Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-07-22

Much has been said during the past
few months concerning the great Iron
King mine, which is being operated
by the American Copper company,
near Val Verde, about % miles south
east of Prescott, but little has been
said concerning the camp and equip
ments, for in fact there has not been
much to say until the last few
months, because it has been the pol
icy of the company to first demon
strate that it had great mine that
would justify the erection CT large
mills, smelters and other extensive
above ground improvements and
then to make these necessary i'm
provements and do it in first class
manner. That the company has one
of the greatest mines in the west has
been we'll established, and is no longer
a matter of speculation, as between
S12, 900, 600 and S15, 600, 900 worth of
ore has already been blocked out
while the deepest workings are only
about $50 feet deep, the last hundred
and fifty feet being in solid black sui
phide ore, the extent of the body of
which cannot even be surmised, but
enough has been done to prove that
the ore body is simply immense.
When these things had been proven
beyond a doubt then the work of
building a camp was begun in earnest,
and it WIS the pleasure of Journal
Miner man to visit this camp a few
days ago and compare it with what he
saw there some five months previous.
At the former visit there were about
five or six buildings in the camp all
told, while the reporter could hardly
believe the evidences of his eyesight
at the last visit. In place of the five
or six houses there we're between forty
and fifty buildings, all put up in a
handsome and substantial manner.
Contractor Burhans had just finished
the erection OF several large buildings
and had closed contracts with Mr..
Blanchard for the erection of a mag
new company's store building
to be 40xS0 feet, two stories high and
a rock basement, several additional
cottages, a combination church and
school house which will have a seating
of about $50 presons. A
school district has recently been or
ganized at the camp. Mr.. Blanchard
has demonstrated that mining camp
can run and succeed and still observe
the Sabbath. He has shown by his
kind and considerate treatment of his
men that he has deep interest in
their welfare and comfort and by so
doing he has gained the good will of
everyone of them and as a conse-
quence there is no jar in the camp
and better results are obtained in all
The men are allowed
one day in the week to rest and
church services and Sunday school |
are provided and are we'll attended |
and appreciated. Special effort is
made to employ men with families so
that very few changes are made in the
forces and the camp has
home like air. AS no Ii |
1uor is allowed on the property |
there is not the slightest sign of row.
1yism or disorder and the men save |
their money and are consequently |
Among the contemplated improve
ments in the camp is the installation |
Of an electric lighting system for the |
camp, mine and mill. The office
building is being enlarged and now
has ten large rooms, and also large |
vault for the safe keeping of the many |
papers and books.
1t has been decided by the company
TO install a diamond drill for the
purpose of exploring the ore body to
4 depth of not less than 1000 feet. |
As soon as this can be done the work
Of putting in the big smelter will be
pushed with all possible haste, and |
before the present year closes the
fully expects to have a smell
ter of at least 500 tons and mill of