of cooks and walters, had prepar- ed sumptuous refreshments for the vis- itors After a dinner which some of the gentlemen from the east considered marvellous for a mining camp. there was time before dark for a brief view of the surrounding country. The "0ld Boot" cslmp. which is at an altitude of some 3CO0 feet, includes a smelling plant of 12O tons daily capacity, stone store building, and numerous buildings and tents for employees. The, treeless hills and valleys give an unobstructed view to the west far into the Papago Indian country. and fresh breeze from the Gulf of California makes the nights delightful.
 Early next morning the party went in carriages and on horseback up the mountain to the "Old Boot" mine, I mile and a quarter away, and several hours were devoted to an examination of i,afa fao of fha erty. The shaft. which is on an incline. is nearly $50 feet deep, and everybody except Mr. Murphy went down the lad ders and through the workings. A mar velous showing of high grade copper ore was found. Scores of thousands of tons of rich sulphide ores are in sight and the ore bodies are firmly rooted in the bottom. Nearer the surface. there are carbonate ores in astonishing quan- tity, and upon the surface for thous ands of feet there is a remarkable out crop of copper. The experts pronounce ed the "Old Boot" better than the world-famous Copper Queen at like depth, and on other claims of the group, notably the Southern Beauty" and Imperial" while the development Is not equal to that on the "Old Boot the showing is even greater proportion- ately. All in all, it is a wonderful property.
 It was announced that immediate steps would be taken to open up the property systematically and operate i. on a large scale. At some point on the Southern Pacific a great reduction plant will be constructed, and from that point the new owners will build railroad to the mine Mir. Drake esti mated that it would be necessary to construct some seventeen miles of rail road. Meanwhile. Superintendent Will jams will begin immediately the work of development on a comprehensive plan. and will also treat ores at the lit tie smelting plant already referred to until the supplies of coke now on hand are consumed. It will thus be necessary to smelt several thousands of tons of ore at the old plant. after which 1t will be shut down and disposed of.
 Mir Gage did not return to Red Rock with the party, but in company with Mir. Donau set off for Tucson at noon in order to meet MT. H. M. Robinson. another director of the Development company. MT. Robinson has long been associated with MT. Gage and Mir. Murphy in the Congress mine and other enterprises. He is an able lawyer, and had. with Attorney Ben Goodrich, been going over the titles while the visitors were ct the mines.
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