Arizona republican., 1904-07-19

ession. They did some work upon it | and after it left their possession it was worked more or less extensively from time-to time by successive own CTS. The ores are mainly copper and silver and tin recently, the mine could be reached only by burro trail. The best ores were packed out on burros and shipped away to various reduction plants no plant ever having been built at the mine. IL is authoritatively stated that at least $1OO,O00 has been taken out of the mine in this primitive and expensive way. After varioas law suits the title of the property fin ally vested in J. l.. B. Alexander. Nor iris Asher and Mrs. Hattie Goldman. wife of Bernard Goldman, a former resident of Phoenix. For many years the property was in charge of Marcel Dugas, who died recently, as caretaker and who developed it somewhat as op- portunity offered. It came to be known more as the home of Marcel Dugas, than anything else for in late years it's ores have been but little worked.
 T. J. Sparks, who has made Phoe- nix his nome for the last year or two, heard of the property before he left lDeihSOil NilN anu DOlluCu IL Dy lClG- graph. Later he came to Phoenix and though he has also been interest ed in other ventures. the development of the Red Rover, under the terms of his bond, has been his principal enter prise and he feels that in the con summation of this deal he has made a fortunate investment for himself and his associates the property having ,n Ia,
 The new corporation has a capital stock of $5OOOOO, and there are but three incorporators, Mir. Sparks, MT. R. F. de Gex and MT. A. F., Wills MT de Gex is an Englishman, Toronto. Can. being his former home but for the last year his home has been in Phoe- nix and Mir. Wills resides in Dawson City where he was formerly asso- ciated with Mr. Sparks. MT anI Mrs. Wills have been here for some time recently and leave on this morn ipgs $. r. T. &, r. train for the.r home in Dawson City. via san Frunc.sco.
 The property is well developed and much ore is blocked out ready for transfer to the surface. The main opening is a vertical shaft about 25O feet deep and there are in the neigh borhood of 2.600 feet of crosscuts. drifts and levels. In addition there are the numerous surface openings and shallow shafts to be found on every old property. made for the purpose of de- hning location and size of lodges. etc.
 Until MT. Sparks bonded the mine it
 could be reached only by burro trail but he has constructed a good wagon road. via Camp Creek, suitable for heavy hauling, and has erected a good hoisting works The mine has been worked continuously in a small way ever since MT. Sparks secured posses sion, but the new owners propose now to increase the force at an early day and as soon as possible erect a smelt- CT and begin reduction. The size of the sme.-er and the methods of re- duction are yet matters for future de- cisiOn. It is a good piece of news though to know that at last the time has come when this well and favor ably known property will be made to add something to the worlds wealth. One mining engineer of repute was heard to say last nigat that while the Red Rover may not be the biggest mine in the world, it is big enough and its ores carry values as great as any mine of it's size in the country.